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Philip Sayce on the gear that changed him – and how he learned to wield it

By Charlie Wilkins Published 30 July 26

The high-energy blues-rocker – who missed out on buying one of his dream instruments only to find it again years later – explains what he picked up from Jeff Healey, Melissa Etheridge and almost every player he listened to

Chris Caffery on the return of Savatage, and his guitar partnership with the late Criss Oliva

By Clay Marshall Published 29 July 26

Ahead of the release of a new classic lineup era live album, he looks back on working with the queen of rock and the king of polka, and admits to pride over a unique Trans-Siberian Orchestra stat

Why Bad Brains icon Darryl Jenifer traded punk for instrumental jazz – without changing his bass

By Nick Wells Published 29 July 26

The Bad Brains bassist discusses his new jazz album and why decades with one instrument taught him that great tone starts in your fingertips

Brian Robertson busts myths and shares war stories from Thin Lizzy’s glory days

By Rich Davenport Published 29 July 26

Scott Gorham has long been the public face of Thin Lizzy. Now, Brian Robertson, the man behind Lizzy’s trademark six-string harmonies, gives us his perspective on the band’s classic era

Jeff Beck was going to be part of the original Led Zeppelin, according to Jimmy Page

By Jonathan Horsley Published 29 July 26

In a momentous sliding doors moment in rock history, Page and Beck had plans to form a twin-guitar act that would have been supported by Keith Moon and John Entwistle

Remembering the late Alan Entwistle – pickups guru, guitar electrics whiz, repair man to the British blues boom

By Henry Yates Published 29 July 26

The great electronics designer has died at 79, leaving his retro-modern pickups to echo his genius in countless electric guitars

Love them or hate them, Angine de Poitrine draw real crowds – so why is the viral duo so divisive?

By Henry Yates Published 28 July 26

Fret Buzz Naysayers thought they’d be a flash in the pan, but AdP continue to dazzle. And they still split opinions like no other act

Laura Cox on taking her sound from YouTube to the studio and the stage – and the release from playing with “real people”

By David Mead Published 28 July 26

Now a fully fledged touring artist with three albums to her credit, the French blues-rocker talks Les Pauls vs SG, studio pressure and Marshall amps

Meet Opal Ocean, the viral Aussie duo reimagining flamenco guitar

By Amit Sharma Published 27 July 26

Alex Champ and Nadav Tabak explain why the sky is the limit with the nylon-string guitar

The hidden history of Eric Clapton’s 1960 Summersburst Les Paul Standard

By Jamie Dickson Published 27 July 26

When his ‘Beano’ ’Burst was stolen, Slowhand reached out to Andy Summers for a replacement – and the guitar became the sound of Cream