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The tonal mysteries of Gibson’s P-90 dog-ear pickups, which got their due in the Les Paul Junior
A lightweight mahogany body and a wraptail bridge virtually guarantees great tone – and the P-90 pickup is an electrifying addition
Meet Lambrini Girls, the noise-punks starting a riot with blunt punk and scathing social commentary
Fresh from supporting IDLES and Amyl and The Sniffers and making a fan out of Iggy Pop, singer/guitarist Phoebe Lunny and bassist Lilly Macieira are on the brink of releasing their highly anticipated debut, and winning fans one flamethrower track at a time
Richie Kotzen on his worst-ever show, that time wildfires came for his guitar collection, and upsetting his mom by getting Purple Haze wrong
Kotzen checks in to talk first guitars, first songs, and to give his younger self a little friendly advice. Plus, why didn't he take any guitars as the fire got close?
The story of Metallica's meteoric rise – as told by the people who were there
The story of Metallica's meteoric rise – as told by the people who were there, including Dave Mustaine, Scott Ian, Kerry King, Gary Holt, and, of course, Metallica themselves
Loved by Nuno Bettencourt, Jeff Beck and Kurt Cobain, the ProCo Rat graduated from dank basements to the world’s biggest albums
How the Rat changed the world of distortion for guitarists of all stripes, from hard rockers and metalheads to jazz cats, too
“I was approached to join David Lee Roth’s band, initially… I didn’t want to be Eddie Van Halen part two”: Steve Stevens on laying down the Dirty Diana solo with Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones, recording Rebel Yell – and why Vai got it right with Roth
Billy Idol guitarist discusses the folk guitar lick he adapted for one of his boss’ biggest hits, his secret-weapon amp, and how his early work is echoed in Idol’s upcoming return-to-punk record
Originally recorded as a B-side, bassist Billy Cox played a pivotal role in this riff-driven blues by guitar legend Jimi Hendrix
Hendrix named the track after the Olympic White Fender Stratocaster he wielded during his iconic Woodstock set
“There was a time you wouldn’t have touched a Superstrat”: How Chris Shiflett learned to love his inner shredder
The Foo Fighters guitarist discusses playing with Brian May, the lessons of his podcast – and how his new Cleaver Telecaster Deluxe got its name
London jazz ace Artie Zaitz on why the amp is an instrument, too, and how he learned to love mistakes
Zaitz's debut album, The Regulator, introduces a prodigious talent on guitar, and he is backed by some of the best players in the capital's jazz scene
How Adam “Nolly” Getgood and Bare Knuckle reinvented the P.A.F. for a new era
Gibson’s P.A.F. has to be the most-cloned pickup of all time, but what if it was used as a launching pad for a humbucker with more oomph? Getgood and Tim Mills of Bare Knuckle might just have the answer with the PolyPaf
