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How Michael Anthony went from playing backyard parties to sellout crowds with Van Halen
From humble beginnings to one of rock’s biggest bands, Michael Anthony revisits the defining moments of his Van Halen story
How Crown Lands went from Rush’s spiritual successors to playing Led Zeppelin with their heroes
Are Crown Lands heirs to the Rush crown as Canada’s foremost prog act? Kevin Comeau is just happy to be living the prog dream, falling down the rabbit-hole of double-necks and 19-minute tracks
Bill Frisell on why the Telecaster beats the arch-top as the touring jazz guitarist’s best friend
The Blue Note jazz legend checks in to pay tribute to the original mass produced electric guitar – the guitar that trends and airlines cannot kill
Joe Perry on the one guitar he regrets selling
It's not a rare vintage instrument by any means, but for Perry, the sentimental value of the long-gone guitar is priceless
With a parts-caster from the street, and TikTok-inspired rhythm work, hardcore phenoms Hammok are reinventing the genre
Guitarist and songwriter Tobias Osland is more concerned with responding to an audio idea than building a gear horde, and for the failed drummer, it’s all about rhythm before everything else
Celebrity guitar auctions: teenage dreams or billionaire boys’ club? How A-list gear sales became the hottest ticket in town
Fret Buzz From Johnny Marr to Mark Knopfler, big-name guitars seem to have become so valuable that even their owners don’t want to play them anymore…
D12 are back with red-hot flows, real guitar riffs and Eminem’s right-hand guitar man
Jeff Bass is the Grammy-winning guitarist behind Eminem’s Lose Yourself. He explains how he ditched samples for genuine performances, and how his son Jake is continuing the tradition on new album D12 Forever
Eric Bibb on why happiness is a good acoustic guitar – and what makes the electric a different species
The country blues master pays a mid-tour visit to Guitarist to talk touring acoustics and the foundation of his amazing fingerstyle technique
She’s worked with Courtney Love and Radiohead’s producer. Now Bethia Beadman is embarking on a baritone guitar adventure
Beadman’s hypnotic solo work unlocks something primal in all of us – which might be why she equates her songwriting to “a cat bringing in a dead bird and leaving it on the mat”
Martyn LeNoble was once in desperate need of bass gear – and The Who’s low-end legend came to his rescue
When he first moved to the US, the Porno for Pyros bassist was unable to ship his trusty Trace Elliott over with him. When a local bass store couldn't provide a replacement in time, Entwistle stepped in…
