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Alex Canion: "Have I ever been accused of slapping the bass too much? Maybe."

Voyager's Alex Canion: "I knew absolutely nothing about being a DJ, so, I got my dad’s old basses out and started chipping away"

By Alex Canion

The Aussie prog bass wizard on his failed attempts at DJ-ing, love for the 5-string, and favorite bass tone of all time

Best electric guitar strings: top guitar strings for all budgets

Best electric guitar strings 2020: top guitar strings for all budgets

By Chris Corfield

Our expert pick of the best electric guitar strings to breathe new life into your guitar

The best pedalboard power supplies 2020: overhaul your guitar effects with these recommended power supplies

By Michael Astley-Brown

Power up your pedals with our pick of the best pedalboard power supplies on the market today

Electro-Harmonix Mod 11, Nano Operation Overlord and Bass9 Bass Machine review

By Trevor Curwen

We take a closer look at three essential new pedals from EHX

Classic gear: Fender Telecaster Thinline

By Rod Brakes

The story of how the first mass-produced solidbody electric guitar went semi-hollow…

Dimebag Darrell’s guitar gear: everything you need to nail the game-changing Pantera guitarist’s sound

By Amit Sharma

Trying to Reinvent The Steel? Or on the hunt for your own Vulgar Display Of Power? Well, here’s how to take your tones to A New Level…

Billy Sheehan names 5 of his favorite bass albums

By Bass Player Staff

Sheehan is one of the world’s most accomplished bassists - so we can all learn from the five albums that influenced him

10 easy guitar songs for beginners

By Chris Bird

Just getting started on guitar? These 10 songs prove that learning guitar doesn’t have to be difficult

Jerry Cantrell discusses the five best bands he's toured with, soloing and partying with Dimebag Darrell in 2011 interview

By Kory Grow

Revisit a classic Dear Guitar Hero with the Alice in Chains axeman

How to clean your guitar: the Guitar World guide to keeping your guitar in premium condition

By Metal Mike Chlasciak, Guitar World Staff

Get your electric guitar looking like new in just four steps inspired by the car detailing world

The 9 best guitar amps under $500: top budget beginner and practice amps

By Michael Astley-Brown

Get great sounds and features without blowing your budget – from affordable tube amps to cheap digital modeling amps

Megadeth's Dave Ellefson: "With bass design, sometimes the best way forward is to go back in time"

By Bass Player Staff

The thrash-metal bassist is not one to sit still between the band's touring cycles. Here he talks solo ventures, spoken word and collaborating with Jackson

The best acoustic guitar strings: our complete guide

The best acoustic guitar strings 2020: our complete guide

By Chris Corfield

Whether you're playing live or at home, this is our pick of the best acoustic guitar strings for a range of budgets and playing styles

Victor Wooten: "Music is about more than the time spent on your instrument. It’s about the time spent on yourself"

By Ellen O'Reilly

How the Wooten Brothers ended up among the most accomplished musical families in history

The ultimate Spinal Tap moments: rock 'n' roll's biggest names share their most embarrassing stories

By Jon Wiederhorn

Metal masters Glenn Tipton, Matt Heafy, Willie Adler, Dino Cazares, Ben Weinman and more share their own awkward tales

Genuine Gibson guitars are seen being produced at the Gibson USA Factory on July 17, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee

How much is enough: is amassing a huge gear collection really good for your playing - or the planet?

By Matt Parker

Taking a closer look at the impact of cheap guitars and modern gear indulgence

Eddie Kramer: "Jimi Hendrix was tough on himself, but when he made a mistake, he’d turn it into something cool"

By David Von Bader

The acclaimed record producer discusses the stellar new Jimi Hendrix/Band of Gypsys box set, Songs for Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts

Lady Gaga guitarist Tim Stewart: "We get pop fans come to see her, but we get the guys from Anthrax and Slayer, too"

By Joe Bosso

He's played with Rihanna, Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey, and now the session pro shares what it's like to land one of the highest-profile gigs on the planet - and how you can emulate his success

The evolution of distortion: how advances in gear paved the way for heavy music

By Chris Gill

In a never-ending quest for new sounds, gear designers shaped the future of heavy by exploring extremes of distortion, bass and volume

Black Mountain's Stephen McBean on how Judas Priest and Kiss fed into the stoner-rock vibes on new album, Destroyer

By Gregory Adams

"When I was a pre-teen in my first band, I would have thought Judas Priest seemed a little slow, but then you go back to certain things"