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Richie Kotzen and Adrian Smith on absurd volume, improv and how long a solo should be
We meet Smith and Kotzen pre-show to talk gear, their new album Black Light/White Noise, and find a pair whose chemistry makes this a hard-rock project with legs
The making of the Telecasso – the Telecaster-Picasso mashup that has driven guitarists crazy
Les Godfrey has been crafting guitars for over 30 years, and with his latest creation, he brings a Cubist take to a timeless model
My Chemical Romance's struggle to follow up The Black Parade
The Black Parade nearly killed the band. But My Chemical Romance found changing directions almost as fatal when it came to making Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys
“You could scrape that guitar, smoke the residue and get strung out”: Walter Trout’s life in three guitars
The Strat-addicted bluesman describes the three guitars he couldn’t, can’t or won’t live without
I saw Angine de Poitrine live – and witnessed the greatest polka-dot guitar hero since Randy Rhoads and Buddy Guy
Some have dismissed the microtonal duo as a gimmick, but their musicianship is no joke
How the hunt for clicks has made the lone guitar intro obsolete
Contemporary counterparts to Smoke on the Water and Whole Lotta Love are increasingly rare. Are we about to see the tables turned?
How to survive setbacks when music is your identity, not just your job
Australian metal veteran Glen Phillips on what he wished he knew when he was starting out
75 years of the Telecaster: the evolution of the original solid-body electric guitar that started it all
As the Telecaster turns 75, we chart its history – hardware, parts, and all – from the Nocaster days to the Wide Range era
