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Aziya

Aziya: “It's not that there aren't female guitarists, it's that they're not being represented enough”

By Cheri Amour

Ahead of her debut EP, We Speak of Tides, the 21-year-old musician and producer details her love of Fender Mustang amps, the guitarists who inspire her and joining H.E.R. for her Girls with Guitars series

Back to Live: what you need to know to upgrade your guitar to something giggable

What makes a great gigging guitar, and should you upgrade?

By Daryl Robertson

We delve into whether or not you should modify or replace your beginner electric guitar ahead of your next live show

Rivers Cuomo

Rivers Cuomo: “We suppressed these impulses for many years... It was a real joy to open up that Pandora’s box of evil guitar tools and go crazy“

By Joe Bosso

The Weezer frontman and hair-metal enthusiast takes us back to the '80s, when big hair and fast shred was sowing the seed for going off the rails on the crazy Van Weezer train

Johan Wieth

Iceage‘s Johan Wieth: “You should be very careful listening to too much music when you're writing an album. It has a tendency to become a little too explicit“

By Jonny Scaramanga

The guitarist for the Danish post-punks talks wizard producers, the weird appeal of offsets, and finding gold in unorthodox gear combinations

Charlie Starr

Blackberry Smoke’s Charlie Starr on his greatest gear buys, regrets and why he's an enabler of impulse purchases

By David Mead

Bought & Sold: the classic rock-loving frontman details why Esquires have more fire than Telecasters, and how he was once gifted a ’58 Gibson Les Paul Custom

Dropkick Murphys

Dropkick Murphys’ Ken Casey: “I’m having a blast being able to connect more with the audience”

By Matt Doria

It kind of goes without saying that we could all use a bit of positivity right now. Enter: the trailblazing punk-rockers in Dropkick Murphys

Frank Zappa

Alex Winter takes us behind the scenes of his extensive Frank Zappa documentary, Zappa

By Guitarist editors

Wading through Zappa's exhaustive audio/video archive, Winter puts together a portrait of a visionary guitarist and artist at work

Alexi Laiho

The wild times, final days and last recordings of Alexi Laiho

By Jon Weiderhorn

Featuring interviews with his Bodom After Midnight bandmates Daniel Freyberg and Mitja Toivonen, plus former Children of Bodom guitarist Roope Latvala

Shez Raja

Shez Raja: “The harmony in Indian music is super-simple – where it gets mind-bogglingly, face-meltingly interesting is the rhythm and the melody“

By Bass Player Staff

The mighty Indojazzfunk bassist returns with his most ambitious album yet, Tales From the Punjab. We meet the maestro...

Toby Lee

Toby Lee: “My amp always has the reverb on 10, and if it could go any further it would!“

By Ellie Rogers

Meet the teenage blues-rock sensation whose debut album, Aquarius, is juiced by boutique Klon crunch and a Gibson Custom Shop ES-335

Aston Valladares

Spotlight: Aston Valladares of Towns

By Matt Doria

The new single, "Swimming", is out now

Nels Cline

Nels Cline: "I had no desire to gyrate and hump my amplifier and set my guitar on fire – I wanted to take a modest path"

By Jacob Uitti

The guitarist's guitarist on his musical beginnings, favorite guitars, the secret to Wilco's longevity and his stunningly diverse 2020 solo album, Share the Wealth

Acoustic guitar shop

Guitar Acquisition Syndrome: what it is, how you already have it, and why that’s no bad thing

By Jonathan Horsley

We speak to music scholar, musicologist and author of a new book on the phenomenon Dr. Jan Herbst about all things G.A.S., and uncover why gear mania is an essential part of our development as guitarists

Billy Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa, Nita Strauss, Tom Morello

16 pro guitarists name the live shows that changed their lives

By Joe Bosso, Alan Paul

Featuring Billy Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa, Nita Strauss, Tom Morello and many more...

Gojira

Gojira’s Joe Duplantier: “I think humans are pretty shitty sometimes, but we’re as horrible as we are incredible”

By Matt Doria

The modern metal titans in Gojira take aim at the root of all evil on their convulsive new album

The best travel guitars 2021: top acoustic and electric travel guitars for portability and performance

The best travel guitars 2021: top acoustic and electric travel guitars for portability and performance

By Rob Laing, Daryl Robertson

9 of the best travel guitar choices for musicians on the move

Faye Webster performing live

Faye Webster: "When I first got a guitar that really felt like it was a part of me, that's when I started to realize I was the player I wanted to be"

By Matt Parker

Ahead of the release of new album I Know I'm Funny haha, the 23-year-old singer-songwriter discusses finding the guitar that fits, her affinity for pedal steel and why she's never owned a pedal other than her tuner

Paul Gilbert, Steve Lukather, Marty Friedman, Kirk Fletcher, Steve Morse and Michael Landau

6 guitar pros on how to prepare your playing for tour

By Jason Sidwell

Paul Gilbert, Steve Lukather, Marty Friedman, Kirk Fletcher, Steve Morse and Michael Landau on how they get stage-ready

Malina Moye

Malina Moye: “Your mindset is the most important thing on tour, starting from the plane ride to get to the bus“

By Adam Kovac

Righteous touring tips from a lifelong warrior of the road

Amenra perform live

Amenra: “We try to limit how much we play. That's the essence of the band: when you’re playing the right notes, your impact is bigger”

By Gregory Adams

Lennart Bossu and Mathieu Vandekerckhove on the playing and philosophy behind new album De Doorn, and what it's like to perform post-metal at a fire ritual