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Built for the late Ozzy Osbourne guitarist in 1982, only to be completed after his death, the prototype RR3 presents the metal guitar and the Jackson brand at a crucial stage of their evolution, and now its owner, Sean Michael Clegg, is putting it up for sale

The Australian singer-songwriter checks in to talk songwriting, influences and her musical philosophy, and insists from the get-go that she is a guitar player not a guitarist

The jazz-fusion guitar legend shares stories, reflections and life lessons from a career spent pushing the envelope

On their summery second album, Spacey Jane preserve their youthfulness with good vibes and even better tunes

Few have done more to expand the popularity of the extended-range electric guitar. Here, Hagström and Abasi talk techniques, tones, and epiphanies, and have some advice for guitarists looking to expand their repertoire beyond six strings

"Was it worth a two-and-a-half year wait? Absolutely – just so long as we don’t have to wait nearly as long for the next show…"

From busking in Brussels to creating her flexible band, the slide-ripping guitarist takes a fearless approach to her music

How the Ibanez brand evolved in lockstep with guitar culture, leveraging artist partnerships to make new breakthroughs in design, sound and performance

The Canadian jazz bass stalwart reflects on his roots as a bass player, working with Oscar Peterson and what technology has taken from learners

Mr. Scary tells us how he came to take on – and lose – Randy Rhoads’ teaching sessions at Musonia, and how it made him a better guitar player along the way

The Venezuelan guitarist was playing festivals at 14. Within a few years she won a Berklee scholarship, then lost everything she owned in a fire. Now she works with Adam Sandler and plays guitar on Netflix films. This is her story...

The metal god discusses the British prog rock icons nine-part epic and watching David Gilmour play

Scandal’s latest LP, Mirror, is the infectious, eclectic sound we need right now to get us through the summer

The Bangladeshi bass icon has survived multiple bouts of cancer, a near-fatal road accident and a stroke, but is still performing at the top of his domestic music industry

The virtuoso on the sound that made him stop in his tracks – and also realize that there was no hiding place at high volume

For her ultra-personal post-album EP, Maddy Jane reconnected with her roots in the Tasmanian paradise of Bruny Island

The resurgent bluesman discusses the making of his new record, his love of the Flying V and how, despite his concerns, he had the time of his life in the studio with Joe Bonamassa

The guitar icon‘s influence doesn't end with his playing. He also sparked the birth of Jackson, and helped set the template for metal guitars for decades to come

On his “debut” “solo” album, Somebody Else, Phil Jamieson embraces pop, nostalgia, and a carefree sense of youthfulness

The latter-day prog rock superstar tells us how he first came to hear the 1973 Pink Floyd classic, and what makes David Gilmour a player beyond compare