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A pair of Holy Grail pre-CBS Stratocasters photographed on the floor, with the maple-necked 57 lying on a patterned rug.

Everything you need to know about pre-CBS Stratocasters – the holy grail of vintage Fender guitars

By Huw Price published

Steve Hove of ATB Guitars presents us with five Strats from Fender's golden era and details their specs, the model's evolution, and the market dynamics behind their astronomical price

Electric Guitars
[Left]Tom Morello plays an Ibanez guitar against a bright backdrop. He wears a ballcap and a red bandana. [Right] Black Sabbath photographed in 1970

Tom Morello on honoring Black Sabbath, Tony Iommi, and what to expect from metal's biggest ever show

By Richard Bienstock published

Back to the Beginning will present Black Sabbath live for one last time, joined by metal's biggest stars, and RATM guitarist Tom Morello booked the bands. He tells us how it came together

Guitarists
Paul Stanley

Paul Stanley on the success (and controversies) of Kiss' Alive!, and the band's upcoming unmasked gig

By Andrew Daly published

The Kiss star discusses the 50th anniversary of one the most legendary live rock albums ever made, why he’s recently been playing more acoustic than anything else, and why the band’s controversial avatars aren’t really avatars at all

Guitarists
Alien Weaponry's frontman/guitarist Lewis de Jong riffs on a seven-string S-style live in London as the NZ groove-thrash metallers supported Gojira.

Blues-inspired but metal-trained, he had a top 5 album at 16 – with no spiky guitars in sight. Meet Alien Weaponry’s Lewis de Jong

By Amit Sharma published

The New Zealand metallers have supported Kerry King, have Lamb of God guesting on their record, and a sound that celebrates their Māori heritage that de Jong says is all about the riff

Guitarists
Larry DiMarzio wears shades and plays an ES-335 in a garden, under a tree decorated with his pickups. A giant pink plastic dog looks on.

How Larry DiMarzio changed the sound of rock guitar – and redesigned the Strat bridge

By Andrew Daly published

The master pickup maker tells us how his problem-solving mindset took him from repair shop to working with the biggest names in the biz and changing the face of rock guitar

Guitar Pickups
Camilla Sperati is pictured against a textured light blue background and holds her gray/blue Strandberg Boden headless guitar.

Meet Camilla Sperati – the Steve Vai-approved, Strandberg-endorsed fusion phenom

By Mark McStea published

Is Sperati the next big name in fusion? Here she discusses moving to America (maybe), why she loves digital amps, and life as an educator

Guitarists
Kelly Garni poses with his blue bass guitar and a picture of the early line-up of Quiet Riot

Kelly Garni founded Quiet Riot with Randy Rhoads – but it ended with shots fired

By Andrew Daly published

They went to school together, started Quiet Riot together and then had a drunken fight involving a gun that ended Garni’s musical career. 25 years later, he came back to the bass

Bassists
Kenny Wayne Shepherd plays a battered Fender Stratocaster onstage in New Orleans, 2025. He wears a cream Fedora and a patterned shirt.

What does a Dumble-whispering tone nut keep on his pedalboard? Ask Kenny Wayne Shepherd...

By Andrew Daly published

The blues guitarist and renowned tone hound talks through his pedalboard –  and tells us that one pedal rules them all

Guitarists
Thurston Moore, pictured in 1990, lies on the stage and plays a Jazzmasters with Sonic Youth

Thurston Moore on the making of Sonic Youth’s Sister, and the transition from junk guitars to Fender

By Mark McStea published

The NYC noise-rock pioneer looks back to 1987, a time when Sonic Youth were growing up in public and expanding their vocabulary of alternate tunings

Guitarists
Chris Bird, the last editor of Total Guitar, playing a Les Paul

The Last Editor

By Scott Rowley published

The musical life of Chris Bird, the final Editor of Total Guitar

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