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Yvette Young-backed emo icons Algernon Cadwallader are back – and as giddy and technically dazzling as ever
By Gregory Adams published
Reunited double-lead guitarists Joe Reinhart and Colin Mahony on writing complex songs on drugs, the album’s secret ska song and connecting with next-gen rippers at Guitar Center

Bassist Mick Grøndahl looks back on his time with Jeff Buckley, and the song that took 19 takes to perfect
By Chris Jisi published
Produced by Slayer and Nirvana collaborator Andy Wallace, Last Goodbye was the most cinematic track from Buckley’s only studio album

Mick Taylor says this obscure album cut is his best guitar performance with the Rolling Stones
By Jackson Maxwell published
“Because of the structure of the song, it pushed my guitar playing in a slightly different direction,” the ex-Stone said of his unlikely pick

Leo Lyons on the bass that appeared at Woodstock, has been played by Hendrix, and is on three UFO classics
By Huw Price published
The Ten Years After bassist’s 1962 Fender Jazz Bass is one of the coolest four-strings you will ever see, with buckle rash on the back that any Fender Master Builder would kill to recreate

Frank Hannon on how guitar instrumentals helped him grieve father-in-law Dickey Betts
By Andrew Daly published
How the Tesla guitarist wound up with the Allman Brothers legend’s Gibson prototype on permanent loan, and why it features alongside a Brian Setzer Gretsch on new solo album Reflections

“We were trying to do the perfect crossover between a Tele and a Les Paul”: Mikey Demus on making his new Manson signature
By Dave Burrluck published
Artist guitars have played a big part in the long-running history of Manson Guitar Works. We catch up with Mikey Demus to discuss his latest collaboration

How Vintage’s REVO range breathed new life into the oddball electric to make some of the most exciting guitars around
By Dave Burrluck published
Just back from a long stint in China where he oversees the design and production of Vintage guitars, Alan Entwistle delves into what makes REVO that little bit different

CJ Ramone landed the gig of a lifetime with the Ramones, but his audition got him sent to naval prison
By Andrew Daly published
Replacing Dee Dee was no easy task, but CJ helped energize the band’s last stand by relearning how to play and using his predecessor’s rig – and he has no regrets about how it ended
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