Features

Are you prioritizing the wrong end of your signal chain? Two pro gear reviewers debate whether you should spend more on your guitar or amp

By Daryl Robertson Published 5 August 26

Armed with just a $2,500 budget, we’re duking it out to see which part of your rig is a better investment – which side are you on

Satriani is guesting on his album, Tosin Abasi and John Petrucci are fans – is Baxty the future of shred?

By Amit Sharma Published 5 August 26

Joe Satriani is guesting on his album. Tosin Abasi and John Petrucci are fans. Meet the Chilean YouTube virtuoso who is fast becoming the king of alternate picking

How to install LR Baggs’ HiFi Duet acoustic pickup – and yes, we’re gonna drill a hole in Chris Buck’s guitar

By Huw Price Published 4 August 26

Chris Buck bought a new acoustic for tour, but he needed a pickup installed. Enter Huw Price and his drill

Kurt Vile on meeting Neil Young, his prized vintage offset and why he prefers dead strings

By Jacob Paul Nielsen Published 4 August 26

Kurt Vile’s 10th album, Philadelphia’s Been Good to Me, was written by night – but the prince of indie-psych says it charts his journey out of darkness

John 5 is a modern day master of the Telecaster – here are his 5 favorite Teles

By Andrew Daly Published 3 August 26

The stories behind 5’s favorites, featuring the Mötley Crüe guitarist’s custom Ghost and Phantom builds, and a vintage doozy that convinced Fender he should be on the artist roster

Billy Howerdel is trying to avoid being “too good”, as he writes A Perfect Circle’s next album

By Andrew Daly Published 3 August 26

Having dropped the all-new single Starless in May, Howerdel says a new record is incoming but “You've got to be a Buddhist about it”

“I’d love to go and see him but I probably wouldn't stay for the whole concert”: What Jeff Beck thought about Eddie Van Halen

By Matt Owen Published 3 August 26

From the Archive Beck shared his thoughts on the Van Halen school of guitar back in 1985

The 25 Stratocaster players who revolutionized the guitar

By Henry Yates Published 2 August 26

The Fender Stratocaster would just be a glorified carpentry project without the players who danced across its neck and gave it life. Here we celebrate 25 of the best

The Edge has never been impressed by players who try to imitate his sound

By Phil Weller Published 2 August 26

From the Archive The U2 guitar icon discussed the value of developing your own voice during a 1996 interview

“All I was using was one Fender Twin Reverb, which I stole off Bob Marley… I had it turned up to 10 the whole time”: Stolen amps and punk rivalry – inside the making of the Sex Pistols’ Never Mind the Bollocks

By Alan di Perna Published 2 August 26

Guitarist Steve Jones reflects on the making of the Pistols' incendiary studio album, Johnny Rotten's overdub myths, and why they had to keep Sid Vicious away from the studio