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How the Fender Telecaster got its name, with a little help from Gretsch
In this exclusive extract from Fender Telecaster: 75 Years, Dave Hunter takes us inside the corporate wrangle that gave us the Telecaster moniker – and created some true Fender rarities in the process
Nova Twins on keeping sonic secrets, putting vocals through a Plexi – and blowing up amps
Amy Love and Georgia South reveal everything they’re prepared to tell about the atypical tones on latest album Parasites & Butterflies. And if you think they’re miming on stage, they’d like you to think again
Jam band and Southern rock prodigy Bella Rayne was bereft when her Les Paul was stolen – then came an answer to her prayers
Rayne explains how she turned to guitar during the pandemic but found her mojo onstage – and why her fate seams intertwined with the Grateful Dead
How The Cranberries became ’90s alternative icons on borrowed amps and banjo-like guitars
Noel Hogan tells us about the three-guitar secret of Zombie, why they fit surprisingly well with Seattle’s grunge superstars and the tragedy that ended the band
Lorna Shore return with new music, brash Ibanez customs, and a fresh kind of death metal energy
I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me confirms their crossover to the mainstream, even if they don’t understand it, as Andrew O’Connor and Adam De Micco take influence from guitarists they don’t even like
Wigs, fake blood, and Ferrari jumpsuits – Brad Gillis on what it was like to be Ozzy Osbourne’s guitarist
They were in the Helmsley Palace Hotel Presidential Suite. Gillis sat on the end of the bed playing his '62 Strat. Ozzy was cross-legged on the floor. Gillis nailed the part, and got the gig; the rest is history...
Disturbed's Dan Donegan on Ozzfest, the versatility of his ginormo-rig, and his migration to Schecter
Disturbed's riff-master talks songwriting, longevity, how Soundgarden and Alice in Chains informed his guitar playing, and how the band gradually made millions down with The Sickness
Al Jardine on good times with Brian Wilson, and how the Beach Boys transformed ‘60s surf and guitar culture
As Jardine reflects on the pop-cultural miracle of the Beach Boys and their rising tide of musicality as Brian Wilson's genius crested, he talks about the guitars behind it, and says it was fun, fun, fun
How Geezer Butler went from playing bass on a guitar to the ominous riff that defined one of Black Sabbath’s darkest moments
Geezer Butler’s iconic bassline announces this tune from the classic 1970 LP Paranoid
Built during WWII, the 1942 Gibson Southern Jumbo is far more than a J-45 in fancy dress
Mismatched tops, laminated necks, the ravages of WWII meant the first-year Southern Jumbo was a moveable feast – but it is a real vintage treasure. Dave Davidson of Well Strung Guitars explains…
