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The Legendary Eddie Hazel of Parliament-Funkadelic poses in a black-and-white archive pic; while his successor, Michael Hampton, aka Kidd Funkadelic, wears a cape and plays a solo onstage with George Clinton's band.

Watch two funk-rock guitar gods unite for the ultimate acid guitar jam

By Jonathan Horsley published

Woodstock '69 finally had some competition as the ultimate acid guitar jam when Rockpalast 1985 united two funk-rock guitar gods under a trippy groove

Guitarists
Mike Inez of Alice In Chains performs on stage on Day 3 of Sonisphere Festival on August 1, 2010 in Knebworth, England.

Alice in Chains’ Mike Inez on Paul McCartney, why Cliff Burton ruled and what John Entwistle told him

By Nick Wells published

Inez is a rock bass powerhouse, holding it down with AIC, Ozzy, Heart, guesting with Slash. Here he discusses a life in low-end and the evolution of his style

Bassists
King Diamond and guitarist Andy La Rocque: The King is in his traditional stagewear, undertaker's hat, crossbones mic stand, totally morbid corpsepaint. La Rocque frets a chord on his signature ESP.

Andy La Rocque on why he is no longer a 120mph soloist – and we can expect from the long-awaited King Diamond album

By Gregory Adams published

La Rocque has been the King's six-string courtier for 40 years now. Here he tells us how it all began, how his style has evolved, and yes, the new stuff is coming...

Guitarists
Randy McStine plays a sunburst Les Paul as he performs with Steven Wilson.

Randy McStine reveals all behind his cosmically epic solo on Steven Wilson's The Overview

By David Mead published

When Wilson asked McStine to redefine the guitar solo for the 21st-century, David Gilmour's greatest solo was the reference. The catch? No pentatonic minor blues. It was to be comfortably new

Guitarists
Chris Holt

Chris Holt compares his Eagles and Dirty Knobs gigs

By Andrew Daly published

Former Don Henley sideman has a multi-amp rig when he plays with Mike Campbell, and a stipped down in-ears-only setup for the Sphere – but he always has 12 guitars standing by

Guitarists
Elliott Easton of the Cars plays a black Danelectro singlecut on a stage lit in purple.

The Cars’ Elliot Easton on his John Lennon doubler, the secrets of his pedalboard – and the wizard who made it

By Andrew Daly published

Easton has a Dumble-in-a-box, 12-string jangle on demand and a whole bunch of wildcards on a pedalboard that's got a little bit of everything

Guitarists
Mae Semones

Meet Mei Semones, the Berklee graduate reimagining New Orleans vibes with an intricate indie flair

By Cheri Amour published

With her debut album out now, she explains her move from piano to classical nylon to PRS electric, her pinch-harmonic pointers, and mastering the Stairway To Heaven solo at 12 years old

Guitarists
Peter Brewis of Field music is bathed in pink and blue lights as he performs live

Peter Brewis on Field Music’s ‘collage rock’ – and why he owes his career to Robert Zemeckis

By Bill DeMain published

Brewis explains how “gestural thinking” helped him transcend influences and find his own unique language on the UK band’s latest record, Limits of Language

Guitarists
A live shot from the side of the stage as Dead Kennedys play the Mabuhay in 1978. East Bay Ray wears a hooped T-shirt and plays a Strat while a shirtless Jello Biafra works the crowd in the background.

East Bay Ray on why the Dead Kennedys’ chemistry hit its peak on Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables – and why it fell apart

By Mark McStea published

In the year 1980, the Dead Kennedys debut presented a new sound for punk. Here guitarist East Bay Ray tells us how they made Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Bands
The Night Flight Orchestra all glammed-up in stage clothes and photographed against a green backdrop: guitarists Rasmus Ehrnborn [second from left] and Sebastian Forslund [fourth from right]

Sebastian Forslund on the triumphant return of the Night Flight Orchestra and his always-on chorus

By Amit Sharma published

Recovering from the death of guitarist David Andersson, the Swedish rockers rallied to make the feel-good album of 2025. Guitarist Sebastian Forslund reveals how it happened

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