Guitar Techniques News

“You’ll hear us in the studio, trading licks,” says May

Ichika is the latest Ibanez signature artist to put the TOD10N through its paces, and did so in spectacular fashion

The guitar legend played his three-pickup Gibson Les Paul sat down, and brought the curtain down on his prolific live career at the last show of his farewell tour

The guitar virtuoso offered a masterfully diplomatic response to his mention in The Philosophy of Modern Song

John Petrucci, Zakk Wylde, Synyster Gates, Nita Strauss, Steve Vai, Tim Henson, Ichika Nito and John 5 are all in the running to appear – and only the first wave of guitarists has been announced

Phoenix’s Musical Instrument Museum handed Lage a very special loaner for his September show

The late guitar legend played the song so much that his guitar tech – then working with the Extreme guitarist – believed it to be a Van Halen riff that never got released

Frusciante’s EVH-esque effort on Eddie was the last solo he recorded for Red Hot Chili Peppers' mammoth studio session, and the guitarist admitted he came close to cutting it altogether

The two Ibanez signature artists conducted their second electric versus acoustic duel this year, and the results were similarly breathtaking

Dines called out the “ripoff” guitar on Instagram, to which Francis responded: “The joke’s on me ‘cause I have to play that bootleg POS!”

The Black Label Society leader says he's received the setlist from Phil Anselmo, and has been putting work into learning a host of Dimebag Darrell classics

The Polish acoustic guitar wunderkind takes the Polyphia man's new six-string for a spin – and even Henson himself is impressed

Page says his amp “mysteriously cut in and out” during his performance with the British comedy band

“I know my audio got to the right people, and I didn’t even get a chance,” the Michael Jackson guitarist reflects in a new interview

The 1958 track – the only instrumental guitar song ever to be banned from the radio – was once played to Beck by Jimmy Page, and remains a key player in Beck's current live setlist

An album of previously unheard biker-friendly material recorded alongside late singer Johnny “Gash” Sombrotto is set to land in January

Nishad George, of West Coast metallers The Offering, set his gear up in front of the altar of a church – before staff realized the kind of music he'd be playing

And no, it's not For the Love of God, Teeth of The Hydra or Tender Surrender

The alt-rock titans invited the guitarist to the stage for a lead spot during closing track, Silverfuck, and boy, did he deliver

The Foo Fighter delivered the track's solo from the 'board of his Gibson Trini Lopez model, and was later egged on by Richie for more action during the finale