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Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Derek Trucks

Carlos Santana is working with Eric Clapton and Derek Trucks on a spaghetti western-inspired instrumental album

By Matt Owen published

The PRS-playing guitar powerhouse teased the trio’s prospective project will pay homage to Ennio Morricone, and be sonically comparable to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Billy Gibbons

Billy Gibbons gives Jingle Bells a blues makeover in his cover of the Christmas classic

By Sam Roche published

Jingle Bell Blues sees the bearded ZZ Top legend serve up some fiery fretboard antics in the hopes of earning a place on wreath-bedecked jukeboxes worldwide

Plini, Melanie Faye and Horace Bray

Plini, Melanie Faye, Horace Bray and Owane headline this awe-inspiring 12-guitarist collaboration video

By Matt Owen published

Ayla Tesler-Mabe, Morgan Burrs, Ruben Wan, Rosie Frater-Taylor and more all flexed their uniquely flavored skills for Pickup Music’s 12-minute virtual solo battle

Herman Li and Steve Stevens

Steve Stevens teams up with Herman Li for Jason Becker fundraiser jam

By Matt Owen published

The pair pulled out all the stops during a virtual jam session, before partaking in the customary blindfold shred challenge

Joe Bonamassa

Joe Bonamassa unveils first official guitar lesson series

By Matt Parker published

New TrueFire Blues-Rock Masterclass and In The Jam sessions now available for pre-order

Smith/Kotzen Better Days

Smith/Kotzen announce four-track EP, Better Days, share riff-loaded title track

By Matt Owen published

The four-track offering, due November 26, arrives a mere eight months after the duo dropped their self-titled debut album

John 5

Watch John 5 deliver the two-handed tapping goods in the music video for his new single, Land of the Misfit Toys

By Sam Roche published

The track is taken from the guitarist's recently released 10th studio album, Sinner

Pat Martino

Jazz guitar heavyweight Pat Martino dies aged 77

By Sam Roche published

The Philadelphia-born guitarist suffered an aneurysm in 1980 that robbed him of his ability to play guitar, but he fully relearned the instrument in subsequent years

Paul Gilbert

Paul Gilbert shares Every Christmas Has Love, the first original single from his forthcoming Christmas album, 'TWAS

By Sam Roche published

It's feel-good electric guitar hooks and slide lines aplenty in the guitar virtuoso's latest festive offering

Randy Rhoads

Randy Rhoads posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as Kirk Hammett, Tom Morello and Zakk Wylde pay tribute

By Sam Roche published

“When it comes to musical excellence, there is no-one more deserving of the highest echelon of recognition and praise,” Morello said via video message

Joe Bonamassa

Joe Bonamassa: “I have days where I hate the way I play. I have days where I think I am a f**king fraud!”

By Sam Roche published

Despite being regarded as one of the greatest blues guitarists in the world, Bonamassa reveals that even he suffers the effects of imposter syndrome

John Mayer

John Mayer supersizes his solos in new ballad version of Last Train Home

By Michael Astley-Brown published

Over two minutes of outrageously tonesome, off-the-cuff soloing from the Silver Sky-toting blues-pop pin-up

Gary Clark Jr. (left) and Eric Gales perform at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts in Greensboro, North Carolina

Watch Eric Gales turn in one of 2021's most astonishing live guitar solos onstage with Gary Clark Jr.

By Jackson Maxwell published

Joining Clark for an 11-minute rendition of When My Train Pulls In in Greensboro, North Carolina, Gales stole the show with an extended blues-rock guitar workout for the ages

Herman Li and Sam Totman

DragonForce unleash their inner ‘80s glam in new video for Strangers, featuring Steve Vai’s Whitesnake guitar

By Matt Owen published

Herman Li said he “almost cried” when he was handed Vai’s Whitesnake and David Lee Roth-era axes, which feature heavily in the cheesy new video for DragonForce’s 2019 Extreme Power Metal track

John Petrucci

Hear John Petrucci play his new Ernie Ball 8-string Majesty for the first time on Dream Theater's none-more-prog new single, Awaken the Master

By Sam Roche published

The progressive titans released their 15th studio album A View From the Top of the World on Friday

Cory Wong playing Prince's Cloud guitar

Watch Cory Wong wield Prince’s Cloud guitar in tease for upcoming Paisley Park Session

By Matt Owen published

The funk aficionado and his virtuosic band have recorded a set at Prince’s former home and studio

Polyphia's Tim Henson performs live

“No-one said you couldn’t bend!”: Polyphia's Tim Henson addresses “boomer bends” controversy

By Matt Parker published

Henson catches up with Rick Beato to discuss the fallout from a throwaway comment about “boomer-ish” guitar bends

Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators

Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators announce new album, 4, and debut first track The River Is Rising

By Matt Parker published

The first ever release on Gibson Records will also be available with a limited-run Slash Les Paul Standard 4 Album Edition guitar

Eric Gales and Joe Bonamassa

Eric Gales trades guitar solo blows with Joe Bonamassa in dueling new single, I Want My Crown

By Matt Owen published

The release was initially teased last week as the “World Heavyweight Guitar Battle”, and is the first single from Gales’ upcoming solo album, Crown

Zakk Wylde

Zakk Wylde on recording with Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and Tony Iommi for Ozzy Osbourne’s upcoming album: "I’m playing rhythm guitar for my heroes… it’s crazy!"

By Matt Owen published

The as-yet-untitled effort is set to assemble some of the guitar world's most legendary players – a prospect the longtime Osbourne collaborator is relishing