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Joe Bonamassa playing Peter Green's 1968 Gretsch White Falcon and 1931 National Duolian

Watch Joe Bonamassa play Peter Green’s guitars – and explain why he’s pleased Kirk Hammett owns the Greeny Les Paul

By Matt Owen published

Green’s 1968 Gretsch White Falcon and 1931 National Duolian Resonator received the Bonamassa seal of approval ahead of going up for auction next month

Steve Morse and Reb Beach covering Crossroads

We came for Reb Beach and Steve Morse covering Crossroads. We stayed for the guitar faces

By Matt Parker published

Beach ranked Morse alongside Jeff Beck, calling him “one of the great guitarists of our time,” after they performed this electrifying cover of Crossroads

Nuno Bettencourt and Eddie Van Halen

Nuno Bettencourt once played through Eddie Van Halen’s rig, but said it was “a horrible nightmare”

By Matt Owen published

“That was the biggest bitch slap of all time, when you realize, ‘Holy shit, it’s all about you. It’s all about your fingers,’” the Extreme virtuoso told Rick Beato

Matteo Mancuso playing a Yamaha Revstar

Steve Vai called him “the evolution of guitar”, Tosin Abasi said he was “a virtuoso beyond virtuosos” – now Matteo Mancuso shares his mind-twisting new single

By Matt Owen published

Al Di Meola and Joe Bonamassa have also waxed lyrical about the innovative player in the past – and his latest effort, Drop D, will melt your face clean off

Olav Kern's guitar string-picking robot

Someone built a robot to pick your guitar strings so you don’t have to

By Matt Owen published

The result of 16 years of prototypes, Olav Kvern's creation assumes responsibility for the picking hand, and opens up the possibility for some inspiring fretboard experimentation

Dweezil Zappa plays a 1982 Kramer Star electric guitar given to him by Eddie Van Halen when he was 12 years old

Watch Dweezil Zappa nail Eruption with the Kramer guitar Eddie Van Halen gave him when he was 12 years old

By Jackson Maxwell published

It's clear that the vintage Kramer still has some mojo in it. Of course, Zappa's tapping and immaculate pickwork are pretty darn good, too

Eric Clapton and Gary Clark Jr. play Cause We've Ended As Lovers at the Jeff Beck Tribute show

Eric Clapton and Gary Clark Jr. played Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers at the recent Jeff Beck tribute – see how they handled the show’s most daunting task

By Matt Parker published

The two guitar heroes were performing at the recent Beck tribute concerts at London’s Albert Hall organized by Clapton

Kayla Kent playing a Kramer JK8000

What if Dimebag Darrell played the solo in Megadeth’s Symphony of Destruction? Kayla Kent makes it a reality – and the results are scary accurate

By Matt Owen published

Can anyone channel the spirit of Dimebag better than Kent? We don’t think so – and after watching this, you might agree

Eric Clapton, Johnny Depp, Derek Trucks and Gary Clark Jr. on stage at the Royal Albert Hall

Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Kirk Hammett and more close out first Jeff Beck tribute concert with star-studded rendition of Going Down

By Matt Owen published

Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, John McLaughlin, Johnny Depp, Gary Clark Jr. and many more all squeezed onstage to pay tribute to the late guitar great

Justin Hawkins and John Frusciante

Justin Hawkins explains why he thinks John Frusciante is overrated

By Matt Owen published

In his podcast, The Darkness guitarist discussed why he gets “nothing from John Frusciante’s guitar playing” – and why he thinks no good rock 'n' roll has ever been played on a PRS

Derek Trucks and Duane Betts have collaborated on new single Stare At The Sun

Duane Betts shares new single featuring Derek Trucks – and it’s a tribute to his dad, Allman Brothers founder Dickey Betts

By Matt Parker published

Stare at the Sun is a “swampy” guitar-heavy tune inspired by a comment Trucks made about Betts Sr.’s playing style

Little Richard reprimanded Jimi Hendrix for playing his guitar behind his head

That time Little Richard reprimanded Jimi Hendrix for his guitar showmanship: “Don’t you ever play your f**king guitar behind your head again!”

By Matt Parker published

Graham Nash recalls seeing the rock ‘n’ roll icon dress down the guitarist post-show

Zakk Wylde and Dimebag Darrell

Zakk Wylde reveals why he and Dimebag Darrell never jammed together

By Matt Owen published

It turns out the two heavy metal titans prioritized other activities in the spare time they shared – ones that involved lots of alcohol and “tons of silliness and stupidity”

Luis Kalil playing guitar with Red Devil Vortex in the More Luck Than Brains music video

Reverse tapping virtuoso Luís Kalil channels Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads in one of 2023's most explosive guitar tracks

By Matt Owen published

The bar for guitar greatness this year has been set remarkably high, but Red Devil Vortex's latest single, More Luck Than Brains, is most certainly up there

Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck

Eric Clapton releases Jeff Beck collaboration Moon River – an emotional new single showcasing Beck’s masterful guitar work

By Matt Owen published

Recorded in January 2022, Moon River is one of the last studio recordings Beck committed to tape, and puts the late guitar legend's six-string excellence on display

Ed Sheeran performs using his Crashocaster Fender Strat

Ed Sheeran says this is why he never learned to shred

By Matt Parker published

The chart-smashing singer-songwriter has been discussing Eric Clapton and guitar playing with Howard Stern, but says he “made a choice when he was younger”

Tim Henson

Tim Henson reveals how his rejection from Berklee inspired Polyphia: “I didn't have a back-up plan”

By Matt Owen published

After adopting a “f**k college” mantra, the Polyphia virtuoso went on to become one of today's most influential guitar players

Orianthi and Eric Johnson

Orianthi and Eric Johnson tackle technical issues and trade freestyle solos in searing cover of Never Make Your Move Too Soon

By Matt Owen published

The two titans shared the stage at the Dallas International Guitar Festival and overcame a dodgy backline to take on the track released by B.B. King in 1978

Michael Landau and David Gilmour

Michael Landau recalls recording guitar in front of David Gilmour: “Playing for Pink Floyd was one of the most bizarre things ever”

By Matt Owen published

The session heavyweight was once brought onboard to record a lead line that Gilmour “didn’t want to do”

Nuno Bettencourt

Nuno Bettencourt says one of the new Extreme songs made Steve Vai and Tom Morello cry

By Matt Owen published

Spoiler alert: it wasn't Rise – a track that Bettencourt says has become so popular because he didn't play it sitting down