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Guthrie Govan

Guthrie Govan: "Make sure you explore the whole range of your guitar – not only will you become a better player, but also a more informed buyer"

By David Mead

Bought & Sold: The Aristocrats guitarist on his greatest gear hits and misses, including the most original reason we’ve heard for buying a 335 and an affection for ring modulators

[L-R] Marty Friedman and Mateus Asato

Marty Friedman enlists Mateus Asato for a soaring instrumental cover of Crowded House's Don't Dream It's Over

By Sam Roche

The performance was recorded at Friedman's April show in Osaka for his Tokyo Jukebox Tour 2021

All five of ESP's new Rainbow Crackle LTD '87 models

ESP adds electrifying Rainbow Crackle finish to its shred-ready LTD '87 Series models

By Jackson Maxwell

The Eclipse ’87, Eclipse ’87 NT, Mirage Deluxe ‘87, M-1 Custom ‘87 and Surveyor ’87 bass have all been graced with the head-turning paint job

(left to right) Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page perform live at The Forum in Los Angeles on June 3, 1973

The first-ever band-sanctioned Led Zeppelin documentary is in production

By Jackson Maxwell

Becoming Led Zeppelin will feature interviews with all three of the band's surviving members, and will be directed by Bernard MacMahon

Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons

Dusty Hill recorded bass and vocal parts for a new ZZ Top album, Billy Gibbons reveals

By Matt Owen

The late bass guitar great will feature on the yet-to-be-announced record, though his parts are still in need of some "completion work"

Vertex Effects' new Ultra Phonix MKII overdrive pedal

Vertex Effects promises Dumble-style 'drive tones in a pedalboard-friendly package with its updated Ultraphonix pedal

By Jackson Maxwell

A slimmed-down version of its predecessor, the MKII Ultraphonix pedal also features a new Level control

Joanna Shaw Taylor performing live

Joanne Shaw Taylor announces sixth studio record The Blues Album, shares soulful new single, Let Me Down Easy

By Matt Owen

The 11-track Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith-produced effort is set to arrive September 17

Best ukuleles 2021: acoustic and electric ukuleles for all budgets and playing styles

Best ukuleles 2021: acoustic and electric ukuleles for all budgets and playing styles

By Chris Corfield, Daryl Robertson

Get started with our pick of 8 of the best ukes from Mahalo, Martin and Cordoba, plus a cool Fender Jazzmaster ukulele

Ibanez AR520 electric guitar

Ibanez debuts duo of sleek semi-hollow AR Standard models, the AR520H and AR520HFM

By Matt Owen

The stylish, single f-hole-equipped semi-hollow models feature a throwback jazz-inspired aesthetic and a pair of Ibanez's versatile Tri-Sound switches

(left to right) Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Ozzy Osbourne perform live at New York City's Madison Square Garden on December 6, 1976

Black Sabbath announce extensive Technical Ecstasy reissue, including full-album remix by Steven Wilson

By Jackson Maxwell

The penultimate album by the band's original lineup will be available in Super Deluxe, 4-CD and 5-LP versions on October 1

Tom Morello

Tom Morello announces star-studded new solo album, debuts "shredding" Highway to Hell cover with Bruce Springsteen and Eddie Vedder

By Sam Roche

Other guests set to appear on The Atlas Underground Fire include Bring Me the Horizon, Damian Marley and Chris Stapleton

Steve Vai and Frank Zappa

Steve Vai reflects on working with Frank Zappa: "If you didn’t have the goods, you didn’t last. Frank expected everybody to rise to the occasion"

By Guitarist editors

The virtuoso details his 'stunt guitar' days spent playing, transcribing and recording the most difficult compositions in Frank Zappa's oeuvre

The best Fender CD-60S Deals August 2021: head back to school with this top-rated beginner acoustic guitar

The best Fender CD-60S Deals August 2021: head back to school with this top-rated beginner acoustic guitar

By Chris Corfield

We’ve uncovered today's best deals on Fender’s epic entry-level acoustic

Fender's new Tone Master Super Reverb amplifier

Fender adds to its Tone Master digital amp series with powerful new Super Reverb combo

By Jackson Maxwell

Fender's latest tube-tone-meets-21st-century-modeling creation features vintage looks, four 10” Jensen speakers and 45 watts of power

Wolfgang Van Halen's pedalboard

Wolfgang Van Halen is using EVH’s pedalboard from 2012 in his new live rig

By Matt Owen

The resurfaced rig first made its debut at Van Halen’s intimate Cafe Wha? concert 9 years ago, which happened to feature a young Wolfgang on bass

Lindsey Buckingham

Lindsey Buckingham: “Pretty much everyone would love to see me come back to Fleetwood Mac”

By Sam Roche

The guitarist details his firing from the legendary rock band in a new conversation on the WTF With Marc Maron podcast

Mojo Hand FX Mister-O

Gibson serves Mojo Hand FX with cease and desist over use of Mister-O name

By Matt Parker

Guitar giant says the name and branding infringes on its Maestro trademark

Suhr Standard Legacy electric guitar

Suhr debuts limited-edition Standard Legacy model inspired by John Suhr’s first-ever guitar design

By Matt Owen

The luxuriously styled throwback model pays homage to the flagship Suhr from 1984, and is available in Gotoh- or Floyd Rose-equipped iterations

St. Vincent

St. Vincent reworks Los Ageless into a '70s retro stomper in new live performance video

By Matt Parker

Annie Clark transforms the electro track into a guitar-led arrangement in the teaser for her Down and Out Downtown livestream performance

Lollar Sixty-Four

Lollar rebrands its Blackface pickups as the Sixty-Four Strat

By Matt Parker

The firm has cited racial connotations and confusion over the name’s origin as the reason for change