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11-year-old shredder stuns with Eddie Van Halen and Brian May solos during relentless Britain’s Got Talent audition
With boundless energy and excellent technique, it’s easy to see why the aspiring guitarist earned a standing ovation
Cory Wong says you’re not an advanced guitarist unless you can ace this one test
The funk guitar guru has issued players a quickfire challenge to prove their chops, and it’s divided opinion
Steve Vai on how players can instantly change their guitar tone – without buying new gear
The virtuoso has offered some sage advice that can help players achieve instant results without having to spend any money
D’Wayne Wiggins, influential Tony! Toni! Toné! guitarist who helped pioneer neo soul, dies aged 64
Wiggins founded Tony! Toni! Toné! with his brother Raphael Saadiq, and later established a label that worked to support emerging artists
Mastodon recruit YouTuber for first show following Brent Hinds’ shock departure
The band mutually parted ways with their founding guitarist just days before they were due to play at the Tool in the Sand festival – and it seems the YouTuber wasn’t given much time to learn the material
Mastodon part ways with Brent Hinds
Hinds co-founded the band with guitarist Bill Kelliher, bassist Troy Sanders, and drummer Brann Dailor in 2000
The Les Paul Recording Studio opens in Hollywood – bringing the innovator’s revolutionary gear to a whole new generation of musicians
Aside from his work revolutionizing the electric guitar, Les Paul helped modernize recording methods, and this new studio honors his legacy with the gear he built
We finally have our first official look at the first Dime Guitarz model
The Dime Guitarz project has been teased for years, but the arrival of the new firm’s debut model seems imminent
The moment Tommy Thayer knew he would be officially joining Kiss
The band’s longest-serving Spaceman opens up on his history with the glam rock legends – and the moment he became their official guitarist
How a 3am jam with Hendrix led Andy Fairweather Low to guest on a Jimi classic
Low says he played poorly during the impromptu jam, but he evidently impressed Hendrix enough to get a studio invite
Morgan Amps says new tariffs will add up to $1,000 to the price of its amp heads
A lengthy social media post from the US firm’s founder highlights how the increased cost of materials will impact production and consumer costs of Morgan Amps
Brian James, guitarist for The Damned, The Lords of the New Church, dies at 70
During his brief time with the Damned, James authored songs like New Rose, considered one of the foundational anthems of punk
Jacob Collier’s five-string Strandberg is proving the doubters wrong – it’s outselling the six-string version
The headless five-string certainly turned a few heads when it first emerged last year, but it’s proven to be an absolute hit
How Guitar Center plans to beat its online competitors and safeguard the future of its physical stores
Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto has laid out the retailer’s plans to win the trust of prospective customers in the face of unprecedented online competition
Why Wampler thinks its Swiss army Cryptid fuzz pedal is a “classic in the making”
Featuring an all-new circuit, the stompbox is Brian Wampler’s attempt at an all-in-one offering that can handle all your fuzz flavor needs
Synergy has unveiled a tiny amp head that lets you swap in tones from some of the world’s biggest amp builders
The compact build lets you pick from a raft of licensed preamp modules designed in collaboration with a host of boutique amp brands
Spinal Tap’s monstrous six-neck behemoth, The Beast, is headed to auction again
Gary Hutchins’ mind-boggling build went on sale back in 2021, but it’s hitting the auction circuit once again with a rather humble estimate
Phil X on playing Livin’ on a Prayer with Richie Sambora – and how his predecessor plays the Bon Jovi classic differently
Two eras of Bon Jovi combined during a recent LA benefit concert, when Phil X and Sambora shared the stage with Orianthi and Matt Sorum for a rendition of the classic hit
Never-before-seen footage of Van Halen hanging with Black Sabbath and shredding at early shows surfaces after decades
B-roll clips cover iconic shows at the Monsters of Rock and Madison Square Garden, as well as plenty of backstage antics
Gibson’s 1965 Firebird Platypus was the oddball model that marked a moment of transition for the guitar giant – now it’s been revived
Gibson was constantly tweaking the Firebird design during the 1960s, and the Platypus variant comes from the epicenter of that trial-and-error period