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Why session legend Tim Pierce never joined Bon Jovi
Pierce helped record a Bon Jovi classic but a few considerations made him unsuitable for the gig
Stephen Carpenter shares his power chord addiction as Deftones announce new album
In a candid conversation with Zane Lowe, Stephen Carpenter and Chino Moreno describe how they search for soundscapes instead of songs – while Carpenter reveals his long-lasting guitar tone influences
Wet Leg are one of the hottest indie bands on the planet – but leader Rhian Teasdale couldn’t play guitar until she started the band
Wet Leg have just dropped their highly-anticipated sophomore album, moisturizer, following a lauded performance at Glastonbury Festival
How Norman Harris helped reunite a Beatle with his long-lost Les Paul
The Lucy Les Paul was gifted to Harrison by Eric Clapton and used on a score of iconic recordings. When it was stolen, Harris came to his rescue
Alex Lifeson on throwing sonic curveballs with Envy of None – and why he’s all in on plugins
As Alex Lifeson launches the second album from his latest prog project, Envy of None, we delve deep into the mists of its sonic landscape
“I said to my tour manager, ‘I need 350 bucks,’ which he wasn’t happy about. That bass changed my career”: In 1981, Pino Palladino bought a fretless StingRay that altered the course of his musical life – now it’s been recreated as a signature model
In 1981, Pino Palladino bought a fretless StingRay that altered the course of his musical life – now it’s been recreated as a signature model
Eric Gales nearly recorded a guitar solo for Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter
Raphael Saadiq reveals he was close to giving Gales a ring when Beyoncé requested an extended solo on one of the Cowboy Carter tracks
How Turnstile ramped up the shred in Olivia Rodrigo’s live show
Lead guitarist Arianna Powell reveals how the hardcore outfit inspired the guitar choices on Olivia Rodrigo’s recent tour
Yvette Young confirms that she's the guitar-wielder on the official new Superman soundtrack
In videos posted to social media, Young can be seen recording for Superman using a sparkly pink Ibanez equipped with P-90s, which she had previously teased “may or may not be coming out”
This 16-year-old has been called the next Stevie Ray Vaughan – and he’s finally been given the keys to “the real SRV tone” after years of experimenting
Rhys John Stygal has partnered with Pedal Pawn to put on an SRV clinic, complete with an obsessively assembled guitar rig and pointers on how to harness the blues great’s tone
My day interviewing Hank Marvin over beans on toast and chickening out of a Paul McCartney 'audition'
Neville Marten's first assignment for Guitarist was one for the ages, at a venue that is now sadly lost but for a time was the place for the biggest bands to rehearse
A guitar amp with a touchscreen? Mooer’s $190 F15i looks to set a new benchmark for desktop modeling amps
Could the Positive Grid Spark have competition?
10-year-old guitarist nails Are You Gonna Go May Way during America’s Got Talent – on a PRS that’s almost as tall as he is
Bay Melnick Virgolino’s PRS might make him look tiny, but the sounds he gets out of it are huge
Vivian Campbell sets the record straight on his infamous departure from Ronnie James Dio’s band
The guitar icon joined and departed Dio in the space of a few years owing to disagreements over the financial running of the band, Campbell says
That time Ty Segall accidentally smashed his beloved ’60s Gibson
We’ve all got at least one broken gear anecdote, and if you think yours is a horror story, think again...
This ambitious pedal uses AI to recreate the guitar tones from any song you feed it
Show the OnePedal a song and it’ll steal its tonal secrets, its developers say
PRS gives its celebrated NF 53 the SE treatment – tabling a bid for the best sub-$1k electric of 2025
The workhorse six-string is loaded with the firm’s innovative Narrowfield pickups and a bunch of premium specs – and it’s already received rave reviews
Justin Hawkins on why he’s not convinced by alternate tunings
Hawkins believes that E standard offers plenty of opportunity for expression
Jake Kiszka’s Greta Van Fleet journey so far has been an astounding success – but there are some things he'd change about it
Kiszka looks back on GVF’s early days while looking ahead to the future with his brand-new project, Mirador
“I miss being at the end of the stage and turning up my amp as loud as possible”: Oasis have performed their first live shows in 16 years – and Noel Gallagher re-embracing guitar solos after all this time is set to be a highlight of the entire reunion
After largely spending years as the rhythm guitarist for his High Flying Birds project, Gallagher is finally letting loose on the fretboard once again