Richard Fortus dishes on the many guitarists who have passed through Guns N’ Roses’ ranks By Richard Bienstock "It was a difficult dynamic to make three guitars work,” he says of playing alongside Buckethead and Robin Finck
Harley Benton announces ludicrously affordable GPA-100 power amp By Sam Roche $78 pedalboard-mountable power amp could dramatically reduce the size of your rig
Watch Steve Vai, Nita Strauss, Alex Skolnick and dozens more perform in the Six String Salute virtual concert By Richard Bienstock The two-hour event benefitted Crew Nation, a global relief fund for live music crews
Red Witch casts a spell on gain enthusiasts with the feature-packed Fuzz God IV By Sam Roche Behold, what the company calls "the most dial-able fuzz on the planet"
Never lose your pick again with Ernie Ball’s new Pickholder Straps By Richard Bienstock New design holds up to three plectrums for easy accessibility
This mind-bendingly accurate guitar cover of the Tenet theme features full-on time inversion By Richard Bienstock “I am amazed that the composer put the Tenet idea in the soundtrack,” says YouTuber Siam Chan
Tosin Abasi is learning to play the blues - with a little help from Josh Smith and Ariel Posen By Richard Bienstock And he’s doing it on Nick Johnston's Schecter six-string
Bruce Springsteen wrote his entire new album on an acoustic guitar gifted to him by a fan By Richard Bienstock And he did it, he says, in less than 10 days
Did David Gilmour play half of Pink Floyd's basslines? By Richard Bienstock Guy Pratt, Roger Waters' replacement in the band, says he "never thought of him as a bass player"
Tidy up your pedalboard with Gruv Gear's pre-cut LYNK Low-Profile Pedal Fasteners By Sam Roche The US accessory company offers up a simple, readymade solution to pedalboard disorganization
Fender unveils H.E.R. Signature Stratocaster with jaw-dropping Chrome Glow finish By Michael Astley-Brown Grammy Award winner becomes first Black female artist to have a signature Fender guitar
Dusky Electronics seeks to modernize octave fuzz with the Augustus By Sam Roche The US pedal company offers up a versatile stompbox for both guitarists and synth players alike
John Petrucci and Ernie Ball are developing an 8-string Majesty in time for the new Dream Theater album By Richard Bienstock “Why not add one more string?,” Petrucci asks. Why not, indeed
Harley Benton introduces low-wattage, low-priced Mighty-15TH tube guitar amp By Richard Bienstock The one-channel head comes in at under $250
Brian May unveils Red Special guitar finished in the “World’s Pinkest Pink” By Richard Bienstock The custom signature model will be auctioned off to raise funds for women’s cancer charities
Ernie Ball Music Man’s latest Ball Family Reserve collection offers up tasty lemon, lime and cinnamon finishes By Richard Bienstock September 2020 models include Cutlass, Mariposa, JP and Bongo bass designs
Gibson has built Kirk Hammett a replica of his “Greeny” 1959 Les Paul Standard By Richard Bienstock Could a Custom Shop release of the guitar made famous by Fleetwood Mac’s Peter Green be in the works?
Fender equips Tone Master amps with Blonde finishes and new features By Sam Roche Sleek new editions of the series' Deluxe Reverb and Twin Reverb boast Celestion speakers and circuit tweaks
Blackstar and Gordon Smith/Auden announce plans to “demerge” By Richard Bienstock The British companies will focus on their respective core businesses
Watch Steve Vai – actually, many Steve Vais – shred Joe Satriani’s Teardrops By Richard Bienstock Def Leppard’s Phil Collen also takes on Satch’s recent single, Nineteen Eighty
