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David Gilmour remembers the first time he ever saw Hendrix play
By Matt Owen published
A broke, pre-Pink Floyd Gilmour rocked up to a free jam evening at a music club – and had his entire guitar world rocked

Gus G on growing up on Black Sabbath, playing with Ozzy Osbourne – and why Tony Iommi’s style was the hardest to master
By Andrew Daly published
Gus G reflects on a life-changing moment when he joined the likes of Randy Rhoads, Jake E. Lee and Zakk Wylde as one of the few to be chosen by Ozzy as his shredder-in-chief

Rick Graham’s second Charvel signature is an ode to his reconnection with the guitar
By Phil Weller published
Graham has reflected a rollercoaster few years into his reprised Superstrat

Sterling by Music Man and Tosin Abasi bring the futuristic Kaizen to a new low price point
By Matt Owen published
Three years after the boundary-pushing build was first unveiled, the long-awaited Sterling spin-off has arrived

Mike Dawes on the one John Mayer hit that every guitarist should learn
By Janelle Borg published
Dawes recalls his John Mayer cover of Slow Dancing in a Burning Room that went mega viral – and what he'd tell Mayer if he had the chance to meet him

Brian Wampler of Wampler Pedals on why digital modeling could be Napster for traditional pedal makers
By Janelle Borg published
The man behind Wampler Pedals discusses the impact of digital modelers and amp profiling technology on the traditional pedal market – and addresses how tariffs are affecting his business

John McLaughlin remembers his nightmare jam session with Jimi Hendrix – when he was forced to play acoustic
By Phil Weller published
He found himself in the right place at the right time to jam with one of the world’s greatest guitarists – but his gear let him down

Spinal Tap’s Nigel Tufnel has been running a cheese shop where guitars can be used as currency
By Phil Weller published
Cheddar for Charvels? Gouda for Gibsons? Tufnel has introduced a rather interesting bartering system...

Jake E. Lee played Greeny backstage at Ozzy Osbourne’s final show – but almost wishes he hadn’t
By Phil Weller published
Lee was able to enjoy some downtime with the iconic Les Paul before taking to the stage with a mysterious purple Charvel

Brad Gillis remembers the moment he got the Ozzy Osbourne gig
By Matt Owen published
The Night Ranger guitarist stepped in to help Ozzy complete his tour after the tragic death of Randy Rhoads

Blackstar’s Beam Solo takes on Fender and Boss – is this the new headphone amp to beat?
By Matt Owen published
Blackstar is calling the Beam Solo the ultimate headphone amp for guitarists. But what sets it apart?

MXR’s latest Randy Rhoads Distortion is inspired by another of the guitar great’s iconic axes – the Jackson Concorde
By Matt Owen published
The second pedal honoring the Ozzy Osbourne guitarist was painstakingly spec’d from Randy’s original Distortion+

Buckethead once auditioned for Ozzy Osbourne – now he’s covering Ozzy and Black Sabbath classics in tribute to the gig that didn’t quite work out
By Janelle Borg published
As the Prince of Darkness himself once revealed, the enigmatic guitarist wasn't recruited because he refused to remove his “Martian's-hat thing”

Daron Malakian wrote System of a Down’s career-defining album while still living with his parents
By Janelle Borg published
As Toxicity celebrates its 24th anniversary, the SOAD guitarist looks back on the record that spawned some of the band’s most beloved and mosh-worthy tracks

For Spinal Tap’s reunion, Nigel Tufnel needed an amp that went beyond 11 – so Marshall made him one that goes to Infinity
By Matt Owen published
Tufnel has a new amp – and some new guitars – to showcase in the forthcoming Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

Sophie Lloyd lifts the veil on being a successful guitarist in the era of social media
By Janelle Borg published
Lloyd accompanies her candid statement with an unfiltered rendition of Satch Boogie from Joe Satriani's Surfing with the Alien

Gibson’s Certified Vintage manager on his most memorable guitar safari discovery (and it wasn’t a guitar)
By Matt Owen published
Mitch Conrad paid a visit to a guitar fan who was in the possession of a vintage Gibson SG – but ended up finding more than he bargained for

A rare 12-string guitar that Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler “borrowed” for 50 years is now up for auction
By Janelle Borg published
The guitar was originally owned by his friend, Lindisfarne's Jeff Sadler – and was played on the Dire Straits' sophomore album, Communiqué