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Why Yngwie Malmsteen isn’t too bothered about his legacy
The neoclassical guitar trailblazer celebrates the 40th anniversary of his influential Marching Out record this year
Marc Ribot on going into a session with Robert Plant equipped with Zeppelin-esque gear – only to realize it was a folk record
The lauded sideman has played on numerous sessions with many acclaimed musicians – but he was “totally intimidated” when he was approached for the Plant gig
Pioneering guitarist Rick Derringer dead at 77
The influential guitarist scored a hit single when he was still a teenager and carved out a formidable career playing with the likes of Kiss, Steely Dan, Bonnie Tyler and more
Kemper gives its Profiler lineup a much-anticipated upgrade
Competition in amp modeler market has reached new heights in recent years – and the Profiler MK 2 family is here to shake things up
The unlikely origins of Strandberg’s innovative EndurNeck
The angular, trapezoidal design defies convention in favor of ergonomics – but inspiration came from an unlikely source
Eva Gardner recalls her audition with one of the world's biggest pop stars
Gardner – who has also toured with Veruca Salt, Moby, and Cher – points out the differences between playing with alternative outfits and a global pop star
How the then 18-year-old Steppenwolf guitarist recorded the solo that came to define the band's career and Easy Rider
Michael Monarch recalls his start with The Sparrows – which eventually morphed into Steppenwolf – and how their signature song, Born to Be Wild, came to be
Valeton’s $80 GP-5 looks to take the TONEX One’s crown
Packed with over 100 effects and a healthy bank of presets, the NAM loading pedal offers stiff competition to 2024’s best-selling mini modeler
Bon Iver swapped an expensive 1960s Martin for a “hideous” budget Ibanez for his new album
The “hideous” $199 guitar was deemed to be a better choice than a vintage gem that would have guitar enthusiasts drooling
JHS Pedals’ Notadümblë has been discontinued after two weeks
The DIY pedal was accidentally fitted with an alternative Dumble-style circuit – but a ‘fixed’ version is already in production
From childhood abandonment to country stardom, here is the incredible story of Rockie Lynne
The late blooming country star discusses his custom guitar range, what musicians can learn from motorcycling, and how he wound up with a perfect copy of Peter Frampton’s rig
John McCurry had only been playing guitar for five years when he joined Cyndi Lauper’s band
McCurry got the nod despite being self-taught and unable to read music – and his Cyndi success story is an inspiration to all
![John Mayer and Bob Weir [left] of Dead and Company both play a D'Angelico archtop. Mayer picks the strings, Weird frets a chord.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hmecdqmr22NfM7cfthq32d-840-80.jpg.webp)
John Mayer was a Grateful Dead fanatic – before he landed the Dead & Company gig
Don Was has revealed how he helped connect the dots between John Mayer and Bob Weir
How super-producer Andrew Watt pivoted from Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes to The Rolling Stones, Ozzy Osbourne and Iggy Pop
Watt started his production career in the pop sphere, before the Prince of Darkness handpicked him to produce his record
Brad Paisley’s new signature Telecaster is based on a vintage gem so rare Fender couldn’t believe he had one
The ‘Lost’ Telecaster features an obscure paisley finish that revives a long-forgotten treatment from the late ’60s
Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto lays out one of the store's biggest priorities – and it isn’t selling gear
Dalporto has already discussed his desire to improve the quality of gear that Guitar Center stocks – but he's also got his eye on avenue for growth
Taylor unveils custom replica of the acoustic Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey play in The Last of Us
If this the apocalypse is all high-end Taylor acoustics with V-Class bracing, maybe it won't be so bad after all
Yngwie Malmsteen filmed the music video for one of his most iconic tracks on the Conan The Barbarian set
“The director told me to throw my guitar. I think I took the dragon’s ear off,” Malmsteen remembers of the none-more-metal music video shoot
“The surgeon said I actually died on the operating table”: Thin Lizzy’s Scott Gorham recovering after suffering near-fatal health scare last year
The guitar hero developed sepsis following a kidney operation and is now taking some time out to recuperate. But he's itching to get his “buns” back out on tour
