Quilter Labs recreates 3 vintage Fender amps with its new Aviator Cub combo By Sam Roche The 1x12 solid state offering replicates the sound of Fender's 1960 Tweed, 1962 Blonde and 1965 Black Panel models
Martin Miller recruits Kirk Fletcher for guitar-driven Daft Punk tribute By Matt Owen The fusion maestro teamed up with the blues wizard for a high-gain guitar cover of Get Lucky
Recordings exist of Tony Iommi and Eddie Van Halen jamming at a Black Sabbath rehearsal By Richard Bienstock Iommi even wandered into a store to procure an EVH guitar for the collaboration
This children's book plays Megadeth's Holy Wars riff By Richard Bienstock "G" is for grinding metal guitar, apparently
Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special Hagstrom Viking II is hitting the auction block By Richard Bienstock The Cherry Red semi-hollow has a starting bid of $250,000
Nembrini Audio announces $39 AC30 emulation plugin, the DC30 By Sam Roche The Italian software company seeks to add some classic British tones to your in-the-box rig
John Mayer joins forces with Maren Morris to perform The Bones at the Grammys 2021 By Matt Owen Mayer offered up some sweet single-coil cleans and a bite-y quick-fire guitar solo courtesy of his PRS Silver Sky and Dumble Steel String Singer
Grammy Awards criticized over "15-second" Eddie Van Halen tribute By Matt Owen Gary Cherone, Vernon Reid and Eddie Trunk voice their disappointment at the Recording Academy’s understated tribute to the guitar great
Ritchie Blackmore wields his Fender Strat once more on bluesy Blackmore's Night instrumental, Der letzte Musketier (The Last Musketeer) By Sam Roche The Deep Purple legend offers up some tasteful electric blues lines in this cut taken from the band's new album, Nature's Light
Steve Vai unveils new song Knappsack, which he shreds entirely with one hand By Matt Owen As he recovers from trigger finger and shoulder surgery, the virtuoso offers up a scorching playthrough that would be near-impossible for most players with two fully functioning hands
Prince-owned Cloud guitar sells for $133,000 at auction By Matt Owen The bright yellow electric guitar fetched over double what it was initially expected to sell for, and was sold alongside a handful of other Prince-related memorabilia
Hear Eric Clapton solo over new Daniel Santiago song, Open World By Matt Owen The Brazilian multi-instrumentalist's latest track sees Slowhand serve up a series of oh-so sweet bends and tasty pentatonic runs
Peter Hook and son join forces with The Smashing Pumpkins' Jeff Schroeder for Joy Division cover By Matt Owen The bass-wielding father-son duo teamed up with Schroeder for a virtual performance of Ceremony to support Sweet Relief Musician Fund's For The Crew charity
Tony Iommi says he's "not happy at all" with the release of new Dio-era Black Sabbath song, Slapback By Matt Owen Iommi also claims Dio plays bass on the recording, rather than Geezer Butler
Classic gear: Fender 'Tweed' Deluxe By Rod Brakes The definitive tweed tone that still sounds “as modern as tomorrow”…
Paul McCartney announces new covers album with St. Vincent, Josh Homme, Phoebe Bridgers and more By Sam Roche Listen to its first single, a cover of The Kiss of Venus by Dominic Fike, now
Steve Vai is heading to Patreon, and will unveil a new song, Knappsack By Richard Bienstock The guitar great will host Q&A sessions, listening parties and more for a $5 membership fee
Queen and David Bowie jammed on Cream covers at the 1981 sessions that produced “Under Pressure” By Richard Bienstock The artists played I Feel Free and NSU, according to Queen drummer Roger Taylor
Watch Steel Panther absolutely shred two Van Halen classics By Richard Bienstock Sit yourself on down and watch the band deliver uncanny renditions of Beautiful Girls and D.O.A.
Paul Gilbert announces 16th solo album, Werewolves of Portland, shares scorching lead single, Argument About Pie By Matt Owen The Ibanez-wielding wizard also revealed that he played every instrument that will be heard on his forthcoming album
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