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Phil Collen on Def Leppard x RATM, his favorite Jacksons – and why Pyromania still blows him away
By Andrew Daly published
Taking five between packing out stadiums, Collen shares his philosophy on digital amps, what Mutt Lange taught him, and how Tom Morello found himself on a Def Leppard track
“If somebody said there was a valve amp in the room, you wouldn’t contradict that”: Discover BOSS’ Katana Gen 3 range – an upgraded amp family that offers something for every player
By Guitar World Staff published
Sponsored by Boss
The latest evolution of BOSS’ award-winning amp collection gets put to the test in Guitarist’s new Tone Lounge episode
Rory Gallagher’s family on why security concerns for his guitar collection encouraged them to sell it
By Phil Weller published
The safety of the guitar has become an increasing concern over the years as several attempts to rehome it in a museum have failed
Behind the scenes at Marshall Amps with new CEO Jeremy de Maillard – and how he plans to win back guitarists
By Matt Parker published
Marshall Amplification is the ship that launched a thousand faces, but in the last decade, it’s been adrift. Now new CEO Jeremy de Maillard says he is out to meet the needs of modern guitarists
When That Pedal Show got their hands on an iconic Dumble, it changed everything they thought they knew about great tone
By Neville Marten published
When you play the best guitar amp of your life but know you can never own it, how do you move on? We speak to Mick Taylor and Daniel Steinhardt of That Pedal Show about their tussle with Robben Ford’s Dumble
Louise Patricia Crane on seeking new folkloric prog sounds and world building with Jakko Jakszyk
By Jamie Dickson published
Netherworld is the sound of Crane and producer Jakszyk testing the boundaries of where guitar can go, in the company of special guests Tony Levin, Gary Husband and Ian Anderson
Up close with the 1974 Les Paul Custom that Ian Bairnson used to play the solo on Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights – with his arm in a cast
By David Mead published
When he tracked Wuthering Heights, Bairnson had a broken wrist, his arm in plaster, but as Pilot bandmate David Paton says, that wouldn't stop a man like him
Meet the Tamar, a futuristic headless multi-scale electric from UK builder Yarde Guitars to rival Strandberg
By Dave Burrluck published
James Yarde's creation is one to watch, with awesome humbucker tones that are splittable down to “hot Tele” single coils
The Last Dinner Party’s Emily Roberts on bringing jazz into pop, and how St. Vincent shaped her playing (and her gear)
By Glenn Kimpton published
Her band has the biggest-selling debut album in nearly a decade in her native UK, and secured tours with Hozier and Florence & The Machine. Guitarist Emily Roberts explains how her background in jazz, theater and a Queen tribute band inspired her evocative playing style
Richard Hawley on jamming with Robert Plant, his father's guitar sacrifice – and restoring Scott Walker's Tele
By Jamie Dickson published
Hawley doesn't hide his influences but instead synthesizes them into a sound that is all his own. And on new album, In This City They Call You Love, he might just have ascended into the ranks of the legends
Jackson has made Phil Collen a Tele-style model with a neck twice as thick as a regular guitar’s
By Matt Owen published
The Def Leppard guitarist has remained loyal to Strat-style models for much of his career, but he's developed a new affinity for single-cuts
Joe Bonamassa plays Rory Gallagher's 1959 Esquire, calling him “one of my guitar heroes”
By Janelle Borg published
Bonamassa debunks the rumor that Gallagher only had one guitar throughout his career, namely, the '61 Fender Strat
Up close with the Gibson Custom Shop reissue of Jeff Beck’s ‘YardBurst’ 1959 Les Paul Standard
By Dave Burrluck published
We take a closer look at another stunner from the Murphy Lab that celebrates a pivotal moment in rock history, and one of its greatest ever players
Ani DiFranco on how playing in bars shaped her percussive playing style – and taught her how to grab a noisy audience's attention
By Janelle Borg published
In a new interview with Guitarist, DiFranco also talked about exploring vintage guitars, and how this journey led her to Gibson
That time Rory Gallagher got crippling stage fright because he was performing in front of his guitar hero
By Matt Owen published
Gallagher's brother secretly invited one of Rory's biggest heroes to attend a show at the Royal Albert Hall – and even had him introduce the blues rock legend to the stage
Gem Archer on letting go of the Gibson Firebird he played in Oasis – and why he absolutely loves the JHS Pedal Notaklön
By Andrew Daly published
The Noel Gallagher six-string lieutenant checks in to discuss his life in guitar gear, from his out-of-control Firebird collection to his affection for JHS' budget Ikea-style Klon clone
Dave Mustaine issues an update on his long-awaited Gibson Les Paul – which could be his most radical signature model yet
By Janelle Borg published
The signature Les Paul had previously been teased by Mustaine and his guitar tech in 2022
Phil Collen's first Def Leppard solo is one of his most famous – and he did it in one take
By Matt Owen published
Recruited by Def Leppard in 1982, Collen was put straight to work on Pyromania, and contributed a rather notable lead effort he nailed in one go