Guitarist

“If somebody had walked a Fractal into the Thriller sessions? You would have heard a Fractal all over that record,” Mayer says in the latest issue of Guitar World

The Swedish speed demon reveals he was also offered gigs with UFO, David Lee Roth and Ozzy Osbourne, and addresses murmurs that he came close to joining Deep Purple

While far from playable – it's in 3 pieces – auctioneer Gotta Have Rock and Roll estimates the Strat will fetch between $80,000 and $120,000

The three EVH-owned items go up for sale at 9am ET on Wednesday 11 August

The Kassav’ man passed away aged 65

The company’s Senior Director of Product Development, Mat Koehler, commented on the issue, attributing the flaking finishes on particular Les Paul Standards to inadequate acclimation processes

Positive tests among the band's touring party will impact current tour dates

The new system boasts four hours of battery life, four discrete channels and a transmission range of up to 35 meters

The Journey man has boldly claimed the record is "so good" it could be considered the modern-day-and-age Escape

The Queen icon offered his opinion following Clapton's refusal to play at venues where proof of vaccination is required

The blues-rock ace is the latest to receive the new-look PRS from Mayer, who has already gifted instruments to Blackpink’s Rosé and his old Berklee guitar tutor, Tomo Fujita

Hear the first new single from the Matt Bellamy and Graham Coxon-featuring outfit since 2020’s You’ve Always Been There

The pedalboard-friendly offering boasts 17 reverb effects, up to 100 individual presets and MIDI-controlling capabilities

Previously known as Silkworms, the energetic track debuted at the band's August 3 show at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts

The performance was recorded at Friedman's April show in Osaka for his Tokyo Jukebox Tour 2021