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Instagram guitarist posts Megadeth cover – and Dave Mustaine shows up in the comments with some riff advice
By Jonathan Horsley published
Zia Cyan's cover of Angry Again was met with approval from Mustaine, who revealed it's actually easier than how she was playing it

How prog fusion ace Nick Johnston ended up replacing Brent Hinds in Mastodon on tour
By Phil Weller published
Johnston has replaced Hinds on the band’s current tour

Scott Gorham on the future of Thin Lizzy – and how the late John Sykes gave them thunder when they needed it most
By Henry Yates published
Gorham remembers John Sykes, the player who stepped in and stepped up, breathing new life into Thin Lizzy with the super hard rock sound of his Les Paul Custom

Gibson’s new Certified Vintage drop has landed – and it features an ultra-rare 1951 guitar that became a stepping stone to Gibson’s Golden Era
By Janelle Borg published
The Gibson CF-100E was ahead of its time, and one of the early models of the firm’s lauded Ted McCarty era

Jack White unveils a brand new custom guitar built by Eddie Van Halen’s go-to master builder – and it’s “half bass, half guitar”
By Janelle Borg published
The off-kilter guitar – christened the ‘Ugly Stick’ – has been in the works for 30 plus years

Jimmy Page announces the Sundragon Nymph – packing Page's stadium-filling tones into a small footprint, low-wattage combo
By Janelle Borg published
The brand new amp can switch from 1-watt to ¼-watt and incorporates a direct post-speaker line output – a first for Sundragon

Dave Navarro and the rest of Jane’s Addiction sue Perry Farrell for $10 million following last September's on-stage altercation
By Janelle Borg published
Farrell filed his own 30-page complaint against his former bandmates – citing a years-long campaign of bullying and harassment

How Bonnie Bramlett’s name ended up engraved onto JoBo’s prized 1955 Fender Strat
By Phil Weller published
It has been his number one road Strat for years, but until the iconic singer put her Dremmel to the back of its body, it didn’t have a name

Richie Sambora recovering from “gruesome” injury after playing through the pain
By Phil Weller published
The incident has left the guitarist facing an “arduous, slow, and painful” healing process

Mark Knopfler looks back on his jams with fellow fingerstyle legend Chet Atkins
By Matt Owen published
The pair traded licks after the release of Brothers in Arms, and went on to release an album together

Randy Bachman on the time he would share amps with Neil Young
By Phil Weller published
Bachman’s combo amp caught Young’s eye, and he would take every chance he could to get his hands on it

Joe Satriani on why he’s “disillusioned” by vintage guitars
By Phil Weller published
After spending “hours” playing vintage axes, Satch now relies on modern builds – here’s why

Yngwie Malmsteen launches signature protein powder as he expands his empire of gear to make you shred better
By Phil Weller published
The neo-classical shred machine also launched multivitamin gummies last year

Mesa/Boogie’s Mark IIC++ was used by Metallica to shape the sound of 1980s metal – and now it’s been released for the first time ever
By Matt Owen published
Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield's Crunch Berries amp, which was only ever made as an unofficial mod exclusive only to artists, gets its first-ever wide release

Fender’s limited-edition Ariel Posen signature is a conceptual hybrid that blends two of the slide master’s favorite guitars together
By Matt Owen published
The Jazzmaster/Stratocaster mash-up debuts custom pickups designed by Tim Shaw and a spec sheet that blurs the boundaries between the two classic Fender designs

Why Slash worked with Magnatone on a signature amp after 30 years of playing Marshall stacks
By Matt Owen published
The Guns N' Roses guitar hero made headlines back in 2023 when he announced he'd be partnering with Magnatone on a signature guitar amp

Mk.gee was named Eric Clapton’s favorite new guitarist – now he’s making waves with a guest spot on Justin Bieber’s new album
By Matt Owen published
Daisies, from Bieber’s surprise new album, Swag, features Mk.gee’s unmistakable playing

Remembering Mike Peters, the late frontman of the Alarm
By Bob Hewitt published
Following 30 years of living with blood cancer, Peters passed away at the age of 66