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Instagram guitarist posts Megadeth cover – and Dave Mustaine shows up in the comments with some riff advice
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
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
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
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”
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Daisies, from Bieber’s surprise new album, Swag, features Mk.gee’s unmistakable playing
Remembering Mike Peters, the late frontman of the Alarm
Following 30 years of living with blood cancer, Peters passed away at the age of 66
