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“I look at guitar playing as a dance between both hands…” John Butler shares his secrets in this stunning masterclass
Wild tunings, double thumbing and chicken picking. Sometimes with an 11-string. The Australian acoustic wizard's stunning “weird b****** way”, played and explained
Ace Frehley looks beyond his next Origins album to his travel guitar, more touring and even reconciling with Kiss
50 years after the iconic live album’s release, the guitar hero reflects on what made it so special, how it influenced other guitarists, and why he’s not interested in making his own live record today
Zakk Wylde on the miracle of his ‘Grail’ Les Paul and the three most important guitars in his life
The longtime Ozzy guitarist and Black Label Society frontman on why you should hold onto your childhood gear, how he got into Les Pauls and active pickups, and the making of his iconic Grail
Nikki Sixx recalls his decadent early days with Mötley Crüe
The legendary glam-metal bassist looks back on the crazy times he enjoyed with one of the most notorious bands ever
"Back then, I was pretty much a nobody, so Gibson sold it to me at cost!" Slash's 5 most iconic guitars, in his own words
Slash talks through his most significant guitars in his own words – plus we tell you how to nail his iconic tone at home at various price points
How Harrison Whitford balances inspiration from Aerosmith guitarist dad Brad, boss Phoebe Bridgers and his devotion to alternate tunings
Determined to find his own sound and voice, the guitarist’s latest project Attention Bird Utopia fuses what he’s learned about being inside powerful songs, writing in alternate tunings and remembering to listen
Gus G on growing up on Black Sabbath, playing with Ozzy Osbourne – and why Tony Iommi’s style was the hardest to master
Gus G reflects on a life-changing moment when he joined the likes of Randy Rhoads, Jake E. Lee and Zakk Wylde as one of the few to be chosen by Ozzy as his shredder-in-chief
Isaiah Sharkey is one of guitar’s most versatile talents. He lets us in on how he works with Mayer, D’Angelo and Miles Davis
Rigs big and small feature in a career that’s seen Isaiah Sharkey become a master of jazz, R&B, gospel, blues – and he hopes his new Ibanez signatures mean session players will only need to carry two guitars
Does ‘bad’ guitar tone even exist anymore?
Guitarists are lusting after the sound of Portastudios and solid-state practice amps – tones that used to be derided in guitar circles. What changed?
Carlos Santana on soul singer phrasing, the spiritual essence of playing and “visitations” from B.B. King, Miles Davis and SRV
Single-cuts are like merlot, solos are like grapefruit… the inimitable, peerless Carlos Santana shares stories from his legendary career and insights from the cosmos
