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- September 17
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- Guitar Center launches competition to find openers for Ed Sheeran – just as all his support acts dropped out
- Guitar Center just dropped its mega Guitar-A-Thon sale with discounts hitting up to 30% off Fender, Epiphone, MXR, and loads more
- “I've had this guitar since I was 12 years old. My mom bought it for me off my guitar teacher”: Billie Joe Armstrong on how his first-ever guitar defined Green Day's sound
- “I always found Fenders too scratchy and Gibsons a bit too dark”: Brian May on what guitar he’d play if he never made the Red Special
- September 16
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- Stephen Stills, Mike McCready, Geezer Butler, and Scott Ian join Tom Morello's Power to the People festival
- Ed Sheeran’s own backing band and all support acts pull out of US tour
- “I’ve had a talk box since I was 16. To me, it’s right up there with the Cry Baby Wah”: MXR debuts signature talk box for Slash
- “The most natural, studio‑grade live tone ever achieved from an acoustic guitar”: Gibson and Baggs might have just revolutionized acoustic guitar pickups
- “The one company you could make do things they’re not supposed to do”: Electro-Harmonix puts Adrian Belew’s most famous sounds into a signature Echoflanger pedal
- September 15
- September 14
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- Former Custom Shop head takes aim at Fender with new firm’s S-style design
- Cheetah Chrome, co-founder and guitarist of punk legends Dead Boys, dies at 71
- “I remember looking at it on the floor going, ‘That can not be The Smiths' guitar’”: The Johnny Marr guitar hidden in an iconic Oasis photoshoot
- Angine de Poitrine broke a string onstage – and restringing the double-neck was so challenging it nearly derailed the show
- Why Tony Iommi said no to a final Black Sabbath album with Andrew Watt: “He was a bit too excited”
- “We strongly deny allegations of ill intent”: Mastodon respond to Brent Hinds estate lawsuit
- September 13
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- “I don’t want to say it was a dirty little secret. Insiders knew, but I wasn’t really allowed to talk about it”: Why Anthrax’s riff-writing isn’t like other bands’
- “I walked into the studio, and she was playing the song that we were going to cut that day. It’s hard when you’re in a room with greatness like that”: Steve Lukather recalls his first studio session with Joni Mitchell
- September 12
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- Pink Floyd has a Dark Side of the Moon guitar pick made from gold – and it’s one of the most expensive guitar picks ever made
- “We played every show we could get, from dive bars to opening for Red Hot Chili Peppers. One out of three people in the crowd liked us, and the other two thought we sucked”: Primus’ original guitarist, Todd Huth, recalls the band’s early pre-fame days
- My pick of the best guitar gear launched this week: a new era of Gibson beckons, Joe Bonamassa's pawn shop SG eternalized, and Squier makes history with a 12-string
- September 11
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- “A lot of guitarists never use the middle pickup, but I’m all for it. I never used the others”: Why Lenny Kaye only needs one under-appreciated pickup position
- “It’s the first time a Chinese guitar brand has brought a world-class master guitar builder onboard”: Ex-Fender Master Builder John Cruz and Farida unveil his first guitar (yup, it’s an S-style)
- “Plug in, pick up the bass and experience the gear that created Motörhead’s unmistakable sound”: Las Vegas Motörhead exhibition will let play through Lemmy’s bass rig
- “Any of you lucky enough to be seeing their sold out US rallies, let us know what you think of these beasts”: Manson teams up with President, revealing new models for the masked metallers
- What do you want from the future of guitars?
- Mastodon are being sued by Brent Hinds’ estate
- “The next generation of the Gibson humbucker”: Gibson ushers in a new era of its humbuckers with the ELEV8
- September 10
- September 9
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- “The album is quickly emerging as a major crossover moment”: Brian May will be on William Shatner’s surprise album – alongside a host of metal guitar heroes
- “I was called to play on an album with Peter Gabriel, whom I didn't know of. I hadn’t even heard of Genesis”: Tony Levin on how a Peter Gabriel session changed his life – and led him to King Crimson
- Two of Gretsch’s most affordable and desirable guitars just got an irresistible new look
- With up to 60% off budget guitar brand Harley Benton plus loads more big brands, the Thomann Guitar Days sale is the place to pick up an absolute steal on a guitar right now
- Never-before-heard Van Halen demo from 1974 set for release: “Van Halen opens the family archive for the first time”
- “This was the beginning of my love affair with them”: Joe Bonamassa’s pawn shop 1961 SG changed his outlook on P-90s – now Seymour Duncan has recreated its pickups
- How Positive Grid's REACTOR is supercharging the amp modeler and opening up more possibilities for tone creation – without leaving the traditional amplifier behind
- “They looked like an ancient instrument of torture. I thought, ‘There must be a better way’”: Why Sleep Token’s IV, Brandi Carlile, and Foo Fighters’ Pat Smear have all added G7th’s all-round premium capos to their rig
- September 8
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- “He was the first guy in that genre that I heard that I was like, ‘Wow – these lead guys can really take an exciting part of the band’s sound’”: Former Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy guitarist John Sykes’ final recordings to be released as an EP this November
- “I had a guitar stolen in Houston. We pulled over to a Guitar Center and there was a used Les Paul Custom on the wall”: Bill Kelliher on what started Mastodon’s Silverburst love affair
- Fender launches first Squier Paranormal signature guitar, the Troy Van Leeuwen Telecaster XII: “That guitar can always be heard in the mix”
- “Digital rig? No problem!” How Laney bridged the modeler gap and found a way to make digital setups sound better
- Tailgunner address sexual abuse allegations against their bassist
- “I think they’ve been forgotten about in our generation”: Why Greta Van Fleet’s Jake Kiszka thinks more guitarists should be using combo amps
- “We put the same level of attention into everything. It can be infuriating… We’ll listen in different rooms, with different guitars and different players, to get there”: Inside Blackstar’s quest to build the next generation of guitar amps
- “Maybe it was a guy on smack who got paid $50”: This Funkadelic solo was one of the band’s best – but who really played it?
- September 7
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- Musician's Friend walks the line with its epic Labor Day sale by slashing a whopping $6,000 off a Johnny Cash Gibson acoustic, as well as up to 60% off big-name brands
- This year's huge Labor Day guitar deals include up to 60% off at Musician's Friend, a crazy Guitar Tricks saving and super cheap Positive Grid gear – here’s 5 essential sales to shop today
- “Opportunities to play museum-grade instruments in all their glory are few and far between. Couple that with Denmark Street, and you've got the perfect storm”: The Holy Grail guitars you can see up close and in action in London this month
- Forget the fire and flames, Sweetwater just dropped an exclusive, stealthy Black Satin version of Herman Li’s PRS SE Chleo you won’t find anywhere else
- The guitar world pays tribute to Andy Williams: “We all deserved more time with him. More riffs, more wrestling matches, more conversations about guitars, and gear”
- Marty Friedman names one of his favorite guitarists to jam with: “It reminded me of playing with Jason Becker. She does all the guitar things I don’t do – like tapping – but does them in a way that I like”
- How IK Multimedia raised the bar with the TONEX Board – the powerful amp modeler we’ve all been waiting for
- September 6
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- “A lot of people wanted to run with: ‘Oh, Godflesh man works with Phoebe Bridgers!’ I was really upset about it”: How Justin Broadrick ended up playing 8-string guitar on a Phoebe Bridgers record
- Every Time I Die guitarist and pro wrestler Andy Williams dies aged 48
- “We’d sit outside, get really stoned, and nerd out about a solo or two”: Marcus King opens up about his friendship with Brent Hinds
- September 5
- September 4
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- Tony Iommi reveals his final phone call with Ozzy Osbourne: “The night before he passed, he said to me, ‘I feel tired and really worn out’”
- Christone “Kingfish” Ingram hails new signing as the future of blues: “He represents where the blues can go next”
- You can finally become a six-string god this Labor Day as Guitar Tricks slashes an annual guitar lessons subscription to only $99 for a very limited time
- Fender needs your help for its new grassroots gig initiative with Music Venue Trust: “Gives fans an opportunity to celebrate the venues that matter”
- Former Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert claims he “did not commit a crime” after being charged with attempted murder: “Every part of the police report is a lie”
- September 3
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- Headless pioneer Strandberg is developing a guitar with a headstock for a mystery player: “Their needs are beyond what any current guitar on the planet can meet”
- George Michael's iconic “Faith” acoustic guitar is hitting the auction block – and could fetch over $100,000
- Save up to 30% on exclusive Epiphone, Fender, and Taylor finishes thanks to some hearty discounts in the Guitar Center Labor Day sale
- IK Multimedia’s touchscreen TONEX Board is its most ambitious modeler to date – and it’s biting at the heels of its biggest rivals
- September 2
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- Steve Vai and Joe Satriani’s first joint studio album is finally coming out: “We’ve been planning this since 1973”
- Green Day, Rancid and Blink-182 members celebrate the Ramones’ 50th anniversary with a set at a cemetery
- Phil X on the time his pedals died moments before opening for Steel Panther: “Guys, we don’t have overdrive tonight”
- Gibson recreates Billy Gibbons’ Pearly Gates Les Paul – and you’ll have to meet the ZZ Top legend in person if you want one
- Bluegrass hero Billy Strings swaps Martin for Charvel to shred with death metal band
- Ibanez drops new Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Nita Strauss signatures – and an Iceman like no other
- Bruce Springsteen shares the mods and mysteries of his Born to Run Fender Telecaster: “It was hanging on the wall, it cost $185. It’s a mutt”
- Get the most powerful practice tool for guitar players for just $99 in this awesome early Labor Day deal
- September 1
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- One of the biggest brands in acoustic guitar tone just changed its name
- Rush surprise themselves with new Fifty Something tour dates: “We didn't know how well we would hold up to the rigors of the road, but we're having a blast”
- “What we found was horrifying”: Footage of Les Paul’s destroyed home surfaces after iconic studio was quietly ripped down
- Pete Townshend pulls out of Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival due to injury: “One day I hope I can accept Eric's invitation to appear with him”
