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Steve Vai has followed in the footsteps of many guitar greats – this was the hardest one to nail

By Phil Weller published 23 March 26

He’s filled the shoes of Eddie Van Halen and Robert Fripp, but Vai says this particular gig was even harder

Joe Bonamassa names his go-to studio amp – which he bought from Steven Seagal

By Phil Weller published 23 March 26

The 1950s combo “roars” in the studio despite its compact size

Josh Homme’s first guitar amp wasn’t even a guitar amp

By Phil Weller published 23 March 26

It was a choice that set the tone for a career full of left-field gear picks

All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including the megabucks Flying V that changed Kirk Hammett's life

By Jonathan Horsley published 22 March 26

Fresh new drops from Charvel, Fender, Gibson, Gretsch and more...

When a teenage Suzi Quatro laid down a marker by jamming with Jeff Beck and Cozy Powell

By Phil Weller published 20 March 26

The bassist was determined to prove her worth, and the impromptu jam was the perfect platform to do it

Alabama guitar legend Wayne Perkins – who played with the Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, and Joni Mitchell – dies at 74

By Jonathan Horsley published 20 March 26

Perkins made his name as a Muscle Shoals session ace and would go on to have a storied career playing with the greats

Richie Sambora reunited with stolen Gibson Explorer after 40 years

By Janelle Borg published 20 March 26

Sambora bought his original 1976 Gibson Explorer in his late teens, and it was stolen from a warehouse back in 1985

What makes a guitar worth $14.6 million?

By Jackson Maxwell published 20 March 26

Last week, David Gilmour's Black Strat sold at auction for an incredible $14.6 million. What could compel someone to spend that kind of money on a guitar?

This new 75th Anniversary Telecaster features a genuine Fender first – and it could change the face of Teles to come

By Michael Astley-Brown published 20 March 26

The Fastlane humbucker is Fender’s first-ever in-house rail humbucker – and you should expect to see a lot more of it…

Viral duo Angine de Poitrine have become one of the most talked-about bands on the planet – with microtonal guitar

By Phil Weller published 20 March 26

The guitar/bass double-neck had extra frets sawn into place, and it’s helped them take the internet by storm