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By Matt McCracken published
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Eric Clapton recently named Toshiki Soejima as one of his favorite contemporary Japanese players – now, the neo-soul guitarist has finally met his guitar hero
By Janelle Borg published
Could we see Soejima at an upcoming edition of the Clapton-curated Crossroads Guitar Festival?

Chris Holt on how he got the Eagles gig – and what fans can expect from the new-look guitar line-up
By Phil Weller published
Holt says joining the Eagles was “the dream gig for a rock ’n’ roll guitar nerd like me” – and he's been thrown into the deep end already

Chaka Khan unveils Instagram thirst trap shredder Jon Dretto as her new guitarist
By Phil Weller published
The legendary artist hand-picked the popular social media shredder after scouring the globe for a “youngish, cute-ish” recruit

Bonnie Raitt on how she developed her celebrated slide sound – and why you can’t teach feel
By Janelle Borg published
B.B. King once called Raitt the “best damn slide player working today”

Wolfgang Van Halen goes big on the tapping in new single – and drops music video loaded with an Eddie Van Halen Easter egg
By Phil Weller published
Mammoth – now without the WVH tag – returns with a statement video that features rock royalty, Hollywood-level special effects, and one hell of a song

Mike Dawes has transformed a Sleep Token song into a solo acoustic guitar masterclass
By Matt Owen published
The acoustic virtuoso has already tackled Foo Fighters, Van Halen, and Jimi Hendrix – now he's taking on the hottest act in metal

Fender Japan assembles all-star group of elite Masterbuilders for its most ambitious builds yet
By Matt Owen published
The four high-end builds, inspired by each suit from a deck of cards, represent the pinnacle of Fender Japan's guitar artistry

Joe Satriani responds to Cory Wong's controversial statement about what it takes to be an advanced guitarist
By Janelle Borg published
Wong recently stirred the pot by saying that guitarists should only call themselves “advanced” if they know every note on the fretboard

32 years ago, Jeff Ament rented a ’61 Jazz Bass from Norman's Rare Guitars to record Pearl Jam’s Vs. – and now he’s been reunited with it
By Matt Owen published
Ament recently reconnected with the vintage four-string more than three decades after using it to track Vs in the early 1990s – and he immediately played it on stage
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