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Former Custom Shop head takes aim at Fender with new firm's S-style design
By Phil Weller Published
Mike Eldred’s new El Cabron Black Corp guitar features Banksy artwork and a pointed message

Cheetah Chrome, co-founder and guitarist of punk legends Dead Boys, dies at 71
By Janelle Borg Published
The Dead Boys are best known for their 1977 punk classic, Sonic Reducer

The Johnny Marr guitar hidden in an iconic Oasis photoshoot
By Phil Weller Published
Marr was an early supporter of the Gallagher brothers, and his prized Rickenbacker ended up in the studio with them

Angine de Poitrine broke a string onstage – and restringing the double-neck was so challenging it nearly derailed the show
By Phil Weller Published
Khn’s custom microtonal double-neck snapped a string mid-jam – and his tech ran on to try and save the show

Why Tony Iommi said no to a final Black Sabbath album with Andrew Watt
By Phil Weller Published
Watt produced Ozzy Osbourne’s last two albums, but never got the chance to reunite the original Sabbath in the studio

Mastodon respond to Brent Hinds’ estate lawsuit
By Matt Owen Published
The band have also confirmed they’ve recruited Baroness frontman John Baizley for their upcoming tour

Why Anthrax’s riff-writing isn’t like other bands’
By Phil Weller Published
Scott Ian might be their figurehead, but he’s not always the one driving the riffs

Steve Lukather recalls his first studio session with Joni Mitchell
By Janelle Borg Published
Mitchell is just one of the illustrious names the Toto guitarist and session legend has worked with – alongside Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, and Ringo Starr
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