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When rhythm guitar hero Andy Fairweather Low was recruited by a Beatle to play slide – even though he’d never played slide before
By Matt Owen published
Harrison and Fairweather Low had a mutual love for Ry Cooder’s slide guitar playing, and the Beatle convinced the Eric Clapton rhythm guitarist to develop his own slide chops for a Japanese tour
Marty Friedman reveals the real reason he rejected Megadeth's proposed Rust in Peace lineup reunion
By Janelle Borg published
Friedman sets the record straight on the much-rumored reunion and claims that the amount the Megadeth team offered him was “right around the first salary I got when I joined Megadeth in 1990”
Derek Trucks recalls playing with the greats from an early age
By Phil Weller published
Sharing the stage with his heroes taught Trucks a wealth of valuable lessons – and also showed him the difference between mediocre players and the greats
Quick! Guitar Center’s up 40% December Deals sale is your last chance to save before Christmas – including hundreds slashed off Fender, Yamaha, Line 6 and more
By James Grimshaw published
Guitar Center’s pre-festive discounts cover practically everything music – with some especially sweet deals for the eagle-eyed guitarist
Josh Rand’s guitar collection is an ode to ’80s shred – but he’s putting some of his prize pieces up for sale
By Phil Weller published
Rare, vintage, and signed models make up the guitarist’s 31 new listings, and there’s plenty to get excited about
Reverb has revealed its best-selling pedals of 2024 – and it seems we have a winner in this year’s amp modeler race
By Matt Owen published
It’s been a big year for digital amp modelers and regular stompboxes alike, and as Reverb itself notes, it all makes for quite an interesting list
The emotional moment Johnny Cash was offered his one-of-a-kind signature acoustic
By Janelle Borg published
Cash was a strong proponent of Martin guitars, playing a whole host of models – but his all-black D-42 signature model is the most iconic
Pantera’s Rex Brown rejoins Spector’s artist ranks – less than a year after dropping his first Epiphone signature
By Phil Weller published
Brown relied on his Spector basses for the band’s final three albums, and took his stash on the road after Pantera reformed in 2022
Mark Tremonti on how Paul Reed Smith got him hooked on Dumbles
By Matt Owen published
The Alter Bridge guitarist looks back on how he beat his PRS peers to play the amp of his dreams – and never looked back
NAMM 2025: rumors, predictions and breaking news from the world’s biggest gear show
By Michael Astley-Brown published
With the likes of Fender, Gibson and Marshall returning to Anaheim at long last, this year’s event is set to be the biggest in five years – with secrets and surprises to match
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