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Gibson Les Paul and suspect

Police searching for man who stole an $8,000 Gibson Custom Shop '59 Les Paul by cramming it down his pants

By Matt Owen published

The individual in question was caught on CCTV stuffing the neck of the four-figure guitar down the leg of his pants, before concealing the body underneath his coat

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Jimi Hendrix's estate preemptively sues the estates of Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell

By Sam Roche published

The Hendrix estate and Sony Music received a letter in December that claimed the Redding and Mitchell estates were owed royalties for around 3 billion streams

Taylor acoustic guitars

Taylor unveils five new-for-2022 acoustic models, headlined by the Master Designer-built Flametop AD27e

By Matt Owen published

The all-maple AD27e, designed by Andy Powers, is joined by a fellow American Dream model and trio of Grand Theater acoustics

Ghost

Ghost announce 5th studio album, Impera, debut haunting new single, Call Me Little Sunshine

By Matt Owen published

The follow-up to the Tobias Forge-fronted outfit's Grammy-nominated Prequelle will arrive March 11

Wolfgang Van Halen performs with Tremonti at The Crofoot on February 21, 2013 in Pontiac, Michigan

Wolfgang Van Halen learned Tremonti's entire setlist the night before joining the band on tour

By Jackson Maxwell published

While jamming in New Jersey with his friends in Sevendust, Wolfgang got a call from Mark Tremonti in New York. "I learned the whole set, and we started touring the next day!"

Steve Vai

Steve Vai shares video detailing insane, triple-neck Ibanez Hydra guitar

By Jackson Maxwell published

Vai will auction an NFT of the video – which gives viewers an up-close look at the combination 7-string guitar/12-string guitar/4-string bass – on January 28

Sergio Vega

Deftones bassist Sergio Vega opens up Reverb Shop for studio- and tour-played gear

By Matt Owen published

The Deftones and Quicksand bass player will be selling a range of guitars, basses and other gear that saw use throughout his illustrious career

Mike Dawes (left) and Tommy Emmanuel perform live at the Triple Door in Seattle

Watch Tommy Emmanuel and Mike Dawes give Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit a virtuosic acoustic makeover

By Jackson Maxwell published

At a recent Seattle gig, the acoustic masters took on the ultimate grunge standard, and re-tooled it beautifully to fit their respective styles

John McLaughlin live at Montreux Jazz festival

John McLaughlin: The Montreux Years sees the guitarist select his key performances at the legendary Swiss festival

By Matt Parker published

The new live collection has been handpicked by McLaughlin himself from shows with Mahavishnu Orchestra, Paco de Lucia and The 4th Dimension

Line 6's amp collection room

Line 6 opens the doors to its amp collection room and showcases its finest vintage treasures

By Matt Parker published

In the latest Backstage With Line 6 video, sound designer Ben Adrian shows off some of the firm’s rarest pieces

Guitto GGP-04

Guitto’s GGP-04 pickup aims to turn your parlor acoustic into a dreadnought with five onboard impulse responses

By Matt Owen published

The Joyo-owned company's latest offering lets you emulate a range of acoustic body types, upload self-made or third-party IRs via USB, and offers unplugged reverb and delay effects

Joe Satriani

Joe Satriani announces new album, The Elephants of Mars, unveils expansive first single, Sahara

By Matt Parker published

“I want to show people that an instrumental guitar album can contain far more creative and entertaining elements than I think people are using right now,” says the virtuoso of his 19th solo effort

Joe Bonamassa

Joe Bonamassa shows you how to get 10 different sounds from a Les Paul using just the knobs and pickups

By Matt Parker published

Unlock the secrets of your Gibson with JoBo's tone tips

Cort Duality II

Cort joins forces with prog phenom Hedras for upgraded Fishman Fluence-loaded Duality II model

By Matt Owen published

The souped-up shred machine swaps out Seymour Duncans for Fishman Fluence Open Core Classic humbuckers and a mahogany body, and features a versatile switching system

Scott Ian

Anthrax's Scott Ian teams up with his 10-year-old son to jam Sepultura's Roots Bloody Roots

By Sam Roche published

The thrash guitarist wields a Jackson Dinky 7-string while his young son Revel Young Ian rocks the drums

Mateus Asato

Watch Mateus Asato treat Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah to sublime slides and lush licks in new instrumental cover

By Matt Owen published

Today’s standout neo-soul guitarist also showcased a new song – The Cure – and offered an update following his social media departure last year

Jam Pedals Seagull

JAM Pedals releases the Seagull, a pedal dedicated to David Gilmour’s iconic Echoes sound effect

By Matt Owen published

The dedicated seagull sound effect pedal, inspired by the Pink Floyd legend's swelling Echoes sound, boasts a second mode for vintage cocked wah tones

Avenged Sevenfold give fan a signed guitar

Avenged Sevenfold's Synyster Gates and Johnny Christ personally deliver fan a signed Schecter guitar

By Sam Roche published

The fan is visibly shocked as the pair of Orange County rockers turn up at his doorstep for an impromptu meet-and-greet

(from left) Nancy Wilson, Orianthi and Jennifer Batten

Nancy Wilson, Orianthi, Jennifer Batten to host women-only Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp in Los Angeles

By Jackson Maxwell published

Melissa Etheridge, Kathy Valentine and Rhonda Smith will also serve as instructors at the camp, which is set to take place from May 6 through May 9

Steve Vai performs live at the 2021 Life Is Beautiful Music & Art Festival on September 17, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada

Steve Vai postpones the start of his American tour

By Jackson Maxwell published

The virtuoso said he was "gutted" to move the tour back, a decision that was made due to an injury that will require surgery