Watch Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi serve up a stirring, slide-heavy rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner By Matt Owen published 20 January 23 With Tedeschi behind the mic, Trucks went to town on his Gibson SG, littering the national anthem with his trademark slide-driven tone
Joe Satriani, Eric Gales and Steve Morse jamming on Going Down showcases some of the best solos of the year so far By Jackson Maxwell published 20 January 23 The lengthy all-star cover took place at Satriani's recent G4 Experience clinic in Las Vegas
Keeley unveils the Parallax Spatial Generator, “the perfect end-of pedalboard solution for shoegaze, ambient, and experimental tone seekers” By Michael Astley-Brown published 20 January 23 A greatest hits of Keeley pedals, the Parallax combines the Caverns delay and Realizer reverb for colossal soundscaping
Pantera announce massive North American headline tour through 2023 and 2024 By Matt Owen published 20 January 23 Scheduled to start in July this year and conclude more than a year later, the tour will also feature Lamb of God as support
Eventide’s powerful and flexible H90 Harmonizer represents “the apex of engineering and sound fidelity in a singular multi-effect stomp box” By Guitar World Staff published 20 January 23 Next-gen unit is packed with 62 studio-quality effects, including 10 fresh algorithms, the ability to run two independent stereo signals at once, ARM-based architecture and much, much more
Watch David Crosby’s final performance – a rendition of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young’s Ohio with Jason Isbell By Matt Owen published 20 January 23 Crosby and Isbell, who first met during the 2018 Newport Folk Festival, served up a powerful rendition of the 1970 protest song after performing one of Isbell's own tracks
Watch Jack White recruit his daughter on bass to perform The Hardest Button to Button live By Matt Owen published 20 January 23 16-year-old Scarlett White took a leaf out of her father's book and held down the low-end in style – though wasn’t given one of his custom Fenders to play
Metallica share scorching, wah-laden new single, Screaming Suicide By Matt Owen published 20 January 23 It's the second track to be lifted from the band's 12th studio album, 72 Seasons, which arrives April 14
David Crosby, co-founder and guitarist of the Byrds, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, dies at 81 By Jackson Maxwell published 19 January 23 Crosby's death was confirmed by his wife, who said, "His legacy will continue to live on through his legendary music"
From “upside-down Hendrix licks” to sweetly subversive Whammy solos: here are this week's essential guitar tracks By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Sam Roche published 19 January 23 Start your 'best of 2023' playlists with smoldering new tunes from boygenius, Arielle, The National, Fall Out Boy, Noel Gallagher, Malina Moye, Screaming Females, Erase Theory and more
Harley Benton looks to tempt Slash fans with new $315 Tribute Series single-cut By Matt Owen published 19 January 23 Arriving in the subtly named Paradise Amber Flame and Autumn Flame Burst colorways, the LP-inspired single-cut looks to appease GN'R fans on a budget
Fall Out Boy's Joe Trohman steps away from band for mental health reasons: “I must disclose that my mental health has rapidly deteriorated over the past several years” By Matt Owen published 19 January 23 The band are poised to release their first album in five years, So Much (For) Stardust, this spring
Metal-loving couple exchange Gibson Explorers instead of rings at wedding By Sam Roche published 19 January 23 Madi Danger says she and her husband, Jay Aspen, were “almost more excited” to receive the Explorers than to get married
Metallica unveil custom one-of-a-kind 'Flying M' guitar – and you can win it By Matt Owen published 19 January 23 Built by Highline Guitars and Inventables, and inspired by James Hetfield's trademark Flying V, the guitar will be raffled off in support of the band's All Within My Hands foundation
Van Conner, bassist and co-founder of Screaming Trees, dies at 55 By Jackson Maxwell published 18 January 23 Gary Lee Conner, Van's brother and former Screaming Trees bandmate, confirmed the news on social media
Taylor launches its best-looking American Dream models yet with the arrival of three new sunburst acoustics By Matt Parker published 18 January 23 The brand’s affordable US line has been expanded with new Grand Theater, Grand Concert and Grand Pacific builds
Tool’s Adam Jones reveals he’s bought one of the Gibson Custom Shop’s ultra-exclusive Greeny Les Paul reissues By Matt Parker published 18 January 23 The Tool guitarist has purchased one of only 50 Custom Shop reproductions of the iconic Les Paul once owned by Peter Green
Want a Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates humbucker for your Tele? That’s now an option By Matt Parker published 18 January 23 The pickup brand has packed the Billy Gibbons-inspired design into a single coil-sized humbucker
Brian May on how Led Zeppelin inspired Queen: “I owe a lot to Jimmy Page” By Matt Owen published 18 January 23 The guitar icon said he and his bandmates looked up to Led Zeppelin from a musical and industry perspective, and labelled Page “the master of the riff”
YouTube influencers join forces to launch new '80s-inspired guitar company By Sam Roche published 18 January 23 Founded by The Tone King and Phillip McKnight, The Badlands Guitar Company has announced its first electric guitar, the eye-popping GX1
