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Mosrite Guitars – the underdog firm loved by Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, and Johnny Ramone – is back
By Phil Weller published
The small but beloved company shaped the sound of punk and surf rock, and now it’s been revived by a firm rooted in the Nashville scene

How Sophie Lloyd got over her performance anxiety – thanks to an arena show with mgk
By Phil Weller published
The British shredder enjoyed a meteoric rise as she went from YouTuber to mgk’s guitarist – and it helped her tackle her anxiety

How Stevie Ray Vaughan surprised the son of blues royalty at his 16th birthday
By Phil Weller published
Allison thought he’d lost the chance to jam with his hero, then he noticed a tour bus passing the venue

Nick Johnston embraces his Mastodon turn with his most metal signature Schecter yet
By Phil Weller published
The guitar completes Johnston’s “evolution” from a single-coil loyalist to twin humbucker convert

Joe Bonamassa test drives Gary Moore’s iconic Soldano amp
By Phil Weller published
Bonamassa bought the historic amp head at auction last year

William Billy ‘Bass’ Nelson, Funkadelic bassist who coined the band’s name, dies aged 75
By Nick Wells published
Flea has led tributes to the Funkadelic bassist, who was one of the founding architects of funk’s most audacious musical revolution

Mark Morton’s signature Gibson Les Paul has been in the making for more than 3 years – now it’s finally here
By Matt Owen published
The Lamb of God guitarist signed with Gibson back in 2022 and has been rigorously road-testing various pickup prototypes on the road

Search launched for Boston guitarist Brad Delp’s long-lost Taylor 12-string
By Matt Owen published
The Taylor 885 went missing in 2009 – and Delp's family is trying to get it back

How Zakk Wylde wrote his tribute song to Ozzy Osbourne
By Janelle Borg published
Wylde explains how no one expected Ozzy to pass away two weeks after Back to the Beginning, saying that, “Keith Richards, Lemmy, Ozzy... they're like the air you breathe, and you think they're going to be around forever”
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