Paul McCartney says John Lennon was responsible for the Beatles’ break-up: "I am not the one who instigated the split" By Matt Owen 11 October 2021 "John walked into a room one day and said, 'I am leaving the Beatles,'" McCartney reveals
Watch Jimmy Fallon play You Should Probably Leave with Chris Stapleton on the Tonight Show By Jackson Maxwell 08 October 2021 With Stapleton's guitarist, Dave Cobb, unable to perform, the late-night host picked up his custom Gibson ES-335 to play rhythm guitar with the country star
Nandi Bushell teams up with Tom Morello's son Roman for rabble-rousing climate change anthem, The Children Will Rise Up By Jackson Maxwell 08 October 2021 The song's video also boasts somewhat surreal cameo appearances from Tom Morello himself, Jack Black and Greta Thunberg
Marc Rizzo, former Soulfly guitarist, rejoins Ill Niño By Matt Owen 08 October 2021 Rizzo, who left Ill Niño back in 2002, will feature on the nu-metal outfit’s upcoming album, IllMortals
Alain Johannes unearths 1979 demo of pre-Red Hot Chili Peppers band Anthym featuring Flea, Hillel Slovak and Jack Irons By Matt Parker 08 October 2021 Johannes found the demo at the bottom of a box of old cassettes and was astonished to hear it still worked
Google has incorporated a guitar tuner directly into its search page By Matt Parker 08 October 2021 Guitar players on the run can now search ‘Google tuner’ to access a built-in tuner from their device
Harley Benton adds a pair of well-spec'd new models to its affordable Fusion-III electric guitar lineup By Jackson Maxwell 08 October 2021 Available with or without trems, these sub-$400 solidbodies boast stainless steel frets and Roswell pickups
The city of Pasadena is unveiling an Eddie Van Halen memorial plaque on Monday By Matt Parker 08 October 2021 The tribute comes after fundraising efforts from local residents who wanted to commemorate the musician’s early performances at the Pasadena Civic Center
Randy Bachman finds his stolen Gretsch in Tokyo – 45 years after it was taken from his Toronto hotel room By Matt Parker 08 October 2021 The Canadian guitar legend told CTV News he "cried for days" after it was stolen in 1976
Add some trippiness to your tone with Death By Audio's new Speed Tripper delay pedal By Jackson Maxwell 07 October 2021 Boasting 30ms to 1100ms of delay, this pedal features an optical phaser that users can feed into the feedback path of the delay circuit for sounds that are "beyond psychedelic"
Richie Faulkner discharged from hospital following open-heart surgery By Jackson Maxwell 07 October 2021 The guitarist underwent 10-and-a-half hours of surgery after suffering an aortic aneurysm while performing onstage with Judas Priest at the Louder Than Life festival on September 26
From extended blues workouts to cosmic guitar disco: here are this week's essential guitar tracks By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche, Matt Owen 07 October 2021 Press play on fantastic new tunes by Mitski, Trivium, Los Bitchos, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Gov't Mule, ERRA, and more
Epiphone teams up with Joe Bonamassa once more for a replica of his Gibson “Lazarus” Les Paul By Matt Owen 07 October 2021 JoBo's original '59 'burst was brought back from the dead – hence the Biblical name – after the mysterious model's Cherry Red finish was removed to reveal the holy grail hiding underneath
Tom Morello shares his experiences as a young Black guitarist: "I used to disavow Jimi Hendrix because every gig I played, someone would yell, 'Play Foxy Lady'" By Sam Roche 07 October 2021 The Rage Against the Machine guitarist discusses dealing with racial prejudice in his early career
Red Hot Chili Peppers announce 2022 world tour dates By Jackson Maxwell 07 October 2021 The Chili Peppers will be joined, at various shows, by The Strokes, A$AP Rocky, Beck, HAIM, St. Vincent, Thundercat, King Princess and Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals
Spencer Hazard plays through Full of Hell's brutal Reeking Tunnels – using a Fender American Professional Jazzmaster By Sam Roche 07 October 2021 “In the back of my mind I thought a Jazzmaster couldn't be used for what we need, but once I overcame that mental hump, I realized they're great guitars for any type of music”
16 million Americans started learning to play guitar over the past two years, according to Fender By Matt Owen 07 October 2021 The results of the brand's mammoth New Guitar Player Landscape Analysis survey reveal how Covid has shaped the next generation of guitarists
Wolfgang Van Halen remembers his father one year on from his death: “There's so much I wish I could show you” By Sam Roche 07 October 2021 The Mammoth WVH leader takes to Twitter on the anniversary of Eddie's passing with an emotional tribute
Godin introduces a duo of semi-acoustic, two-voice pickup-loaded fretless basses, the A4 and A5 Ultra By Matt Owen 07 October 2021 Basswood bodies, Richlite fretboards and intuitive onboard controls adjusting both a Lace Sensor pickup and LR Baggs saddle transducer system headline the brand's all-new basses
Kiko Loureiro runs through the 13 guitars he’s taken on the road with him for Megadeth’s ongoing tour By Matt Owen 06 October 2021 11 electrics – including an array of signature Ibanez guitars, a prototype AZ and a Gibson Les Paul Modern – and two acoustics make up Loureiro's tour collection
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