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How Guthrie Govan ended up on prog masters Karnivool’s latest album
Govan is the band’s first ever guest soloist since their inception over two decades ago
Brian Robertson sets the record straight on his Thin Lizzy exit
Robertson left Thin Lizzy amid conflict with Phil Lynott and a serious hand injury – but came back as a session hand on future albums and tours
Manowar founding guitarist Ross ‘The Boss’ Friedman diagnosed with ALS
Friedman has been diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease
Tosin Abasi explains how Abasi Concepts became one of the biggest names in progressive guitars
The Animals as Leaders virtuoso charts his journey as an ergonomic guitar pioneer, from commissioning eight-strings to having his own designs imitated
Epiphone teams up with Chinese pop icon WoWkie Da on a bold new J‑180 signature acoustic
The superstar has been an avid fan of Gibson and Epiphone for decades – and has solidified his mark in the Mandopop and pop-punk scene both as a solo artist and as a member of The Flowers
Why Billy Corgan changed the way he plays guitar solos
Social media burnout has impacted the role of guitar solos in the Smashing Pumpkins’ live show
Fractal goes up against Neural DSP and IK Multimedia with ICONS – its first-ever plugin
ICONS is the first of a series of plugins, and offers 36 Fender-style amps and a load of effects lifted from Axe-Fx
Fred Smith, influential Television and former Blondie bassist, dies at 77
Smith helped define the proto-punk pioneers' sound, and had plans to return to the stage later this year
Billie Joe Armstrong shows off mysterious new Marshall at Green Day's Super Bowl set – could a signature amp be on the cards?
Eagle-eyed viewers have pointed to the top left corner of the amp, which has a label boasting a word that looks a heck of a lot like “Dookie”. An official take on Armstrong's “Dookie mod” Marshall, perhaps?
