Ariel Posen

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Ariel Posen plays his custom signature Strat live in the Fender factory
Guitar tone gourmand Ariel Posen spills the secrets to his sound

By David Mead Published

The sonic adventurist’s latest album used a treasure trove of guitar, amp and pedal exotica, resulting in his best recording yet

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Ariel Posen plays his custom signature Strat live in the Fender factory
Ariel Posen on Jeff Beck, amp strategies and how his thirst for fresh tones inspired one of the most unorthodox Strats ever

By Mark McStea Published

Posen's new album, Bannatyne, finds the Canadian flipping the script for rock guitar, exploring in full the creative potential of that quite brilliant signature Strat of his

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Ariel Posen with his new custom Fender Stratocaster, photographed seated in the Custom Shop
Ariel Posen is a Stratocaster lifer – but his signature guitar wants to be a Jazzmaster

By Jamie Dickson Published

Ariel Posen's signature Strat is one of the coolest and most original we have seen in years and presents players with some of the sound of the classic '60s Jazzmaster and none of the switches

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Fender Ariel Posen Stratocaster
Fender’s limited-edition Ariel Posen signature is a conceptual hybrid that blends two of the slide master’s favorite guitars together

By Matt Owen Published

The Jazzmaster/Stratocaster mash-up debuts custom pickups designed by Tim Shaw and a spec sheet that blurs the boundaries between the two classic Fender designs

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“If you’re not reaching as deep as possible when you’re playing, you’re not fully being yourself. Finding your voice is not being afraid to let out exactly what you’re feeling”: Ariel Posen on telling the truth through music

By Alison Richter Published

The Canadian virtuoso explains why the guitar is his safe space, and how he used it to tackle toxic people, broken relationships and forgiveness on latest album Reasons Why

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“Rubber-bridge guitar is another sonic hemisphere that existed this whole time but was going untapped. It’s really special”: Ariel Posen on his adventures in tone – and why songwriting is like hitting the gym

By David Mead Published

Tonemeister Ariel Posen stops by to share his tonal revelations on new album Reasons Why – and the long list of guitars he used to make it happen

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“I’m trying to chase a sound I’m hearing in my head – and basically, whatever everybody else is doing, I try to run away from”: Stevie Ray Vaughan inspired him to get serious. Now Ariel Posen is blazing his own trail

By Bill DeMain Published

Emotive, minimalist, almost gourmet, Ariel Posen’s playing is a gift for the senses, and new album Reasons Why has plenty reasons why he is one of the most original guitarists today

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(from left) Phoebe Bridgers, Ariel Posen, Taylor Swift and Jeff Tweedy
How rubber bridge guitars became the hottest trend for the next generation of players: 10 songs that tell the story of its unstoppable rise

By Jackson Maxwell Published

From its beginnings on tracks by alt-rockers like Phoebe Bridgers and Blake Mills, this fascinating mod made its way onto chart-topping albums by the likes of Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo

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Ariel Posen: “I have Telecasters that I like with 12s – I like a fight: I’m not a guy that’s ripping up and down the fretboard. I don’t need a fast action”

By David Mead Published

The renowned Canadian guitar virtuoso checks in to discuss his string gauge philosophy, love of alternate tunings and why he's so enamored with fretless guitars and rubber bridges

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Ariel Posen, Lari Basilio, Mark Lettieri, Tom Quayle
Lari Basilio, Mark Lettieri, Ariel Posen and Tom Quayle headline Paul Davids' epic 10-guitarist solo collaboration

By Matt Owen Published

Matthew Scott, Tomo Fujita, Tom Bukovac, R. J. Ronquillo and Rudy Ayoub also featured on the star-studded effort

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