AC/DC's Angus Young handles a heckler during Bad Boy Boogie By Damian Fanelli You can take the schoolboy out of Glasgow, but you can't take the streets of Glasgow out of the schoolboy
Ray Suhy: "I used an Ibanez RG for a death metal tour, and a few months later I used the same guitar on a jazz album!" By Alison Richter The genre-fluid guitarist discusses technique crossover between two of music's most seemingly dissimilar styles
Drive-By Truckers: "These songs called for lyrical playing and slide guitar was a great way to achieve that" By David Von Bader We explore the band's latest LP, The Unraveling, with guitarist Mike Cooley
Steve Vai: "When I was a kid playing guitar too loud, the neighbors would complain... and my father would tell them to shut the f**k up" By Joe Bosso With the big 6-0 just around the corner, guitar icon Steve Vai reminisces about Satch, Zappa, Alcatrazz and a life in the ultra zone
The secrets behind Johnny Marr's tone on The Smiths' How Soon Is Now? By Chris Gill How some unusual studio tricks shaped the sound of one of the indie icons' most popular tracks
Nick Johnston: "I didn’t have a lot of money growing up - you learn to make gear sound good with what you have" By Peter Hodgson The instrumental master sheds light on his signature Schecter, songwriting and majestic new album, Wide Eyes in the Dark
Hällas: "We started with the plot and then made riffs that would fit the narrative. It was more of a soundtrack approach" By Amit Sharma Guitarists Marcus Pettersson and Alexander Moraitis discuss their latest synth-infused, video game-influenced prog-rock epic, Conundrum
Learn Randy Rhoads' warm-up exercises and more in this complete 1982 guitar clinic By Andy Aledort The Ozzy Osbourne guitarist himself teaches technique and the Crazy Train solo
Jerry Cantrell discusses the five best bands he's toured with, soloing and partying with Dimebag Darrell in 2011 interview By Kory Grow Revisit a classic Dear Guitar Hero with the Alice in Chains axeman
Eddie Kramer: "Jimi Hendrix was tough on himself, but when he made a mistake, he’d turn it into something cool" By David Von Bader The acclaimed record producer discusses the stellar new Jimi Hendrix/Band of Gypsys box set, Songs for Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts
Lady Gaga guitarist Tim Stewart: "We get pop fans come to see her, but we get the guys from Anthrax and Slayer, too" By Joe Bosso He's played with Rihanna, Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey, and now the session pro shares what it's like to land one of the highest-profile gigs on the planet - and how you can emulate his success
Black Mountain's Stephen McBean on how Judas Priest and Kiss fed into the stoner-rock vibes on new album, Destroyer By Gregory Adams "When I was a pre-teen in my first band, I would have thought Judas Priest seemed a little slow, but then you go back to certain things"
Joanna Connor: "Besides the human voice, the guitar is the most expressive instrument there is - what’s more amazing than a killer guitar solo?" By Richard Bienstock Slide guitar maniac Joanna Connor talks being an inspiration to female guitarists, jamming with Jimmy Page and Otis Rush - and her brand-new album, Rise
Chelsea Wolfe: "Birth of Violence is a really f**ked-up version of an American folk record" By Mike Huguenor The enigmatic singer-songwriter on her haunting new album and how it was recorded almost entirely on a Taylor 416ce
Life of Agony's Alan Robert reveals his vintage bass guitar collection By Bass Player Staff "I've stage dived into the crowd countless times over the years holding my vintage basses"
Four Year Strong weave infectious melodies into heavy breakdowns in this feel-good guitar playthrough By Sam Roche Guitarists Dan O'Connor and Alan Day play Crazy Pills from the band's latest album, Brain Pain
Dashboard Confessional: "When you’re a one-man band, the audience can get bored if you don’t use every playing style you can think of" By Amit Sharma Chris Carrabba on how he became his own compressor, why he still looks to the Fender Tele for his electric kicks, and… his favorite metal shredders?!
Iron Maiden's Steve Harris talks British Lion, songwriting, and why his SansAmp is a carry-on essential when touring By Joel McIver "Whether the crowd is 200 or 200,000 people, there’s no difference - I still give 110 per cent wherever I'm playing"
Orchards’ Sam Rushton: “We’re told we’ve got happy breakdowns… metalheads seem to like it” By Matt Parker We talk to the whirlwind guitarist behind the UK’s expansive math-pop picks
Billy Strings: "I see a lot of similarities between metal guitar and mandolin, especially in tremolo picking" By Richard Bienstock The International Bluegrass Music Association’s Guitar Player of the Year discusses his anything-goes approach and hot new album, Home
