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Yuichiro Yokouchi, founder of one of the world's largest guitar manufacturing companies, dies at age 98
As the founder of one of the leading Japanese guitar manufacturers, FujiGen, Yokouchi changed the landscape of instrument manufacturing
2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees announced – and there’s a long overdue nod to some British heavyweights
Iron Maiden, Billy Idol, and Oasis have all received inductions, but Jeff Buckley and Melissa Etheridge were notably snubbed
Angine de Poitrine, the viral math-rock band, reveal that their microtonal approach started as an “inside joke”
The madcap Canadians have taken the world by storm, but they aren't taking themselves seriously
Lyndon Laney, founder of Laney Amplification, has died aged 77
Laney played with Robert Plant and John Bonham, then established Laney Amplification in 1967 – helping Tony Iommi to define the sound of metal guitar
How fretless bass master Steve DiGiorgio embraced frets on Testament’s 2016 metal masterstroke
For Brotherhood of the Snake, DiGiorgio wielded little more than a stock 1978 Rickenbacker 4001
The backline used on Nirvana’s Bleach tour is to be auctioned off today
The slew of Fender, Marshall, and Ampeg gear powered the tour for the band’s warts n’ all debut album at the turn of the ‘90s
The story behind the deceptive bassline on a politically charged ’70s anthem that was later covered by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
George Porter Jr cites this politically charged anthem as one of his favorite Meters basslines
Bob Daisley on not receiving credit for playing on Ozzy Osbourne’s Diary of a Madman
Daisley still insists he was cheated out of credits and royalties over the years
