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Best metal guitars 2026: tried and tested guitars for heavy riffing

By Jonathan Horsley Last updated

From extended-range 8-string guitars to Flying Vs, here are our expert-reviewed picks from Jackson, ESP, Ibanez, Strandberg, and more

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Rick Derringer (left) and Neil Giraldo perform onstage
Neil Giraldo on how a push from Rick Derringer led him to the B.C. Rich Eagle

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Giraldo beat out 200 other guitarists to get the coveted spot in Derringer’s band, but there was one condition

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Joe Perry plays his 10-string B.C. Rich Bich Supreme live with the Hollywood Vampires.
The 10-string oddity that became one of Joe Perry’s most iconic guitars – even though he hardly played it in Aerosmith

By Andrew Daly Published

Perry and B.C. Rich go way back. The Aerosmith guitarist looks back on the most outlandish guitar the brand ever made him, the ’70s Bich 10 Supreme

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Lita Ford performs live on stage during the concert Rock Meets Classic at the Tempodrom on April 20, 2025 in Berlin, Germany
Lita Ford had her prized Mockingbird stolen – but crossed paths with it in the most bizarre circumstances

By Janelle Borg Published

Ford was briefly reacquainted with her beloved Mockingbird when an auditionee rocked up to her studio with her stolen guitar

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Guitarist Lita Ford of the rock band "The Runaways" performs on stage in Los Angeles in 1977
Why Lita Ford is still partial to her Runaways-era Gibson SG – despite wielding B.C. Rich guitars for decades

By Janelle Borg Published

Ford may now be associated with the B.C. Rich brand, but she still looks back fondly on the SG that kickstarted her career

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Slash
"Back then, I was pretty much a nobody, so Gibson sold it to me at cost!" Slash's 5 most iconic guitars, in his own words

By Daryl Robertson Published

Slash talks through his most significant guitars in his own words – plus we tell you how to nail his iconic tone at home at various price points

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Rhian Teasdale of Wet Leg performs on the arena stage at Roskilde Festival 2025 on July 02, 2025 in Roskilde, Denmark
Wet Leg are one of the hottest indie bands on the planet – but leader Rhian Teasdale couldn’t play guitar until she started the band

By Janelle Borg Published

Wet Leg have just dropped their highly-anticipated sophomore album, moisturizer, following a lauded performance at Glastonbury Festival

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Lita Ford is dressed in all red and plays a super-aggressive BC Rich as she performs with an orchestra in the background.
Lita Ford on the only amp she ever returned, and why she didn't ask for her stolen Mockingbird back

By David Mead Published

The rock icon talks all things gear, like that time she lied about her age so she could earn money for an SG, Neal Moser's badass B.C. Rich custom jobs, and why she returned a Kerry King Marshall

Guitarists
Rick Derringer wields his B.C. Rich Stealth guitar onstage in 1991
How Rick Derringer helped create the B.C. Rich Stealth

By Bob Grossweiner Published

Passed first to Tokai and then Gibson, Derringer's futuristic, edgy, and uncompromising vision eventually found a home with B.C. Rich

Electric Guitars
Rick Derringer throws his hands in the air as he performs live with a B.C. Rich Mockingbird in 1977
Played by Rick Derringer and Aerosmith, effortlessly cool, the B.C. Rich Mockingbird was the ultimate ’70s guitar

By Chris Gill Published

A precursor to the pointy shapes of ’80s guitar design, the Mockingbird bridges two worlds of extreme design and vintage class

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