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Billy Duffy on the making of The Cult’s 1985 breakout album – and why Rain made him sweat
By Andrew Daly published
Led by the stunning She Sells Sanctuary, Love was the sound of a band experimenting at scale, finding the great enabler in producer Steve Brown, and it just so happens to be Duffy's favorite

Billy Duffy spent his life savings on his first Gretsch – now he’s got a signature model to mark 40 years of The Cult
By Matt Owen published
The Falcon has played a key part in helping Duffy form his signature blend of psychedelic gothic hard rock over the past four decades

With Bob Rock and Rick Rubin at the helm, he recorded some of rock’s most iconic riffs, and launched side-projects with Jerry Cantrell, John Corabi and The Alarm’s Mike Peters – how Billy Duffy’s guitar playing built a Cult following
By Martin Cooper published
Duffy’s unique playing style has made the Cult one of rock’s most enigmatic artists, and this video lesson goes deep inside the Sonic Temple to spill the secrets to his rhythm and lead approaches

“Mick came in with his Les Paul, plugged in to my amp and fiddled with the controls. All of a sudden there it was, the full Ziggy Stardust tone”: The post-Bowie career of Mick Ronson, rock ’n’ roll’s most quietly spoken guitar hero
By Mark McStea published
Sure, he made a massive imprint on David Bowie’s classic early ’70s albums. But Mick Ronson also worked with Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Elton John, Roger McGuinn, Morrissey, Ian Hunter and many others

The Cult announce first album in six years, Under the Midnight Sun
By Matt Owen published
Listen to Billy Duffy killing it with some super-premium electric guitar tone and immaculate playing on the LP's full-blooded lead single, Give Me Mercy

Billy Duffy on Coloursøund's "unfinished business" and masterminding an all-new Gretsch guitar, the Falcon Junior
By Richard Bienstock published
The Cult guitarist has teamed up with The Alarm’s Mike Peters for their first album in more than two decades, Coloursøund II

The Cult’s Billy Duffy joins with the Alarm’s Mike Peters for first Coloursøund effort in more than 20 years
By Richard Bienstock published
Listen to Paradise (Free People), the first single from Coloursøund II, now

Billy Duffy teases new smaller-bodied Gretsch White Falcon signature model
By Sam Roche published
“It's not been made yet – we're kind of testing the water with a couple of prototypes,” the Cult guitarist explains
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