Charvel Jim Root Signature Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 1 review By Jonathan Horsley published 8 June 23 The Slipknot riffer returns to the original hotrod shop for a Superstrat that's built to handle all manner of high-gain rough and tumble
Double Whammy: metal guitarist Sean Long goes viral with his bonkers dual-pedal technique By Matt Parker published 31 May 23 Clips of the While She Sleeps guitarist’s experimental pitch-shifting approach have had over 2 million views. As he tells us: “It allows me to create things that sound impossible”
Best guitar brands 2024: Whether you’re an acoustic or electric player, these are the guitar companies you need on your radar By Daryl Robertson published 24 May 23 From Fender to Gibson, Taylor to Martin, here are 17 guitar brands you should know about
Six of Eddie Van Halen's stage-played Charvel EVH Art Series guitars – and a Masterbuilt Frankenstein copy – go up for auction By Matt Owen published 19 May 23 Each Art Series guitar was played and signed over the course of Van Halen's tours in 2004, 2007, and 2012, and are being auctioned off alongside a Chip Ellis-built model as one mega collection
Inside the new issue of Total Guitar: Stevie Ray Vaughan – The Making Of A Guitar Hero By Chris Bird published 5 May 23 Also in issue 371! Interviews: Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton, HMLTD, Indigo De Souza and more! Reviews: Charvel Jim Root Signature Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 1, Marshall Reissue Pedals, Strymon Cloudburst, Epiphone 1958 Korina Explorer, Crazy Tube Circuits Unobtanium. Learn songs by Mammoth WVH, The Clash and Stevie Ray Vaughan
Best guitars for shredding: unleash your inner guitar god with these supersonic six strings By Matt McCracken published 5 May 23 Shred the competition with our pick of the finest face-melting axes from Ibanez, Charvel, ESP, Schecter, and more
Best Strat-style guitars: 10 Strat-inspired models for all budgets and players By James Farmer last updated 6 April 23 Don’t want a Fender? Here’s our expert pick of the top Strat-style electric guitars from the likes of Ibanez, Yamaha, G&L, PRS and more
Looks like Slipknot's Mick Thomson has signed with ESP and Fishman, seemingly leaving Jackson and Seymour Duncan By Matt Owen published 3 April 23 Thomson's wife and guitar tech both published telling posts on social media, after the Slipknot maestro was spotted playing ESPs live during the band's recent shows in Japan
Morgan Amps has teamed up with legendary luthier Grover Jackson (yes, that one) on a new high-end guitar line By Matt Parker published 22 March 23 The Tennesseean boutique amp-maker now has a boutique guitar line, Morgan Electrics
Prashant Aswani explains why his sensational new signature Charvel is “basically a custom shop guitar, made in Mexico for $1,399” By Jenna Scaramanga published 21 March 23 The session ace and Greg Howe protegé has spec’d a signature guitar that takes inspiration from Pete Thorn and Guthrie Govan, and has resulted in one of Charvel’s most meticulously designed production-line models ever
Charvel launches one of its most meticulously engineered guitars yet with new Inca Silver signature model for session pro Prashant Aswani By Michael Astley-Brown published 15 March 23 With just about every aspect of the model designed from the ground up, this is an intricately spec’d high-performance SuperStrat for Aswani, who has worked with everyone from Greg Howe to Christina Milian, Justin Timberlake and Ronu Majumdar
Charvel serves up a new HSS Pro-Mod So-Cal shred machine and gives its HH sibling fresh finish, hardtail and fingerboard options in its first 2023 drop By Michael Astley-Brown published 16 February 23 Kitted out with Seymour Duncan pickups, Floyd Rose configurations and a choice of maple or ebony fingerboards, these high-spec double-cuts are built to thrill
Gretsch introduces two keenly priced Electromatic P-90 Jet models and a stunning quilted maple-bodied single-cut By Michael Astley-Brown published 16 February 23 The historic US guitar company’s mid-priced models have been kitted out with fresh pickups and some truly gorgeous finishes, starting from $599
Jackson X Series Dinky DK3XR HSS review By Jonathan Horsley published 13 February 23 A high-speed thrill ride for heavy metal neon nights, this Dinky is a statement guitar for the brave and the bold player
Best 7-string guitars: budget-spanning picks for djent to nu-metal By Jonathan Horsley last updated 8 February 23 Thicken up your low end with the very best 7-string guitars from Ibanez, Jackson, PRS and more
Watch Steel Panther recruit Top Gun guitarist Lexii Lynn Frazier to cover Van Halen’s Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love By Matt Owen published 13 December 22 The blockbuster session guitarist – who first started playing guitar because of Eddie Van Halen – picked up Satchel’s signature six-string for a no-holds-barred rendition of the 1978 track
Charvel officially launches dazzling Sin City Sparkle-finished Pro-Mod Style 1 model By Matt Owen published 12 December 22 The limited-edition six-string features a pair of Seymour Duncan humbuckers, a versatile control layout and one of the most eye-catching colorways of 2022
See Eddie Van Halen wield an early configuration of his legendary Frankenstein guitar in newly unearthed footage By Matt Owen published 29 November 22 A 10-minute film taken from a Van Halen gig in September 1978 shows a white-and-black-striped Frankenstrat that is believed to be just over a year old
Charvel launches an EMG-loaded, progressive player’s dream of a signature model for James LaBrie guitarist Marco Sfogli By Michael Astley-Brown published 22 November 22 The Italian virtuoso for PFM and Icefish has spec’d his guitar with a Purple Burst quilted maple top, Floyd Rose 1000 Series tremolo and much more besides
Phil Sgrosso: "When you listen to enough Pantera, it's hard to not want to just have fun dive-bombing here and there" By Chris Schwarten published 17 November 22 The As I Lay Dying guitarist reveals how Iron Maiden, and his use of the Fender Jim Root Stratocaster during a brief tenure in Slipknot, led to his own shred-friendly signature Charvel