Latest about The Cult
Billy Duffy on his greatest guitar deals – and the one he regrets selling to Bob Rock
The Cult six-stringer looks back on Les Pauls loved and lost, plus the latest and greatest from his mostly back-to-basics rig
Billy Duffy on the one guitar he wish he never sold
Duffy’s timing could hardly have been worse
“Bob Rock said, ‘Don’t worry, I’m gonna help you become a guitar hero.’ And he did!” Billy Duffy on how The Cult made their most challenging hit single
The guitar icon explains how tours with Billy Idol and Guns N' Roses shaped their 1989 hit, Fire Woman
How Charlie Jones became the ‘other bassist’ to work with Robert Plant and Jimmy Page
He may have started in music by buying the wrong instrument, and thrown his Grammy certificate in the garbage without realizing it, but his eclectic attitude has made him a session star – and landed his dream gig with The Cult
Billy Duffy on the Les Paul ’Burst he sold on the cheap – and why player-grade beats all-original every time
Think of Billy Duffy and it’s Gretsch White Falcons, Les Paul Customs or maybe an LP Junior. Here he explains why these three iconic six-strings have been the tools of his trade for over 40 years
Billy Duffy on the making of The Cult’s 1985 breakout album – and why Rain made him sweat
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
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
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
“What Ace Frehley and Joe Perry do isn’t precise, there’s some sloppiness, but they know how to create a wide sound... it’s unlike anyone else”: Low-end veteran Chris Wyse on his Metallica audition and his love of the Gibson Ripper L-9 and Tech 21 SansAmp
With the ability to create seemingly unending deep pockets, Wyse has landed gigs with Ozzy Osbourne, Ace Frehley, Tal Bachman, The Cult, and, most recently, the Hollywood Vampires
