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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

“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
By Andrew Daly published
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

Charlie Jones: “I always wanted a plastic bass guitar, but people never took the idea seriously”
By Joel McIver published
The Cult’s bassist Charlie Jones gives us the first look at his plastic P-Bass, a Custom Shop one-off made by Fender Master Builder Scott Buehl

From wah-drenched jams to Phrygian throwdowns: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
By Matt Owen, Michael Astley-Brown, Sam Roche, Jackson Maxwell published
Put some heat into your playlist with guitar-led songs from Yungblud, Lamb of God, Joanne Shaw Taylor, The Cult, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Brutus, Wednesday, Molly Payton, Cherie Amour and more

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
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