Dinosaur Jr.

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“We had no idea it was going to perform the way it did – or if it was even going to be shown to anyone”: How Cardboard Sessions’ Dave Lee convinced Billy Gibbons, J Mascis and Keanu Reeves to slam on his Fender-approved cardboard guitars

By Gregory Adams published 18 December 23

Built by a Master Builder at Fender HQ, you can work the cardboard Strat hard and even whammy it – but you can also see right through it. Could this fun experiment be the future of guitar manufacturing?

“Most people think three guitarists is a lot, but to me, it’s the minimum – it sounds way thicker and heavier”: Meet Hotline TNT, the Jack White-approved shoegaze band who don’t like pedals

By Ellie Rogers published 6 December 23

Think shoegaze is all reverb, delay, fuzz? Well, there's another sonic path, and Hotline TNT are taking it with three guitarists. Will Anderson unpacks the approach behind their acclaimed noise-pop sound

Warren Haynes lends his epic solo chops to Dinosaur Jr. as he jams Neil Young and the Cure with J Mascis

By Jonathan Horsley published 4 December 23

The Gov’t Mule frontman became the latest high-profile guest on Dinosaur Jr.’s tour celebrating 30 years of Where You Been, when he joined them at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in New York

“I've never heard a single person play Hendrix correctly. People always try to rip him off, which is one of the saddest things ever”: Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis names 10 guitarists who shaped his sound

By Andrew Daly published 4 September 23

One of indie-rock's most revered figures on why Bob Dylan's guitar playing is underrated, what makes Ron Asheton's tone so amazing, and why no-one – repeat, no-one – can play like Jimi Hendrix

Watch J Mascis shred on a cardboard Fender Strat

By Jackson Maxwell published 4 January 23

Playing drums and (cardboard) bass as well, the Dinosaur Jr. frontman cuts loose, giving his pedalboard quite the workout the whole way

Electro-Harmonix J. Mascis Ram’s Head Big Muff Pi

Electro-Harmonix J Mascis Ram's Head Big Muff review

By Stuart Williams published 2 December 22

The Dinosaur Jr. main man gets his own signature Muff and it's one for connoisseurs and collectors alike

Fender's J Mascis signature Jazzmaster pickups

J Mascis looks to offer sweet vintage tones in abundance with new signature Fender Jazzmaster pickup set

By Jackson Maxwell published 17 November 22

In tandem with the pickups, Fender has also released a broader line of Mascis signature accessories

The Lemonheads' Evan Dando on the 30th anniversary of It’s a Shame About Ray: “They’re some of the best songs that I’ve written”

By Greg Prato published 17 November 22

As the band hits the road to perform their classic album in its entirety, Dando looks back on the creation of their major label debut and alt-rock’s stellar early ‘90s period

J Mascis offers a guided tour of his prized gear collection

By Matt Parker last updated 15 November 22

The Dinosaur Jr man shows off his most valuable offsets – and explains why “there’s hardly ever a Jazzmaster or a Big Muff on any studio recording”

Electro-Harmonix and J Mascis team up for signature Ram’s Head Big Muff Pi – available exclusively via Reverb

By Jonathan Horsley last updated 17 August 22

“That’s my sound,” says the Dinosaur Jr. guitarist/frontman. “The Muff is always on”

Jake Kiszka, John Mayer, Wolfgang Van Halen and Jenn Wasner

The 10 best guitar solos of 2021

By Jonathan Horsley published 16 December 21

The leads that captured your imagination over the past 12 months, as voted for by you

J Mascis: “I still use the Marshall and Hiwatt stacks... I just like the feeling of the guitar kind of hitting you in the back”

By Mark McStea published 1 October 21

The Dinosaur Jr. frontman talks capos, the beauty of small amps in the studio, and the positivity in the alt-rock pioneers' new album, Sweep It Into Space

Lou Barlow: "Every time we make a record, I hope to find some magic combination that approximates the growl of what we get live. I don’t know if I’ve done that yet"

By Gregory Adams published 20 September 21

The Dinosaur Jr. bassist and co-founder on the unending quest to capture his live sound on record, and swapping instruments with J Mascis

Watch J Mascis take his eye-catching new signature Fender Telecaster for a spin

By Matt Owen published 17 August 21

The Dinosaur Jr. guitarist's new Tele is based on his original '58, and boasts a set of custom pickups, a Top-loader bridge and a Bottle Rocket Blue Flake finish

Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis on being inspired by Thin Lizzy and working with Kurt Vile

By Ellie Robinson published 17 June 21

Never ones to rest on their laurels, the legendary Dinosaur Jr. shake things up with meteoric might on their first album in five years

Weezer fan the flames of rock 'n' roll in Australian Guitar #143, out today

By Australian Guitar published 30 May 21

Now this is one fiery new issue!

Watch rare footage of J Mascis performing with Sonic Youth in 1987

By Sam Roche published 6 May 21

The gig took place at now-defunct Boston venue The Rat

Watch J Mascis recreate Dinosaur Jr's Freak Scene using a Fender Acoustasonic Jazzmaster

By Sam Roche published 22 April 21

The Dinosaur Jr. frontman appears on the latest episode of Fender's Re-Creation series

Flock of Dimes performs in concert at Stubb's Bar-B-Q on August 30, 2017 in Austin, Texas.

From monstrous tech-metal to intoxicating alt-rock: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche, Matt Owen published 25 February 21

The six-string anthems you need to hear this week, from Smith/Kotzen, Dinosaur Jr., Flock of Dimes, Ghost Iris and much more

Dinosaur Jr. unveil new single I Ran Away, announce Kurt Vile-produced album Sweep It Into Space

By Sam Roche published 23 February 21

April 23 will bring the alt-rock trio's first album in almost 5 years