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Pepper Keenan on why Corrosion of Conformity switched from “beat-to-s**t” Gibson SGs to ESPs: “James Hetfield said, ‘Man... these guitars ain't gonna make it!”
As the punk-metal crossover troupe gears up to hit the road, Keenan takes a trip down memory lane, looking back on touring with Metallica in the '90s and sharing his proudest COC guitar moments
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We compare two killer budget guitar ranges from Squier to help you spend your hard-earned cash wisely
Matt Pike: “I wanted this album to sound different to my previous work. But everything I play on is going to sound like me, in a weird way, shape or form”
The Sleep/High On Fire guitarist on his love of Les Pauls, and recruiting the likes of Brent Hinds, Todd Burdette and Jeff Matz for his debut solo album, Pike vs The Automaton
Mike Rutherford: “The Strat can be anybody – it covers all kinds of moods. Other guitars like Gibsons have a sort of one-sound thing, I think”
The Genesis guitarist and bassist talks the gear that's powered the band's sound over the years – including a lowly £120 Strat – and reflects on touring for what may be the final time
Khemmis: “If our riffs sound like Iron Maiden trapped in a tar pit, then we’ve done them right!”
Phil Pendergast and Ben Hutcherson of the Denver Doom metallers talk honing their tone, covering Alice in Chains and a moment of pedal “divine inspiration” that occurred while recording new LP, Deceiver
Bill Kelliher: “Metallica practiced for three hours a night before playing onstage for another two. Meanwhile, we were sitting around drinking beer and picking our noses!”
The Mastodon guitarist reveals what he learned from touring with the biggest metal band in the world, and shares his thoughts on The Black Album, 30 years on
Quicksand's Walter Schreifels: "I love playing expensive things, but I'm also totally down for street-level garbage!"
The post-hardcore vet on his love of Fender offsets, switching up his playing for new album Distant Populations, and why he named a song after the MXR Phase 90
Brad Gillis: “My first gig with Ozzy was horrendous – at soundcheck we only played 7 of the 18 songs on the setlist, and Ozzy didn't even show up!”
The Night Ranger guitarist recalls playing with The Prince of Darkness after Randy Rhoads' death, and details the band's forthcoming album, ATBPO
