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Joe Bonamassa swears by this easy string-saving hack – which was inspired by Jimmy Page and Billy Gibbons
By Phil Weller published
Bonamassa’s go-to stringing method for his Les Pauls improves durability – and helps achieve a slinkier feel

Yngwie Malmsteen on why he turned down UFO
By Phil Weller published
The two offers came in the space of 24 hours as the bands looked to forge their next chapters with the Swedish virtuoso by their side

That time Chrissie Hynde enraged one of her Pretenders bandmates because she stopped playing mid-gig
By Phil Weller published
The guitar icon once decided to spontaneously shake things up on stage, and ended up feeling the wrath of Jimmy Scott

SSD guitarist and hardcore pioneer Al Barile dies aged 63
By Phil Weller published
Barile was a key player in the Boston hardcore scene in the 1980s

The moment Tommy Thayer knew he would be officially joining Kiss
By Phil Weller published
The band’s longest-serving Spaceman opens up on his history with the glam rock legends – and the moment he became their official guitarist

How a 3am jam with Hendrix led Andy Fairweather Low to guest on a Jimi classic
By Phil Weller published
Low says he played poorly during the impromptu jam, but he evidently impressed Hendrix enough to get a studio invite

Scottish guitarist relearns how to play guitar with one arm after severe stroke
By Janelle Borg published
Tony Romaine spent months relearning how to walk after suffering a stroke that left him unable to move – but was determined to relearn guitar and start gigging again

Billy Corgan reckons this Metallica track sounds suspiciously similar to a Smashing Pumpkins deep cut
By Phil Weller published
Corgan says Hetfield has “written some of the greatest, most amazing riffs” of all time, but one cut from 1997 sounds awfully familiar...
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