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Whitesnake’s Joel Hoekstra on the time Ace Frehley complimented his guitar playing… even though he wasn’t actually playing anything
Hoekstra says he only “really understood” the KISS veteran after partaking in an intimate and exclusive jam, during which Frehley insisted on cranking his amp to ear-splitting volumes
Tom Morello announces first-ever full-length solo rock album with single co-written with Roman Morello, who can “shred circles” around him
The Rage Against The Machine guitarist's first rock solo album releases later this year, and it will showcase the next generation of Morello shred
“This is like an intro to something Metallica wrote in the 1980s”: 11-year-old guitar hero breaks the internet with his original metal riffs – performed in front of his fellow fifth-graders
Cole Parsons has shot to online stardom with his original, Randy Rhoads-channeling song, which even won the approval of Mötley Crüe
“On a quick trip to interview Paul Reed Smith I was told we were going to the White House so I’d better pack a suit”: Celebrating 500 issues of Guitarist, one of the world’s greatest guitar magazines
From playing Eric Clapton’s Strats to narrowly avoiding knocking out Slash, Guitarist editors past and present share their favourite – and sometimes most embarrassing – memories of working for the esteemed UK publication
Raise your lead guitar game with this Jennifer Batten masterclass
The session great shares some stamina-building exercises to improve your phrasing and spice up your solos
Test your blues chops with these dynamic licks from Tora Dahle Aagård
Get to know the Norwegian six-stringer's unique interpretation of the genre
Classic gear: 1970s Fender Telecaster Custom
The reimagined Custom is a far cry from Fender’s golden era namesake
Greg Koch: "At the end of time, there will be cockroaches and Telecasters - and the Teles will be in tune"
The master of hybrid country-jazz guitar on disappointing his dad, signature amps and the enduring appeal of the Tele
