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Best guitar amp headphones 2026: practice playing your guitar in peace
By Matt McCracken last updated
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How Guthrie Govan ended up on prog masters Karnivool’s latest album
By Janelle Borg published
Govan is the band’s first ever guest soloist since their inception over two decades ago

The Aristocrats' Bryan Beller recalls the moment he met Guthrie Govan and formed a new kind of supergroup
By Janelle Borg published
As per Aristocrats lore, the power trio formed right after an impromptu jam at NAMM 2011

Alex Hutchings recalls the pressures of following in Guthrie Govan’s footsteps as Steven Wilson’s guitarist
By Janelle Borg published
Hutchings, who joined Wilson on his ‘To The Bone’ tour, was previously described by the prog maestro as “a fantastic guitar player”

The Aristocrats' Bryan Beller recalls the moment he met Guthrie Govan and formed a new kind of supergroup
By Janelle Borg published
As per Aristocrats lore, the power trio formed right after an impromptu jam at NAMM 2011

Guthrie Govan has held tonewood tone tests in guitar clinics – and the results were unanimous
By Janelle Borg published
To prove his point, The Aristocrats' Guthrie Govan has two different models of his signature Charvel, identical in every way except for the tonewood

Guthrie Govan on how Hans Zimmer forced him to embrace digital modeling
By Matt Owen published
The requirements of the Zimmer gig pushed the Aristocrats virtuoso down the digital rabbit hole – and now modelers are the foundation of his live rig

Watch the moment Kiko Loureiro’s strap snaps mid-solo
By Phil Weller published
The former Megadeth virtuoso insists his Ibanez is “better than ever” despite clattering the stage floor mid-jam

“Both Joe and Guthrie play a mean, funky rhythm guitar on a song like Stevie Wonder’s Superstition. That counts for more than you think”: Bass supremo Bryan Beller reveals what it’s like to play with Joe Satriani and Guthrie Govan
By Alison Richter published
The prolific bassist explains why Satch’s music isn’t as simple as it seems, while it’s a case of keeping up with Govan’s high-speed improv… but the pair do share a certain funkiness

“It's fun, it's loud, it's tricky in a few spots”: Guthrie Govan’s virtuosic trio the Aristocrats have just debuted their first new song in five years – and it’s about a duck going drinking
By Matt Parker published
Listen to Hey, Where’s MY Drink Package? – the first taster from new concept album DUCK
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