The future sound of Fender: Black Pumas, Yola, Girl In Red, Ashley McBryde and IDLES on gear, tone and songwriting By Jonathan Horsley We meet the Fender Next alumni who are building new sounds from fresh approaches
Dave Martone tells the story behind his lead role on Nickelback's surprise shred-heavy cover of The Devil Went Down to Georgia By Sam Roche “It was refreshing to have the chance to shred in a pop song that's played on the radio – it's almost like it isn't allowed anymore!”
Dominic Fike: “When Rick Rubin heard the demos, he said it felt like I was speaking through the guitar” By Amit Sharma The Floridian six-stringer talks championing Fender's new American Professional II series, and the theory-free approach to his new album, What Could Possibly Go Wrong
Jasmine Star: “TikTok makes me more creative... I have to get the point across in from 15 seconds to a minute“ By Adam Kovac Stevie Ray Vaughan, country, K-Pop, hip-hop – Star has soloed over it all on her way to TikTok viral fame
Why Canada is home to some of the world's most exciting hard-rock guitar players By Adam Kovac The Dirty Nil, Monster Truck, David Wilcox and PUP offer a guided tour of the Canadian six-string scene
Steve Morse: ”I don’t plan out my solos. It’s not really a solo if you do!” By Amit Sharma The Deep Purple guitarist talks tone, tension and technique – and explains how jazz continues to inspire him
Fender CEO Andy Mooney: “When that article came out with the headline ‘Guitar is dead’, that was the definition of fake news” By Amit Sharma The head honcho on Fender's record-breaking year, how guitar players have changed since the company's inception, and the business lessons he learned from Steve Jobs
Dion DiMucci: "Blues is a tradition. But it’s a living tradition. It’s not dead. It’s a handing-down and passing-on" By Henry Yates The blues survivor talks touring with Buddy Holly, meeting Howlin' Wolf, and his star-studded new album, Blues With Friends
Lamb of God's John Campbell: "People ask how I play so fast - I don’t really know because I made it up as I went along!" By Bass Player Staff The metal titan gives his advice on how to be a better bass player
Mike Campbell: "The Dirty Knobs are all about having fun. At least 95% of the solos were recorded live on the floor" By Richard Bienstock The longtime Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers co-captain on the debut album by his very patient side project – and the future of Fleetwood Mac
Shooter Jennings: "Marilyn Manson's miraculous poetic ability doesn’t grow cold, like a lot of people’s songwriting" By Jonathan Horsley Manson's guitarist and producer discusses the enigmatic singer's new album We Are Chaos, the pair's eerily similar musical taste, and why his favorite amp is a Gallien-Krueger
Bibi McGill: “Every night before I went on stage with Beyoncé, I meditated until it was just me and the guitar“ By Rod Brakes The former lead guitarist and musical director for Beyoncé on creativity, playing with Pink, performance tips, and finding her life-shred balance
H.E.R.: "I play melodies that feel closer to what a singer would do, as opposed to a guitar player" By Amit Sharma The Grammy-winning RnB singer-songwriter on feel over theory, the enduring genius of Jimi Hendrix and the creation of her stunning new signature Fender Stratocaster
Sin Shake Sin: "People on social media are calling this album the soundtrack to the pandemic" By Mark McStea Released just before COVID-19 hit its initial peak, Stacy Hogan discusses his eerily relevant new album, The Mess We've Made
Roger Glover: "I'm a simple bassist. I’m not the virtuoso bass player that some people expect" By Joel McIver Deep Purple are the last hard rockers of their era still touring, and they’ve got some miles in 'em yet, says the man in charge of the band's low-end
Rob Caggiano waxes lyrical on his new Jackson signature, the Shadowcaster By Brad Angle The Volbeat lead guitarist also talks ongoing projects outside of the band, his current rig and working as both a producer and a musician at once
Robby Krieger: “In the Doors’ music there are a lot of silences. We weren’t the type of band that had to fill up every little gap“ By Jonathan Horsley The ex-Doors man on developing his style, free-form sensibility and how it was jazz informing the band all along
El Ten Eleven's Kristian Dunn: "I'm not even a guitar player, I'm a bass player. I'm faking my way through it!" By Alex Lynham The post-rock duo's leader on how he builds a blockbuster bass sound, his expansive live rig and why Tautology ended up as a triple album
Joe Bonamassa: ”It’s amazing how many sounds you can pull out of a guitar if you mess around with the volume and tone knobs” By John Katic The 21st century blues hero on his love of Teles and paying tribute to Danny Gatton with the Sleep Eazys' instrumental guitar record
Four Year Strong's Dan O'Connor: "You don’t have to have the most expensive gear to get the best tone" By Adam Kovac The guitarist/vocalist shares his tips for life on the road, and why band cohesion is more important than high-end equipment
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