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Snake Sabo: “I'm not as good as I used to be. But it inspires me – if I don't feel like I need to get better, then what's the point?”
By Andrew Daly published
The Skid Row guitarist reflects on the acrimonious conditions that led to the band's split in 1996, tapping into harmonized leads on new album The Gang's All Here, and why he's not worried if he's not as dextrous as he used to be

Devin Townsend on finding his perfect guitar rig, the key to great improv and the guitarist who changed everything for him
By Jonathan Horsley last updated
Ahead of his Empath Europe Volume 1 Tour, Hevy Devy reflects on performing live and in the moment with no safety net

Alter Bridge: “By learning how to turn down the noise in my brain, I can centre in on the music”
By Australian Guitar published
As they wade through the waters of the new world around them, Alter Bridge have grown a new appreciation for their art, and developed new perspectives for how they should approach it

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!”
By Greg Prato published
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

Blackbyrd McKnight on his tumultuous tenure with Red Hot Chili Peppers, the secret to great funk guitar playing, and why Jimi Hendrix is far from overrated
By Andrew Daly last updated
He's played with everyone from George Clinton to Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis and the Chili Peppers. We catch up with DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight for a far-reaching chat about his extraordinary career

Orianthi: “I wanted the verses to focus more on storytelling than aggression”
By Australian Guitar published
Orianthi’s fifth studio album, ‘Rock Candy’, is pretty damn sweet. The Adelaide pop-rocker tells us how it came about

Gavin Rossdale: “Modern tones are where it's at – and if you're not where it's at, where are you?”
By Amit Sharma published
The Bush frontman on how he engineered the band's heaviest album yet using Neural DSP amp sims, his surprising history with Joe Walsh’s ‘Hotel California’ Jazzmaster and the tone tips he received from Carlos Santana

Jason Richardson on his love of Alexi Laiho, soundtracking Lifetime movies and how his late pet pug's progressive drinking habits shaped his new album
By Gregory Adams published
The virtuosic guitar ace dives deep on II, his blistering new full-length with drummer Luke Holland, taking inspiration from Nintendo and horror blockbuster It
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