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Eddie Van Halen performs at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 27, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada
"A good idea is a good idea no matter when you do it": Eddie Van Halen reveals how Van Halen brought cutting room floor jams back to life for A Different Kind of Truth

By Chris Gill Published

In this wide-ranging 2012 interview, EVH discusses the evolution of his onstage solo, working in the studio with Wolfgang, and the Different Kind of Truth song that "flipped" him out

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Chris Cayford of Rolo Tomassi
Rolo Tomassi's Chris Cayford: “If something sounds good, don’t worry about how many notes there are or what time signature it’s in. Just keep playing and experimenting”

By Amit Sharma Published

The progressive math-metaller on his love of Stevie Ray Vaughan, how he landed his first guitar – a Gibson SG Classic – for £100, and why playing “complete nonsense” laid the groundwork for new album, Where Myth Becomes Memory

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Serra Petale
Los Bitchos’ Serra Petale: “Eddie Van Halen could make me feel just by playing the guitar. That's what we go for”

By Cheri Amour Published

The guitarist explains her love for ‘80s chorus and retro Italia guitars, and how the Cumbia quartet roped Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos into production duties for their debut album, Let the Festivities Begin!

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Kayla Kent
Meet Kayla Kent, the YouTuber channeling the spirit of Dimebag Darrell with her eerily accurate Pantera covers

By Sam Roche Published

Armed with a Kramer JK8000, Kent has tackled Dime's most complex Pantera solos with eye-watering accuracy, and even taken a dive into some of the band's deeper cuts

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Jack Endino
Seattle production legend Jack Endino on his new solo album, recording Nirvana and Soundgarden, and his endless search for riffs he's never heard before

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The prolific producer on finding the time and the guitar tones for the epic Set Myself on Fire, and how he found his aesthetic by dismantling Led Zeppelin records

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Justin Norvell
Fender's Justin Norvell: “There's been a big rediscovery of what a guitar can be. More people understand how it can become an extension of one's self”

By Amit Sharma Published

The Big F's EVP on guitar trends in 2022, what gear to expect from the brand this year, and why there's never been a better time to pick up the instrument

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Failure
How Failure built ambitious new album Wild Type Droid from 36 hours of jam session recordings

By Alex Lynham Published

Ken Andrews and Greg Edwards share the gear and tone secrets behind the influential alt-rock outfit's latest full-length, which finds them indulging their love of baritones, Axe-Fx and even Gibson Explorers

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[L-R] Bill Kelliher and Brent Hinds of Mastodon
Mastodon: “We write our guitar parts separately then show them to each other. We’re not a jam band – we’re more like choreographed acrobatics”

By Jon Wiederhorn Published

Stylistically divergent – yet undoubtedly compatible – Mastodon guitarists Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher unravel Hushed and Grim, the band’s first double album

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Robin Guthrie
Robin Guthrie: “I’m not playing a guitar – I'm playing the sound, I'm playing the pedals, I'm playing the reverb”

By Matt Parker Published

With a few stolen pedals and a drum machine, the former Cocteau Twins man helped reinvent guitar music. Now he’s back with a flurry of new releases…

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Tommy Thayer
Kiss's Tommy Thayer: “My legacy will be a guy who came in, worked hard, and was the glue that kept the band together”

By Greg Prato Published

The rock icons' longest-serving lead guitarist on their massive End of the Road Tour, what the future holds, and his recent guest appearance on Carmine Appice’s Guitar Zeus 25th Anniversary Box Set

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