Jakub Zytecki

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Mayones Guitars Jakub Zytecki signature guitar, the Jassper Nidra
He’s one of shred guitar’s most original players – now Jakub Żytecki has released 2024’s high-performance offset to beat with Mayones

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

The ambient shredder’s take on the Jazzmaster format brings a remarkable preamp, USB charging and several Mayones firsts to the classic silhouette

Electric Guitars
Jakub Zytecki
Meet ambient shredder Jakub Zytecki – the trailblazing virtuoso who picks plugins over pedals and plays a Kurt Cobain-inspired 8-string

By Ellie Rogers Published

The Polish wunderkind explains why Polyphia and Plini have reignited his guitar fire and how he channeled John Petrucci on his stellar new album, Remind Me

Guitarists
Plini
Plini announces North American tour with Jakub Zytecki and Sungazer

By Sam Roche Published

The Aussie virtuoso has celebrated the announcement with a new live video of Pan, shot in Sydney and Melbourne

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Alex Turner performs with Arctic Monkeys at Cala Mijas Fest on September 1, 2022 in Malaga, Spain
From avant-jazz mini-symphonies to cabaret-tinged stadium-rock: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Sam Roche Published

Close out September with the best in new guitar-driven music from Polyphia and Steve Vai, Drowning Pool, Paramore, Jakub Zytecki, Arctic Monkeys, Disturbed, Eliza McLamb, Djo and more

Music Releases
Jakub Zytecki
Jakub Zytecki proves why his ambient-meets-shred style is the future of guitar playing with genre-smashing new single Heart

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

The Polish guitar wizard blends sledgehammer eight-string riffs and mesmerizing clean tapping to dizzying effect

Music Releases
Manuel Gardner Fernandes, San Holo, Melanie Faye and Kazuki Isogai
Digging the new Polyphia? Here are 10 trap and lo-fi beat-loving guitar players you need to check out

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

10 production-savvy guitarists breathing fresh life into guitar playing with hip-hop inspired arrangements and dizzying chops

Guitarists
Jakub Zytecki
Jakub Zytecki: "I don’t really listen to guitar music - I’m not even sure if I like it!"

By Adam Kovac Published

One of today's most exciting instrumental guitarists on his latest album Nothing Lasts, Nothing's Lost, and why excessively technical guitar music doesn't spark his interest

Guitarists
Periphery's Misha Mansoor, Jake Bowen, Plini and Jakub Zytecki
Misha Mansoor, Jake Bowen, Plini and Jakub Zytecki go deep on gear, technique and the future of djent

By Amit Sharma Published

It's a tech-metal round table! The Periphery axemen are joined by two of today's leading virtuosos to wax lyrical on all things tech-metal

Guitar Gear