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Closeups of a Fender headstock with locking tuners

I’ve been fitting locking tuners to all my electric guitars for 20 years – and I just found out I’ve been using them wrong the whole time

By Michael Astley-Brown published

It turns out there’s a right way to restring locking tuners – and it will make your guitar stay in tune better

Gretchen Menn plays a Martin SC-10 acoustic

Unpack Jay Leonard J and Gretchen Menn's innovative unplugged takes on Alice in Chains, Red Hot Chili Peppers classics

By Jackson Maxwell published

Analyze these covers of two hits from alt-rock's heyday with GW's editors, and vote for your favorite

Jay Leonard J (left) and Gretchen Menn

Watch Jay Leonard J and Gretchen Menn dazzle with slinky unplugged versions of Alice in Chains, Red Hot Chili Peppers hits

By Jackson Maxwell published

This week in Martin's No Limits Challenge, two brilliant guitarists revisit alt-rock's heyday

Eventide UltraTap Jay Leonard J demo

Watch Jay Leonard J explore the new, “fully featured” Eventide UltraTap pedal

By Richard Bienstock published

Newest addition to the dot9 series promises a "multiverse of tone" via delays, reverbs, volume swells, modulations and more

Jay Leonard J demos the Jammy

Watch Jay Leonard J write and record an entire song using only his Jammy modular digital guitar

By Richard Bienstock published

"If you’re a guitar player that’s just a little bit jealous of all the cool sounds the keyboard player is getting, it might be a cool time to pick up a Jammy,” he says