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Left–Ann Wilson of the band Heart performs to promote their new album "Red Velvet Car" in 2010; Right–Jerry Cantrell performs at The Mercury Ballroom on February 16, 2025, in Louisville, Kentucky
The Jerry Cantrell advice that Ann Wilson still carries with her today

By Janelle Borg Published

The Heart legend on her long-standing friendship with the Alice in Chains founder, and heady musician hangouts in the early-’90s

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Gibson Custom Shop’s rarest guitars? Roger Giffin’s one-of-one “Outlaw” collection heads to auction

By Guitar World Staff Published

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Created during Giffin’s pioneering tenure at Gibson’s Custom Shop, these unique instruments capture a fascinating chapter in the company’s history

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Tim Montana
Tim Montana grew up with no electricity and running water. Now he’s collaborating with Jerry Cantrell, Slash and Billy Gibbons

By Jim Beaugez Published

The hard-rocking country riffer didn’t intend Entire State of Tim Montana to feature his childhood heroes – it just sort of happened, he explains

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Jerry Cantrell takes a solo live on his G&L Rampage in 1993.
The Alice in Chains guitar solo that Jerry Cantrell hated – and the one he wished he re-recorded

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Cantrell explains why he never saw himself as a hot-shot soloist and had to be convinced by his producer that his solo was “perfect” for the song

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Alice in Chains during a video shoot in Los Angeles, August 1990. Left to right: singer Layne Staley (1967 - 2002), drummer Sean Kinney, bassist Mike Starr (1966 - 2011) and guitarist Jerry Cantrell.
Jerry Cantrell on the magic and mods of his iconic 'Blue Dress' G&L Rampage – and the gift from Eddie Van Halen

By Andrew Daly Published

Back in January 1996, Alice In Chains' Jerry Cantrell was on the cover of Guitar World with his “Blue Dress” Rampage. 30 years on it's still going strong

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Tyler Bates performs live
Tyler Bates on creating chaos with Reba Meyers in Marilyn Manson, and the gear he uses to score blockbusters

By Phil Weller Published

The guitarist and film score composer has had a varied career – but he can’t seem to escape one amp and a “god box” pedal

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Left– Jerry Cantrell performs onstage at The Belasco on May 05, 2022 in Los Angeles, California; Eddie Van Halen performs at Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach
Jerry Cantrell looks back on the guitar gift from Eddie Van Halen that went missing

By Janelle Borg Published

Cantrell opens up on the nearly-two decade search to find his Van Halen Music Man

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Left–Dimebag Darrell of Pantera performs at the Airport Music Hall on June 7, 1991, in Allentown, Pennsylvania; Right–Jerry Cantrell is shown performing on stage during a live concert appearance with Alice in Chains on October 29, 1991
Jerry Cantrell recalls the first time he met the “otherworldly” Dimebag Darrell

By Janelle Borg Published

Back in 1985, Cantrell was a regular at one of Houston's legendary clubs when he came across Dimebag and hit it off “right away”

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AUSTIN, TEXAS - AUGUST 23: Jerry Cantrell performs onstage during the "I Want Blood Tour" at Emo's Austin on August 23, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images)
Jerry Cantrell looks back at the “walk-off home run” of Ozzy Osbourne’s final show

By Andrew Daly Published

The Alice in Chains guitarist didn’t catch up with the Prince of Darkness before his death, but he’s satisfied to have been part of Back to the Beginning with musician friends Slash, Zakk Wylde, Kirk Hammett and others

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Jerry Cantrell [left] plays his blue dress G&L live at Tons of Rock 2025; an archive shot of Tony Iommi playing with Black Sabbath in 1976.
Jerry Cantrell on his lifelong love of Black Sabbath and touring with Ozzy Osbourne (before taking his bassist)

By Andrew Daly Published

The Alice in Chains riffmaster on his love of Tony Iommi and what to expect from his performance at Black Sabbath's curtain call, Back to the Beginning

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