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Eric Gales joins Stephen Carpenter, Devin Townsend and Sophie Lloyd in the Kiesel artist ranks – is a signature guitar in the works?
By Phil Weller published
The blues maestro previously worked with Magneto Guitars, but his surprise move to Kiesel could lead to a new signature

Kiesel launches the Kyber – a futuristic metal guitar that’s its answer to Strandberg and Abasi Concepts offerings
By Phil Weller published
With a seriously lightweight and almost paper-thin design, the customizable axe puts modern needs at its core – and it's reasonably priced too

Syncatto's Charlie Robbins is the latest virtuoso to feature on Cobra Kai’s guitar-driven soundtrack
By Janelle Borg published
The addition of Robbins to the Netflix shows' soundtrack continues the trend of TV shows benefiting from the crossover appeal of contemporary guitar stars

Seal wrote his breakthrough hit Crazy after learning two basic chord shapes on a borrowed guitar
By Janelle Borg published
The Kiss from a Rose artist was inspired by Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell and CSN to start writing songs on guitar – a decision that completely changed his career trajectory

Sophie Lloyd announces her debut solo US show – and marks the occasion with a shred reimagining of Alice Cooper’s Poison
By Phil Weller published
After selling out her debut solo show in London in just five minutes earlier this year, the superstar shredder is now set to perform at LA’s legendary Whisky A Go Go

Kiesel’s first-ever all-in-one amp and effects plugin looks to shake up the world of digital guitar tones
By Matt Owen published
Featuring “the world's fastest transposer” and an assortment of tones on tap, the HyperRig sets Kiesel on its journey into the ever-growing realm of digital guitar rigs

“A headless guitar pioneer”: Paul Masvidal signs with Kiesel Guitars as Ola Strandberg champions the Cynic guitarist’s decade-plus tenure with his firm
By Phil Weller published
The Cynic guitarist has made the switch after 10 years with Strandberg guitars, which will see him play Kiesels “in the studio and on stage”

“When Kiesel built me the first one, I was like, ‘Man, this is amazing’”: Kiesel and Deftones’ Stephen Carpenter launch new Vader signature model – a mean, clean headless metal machine that’s “exceptionally difficult to produce”
By Matt Owen published
Carpenter will continue to endorse ESP Guitars alongside the new models, which come in Snow and Shadow variants, as well as seven-string, eight-string and left-hand configurations
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