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“Captain” Kirk Douglas on the link between technique and songwriting, and what made Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen different

By Mark McStea published

The Tonight Show stalwart's latest solo album is a little psychedelic, a little trippy, and always about the songs. Here, Douglas tells us how he gravitates towards “mind expansion”

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A seated "Captain" Kirk Douglas holds his signature Gibson SG

The Roots guitarist “Captain” Kirk Douglas announces new album, New Unknown, premieres hard-riffing single, Over The Ocean

By Jackson Maxwell published

Released under the Hundred Watt Heart moniker, the world-weary rocker is a terrific display of Douglas's riff-writing talent

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Ayron Jones performs onstage at The Wiltern on January 28, 2022 in Los Angeles, California

From Future Metal to the new Seattle sound: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche, Matt Owen published

Kick off the month in style with hard-charging, guitar-heavy new songs from Ayron Jones, Nita Strauss, Quicksand, Frankie Cosmos, Devin Townsend, Hedras, State Champs, Cleopatrick and more

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Couch Riff's Yes Jam

Watch Steve Stevens, Alex Skolnick, Richard Fortus and more perform Yes’s Starship Trooper in an epic all-star ensemble for Roadie Relief

By Jonathan Horsley published

The whopping 17-strong jam was organized by Mike Squires, and does justice to a prog classic while supporting out-of-work road crew and touring staff

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Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas: “I wanted to give other like-minded players the ability to use an SG in a way they haven’t been able to before“

By Rod Brakes published

The Roots guitarist's new signature Gibson might just be the most versatile SG yet. He walks us through its many features...

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