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Ariel Posen is a Stratocaster lifer – but his signature guitar wants to be a Jazzmaster
By Jamie Dickson published
Ariel Posen's signature Strat is one of the coolest and most original we have seen in years and presents players with some of the sound of the classic '60s Jazzmaster and none of the switches

Mark Knopfler looks back on Brothers in Arms – Dire Straits’ “sheer fluke” that made him a reluctant superstar
By Jonathan Horsley published
Brothers In Arms reinvented Knopfler and gave him more fame than he could handle. 40 years on, in a rare interview, the band look back on the biggest rock album of the '80s

Jared James Nichols explains how to use open strings and Drop D tuning to bulk-up your blues fingerstyle
By Jared James Nichols published
Park your electric guitar in Drop D. Throw your pick in the trash. It's time for some muscular fingerstyle with the purveyor of blues power himself

Coheed and Cambria on going it alone to make a signature guitar, channeling Joe Walsh – and the prospect of their swan song
By Jim Beaugez published
The Father of Make Believe is another immersive long-form trip into the world of Coheed and Cambria’s fictional world. Claudio Sanchez and Travis Stever tell us what we're in for when we get there

Jake E. Lee revisits Badlands, the album the music industry doesn't want you to hear
By Andrew Daly published
Why can't we buy Badlands' self-titled debut? Who knows. The record label buried it. But former Ozzy guitarist Jake E. Lee swears it's his best work
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How Blood Incantation’s Paul Riedl and Morris Kolontyrsky are opening the Stargate to take death metal to a higher cosmic plane
By Amit Sharma published
On album number four, Paul Riedl and Morris Kolontyrsky are taking their “Morbid Angel meets Pink Floyd” concept to new creative heights

Meet the Tributo, the Italian super-guitar that turns the ’59 Les Paul formula on its head
By Dave Burrluck published
Based on the home of Italian supercars comes a super-electric with serious boutique pedigree. The inspiration is obvious. The upgrades less so, and it could be the acme of vintage-inspired design. Luthier Nicolas Giordano explains his process

Ally Venable on why the magic of choosing guitars and the Holy Grail overdrive Devon Allman gave her
By David Mead published
The blues-rocker recalls the gift of a precious pedal from an old friend and a recent Hendrix-inspired guitar purchase that has blown her mind

How Jack Moore is expressing his own sonic identity with Marshall amps, wah pedal extremity – and his father's signature Les Paul
By Jim Beaugez published
Jack Moore, the son of legendary player Gary Moore, steps into a musical world shaped by folk and pop, but a gift for the blues runs in the family
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