magcontent

Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons are making Kiss a rock ’n’ roll dynasty – just don't mistake their music for their fathers'

By Andrew Daly published 23 February 26

Bands formed by rock stars’ kids rarely work out – but this one does. Say hello to Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons, whose dads you might just recognize, despite all that Kiss makeup

The life and legacy of the Grateful Dead icon Bob Weir

By Andrew Daly published 23 February 26

Remembering the Grateful Dead co-founder, songwriter and rhythm guitarist, and legend of the San Franciscan psychedelic scene

The history and mysteries of Eric Clapton’s Cream guitars

By Neville Marten published 22 February 26

The history of Eric Clapton’s guitars during Cream’s brief but influential existence – from Fresh Cream to Goodbye – reveals an intriguing mix of instruments but also offers up a mystery or two

5 modern blues guitar heroes on the impossible task of imitating the blues greats

By Charlie Wilkins published 22 February 26

Blues and rock is still being shaped by the British blues boom of the ’60s – and the O.G. bluesmen who influenced them. But how can today’s players nail their tone and sound? Marcus King, Samantha Fish, Zach Persons, Philip Sayce and Jared James Nichols have their say

Steve Howe on overcoming stage fright and the tragic fate of his Gibson ES-175

By Joe Matera published 20 February 26

The Yes, Asia and GTR legend explains why drinking and playing guitar are “stupidly incompatible” and gives some love for the Line 6 Helix

Geese guitarist Emily Green breaks down her ‘cloudy’ playing style – and what she thinks of the hype

By Jacob Paul Nielsen published 20 February 26

Geese’s Emily Green shares her love of offbeat electrics, her all-time favorite delay pedal and why she thinks only 5% of jams are any good

Van Halen, Jacob Deraps, and the making of a YouTube shred superstar

By Adam Kovac published 19 February 26

This is the origin story of Jacob Deraps, the player whose brain exploded when he heard Eddie Van Halen for the first time, and he never looked back

Swannell Guitars makes an electric like an acoustic with tones that will blow your mind

By Dave Burrluck published 19 February 26

Jamie Swannell makes some seriously high-end acoustics and has applied that knowhow to the IA, a super-versatile, vibey electric that might just be the boutique slide machine of your dreams

“It just floored me”: Inside Fender’s mission to bring the ’62 Super Amp back from the dead

By Charlie Wilkins published 18 February 26

Long hidden in the shadows of Fender history, the early ’60s brown-panel Super Amp has reemerged. Senior product manager, Rick Heins, talks us through its rebirth

How Pavey Ark are reinventing acoustic guitar with pedals, fake nails and a $60 nylon-string that holds its own in any company

By Amit Sharma published 18 February 26

Neil Thomas’ adventurous playing and ear for unorthodox tuning finds the English collective exist between two worlds of traditional and neo-folk