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Hanoi Rocks' Andy McCoy [left] and Michael Monroe. Monroe wears a bright gold jacket and has blonde, '80s rock-sized hair. McCoy is cradling a black Gibson Firebird and weats a wide-brimmed hat.

Drugs, guitars, triumph and tragedy – the inside story of Hanoi Rocks

By Mark McStea published

40 years ago – after moving to London to invent the movement that would inspire a million L.A. bands – Finnish upstarts Hanoi Rocks self-destructed. This is their story

Bands
Tim Mills of Bare Knuckle pickups sits with his arms folded in his workshop/office.

Bare Knuckle’s Tim Mills on how he built the biggest indie pickup brand in the world

By Amit Sharma published

The guitarist behind the beloved U.K.-based artisan pickup brand, explains how he got started in the biz, the attention to detail that makes Bare Knuckle so good – and what's coming next

Guitar Pickups
PRS Special Semi-Hollow, S2 Special Semi-Hollow and SE Special Semi-Hollow: the three figured maple-topped siblings are photographed against a grey floor.

PRS Special Semi-Hollow, S2 Special Semi-Hollow and SE Special Semi-Hollow review

By Dave Burrluck published

Along with its 40th Anniversary specials, PRS is cranking out the new releases, including three-pickup Special Semi-Hollow models in the S2 and SE line. We compare them with the Core version

Electric Guitars
Ty Segall headbangs as he performs live with a Fender Jazzmaster. He wears a purple Dr. Pepper T-shirt.

The true confessions of Ty Segall – his blasphemous SG mod, exploding a vintage Gibson and why a “dying dinosaur” fuzz is one of his holy grail pedals

By Gregory Adams published

The always-surprising SoCal garage rocker talks fuzz, SG-based blasphemy and the peculiar benefits of not writing songs on guitar

Guitarists
PJD Carey Elite

PJD Guitars founder Leigh Dovey on the evolution of the UK’s most exciting electric guitar brand

By Dave Burrluck published

The return of one of our favourite PJD models and a decade and a half of UK guitar-making needs a bit of a celebration. We pop a cork with PJD’s founder, Leigh Dovey

Electric Guitars
Warm Audio Fen-Tone WA-FT ribbon microphone photographed in its hard case with accessories.

“Affordable, professional-quality”: Warm Audio Fen-Tone WA-FT ribbon microphone review

By Chris Gill published

A classic '50s style vintage ribbon mic without the price tag? It's Warm Audio doing Warm Audio things again

Studio & Recording Equipment
Lari Basilio with her Ibanez lB-1 signature guitar in the studio.

Lari Basilio is finding redemption and joy in motherhood and guitar – and wants to share it with you

By Gregory Adams published

The Brazilian instrumental phenom is on fire on Redemption, embracing her rock side and finding a new equilibrium as she plays for her biggest – and smallest – fan

Guitarists
Justin Hawkins of the Darkness is shirtless onstage and rocking out.

Justin Hawkins unfiltered: the inside story about the rise, fall and rebirth of the Darkness

By Jon Weiderhorn published

This is the story of a band who blew up, broke up, and got back up again with an appetite to record the album of their lives. And Justin Hawkins admits, he's lucky to be be alive to tell the tale

Guitarists
The late Jeff Beck applauds Nicolas Meier as the pair perform together live onstage.

Nicolas Meier on the life-changing moment he was spotted by Jeff Beck

By Joe Bosso published

This former Jeff Beck collaborator re-recorded the songs he wrote for an unreleased Beck project. The results will likely have you freeway jammin’ in no time

Guitarists
Nile Rodgers plays his Hitmaker Stratocaster onstage at OverOslo 2025. He wears a black bandana.

Cory Wong on the most important technique you can learn from Nile Rodgers

By Cory Wong published

The kingpin of funky strumming defers to the O.G. – as Wong explains what he learned from the Chic master

Artist Lessons
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