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King Tuff, aka Kyle Thomas, with his metallic blue SG
King Tuff on his beloved butchered Gibson SG and the world’s most embarrassing Uber journey

By Jacob Paul Nielsen Published

The inimitable Kyle Thomas – aka King Tuff – checks in for a confessional interview documenting misadventures with the electric guitar

Guitarists
The Pretenders live in 1984: (left to right) Malcolm Foster, Chrissie Hynde, Robbie McIntosh and Martin Chambers
How the Pretenders emerged from tragedy with new guitarist Robbie McIntosh

By Joe Bosso Published

Shattered by drugs and reeling from the loss of James Honeyman-Scott, the Pretenders came back swinging with 1984’s Learning to Crawl

Guitarists
Norman Harris of Norman's Rare Guitars poses with a Les Paul at his legendary Tarzana, California guitar store.
Norman Harris on the future of Norman’s Rare Guitars and why he finally decided to sell

By David Konow Published

The man behind behind Tarzana, California’s most famous guitar store discusses his legacy, the vintage market today and where it’s headed in the future

Music Industry
David Bowie plays a Supro onstage in 2004.
David Bowie’s guitarists on what it was like to play with the Thin White Duke

By Joel McIver Published

10 years after Bowie's death, Adrian Belew, Peter Frampton, Carlos Alomar and other guitar-slinging comrades-in-arms recall high times alongside the master

Guitarists
Charlie Starr teaches how to write a song within a solo on his Fender Esquire
How to write a “song within a song” with your guitar solos

By Charlie Starr Published

Blackberry Smoke frontman Charlie Starr demonstrates how the solo really can serve the song – by being the song

Artist Lessons
Robert Jon and the Wreck: (L-R) Guitarist Henry James, singer/guitarist Robert Jon Burrison, and bassist Warren Murrel
Meet Robert Jon and the Wreck, the rock fanatics who sound like they rolled out of Georgia in ’82

By Alan Paul Published

Eddie Van Halen, the Allmans, Tom Petty… The list of influences is long and it all goes into the Orange County rocker's ’70s-flavored stew

Bands
Corey Congilio in his studio space
Who’s afraid of the Mixolydian mode? Here’s how you can use it for triads

By Corey Congilio Published

Corey Congilio wasn't that fussed about the Mixolydian mode at first but now he's a believer – and this lesson shows you just how practical it can be

Artist Lessons
1954 Fender Stratocaster
The enduring allure of the O.G. Stratocaster – and how drastically different two first-year Strats can be

By Dave Davidson Published

We take a closer look at a pair of Strats that might share a birthday but have quite different sounds and specs, as Fender was evolving the design in real-time when it launched in ’54

Electric Guitars
Dunlop Cry Baby BB535 Reissue
“A very versatile wah pedal that has you covered for whatever style of music you play”: Dunlop Cry Baby BB535 Reissue review

By Trevor Curwen Published

First seen in 1994, updated in 1999 and reissued in 2026, Dunlop’s Cry Baby now comes with even more versatility

Guitar Pedals
A band portrait of Cashier
“Frank who? They were like, ‘Frank Ocean!’” How Cashier’s DIY alt-rock sound is winning them fans in high places

By Jacob Paul Nielsen Published

Kylie Gaspard and Jo Perillo discuss the nuanced differences between shoegaze and alt-rock, and the borrowed J. Mascis Jazzmaster that holds the key to it all

Bands
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