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EMG founder on why this Metallica guitarist’s pickup set was the most challenging he’s ever made
The band first started working with the pickup builder before they scored their first record deal
The hardest part of building a Gibson guitar from scratch, according to CEO Cesar Gueikian
Gueikian has spent around three years learning and building guitars under the CEO Series – and one of his most recent builds was played by Kirk Hammett at Back to the Beginning
From David Bowie going rogue to George Harrison x Paul Simon, EVH and SRV – the 50 greatest guitar moments in SNL history
Saturday Night Live has presented some of pop-culture's most iconic moments in musical history. We document its legacy in guitar
Robert Trujillo gatecrashes group Enter Sandman lesson at Guitar Center
He then joined in with Dave Kushner, Senior Director of Music Education at Guitar Center, and Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto to play the riff with the students
James Hetfield wins Halloween by donning inflatable kangaroo costume to rip through a thrash classic – and he doesn’t miss a beat
Two Metallica members didn’t get the Halloween memo for the gig
![Dave Mustaine of Megadeth [left] plays his signature Gibson Flying V live. On the right, an archive pic of Metallica frontman James Hetfield playing his white V copy, in his element circa 1984](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZsDUCbn7ybdedwDKg7VxW6-840-80.jpg.webp)
Dave Mustaine reveals why Megadeth are covering Metallica on their final album
Megadeth's new album will find Mustaine and co playing a Metallica classic, co-written by Mustaine in the early days, and MegaDave promises us we've never heard Ride the Lightning like this before
The mystery Gibson SG Kirk Hammett played at Ozzy Osbourne’s last show is heading to auction – along with more than 150 other guitars from his collection
The SG was used to play a Black Sabbath cover at Back to the Beginning, and it’s headed to the auction block alongside some other choice picks from Hammett's collection
Meet Dino Muradian, the pyrographer who makes a living burning artwork into stars’ guitars
Defecting from his home country by flying himself over the border, the Romanian pilot wound up making guitar art for Metallica, B.B. King and the ESP Custom Shop
