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Tosin Abasi and Plini give a masterclass in virtuosity after writing and recording a song in a day
Having recently partnered with Kiko Loureiro and Matteus Asato, it seems the Aussie has met his match as Neural DSP challenges the elite shredders to fuse their talents together
Despite early love from EVH, headless guitars became a punchline – yet in 2025, they’re more popular than ever. We found out why
With wider options across a variety of price points and more signature artists than ever, has the headless axe’s time finally come?
Why are so many players turning to headless guitars? We asked Plini to find out
Ibanez, Kiesel, Schecter and Strandberg are all flying the flag for headless electrics, which have reached an unprecedented level of popularity in recent years
Justus West reveals how he sneaked Tosin Abasi and Plini onto the new Beyoncé album (sort of)
The prolific session guitarist and producer pulls back the veil on Cowboy Carter’s high-profile recording sessions – and the surprisingly progressive gear he used on Beyoncé’s country album
Plini and Mateus Asato write a song in a day
Armed with a guitar each and their signature Neural DSP plugins, the two charming guitar maestros have collaborated on an instrumental track, with cameras documenting their process
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“The quality of bands is much higher than it used to be… There’s something going on here that we cannot describe”: Why is Australia turning out some of the most amazing prog metal guitarists on the planet?
From Karnivool, Plini and Caligula’s Horse to Voyager, Dead Letter Circus and Reliqa, Aussie acts that make it overseas are often at the forefront of next-level guitar playing. How come?
“Saying it was an honor to be up there is a wildly drastic understatement”: Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson and Steve Vai have wrapped up the G3 2024 tour – here are the biggest guest guitarists who joined them along the way
Progressive pioneers, heavy rock royalty and even Satch's son took to the stage with the G3 trailblazers at various points across the hotly anticipated tour
“If I’ve written a section for an epic ‘John Petrucci on a mountain’ solo, I’d rather do my best impression for the self-satisfaction”: Plini maintains he’s “still a greedy lead player at heart” – so why did he give a solo to Tosin Abasi on his new EP?
Mirage is a welcome return from one of the most exciting guitarists on the planet, with some of Plini’s most daring arrangements yet. He explains why he can play ugly but not evil, and what prompted him to overhaul the pickups on his space-age signature model
“Are you improvising? Damn, you’re good!” Kiko Loureiro has released his first music since leaving Megadeth: a “harmonically weird” song he wrote with Plini in just one day
The two musicians met in the studio for the first time to showcase Neural DSP’s newly updated Archetype: Plini X plugin, with a mini-documentary detailing their creative process
“There was no way I was shredding like them – I had to find my space in their universe”: Meet Shubh Saran, the shred chameleon whose jams with Jakub Zytecki and Mark Holcomb helped him find his voice – and left Plini asking, “What the f**k is happening?”
Armed with a Fender John Mayer Strat and a host of diverse musical projects, Saran’s guitar approach draws from blink-182 and Allan Holdsworth in equal measure – and his unique solos have blown his shred peers’ minds
