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Polyphia announces 2026 world tour – and they're bringing two of the biggest names in guitar playing with them
By Phil Weller published
Tim Henson and co will play shows in North America, Europe, and the UK throughout 2026

Plini answers the call of the wild in search of instrumental guitar’s new frontier
By Gregory Adams published
The Australian virtuoso on dream collabs with John Mayer, high-BPM workouts, and what happened when he imagined “a cello player in a huge, empty concert hall playing this difficult arpeggio”

Plini is manifesting a collaboration with John Mayer – and has issued an open call to make it happen
By Matt Owen published
The prog metal virtuoso has a wild vision for what their joint single could potentially look like

From Plini to Polyphia to onstage shoutouts from Nuno, how Rick Graham quietly became one of progressive guitar’s most influential names
By Amit Sharma published
From Guthrie Govan, through to Jason Richardson and Andy James, Rick Graham has garnered friends, fans and guest-spots with guitar’s most technical talents – and helped a huge chunk of players to hone their craft along the way

Meshuggah's Mårten Hagström reflects on changing the face of metal guitar
By Phil Weller published
The success of their two bands has resulted in some key industry changes

Plini on the origins of his love affair with Strandberg and headless guitars
By Janelle Borg published
Plini explains how Misha Mansoor and Tosin Abasi shaped his decision in trying out the brand's futuristic guitars

Tosin Abasi and Plini give a masterclass in virtuosity after writing and recording a song in a day
By Phil Weller published
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
By Phil Weller published
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
By Matt Owen published
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)
By Janelle Borg published
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
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