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Nuno Bettencourt taps on Rick Beato's Fender Stratocaster

Watch Nuno Bettencourt shred Van Halen's Hot for Teacher – on a Strat

By Jackson Maxwell published

In a long-form chat with Rick Beato, Bettencourt also discussed a part of EVH's guitar arc that “nobody talks about”

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Rick Beato (left) and Nuno Bettencourt

"Don't practice it for too long, because you're going to get tendonitis": Watch Rick Beato break down Nuno Bettencourt's jaw-dropping Rise solo

By Jackson Maxwell published

Go inside the inner workings of the volcanic lead break – the highlight of Extreme's recent comeback single – that has the guitar world abuzz

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Rick Beato sits with his new signature Gibson Les Paul Special

Rick Beato's signature double-cut Gibson Les Paul has finally arrived

By Jackson Maxwell published

The YouTube guitar giant's new signature model sports a lightweight mahogany body (just 7.2 pounds), and a custom TV Blue Mist finish

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Wolfgang Van Halen performing live

Rick Beato debunks claims that Wolfgang Van Halen was playing to a backing track of Eddie at Taylor Hawkins tribute

By Matt Owen last updated

Wolfgang's timing, tone and delivery on Hot for Teacher and On Fire was so good some viewers couldn't quite believe it

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Rick Beato studio tour

Rick Beato gives viewers a guided tour of his studio – including the ‘secret stuff’ he keeps behind the camera

By Matt Parker published

The YouTube superstar shows off his gigantic gear collection, plus some before and after shots of the studio’s construction

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[L-R] Rick Beato, Phil X and Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal

Rick Beato, Phil X and Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal rewrite Angus Young’s Back in Black solo

By Sam Roche published

Beato and Phil X stay faithful to the original, wielding AC/DC-appropriate Gibson SGs for a flurry of pentatonic runs, while Bumblefoot takes a different approach...

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Tim Henson

We need to talk about boomer bends: why the backlash to Tim Henson's technique preference represents more than just a generational divide

By Matt Parker published

The Polyphia guitarist’s comments about avoiding "boomer-ish" bends sparked a reaction that speaks to larger issues for us guitar players, and how our treatment of the past shapes the future of the instrument

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Polyphia's Tim Henson performs live

“No-one said you couldn’t bend!”: Polyphia's Tim Henson addresses “boomer bends” controversy

By Matt Parker published

Henson catches up with Rick Beato to discuss the fallout from a throwaway comment about “boomer-ish” guitar bends

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Rick Beato, Tosin Abasi, Tim Henson and Misha Mansoor

Tim Henson reveals he's never heard Metallica's Black Album – much to the amazement of Tosin Abasi and Misha Mansoor

By Michael Astley-Brown published

Rick Beato hosts a modern guitar summit, complete with a number of surprise revelations from the Polyphia, Animals as Leaders and Periphery guitar heroes

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Rick Beato unveils his new signature Gibson LP Special

Rick Beato's signature Gibson Les Paul Special is officially in production

By Richard Bienstock published

The YouTube personality and musician shares a sneak peek at the first Pelham Blue model off the assembly line

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