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Jason Richardson, Tim Henson to release collaborative single, Upside Down
By Jackson Maxwell published
Also featuring Luke Holland on drums, the song is set to arrive February 18

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

“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

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

YouTuber Charles Berthoud recreates John Petrucci, Guthrie Govan and Tim Henson guitar solos on bass – and the results are ridiculous
By Matt Owen published
The four-, five- and six-string bass playing sensation made light work of some of the most staggering solos to ever have been played

Watch Tim Henson improvise with Herman Li using Jason Becker’s original prototype Peavey Numbers guitar
By Matt Owen published
The pair teamed up to trade licks in the latest installment of the Jason Becker fundraiser livestream event, which has raised nearly $250,000 so far

Tim Henson and Manuel Gardner Fernandes herald the future of rap-shred with mind-blowing In The Cut cover
By Matt Owen published
The contemporary guitar virtuosos put on a dizzying display of jaw-dropping technique while perfectly mirroring rapid-fire rap vocals

Tim Henson’s shred remix of Ariana Grande’s Positions is one of the best guitar covers you’ll hear this year
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The Polyphia guitarist is switchin’ them positions for you
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