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Steve Vai
Steve Vai names 5 contemporary guitarists who are taking the instrument to the next level

By Robin Davey Published

The virtuoso picks 5 players who are breaking new six-string ground

Guitarists
Angus Young, Tim Henson, Paul Kossoff
The 10 types of string bending, from blues and boomer bends to tweak and tap bends

By Milton Mermikides Published

Who could have imagined an everyday act of guitar technique would become so controversial? We take a deep dive into bending and see how it's changed over the ages

Lessons
Orville Peck performs onstage at Madison Square Garden on October 30, 2021 in New York City
From frenetic eight-string exchanges to swaggeringly catchy country: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche, Matt Owen Published

Catch up on this week's eclectic range of guitar-heavy offerings from Jason Richardson & Tim Henson, Orville Peck, Snail Mail, Animals As Leaders, Amon Amarth, Tomberlin, and more

Music Releases
Jason Richardson, Luke Holland and Tim Henson
Jason Richardson and Tim Henson reach dizzying heights with fiery fretboard masterclass, Upside Down

By Matt Owen Published

The five-minute-plus effort puts Henson and Richardson's indescribable creativity on display, delivering a mesmeric bounty of fingerboard pyrotechnics

Lessons
Jason Richardson (left) and Tim Henson
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

Music Releases
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

Guitarists
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

Bands
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

Music Releases
Charles Berthoud and Guthrie Govan
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

Bassists
Tim Henson playing Jason Becker's Peavey JB24 Numbers electric guitar
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

Electric Guitars
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