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Mårten Hagström and Tosin Abasi
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

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 07: Guitarist Stevie Salas performs onstage during the 7th Annual Adopt the Arts Benefit Gala at The Wiltern on March 07, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)
Stevie Salas on Bill & Ted, playing arenas with Rod Stewart then opening for Joe Satriani, and turning down both Van Halen singers

By Andrew Daly Published

The ahead-of-his-time guitar great recalls starting a trend followed by Steve Vai and Tosin Abasi, why he had to quit a Joe Satriani tour, and why he sometimes aimed to be the worst player in the room

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Spiro
Guitar heroes are hailing him as shred’s next big thing – but Spiro is already planning a blues left-turn

By Janelle Borg Published

Touted as the guitar world's next big disruptor by Tim Henson, Misha Mansoor and Tosin Abasi, Spiro Dussias reveals his next project and why he hopes to record a blues album before he turns 30

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Sterling By Music Man Kaizen 7-string in Firemist Purple Satin, shot in close-up.
“Scoring especially highly for its superb ergonomics”: Sterling By Music Man Kaizen 7 review

By Connor Flys Published

Progressive guitar icon Tosin Abasi's dramatic Music Man custom seven-string, re-imagined for those with lighter wallets

Electric Guitars
Hedras
How Hedras became one of today’s leading virtuosos by fusing shred smarts and boomer sensibilities

By Phil Weller Published

The Cort signature artist on why it’s worth the long climb up Shred Mountain, teaching Tosin Abasi tapping tricks and standing by an effect that many of his contemporaries have abandoned

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Australian guitarist Plini Roessler-Holgate performing live on stage during Download Festival at Donington Park on June 9, 2018. (Photo by )
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

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Guitarist Misha Mansoor of Periphery performs at The Fillmore on January 30, 2020 in San Francisco, California
Misha Mansoor joins Tim Henson and Tosin Abasi in praising this emerging virtuoso – who’s changing the landscape of progressive guitar

By Matt Owen Published

Shred’s finest new talent can add another name to the list of guitar heroes who have singled him out for praise

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Sterling by Music Man Kaizen
Sterling by Music Man and Tosin Abasi bring the futuristic Kaizen to a new low price point

By Matt Owen Published

Three years after the boundary-pushing build was first unveiled, the long-awaited Sterling spin-off has arrived

Electric Guitars
Tosin Abasi playing his guitar alongside a guitar-laden Plini
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

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Spiro
Spiro shares the secrets behind his speed picking technique that will help you play faster

By Phil Weller Published

“Shred’s next great hope” has offered an insight into the concept behind his jaw-dropping right-hand technique

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