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Sophie Lloyd lifts the veil on being a successful guitarist in the era of social media
By Janelle Borg published
Lloyd accompanies her candid statement with an unfiltered rendition of Satch Boogie from Joe Satriani's Surfing with the Alien

Yvette Young on what it was like to record guitar for James Gunn's Superman
By Janelle Borg published
The virtuoso has recently been leaning into more soundtrack-adjacent work, with her guitar chops on full display in the soundtrack of the new DC Universe movie

Yvette Young on the pressures of touring in the social media age
By Janelle Borg published
The multi-hyphenate artist has recently kickstarted her solo era – and lent her chops to James Gunn’s new Superman movie soundtrack

Yvette Young confirms that she's the guitar-wielder on the official new Superman soundtrack
By Janelle Borg published
In videos posted to social media, Young can be seen recording for Superman using a sparkly pink Ibanez equipped with P-90s, which she had previously teased “may or may not be coming out”

Yvette Young’s fretboard wizardry was a wake-up call for modern guitar playing – but with her latest pivot, she’s making music to help emo kids go to sleep
By Janelle Borg published
Young is in her musician-artist-producer era – leaning into soundtracks, generating ideas with her signature Qi pedal, and reclaiming control of her career, as epitomized by her latest collaboration with Hatch: a suite of Emo Sound Baths

Yvette Young on how to buy a guitar, and why you should think twice before lending out your acoustic
By Andrew Daly published
The sometime teacher and modern-day math-rocker recounts the gear that’s made an impact – and gives us a rundown on her most-loved rig

Nita Strauss reveals how Yvette Young inspired one of her favorite riffs she’s ever written
By Janelle Borg published
Strauss demonstrates a tapping and hammer-on/pull-off-heavy riff that featured on her 2023 album, The Call of the Void

Why Yvette Young was afraid of pedals – then ended up with a signature one
By Janelle Borg published
Young also talks about what inspired her signature Qi Etherealizer multi-effects pedal, and why it's the ultimate “ambient machine”
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