The best Stratocasters 2020: how to find the perfect Fender Strat for you By Amit Sharma The best Strats for every budget and playing style
Alice in Chains, Mastodon and Anthrax members cover Soundgarden’s Rusty Cage in blistering new playthrough video By Michael Astley-Brown The lockdown clip has already got Kim Thayil’s seal of approval
Kemper launches new overdrive system, inspired by classic drive pedals By Richard Bienstock Free Profiler update adds sounds inspired by the Klon, Tube Screamer and Timmy
Yamaha debuts THR-30IIA wireless acoustic guitar amp with mic modeling By Richard Bienstock Rechargeable amp boasts onboard effects, Bluetooth and a built-in wireless receiver
Watch the official trailer for Zappa, the first all-access documentary on Frank Zappa’s life and career By Richard Bienstock The new film was directed by Bill & Ted star Alex Winter, and features Steve Vai and Mike Keneally
Singer-songwriter and outlaw country legend Billy Joe Shaver dies aged 81 By Richard Bienstock The Nashville icon’s songs were recorded by Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and many others
IDLES: "We always dreamed of having such huge setups… we get giddy every time we look at our guitar rigs!" By Jonny Scaramanga Mark Bowen and Lee Kiernan talk balancing simple guitar lines with tons of gear, injecting hip-hop into guitar music and how their pedalboards got quite so enormous…
IK Multimedia promises “one giant leap for ampkind” as it launches AmpliTube 5 By Michael Astley-Brown All-new version of IK’s modeling software adds 129 new gear models, a fresh interface and radical new cab technology
Epiphone SG Special P-90 review By Rob Laing A compelling option for players priced out by a US-built Gibson with a crowd-pleasing pickup pairing
Tom Morello announces new EP, featuring Slash, a Jimi Hendrix cover and Eddie Van Halen tribute By Michael Astley-Brown Surprise release Comandante will be available this Friday
Andrew Watt celebrated his 30th birthday by hosting an all-star jam session with Post Malone, Rob Trujillo, Taylor Hawkins and Chad Smith By Sam Roche The Ozzy Osbourne producer and guitarist described the occasion as “the best jam of all time”
Luna Guitars announces ornately finished Fauna Phoenix acoustic-electric By Sam Roche Featuring abalone phoenix and crescent moon adornments, this strummer is sure to turn heads
Cory Wong on 10 key tracks from his extraordinary run of funk guitar albums By Chris Bird The contemporary funk master has recorded six albums in one year. Here, he outlines his musical journey in 10 tracks...
Angus Young: “I can still feel Malcolm communicating to me when I’m playing guitar” By Michael Astley-Brown The AC/DC icon on his eternal connection and final encounters with his brother and bandmate
Zach Myers: “Brent told an audience of 2,500 people that we were making a double album… it was the first I'd heard about it!” By James Wood One half of new duo and Shinedown offshoot Smith & Myers on the pair's mammoth debut album, and what's next for the Billboard chart-topping hard-rockers
Gibson unveils the Adam Jones 1979 Les Paul Custom as it announces a multi-year partnership with the Tool guitarist By Michael Astley-Brown The long-awaited launch also sees the release of new music from Jones, Justin Chancellor and Danny Carey
Tom Morello, members of the Foo Fighters, the Bangles cover the Eurythmics’ Sweet Dreams with Afghan group Girl With a Guitar By Richard Bienstock The new version benefits the Miraculous Love Kids, raising awareness and funds for women affected by violence in the region
Roy Ziv puts on a truly dazzling display of fretboard fireworks in this exclusive – and pretty darn scenic – playthrough By Sam Roche The virtuoso sets up his rig by the idyllic backdrop of Ontario's Lake Muskoka for a stellar performance of Distant Visions
Dunable Guitars raffles off EVH-themed Yeti model to support out-of-work tour crews By Sam Roche Entry to win the prototype guitar costs $25, and a winner will be drawn on November 8
Machine Gun Kelly says his new pop-punk album “is gonna make the demand for guitar music go up” By Richard Bienstock It already hit Number One, but the rapper-turned-rocker talks even bigger goals for Travis Barker-featuring Tickets to My Downfall
