Latest Updates

Keith Urban offers first look at his Tele-inspired PRS signature model
By Jonathan Horsley published
Urban saw John Mayer with his Dead Spec Silver Sky and set about designing a guitar that he too could use for a whole set – and it has an f-hole shaped after his tattoo

Have the origins of air guitar been found? Unearthed footage contests Joe Cocker at Woodstock theory
By Jonathan Horsley published
A 1968 promo clip of English psych-rockers Rupert’s People suggests Hampstead Heath in London – not Woodstock – was the birthplace of air guitar

“The age of touchscreen guitar amps is here”: All the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week
By Matt Owen published
From next-gen desktop amps to a signature bass that celebrates a low-end legend, here are the essential gear launches you might have missed

Alice Cooper’s new guitarist on why Glen Buxton is a seriously underrated guitar hero
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Alice Cooper Band’s Gyasi Heus argues that Buxton’s guitar is the essential ingredient in those classic Coop recordings – and the legend Bob Ezrin agrees

Kirk Hammett’s mystery SG from Back to the Beginning was built by Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian
By Phil Weller published
The one-of-a-kind metallic silver axe was used to cover a Sabbath classic and is being sold to raise funds for Gibson Gives

Tony Iommi reflects on Sabbath’s final performance – and reveals the songs they dropped from the set
By Phil Weller published
Concerns about the show’s scheduling and drummer Bill Ward’s first Sabbath gig in 20 years cut Sabbath’s final set to just four songs. Iommi says there was a couple more in the tank

How Chris Turpin found the perfect foil for Jake Kiszka’s Number One Gibson SG
By Matt Owen published
The Ida Mae and Greta Van Fleet guitarists came together and bonded over a shared love of the blues to form their new band, Mirador

Why session legend Tim Pierce never joined Bon Jovi
By Phil Weller published
Pierce helped record a Bon Jovi classic but a few considerations made him unsuitable for the gig

Stephen Carpenter shares his power chord addiction as Deftones announce new album
By Janelle Borg published
In a candid conversation with Zane Lowe, Stephen Carpenter and Chino Moreno describe how they search for soundscapes instead of songs – while Carpenter reveals his long-lasting guitar tone influences

Wet Leg are one of the hottest indie bands on the planet – but leader Rhian Teasdale couldn’t play guitar until she started the band
By Janelle Borg published
Wet Leg have just dropped their highly-anticipated sophomore album, moisturizer, following a lauded performance at Glastonbury Festival

How Norman Harris helped reunite a Beatle with his long-lost Les Paul
By Phil Weller published
The Lucy Les Paul was gifted to Harrison by Eric Clapton and used on a score of iconic recordings. When it was stolen, Harris came to his rescue

Eric Gales nearly recorded a guitar solo for Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter
By Janelle Borg published
Raphael Saadiq reveals he was close to giving Gales a ring when Beyoncé requested an extended solo on one of the Cowboy Carter tracks

How Turnstile ramped up the shred in Olivia Rodrigo’s live show
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Lead guitarist Arianna Powell reveals how the hardcore outfit inspired the guitar choices on Olivia Rodrigo’s recent tour

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”

This 16-year-old has been called the next Stevie Ray Vaughan – and he’s finally been given the keys to “the real SRV tone” after years of experimenting
By Matt Owen published
Rhys John Stygal has partnered with Pedal Pawn to put on an SRV clinic, complete with an obsessively assembled guitar rig and pointers on how to harness the blues great’s tone

A guitar amp with a touchscreen? Mooer’s $190 F15i looks to set a new benchmark for desktop modeling amps
By Matt Owen published
Could the Positive Grid Spark have competition?

10-year-old guitarist nails Are You Gonna Go May Way during America’s Got Talent – on a PRS that’s almost as tall as he is
By Phil Weller published
Bay Melnick Virgolino’s PRS might make him look tiny, but the sounds he gets out of it are huge

Vivian Campbell sets the record straight on his infamous departure from Ronnie James Dio’s band
By Matt Owen published
The guitar icon joined and departed Dio in the space of a few years owing to disagreements over the financial running of the band, Campbell says