Recording King announces the G6 Cutaway Single 0 - a small-bodied, regular-scale acoustic-electric By Sam Roche Solid spruce-topped model promises easier access to upper frets than similarly sized acoustics
Walter Lure, guitarist with Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers, dies aged 71 By Richard Bienstock The New York punk legend appeared on the Heartbreakers' landmark L.A.M.F., later playing with the Ramones and forming the Waldos
Sick Riffs: Lance the King of Black Metal teaches you Witch Taint's Death to Death Metal in this hilarious lesson By Sam Roche Comedian Dave Hill dons the brutal face paint to impart some six-string wisdom
Justin Townes Earle, Americana star and son of Steve Earle, dies aged 38 By Richard Bienstock The critically acclaimed singer, songwriter and guitarist mixed roots, country, blues and old-timey music across eight solo albums
Frank Iero: "You learn more playing with other people than lightyears of playing in your bedroom" By Sam Roche The My Chemical Romance guitarist chats to Ernie Ball in the latest episode of String Theory
Turns out Tom Morello used a Les Paul on Rage Against the Machine’s debut album By Michael Astley-Brown It wasn’t just a Tele providing Killing in the Name’s groundbreaking tones...
Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Jack Sherman dies aged 64 By Michael Astley-Brown RHCP pay tribute to Sherman, who played on the band’s self-titled debut and co-wrote its follow-up
From eagerly awaited metalgaze to searing blues-rock: here are this week’s essential guitar tracks By Michael Astley-Brown, Sam Roche The hottest cuts from Deftones, Tyler Bryant, Steve Lukather, Emma Ruth Rundle/Thou and more
PRS unveils minimalist Floating Guitar Stand By Richard Bienstock Design makes it look as if your guitar is suspended in air
Paul Gilbert sheds light on why he uses “really thin” picks and recalls test driving Eddie Van Halen’s guitar By Richard Bienstock “My first thought was, Man, this thing is really hard to play,” he says of Ed’s axe
Stephen Carpenter debuts ESP 9-string in video for new Deftones single Ohms By Michael Astley-Brown Stef also gives a shoutout to Sarah Longfield for a neat tone hack
Sick Riffs: Brent Lindblad teaches you the arpeggiated clean lines of City of the Weak's Suffer Like Me By Sam Roche Dial up the delay for a truly luscious playing experience
Post Malone plays Eric Johnson's Cliffs of Dover in guitar battle with Andrew Watt By Richard Bienstock Yes, you read that correctly
Brian Setzer is selling off a raft of guitar gear – including rare Gretsch models – on Reverb By Michael Astley-Brown, Sam Roche 6120 Smoke Prototype and leopard-print Hot Rod highlight the upcoming sale
Steve Lukather teams up with Ringo Starr for new ‘60s-inspired track, Run To Me By Richard Bienstock Luke also receives a helping hand from members of Toto and Huey Lewis & the News on the song
Sick Riffs: Christian Lopez teaches you the cheerful Americana chord progressions of Sick of Me By Sam Roche Grab your acoustic, and you'll be playing along to this banger in no time
Meet the Vintage Raven, an Edgar Allen Poe-inspired acoustic-electric By Richard Bienstock Paul Brett-designed model sports batwing-like soundhole, satin black finish
Rory Gallagher and Jerry Lee Lewis jam the Rolling Stones’ Satisfaction in previously unreleased recording By Richard Bienstock The session, which hails from 1973, will be included on the forthcoming The Best of Rory Gallagher compilation
You can now get the Jensen N12K from Fender’s Tone Master amps as a standalone speaker By Richard Bienstock Lightweight vintage neodymium speaker promises “full-bodied tone with remarkable headroom”
Watch an 18-year-old Dimebag Darrell shred a jaw-dropping 7-minute guitar solo in 1984 By Damian Fanelli A teenage Dimebag works his way through an early Pantera solo with his trusty Dean ML
