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Seal shares the secrets of his pedalboard – and it's filled with surprise boutique stompboxes
While the Kiss from a Rose hitmaker tends to prefer amp modelers for touring, he has a penchant for collecting and experimenting with different pedals when he's in the studio
Every guitar featured in the trailer for Spinal Tap II, from St. Vincent’s Music Man to Joe Satriani’s Ibanez JS-3
The Spinal Tap II trailer is finally here – and this is what Nigel Tufnel, David St. Hubbins and Derek Smalls will be playing in the movie
“Refining the standard that players should expect from their digital rigs”: Laney’s LFR-110 is a portable powerhouse FRFR that looks to set a new benchmark for amp modeler users
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Laney’s acclaimed FRFR series is bolstered with a feature-packed, best-in-class unit that might just be the FRFR speaker you’ve been waiting for
Jake E. Lee shares the last text message he received from Ozzy Osbourne
The Prince of Darkness, who passed away this week, reached out to his former guitarist after the historic Back to Beginning farewell show
How Eurythmics legend Dave Stewart became friends with Bob Dylan – after what he thought was a prank call
Stewart was alone in the studio when he received a call from what he thought was prankster
Guitar Center secures three-year debt extension to ensure it can deliver on its business plan
The announcement comes amid increasing challenges for brick-and-mortar guitar stores and ongoing changes at Guitar Center to battle competition from digital retailers
George Kooymans, Golden Earring guitarist and driving force of Europe’s hard rock evolution, dies aged 77
One of the Netherlands’ most prominent guitarists, he leaves behind hits including the driving anthem Radar Love and The Twilight Zone
Will the price of guitar strings skyrocket on August 1? As tariff deadline looms, D’Addario’s CEO reveals how the firm has been weathering the storm
The firm exports nearly 45% of its products to 120 countries, with Japan being its biggest foreign market
Adrian Belew reflects on having his left hand repaired – and how his playing is recovering
Belew was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome during his BEAT tour alongside Steve Vai, Tony Levin, and Danny Carey
Brendon Small says a studio break-in prompted him to downsize his gear collection – so he’s set up a Reverb shop
After his studio was broken into in 2022, the Metalocalypse creator is now parting ways with bizarre prototypes and oddball modded guitars
Wolfgang Van Halen honors Ozzy Osbourne with emotional cover of Mama, I’m Coming Home
Wolfgang and his Mammoth bandmates heard of Ozzy’s passing during soundcheck – and knew that “just mentioning it wasn’t enough”
Tony Iommi opens up on Ozzy Osbourne’s passing – and his Back to the Beginning farewell show
Iommi says the legendary singer was determined to grace the stage one last time to say goodbye to his fans
Jimmy Rip remembers recording Jimmy Page, B.B. King, Buddy Guy and more for one of the greatest all-star albums of all time
The project saw the producer and guitarist travel the world and record legendary players in unusual locations
Wolfgang Van Halen on why not every song needs a guitar solo
Shredding does feature on Mammoth’s third album, The End, but guitar solos aren’t always a given
Lita Ford reflects on The Runaways and why people didn't know what to make of the pioneering band
Ford recalls how, back then, she was working hard to carve her own playing style and path, without “trying to copy any other guitarists – not even my favourite, Ritchie Blackmore”
Ozzy Osbourne’s guitarists through the years
The Black Sabbath frontman shared stage and studio with a pantheon of guitar greats, and made household names out of many of his six-string sideman
Fender Next previously touted Wet Leg, Phoebe Bridgers and IDLES as ‘Ones to Watch’ – find out which artists were handpicked for its class of 2025
UK's Lambrini Girls, Chicago's Horsegirl, Paris' Oracle Sisters and Wuhan's Chinese Football are among this year's picks
Warren Haynes on why the theft of a Custom Shop Strat convinced him to change to Gibson Les Pauls
The loss of the guitar broke his heart, so Haynes decided to venture into new realms
