This mind-blowing fingerstyle reimagining of Led Zeppelin's Kashmir has guitar heroes raving By Matt Owen Tom Morello, Vernon Reid and Paul Stanley have all praised Marcin Patrzalek's dazzling percussive fingerstyle rendition of the iconic Led Zep track
Burls Art just built a guitar with a neck – yes, a neck – made of colored pencils By Richard Bienstock And it’s topped with an epoxy fretboard
Dave Grohl, Pat Smear and Krist Novoselic still jam as Nirvana in private By Richard Bienstock The trio have even recorded material together
New Gibson Richie Faulkner Flying V prototype teased By Sam Roche No official specs have been released yet, but you can catch a glimpse of the guitar in Cesar Gueikian's latest Instagram post
Watch Mrs. Smith perform Chris Isaak’s slow-burning classic Wicked Game on an Ibanez JEM By Richard Bienstock Special Valentine’s Day video also shows creator David Hanbury getting into costume as the guitar-shredding socialite
Luxurious new Eddie Van Halen photo book – with guitar-shaped slipcase – celebrates the life of the late guitar hero By Richard Bienstock "Edward Van Halen by Ross Halfin" also features an introduction by Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi
Sick Riffs: Lydia Loveless teaches you the chorus-bathed clean lines of When You're Gone By Sam Roche Learn some dreamy arpeggiated chords from the Ohio singer-songwriter's latest album, Daughter
Could KnobsAI be the ultimate app for guitar pedal fanatics? By Matt Owen App uses artificial intelligence to record, save and share the settings of your prized effects pedals
Old Blood Noise Endeavors unveils versatile $29 Split/Meld signal splitter By Matt Owen The ultra-affordable passive router encourages guitarists to get creative by allowing them to split their signal path in myriad different ways
Steve Vai is planning to release a full acoustic album with vocals – and a song he wrote with one hand By Sam Roche The virtuoso, who recently underwent shoulder and trigger finger surgery, reveals his upcoming projects in a new interview with The Cassius Morris Show
Adam Jones: “I told Gibson, ‘You know, the wood was different back then...,’ and they went, ‘We’re going to match it.’ This guitar is heavy, man!“ By Richard Bienstock Tool's six-string sonic architect sits down with Gibson's Cesar Gueikian to discuss the new Adam Jones 1979 Les Paul Custom
Tallah‘s Derrick Schneider: “I wanted every song to have two or three guitar parts to really make them pop” By Jon Wiederhorn Is this Pennsylvanian quartet nu-metal‘s greatest hope?
Red Witch releases Binary Star "celestial time modulator" pedal By Matt Owen The newest addition to Red Witch's solar system of sonic offerings promises "a near-infinite number of sounds"
Arielle debuts Brian May signature model in new single, Peace of Mind By Sam Roche Listen to the first track from the Austin singer-songwriter's upcoming album, Analog Girl In A Digital World
Is Alex Lifeson planning to auction off his guitar collection? By Richard Bienstock “It would be really a great way for these fabulous instruments that have been so sweet and dear to me to carry on,” the Rush legend says
Teenage Wrist's Marshall Gallagher delivers a cornucopia of shoegazey lead lines in this playthrough of Taste of Gasoline By Sam Roche Effects-laden leads and chunky powerchords abound in this beautifully shot six-string exhibition
Nita Strauss is working on a second solo album, this time with vocals By Richard Bienstock Those vocals just won’t be her own, however – “I want it to sound good,” she jokes
In-demand session player Ari O‘Neal on how she landed some of the biggest gigs in music By Amit Sharma The in-demand session guitarist for the likes of Beyoncé, Jay Z, Lizzo and Alicia Keys talks influences, gear and why she's a Fender player through and through
Hear Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil tear it up on new The Pretty Reckless track Only Love Can Save Me Now By Michael Astley-Brown Taylor Momsen and co’s new album Death by Rock and Roll is out today
Watch Wolfgang Van Halen and Mammoth WVH give first-ever live performance By Richard Bienstock The band appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to play Eddie Van Halen tribute "Distance"
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