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Norman Harris on the one vintage guitar that got away
The owner of Norman’s Rare Guitars made one early career mistake that still haunts him
Matteo Mancuso has played with Joe Bonamassa and Steve Vai, but he’s already got his eye on his next dream collaborator – and a signature Revstar
Mancuso took the guitar world by storm when he first burst onto the scene in 2023, but now he's looking forward to a new album, even more high-profile collaborations, and maybe even his first-ever signature guitar…
Meris might have just revolutionized guitar synth pedals with its revamped Enzo X
Lifting the acclaimed interface from its game-changing MercuryX and LVX units – and adding even greater levels of synth-tweaking – Meris has gone all out with its latest creation
When John Mayer was unhappy with his famed Black One Strat, he had a bizarre method for trying to fix it
Mayer worked closely with the Fender Custom Shop to design and build his “main guitar”, but it took a bit of tweaking before it reached its playing potential
St. Vincent on the retro entry-level guitar that inspired her Ernie Ball Music Man signature model
St. Vincent's now-iconic signature model was inspired by a '60s offset that was sold at Sears
You’ve heard of AC/DC’s Angus and Malcolm, but a third Young brother was responsible for a ’60s classic
In George Young, guitarist for the oft-overlooked Australian band the Easybeats, Malcolm and Angus Young had a significant creative role model
That time Miles Davis stopped his entire band to give John McLaughlin some unlikely advice
The famously blunt and temperamental jazz icon was determined to realize his boundary-pushing late-'60s creative vision, but nonetheless had great respect for the budding guitar virtuoso
Tech 21 says it has “cracked the code” for digital guitar gear with Marty Friedman’s new signature SansAmp
The compact pedal offers the guitarist's core go-to tones in a simple-to-use format
Spiritbox’s Mike Stringer has been honored with signature Bare Knuckles – the same pickups from his new Aristides offset
The high-output Halcyon humbuckers promise the power of active pickups with the benefits of passive designs
Fender Japan unveils the Starmaster – a Jazzmaster/Starcaster hybrid that could be the most divisive Fender offset of them all
The Starmaster is even available in Antigua – one of the most loved/hated finishes in Fender history
Marcin shows an astounded Will Smith his virtuosic guitar technique
The acoustic guitar phenom has recently collaborated with Smith on his musical comeback
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter on the one studio session where he lugged a ton of guitar gear – and didn't use any of it
While being a session player can sometimes be a thankless job, Baxter recalls a particularly memorable session with Steely Dan producer Gary Katz
The tones of Joe Bonamassa’s obscure “Greenburst” Strat have been brought to the masses with new Seymour Duncan pickups
The single-coils feature period-correct wiring, staggered Alnico 5 magnets, and gray bottom flatwork to faithfully recreate the tones of the “star” guitar
The Black Dahlia Murder guitarist Brandon Ellis leaves the band after 9-year stint
Ellis has thanked fans for the “mountains of support” he’s received during his time with the death metal outfit, and teased a new chapter in his career
Two Notes’ reimagined Reload II seeks to end the reactive load box debate – and quash the competition from Universal Audio and Boss in the process
The Reload II is set to take on the Universal Audio Ox Amp Top Box and Boss Waza Tube Amp Expander Core as it aims to become to go-to recording tool for tube amp players
Buddy Guy returns to the stage after officially retiring from touring last year to honor Jimi Hendrix
Guy joins the star-studded 2025 Experience Hendrix Tour lineup, which includes the likes of Zakk Wylde, Samantha Fish and Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram
Tosin Abasi once said he wanted to release a blues album – is that still on the cards?
We asked the progressive metal innovator for an update on his prospective blues record, which he teased back in 2022
Steven Wilson is bringing back the long guitar solo – with a twist
Wilson's eight studio album promises to be “an old-fashioned piece of conceptual rock in the tradition of The Dark Side of the Moon and Tubular Bells”
