Legendary Tower of Power bassist Rocco Prestia dies aged 69 By Richard Bienstock The fingerstyle funk master was one of the most influential bassists of the past 50 years
DJ Temple rips through Without Mercy's the Disaster in this unrelenting playthrough By Sam Roche The earth-shaking track comes ahead of the band's new album, Seismic
Master Eric Johnson’s harmonic-like two-handed koto technique in a few easy steps By Richard Bienstock “It’s actually not a harmonic at all,” reveals instructor Juan Antonio
Lollar introduces Novel Foil direct drop-in humbucker replacement pickup By Richard Bienstock New offering is based on the company’s best-selling Gold Foil design
Is the Silver Snark the speediest clip-on guitar tuner yet? By Sam Roche Danelectro's latest offering promises "spot-on pin-point, precision accuracy at super-fast, lightning speed"
Sick Riffs: Rob Grote and Pat Cassidy teach you the acoustic and electric guitar lines of The Districts' Cheap Regrets By Sam Roche This indie-rocker's a perfect example of complementing rhythm and lead approaches
D'Addario drops an All-White version of the Pro-Winder - a guitarist's Swiss Army knife By Sam Roche The all-in-one string clipper, winder and bridge pin puller gets a makeover
Deftones' Stephen Carpenter unleashes his heaviest riffs yet in new Sol Invicto side project By Richard Bienstock Latest track, A Reason for Being, also features members of British proggers SikTh
Fender releases George Harrison ‘Rocky’ Stratocaster replica By Michael Astley-Brown $25,000 Custom Shop model recreates the Beatle’s hand-painted Magical Mystery Tour guitar
STL Tones releases Josh Middleton Preset Pack for ToneHub By Sam Roche Channel the Sylosis/Architects man's sound with the latest addition to the expansive tonal snapshot suite
Ernie Ball announces all-new jacquard-finished Kashmir Strap collection By Sam Roche Two new designs promise "maximum comfort"
AC/DC post official teaser in the wake of reunion and new album rumors By Richard Bienstock Angus Young and co are believed to be coming back (in black) with Brian Johnson once again at the helm
Former Trivium bassist Brent Young dies aged 37 By Richard Bienstock Young played on the Florida metal band’s 2003 debut album, Ember to Inferno
Hilbish Design and Red Fang cram the Sunn Beta Lead into new Night Destroyer preamp pedal By Sam Roche Fully featured stompbox aims to capture the sound of the classic stoner/sludge amp
Original Van Halen bassist Mark Stone dies following cancer battle By Richard Bienstock Stone played with group in their earliest days alongside Eddie and Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth
Jack White and CopperSound Pedals team up for awe-inspiring Triplegraph digital octave By Richard Bienstock Watch the White Stripes and Raconteurs mastermind demo the innovative new pedal, which boasts three oversized telegraph keys
Manuel Gardner Fernandes takes percussive electric guitar to new heights with the astounding Right Hand King By Michael Astley-Brown GW has the exclusive premiere of this mind-blowing single-take performance – and the raw audio to silence any doubters
Fender's Uptown Strat gives the Stratocaster a Les Paul-inspired makeover By Michael Astley-Brown Latest Parallel Universe II model features mahogany body, PAF-voiced humbuckers and 24.75” scale length
Solar Guitars unveils none-more-black Artist BOP Series By Richard Bienstock Six-string, seven-string and V-shaped models sport sleek open-pore finishes
Billy Cox turned down a slot in the Jimi Hendrix Experience to protect the guitar legend from racism By Richard Bienstock “I figured with me being black, he might not make it,” the bassist says
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