“We love it when Gibson gets it right”: Gibson ES-330 and Les Paul Studio review
What are they? Trying to keep up with Gibson’s avalanche of new releases is becoming a full-time job: blink and you might miss something. For…
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Their ingeniously arranged rhythm guitars fueled one of prog metal's most pioneering bands and gave them an orchestral edge – how Queensrÿche's Michael Wilton and Chris DeGarmo became two of metal's most cerebral riff-masters
One of the landmark features that sets Queensrÿche’s music apart from other rock and metal bands is the cleverly orchestrated rhythm guitars. Their classic sound…
“This pickup could have come out of a late-’50s Gibson. If you had a guitar from that era with these pickups, everyone would be like, ‘Wow. That’s a badass-sounding Les Paul’”: How Adam “Nolly” Getgood and Bare Knuckle reinvented the PAF for a new era
It’s a cliche of product marketing to claim that a new piece of gear is ‘revolutionary’. But so much of the gear we use and…
Harley Benton might just have launched its best-value acoustic yet – a solid spruce/rosewood build that starts from $318
Budget gear champion Harley Benton has launched two new acoustic guitar ranges, the CLO and CLG. They both feature mahogany flourishes, either all-solid and non-solid…
“I went to a Fender event with her and they allowed the public into the exhibit. People were losing their minds. It kind of scared me”: Abigail Ybarra is a legend of the pickup world – but her daughter didn’t realize until she got mobbed by fans
Legendary pickup maker Abigail Ybarra is one of the most iconic individuals to ever be associated with electric guitar pickups, and is widely recognized as…
“I played and sang Suffragette City and everyone else was doing Foxy Lady – I was so drunk, I didn’t even know”: The Cure’s Robert Smith on his disastrous first show as a singer and guitarist… when he butchered a Jimi Hendrix classic
Amid a stunning new album and a short-but-sweet return to the stage with The Cure, Robert Smith’s stock couldn’t be much higher as the new…
Guns N’ Roses are hitting the road in 2025 – and they’re bringing punk and hip-hop legends with them
Having last played live in 2023, Guns N’ Roses have announced a massive world tour, which will take them through Europe and the Middle East,…
“Jimi Hendrix came in with an old Duo-Sonic. I had just put together a Strat I’d strung up left-handed, and I went, ‘I’ll trade you.’ I was docked three weeks’ pay”: Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter recalls the questionable guitar deal he made when he met Jimi Hendrix
Before Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter became the revered Steely Dan guitar player and famed session hand that worked with the likes of Joni Mitchell, Donna Summers…
“I blew it up and replaced it with a black-panel Deluxe. He probably doesn’t know…”: Steve Hill on the time he recorded at Foo Fighters’ studio – and broke Chris Shiflett’s prized Fender Princeton
Steve Hill – described by Guitarist magazine as “the 21st century’s answer to the traditional one-man band” – is a wildcard guitarist. With a drumstick…
“Could this be the best tube amp under $700? For simpler needs, we definitely think it’s up there”: Blackstar TV-10 B combo amp review
What is it? From hand-wired vintage-style showpieces to modern high-gain amp juggernauts, Blackstar is the kind of company that can do it all and do…