“The pinnacle of that most utilitarian of accessories”: Peterson Stroboclip HDC review
When I was asked to review a clip-on tuner I couldn’t help but feel a little bemusement. A tuner is a tuner, right? There’s a…
“Expand your instrument’s creative potential”: MXR’s new Layers pedal is a supreme soundscaping stompbox that will let you create chord voicings “you never thought possible”
MXR’s much-anticipated Randy Rhoads Distortion+ pedal may have finally arrived after numerous delays, but now the pedal firm is showcasing a different side of its…
“One of the most unique wah pedals ever designed”: Alex Lifeson’s Lerxst partners with Morley for the Blah Blah – a wah pedal that ushers in “a bold new world of classic and avante-garde sounds”
Alex Lifeson’s Lerxst Blah Blah Wah | Tone Report Demo – YouTube Watch On It’s been nearly 10 years since the last Rush gig, but…
“There's various tunings, and also things that happen naturally, like strings breaking and guitars going out of tune”: Metallica are currently touring with a whopping 64 guitars – and 36 need to be ready to go at any given moment
What does it take to put on a concert at U.S. Bank Stadium? – YouTube Watch On If you need a new excuse to buy…
“We shared the experience of spending more hours in the studio than I’ve spent doing anything else in this life”: The final track Eddie and Alex Van Halen wrote together will feature on highly anticipated new audiobook memoir
The audiobook version of Alex Van Halen’s upcoming memoir will feature a previously unreleased song he wrote with Eddie Van Halen. Alex’s book, due on…
“Atmosphere has always been more interesting to me than who can do the quickest solo – I’d rather make people feel uneasy or happy with the parts I play”: After supporting Arctic Monkeys in stadiums, The Mysterines rewired their tones – and abilities
When it comes to the difficult second album, most bands look to consolidate everything they’ve learnt up to that point and go one better. But…
“We’re taking guitar amps to where they should be in the 21st century”: Inside the incredible rise of Blackstar Amplification, from vintage-inspired beginnings to cutting-edge digital tech and the world's lightest tube amp
Since being founded 17 years ago in the English town of Northampton, Blackstar has gone on to become one of the most fiercely innovative amplification…
Chords for DADGAD tuning: 5 shapes you need to know
Loved by the likes of Davey Graham, Roy Harper and Jimmy Page, DADGAD remains a great place to start when exploring alternate tunings, especially on…
String skipping can present your playing with new melodic possibilities that were previously out of reach. Make like Paul Gilbert, Slash and Nuno with these wide-ranging exercises
String skipping is a technique often required when phrases feature wide intervals that would prove too stretched if attempting to use only adjacent strings. Traditionally,…
“There’s no point trying to compete withSteve Morse or Ritchie Blackmore… One of the things that the guys in the band like about me as a player is I do my own thing”: How Simon McBride brought new color to Deep Purple's iconic sound
Simon McBride is living the dream. “When I was growing up,” he says, “there were three giants – Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple.…