Positive Grid Spark 1 vs Spark 2: which one should you choose?
Having recently announced the release of Spark 2, Positive Grid has finally updated what has been the go-to desktop guitar amp for the last few…
“Used in the studio to record In the Skies and Little Dreamer”: The Fender Duo-Sonic that helped launch Peter Green’s late-’70s comeback is going up for auction
Peter Green studio used 1965 Fender Duo-Sonic | September 2024 Gear Demo | Guitar Auctions at GH – YouTube Watch On Guitar Auctions at Gardiner…
“Will elevate the pedalboard experience for musicians everywhere”: Did Walrus Audio just drop the ultimate compact power supply for amp modelers and multi-FX rigs?
In the year of our tone lord 2024, we’ve moved past the great stompbox/multi-effects divide. Compact amp modeler floor units have bridged the gap and…
From Stevie Ray Vaughan, to Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen –the cover song is a musical rite of passage for every great player, but it's not without its challenges… here are 6 tips for nailing a cover version
It would be interesting to read the data on what percentage of guitar players have at one point in their journey not performed a cover…
Download and stream the audio from Guitar Techniques 365
All Guitar Techniques’ audio and video lessons are now accessible online, with animated tab versions of every lesson, previously only available in the magazine’s digital…
“No matter what type of playing it is, the ones that stand out have their own unique personality. Yngwie means it. He owns that. Whether you like it or not”: Slash on reassessing the ’80s “tremolo fiends” – and why Van Halen was a blues player
From his earliest days with Guns N’ Roses, it was clear that’s Slash’s lead guitar style – be it the direct, deep-in-the-pocket pentatonic licks and…
“Unlock the full tonal potential of your bass”: Fender’s Cobalt Chrome pickups will breathe new life into your Jazz or Precision bass – but developing an all-new bass pickup design wasn’t easy
Fender has expanded its arsenal of bass pickups by launching a trio of Tim Shaw-voiced Cobalt Chrome pups compatible with its Precision Bass and Jazz…
“Grunge was a much-needed break from the corporate ’80s sound. It literally put electric guitar rock back on the map”: Nancy Wilson explains why Seattle has produced so many guitar heroes
Think of the quintessential Seattle band and you might, understandably, reach for the grunge icon of your choice, but from Hendrix to Heart, the city…
“That was a big shift, but I kind of love it. I wouldn't look back now”: Pixies’ new bass player on how she ended up joining the band – and why it forced her to change her approach to playing
In March, Pixies announced that Emma Richardson had joined the alt-rock outfit as their new bass guitar player following the departure of low-end stalwart Paz…
“Tim FaceTimed me, saying, ‘I’m doing this cover and there’s a part I can’t get right. I think you would do great with it’”: Polyphia’s Tim Henson called him his favorite new guitar player. But RJ Pasin considers himself a producer more than a guitarist
RJ Pasin has 2.3 million TikTok followers and over 3 million Spotify monthly listeners. He’s heard on ToP 10 sTatues tHat CriEd blood from Bring…