Alex Lifeson says he first chose an ES-335 over the Les Paul for this reason
Alex Lifeson sat down for a chat with Gibson TV recently and, coincidentally, took to discussing his history with the firm’s guitars, most notably his…
This week’s essential guitar tracks: thrash wigouts that sound like Tool on acid and the best MTV video pastiche you’ll see all month
Hello, and welcome to a new Spotify playlist-embiggened Essential Guitar Tracks. As you may well know, every seven days (or thereabouts), we endeavor to bring…
Tom Hamilton: "I thought, I'll be damned if I'm going to play eighth-notes on the root all my life!"
Okay, so they may not be the ‘World’s’ Greatest Rock & Roll Band – the Rolling Stones soundly re-established their claim to that title –…
Mikey Way: “I was borderline terrified a lot of the time My Chemical Romance was active. I was learning the bass in front of 20,000 people every night!”
My Chemical Romance’s reunion has seen bassist Mikey Way thrumming through the high pomp punk of The Black Parade and Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge…
Joe Bonamassa, Joanne Shaw Taylor and Carmen Vandenberg play an electrifying game of blues tag in this cover of B.B. King’s Ain’t Nobody Home
A glittering list of blues rock guitarists – namely, Joe Bonamassa, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Carmen Vandenberg and Josh Smith – have teamed-up for a cover of…
Godin just unveiled its best-appointed Session guitar yet – and it could give Fender and Ibanez a run for their money
Godin has just introduced a new entry in its long-running Session electric guitar series, and it looks to be the best-spec’d model yet. The Session…
10 Metallica guitar techniques you need to know
James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett have been kicking heavy metal ass for 40 years. In 1983, it was the band’s mission statement, with their debut…
How to tell a good ’70s Fender Stratocaster from a bad one
There’s a line of thinking you hear in guitar circles that says the quality of Fender Stratocasters dropped off a cliff during the 1970s. But…
Epiphone Jim James ES-335 review
Just over a year ago, we looked at Jim James’s signature Gibson ES-335. With its calibrated T-Type pickups and light weight, it proved to be…
"Come and see this!" Inside Jaco’s Weather Report audition and the making of Havona
“Come here and take a look at this.” The request came from legendary engineer Ron Malo, whose recordings at Chess, Motown, Capitol and other labels…