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“A holy relic among blues devotees”: The story of Muddy Waters’ “The Hoss” Telecaster, the guitar that helped define the sound of electric blues

Played by Waters throughout the final two decades of his career, this bright red Tele has been displayed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Metropolitan Museum of Art

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10 classic Yngwie Malmsteen quotes – the maestro in his own words: “What I play fast will also sound good at a slower speed. If you slow down the fast licks that a lot of other guitarists do, people would puke”

The man who introduced Paganini to electric guitar, fired a gun in the studio, has a rig that can be seen from space… There is only one Yngwie Malmsteen

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Joe Bonamassa says “armchair quarterbacks” have turned guitar culture toxic: “What do you want him to do? Burn his guitar in effigy? The guy had to go to therapy! What’s wrong with people?”

Endless vitriol for flubbed notes, seeing every performance as some kind of competition. Where does this stop? As Bonamassa says, it put one artist in therapy

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“I flew to his funeral in England, and I delivered a eulogy. It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do”: Billy Morrison on collaborator and best friend Ozzy Osbourne, his partnership with Steve Stevens, and his all-star new album

Hollow features guest spots from Dexter Holland, Nuno Bettencourt, Duff McKagan, and more, with a credits list that reads like a who’s who of rock royalty

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“I did almost die. I needed 29 stitches on my face. I did all this right before that”: The pedal that JHS Pedals’ Josh Scott was working on before his horror bike accident has been launched

The $119 Short Circuit pedal has been designed in collaboration with Coppersound – and it’s a lot more advanced than the Notaklön or Notadümblë

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“He said, ‘We’re going to make a record, and we’re going to have two guitar players.’ Then we made the Layla album”: Duane Allman on the first time he met Eric Clapton and made an instant classic

The two had huge respect for one another and quickly became close collaborators, resulting in a historic record

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“We are witnessing a digital guitar tone revolution in real time”: My pick of the best new guitar gear launched this week – from free Line 6 plugins to a game-changing modeler update

Big new drops from HeadRush, Epiphone, Line 6 and more

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“It was only at the end of the day when he was heading home, he rang me on the train and freaked out – just a little – that he had had Rory’s Strat in his hands”: The life and times of the late guitar expert Steve Clarke

A scrupulously accurate expert and author on historic instruments who authenticated some of the most iconic guitars in the world

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Why Airbourne’s Joel O’Keefe swears by his Gibson Explorer onstage but never plays it at home: “It should come with a warning label that says, ‘Might cause physical harm’”

O'Keefe nearly knocked himself out with the Explorer, but insists that it's still his all-time favorite

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Nikki Sixx confesses Mötley Crüe do in fact use backing tracks on stage – but promises they play all instruments live: “We enjoy being able to do what we did in the studio live”

The band have been accused of miming in the past

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“I hate the term relic’d guitars. We don’t relic guitars. We age guitars”: Mark Agnesi explains the difference between relic’ing and aging guitars – and Gibson’s vision for making the vintage guitar experience more accessible

Gibson’s Director of Brand Experience gives his take on aged guitars – and explains why Murphy Lab is closing the gap with bona fide vintage models

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“I don’t think Ronnie and Keith really like me doing it, but I do it anyway”: Mick Jagger on how his guitar playing adds another element to the Rolling Stones – even if his bandmates aren’t so keen

The legendary frontman is behind more guitar riffs on the new Stones record than most would assume

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Julian Lage reacts to surprise praise from Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy: “I find it hard to believe. They’re monsters”

The jazz ace has been a key inspiration for some modern heavy guitar heroes

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Pepper Keenan on the time he got to play Malcolm Young’s legendary AC/DC guitar rig: “It scared the crap out of me. There’s no overdrive – it’s just volume”

The Corrosion of Conformity guitarist had the same tech as the late AC/DC legend

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“I was convinced I wasn’t playing well, but they kept calling me back. Before I knew it I was playing bass on the entire album”: How Becky Baldwin landed her dream gig playing bass for Tony Iommi

When Tony Iommi comes calling, there’s only one answer. But for Black Sabbath super-fan Becky Baldwin, saying yes was the easy part

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“William Shatner is a force of nature. When I heard his spoken word back at the studio, he was speaking in perfect 3/4 time”: Chris Poland on writing to Captain Kirk’s voice and Nuclear Messiah’s Megadeth alumni club

Boasting 36 star players, Chris Poland’s debut fusion album as Nuclear Messiah has the songs to match the payroll

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"The only limiting factor here for any style of playing is technique": Harley Benton ST-62HA review

Harley Benton's budget relic S-type delivers supreme playability and classic tones, but what about that finish?

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“It’s insane. He died aged 25, only guitar players remember him, and yet he was the sound of the Pretenders”: Chrissie Hynde on the underrated guitar hero who defined the Pretenders

The guitarist died just a few years after the band’s debut album, but his imprint on their sound can still be felt today

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“My medal looks like a guitar pick”: Elite swimmer wins Commonwealth Games gold – then uses medal to play Megadeth

One of Britain’s top swimmers, Alice Tai, also moonlights as a guitarist in her alt-rock band BLUSH!

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"Try to put yourself in the mindset of a music listener, not a music maker": Record better guitars at home with 8 of my pro tips

As well as advice on getting better results within your own home studio environment, I also cover the main gear you'll need and the pros and cons of recording your guitar by yourself

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When a 12-year-old Joe Bonamassa played with his blues hero: “He pointed his Telecaster at me. It was his way of saying, ‘Welcome to the big leagues kid. I’m testing you to see if you have it’”

A young Bonamassa got the chance to sit in with Albert Collins and it was a trial by fire

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“The firm’s scattershot denial seemed unconvincing, like Mötley Crüe insisting they have no idea what happened to that attaché case of cocaine”: From string demos to fake influencers, AI’s main use case seems to be ‘ruining music’

It’s stealing musicians’ copyrighted material, lifting the videos of content creators and spreading slop across streaming sites, but AI’s negative effects on music go beyond even that

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“I was watching a Brad Paisley video and saw this contraption attached to his strap: ‘What is going on here?’ I heard of this thing called the B-bender…” How John Osborne fell down the B-bender rabbit hole and came out with a signature Fender Tele

Don’t do the B-bender thing, they told him... He did it anyway. Brent Mason has a lot to answer for

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“The name can be distracting – what’s important is the sound. Jimmy Page thought so”: How recycling chord shapes can unlock new and surprising sounds

By recycling open chord shapes in different positions, you will uncover a wealth of fascinating voicings – just ask Jimmy Page. Here are 5 chords to get you started

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"The Floyd Rose genuinely feels like the finishing touch this model always needed": Gibson Victory Floyd Rose review

Gibson’s latest iteration of this cult, rediscovered ‘80s model is the big win fans have been waiting for

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