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“When I went to the all-digital realm, I took on a world of pain that I was not expecting”: Why Stephen Carpenter has returned to tube amps for Deftones’ latest tour

The Deftones guitarist was an early champion of amp modelers, but has re-embraced a more hybrid, amp-dependent setup

“I have to say it was the most bizarre musical experience I think I’ve had”: Queens Of The Stone Age’s Troy Van Leeuwen on what it was like to play for the “bones of six million people” in the Catacombs of Paris

“I have to say it was the most bizarre musical experience I think I’ve had”: Queens Of The Stone Age’s Troy Van Leeuwen on what it was like to play for the “bones of six million people” in the Catacombs of Paris

Alive in the Catacombs presents a set of stripped-down QOTSA classics on acoustic for a unique concert film/EP

“I’ve seen some unplayable instruments made in this country. I’ve also played some real gems not made in the US”: Paul Reed Smith explains why the country a guitar is made in doesn’t matter

“I’ve seen some unplayable instruments made in this country. I’ve also played some real gems not made in the US”: Paul Reed Smith explains why the country a guitar is made in doesn’t matter

Though the provenance of a guitar can have a huge sway on its price and perception, the PRS founder himself has leapt to the defence of overseas builds

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“I always wanted to put together a Superstrat. That is so illegal in the Foo Fighters, but I’ve slipped it in without asking”: Chris Shiflett has taken a Superstrat on tour with Foo Fighters to divebomb in solos – and he got the idea from Richie Sambora

Shiflett's shift to a Strat-style Charvel custom build has given him free rein to dive bomb in the solo for Breakout and honor his guitar heroes

“He told me he was a fan the first time I met him in '97. And then I got the call from him a couple of years later”: Helmet’s Page Hamilton is one of heavy music’s most influential riffers – but he was once handpicked by David Bowie to be his guitarist

David Bowie was such a big Helmet fan that he recruited Page Hamilton as his touring guitarist

“That was my favorite Eddie guitar. It was always the most magical one”: Nuno Bettencourt has had a custom ‘Bumblebee’ Washburn N4 made as a tribute to Eddie Van Halen

The replica will see action during Extreme's tour, and is reportedly set to feature in an upcoming music video

Steve Albini weighs in on amp modelling and effects pedals: "I know some old school guys are like, ‘Plug the guitar straight into the amp, and if you can’t get it done with that, you’re not a real musician,’ or whatever. That’s horses***"

He also names the young player who he believes uses pedals in an especially creative way

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"I experimented with that technique because I saw everybody else doing it, but I just never got good results with it": Steve Albini explains why he decided to break from traditional speaker miking methods in the recording studio

"I experimented with that technique because I saw everybody else doing it, but I just never got good results with it": Steve Albini explains why he decided to break from traditional speaker miking methods in the recording studio

"If the microphone is backed off more like 12 to 14 inches, then you get much more of an overall picture of the sound of the cabinet"

"The difference is huge": Tool's Justin Chancellor explains why he has no intention of going wireless – or using five-string basses

"The difference is huge": Tool's Justin Chancellor explains why he has no intention of going wireless – or using five-string basses

"We've done a lot of experimenting with wireless packs"

The Flaming Lips’ Stephen Drozd explains why he converted his doubleneck Epiphone into a singleneck 11-string

The Flaming Lips’ Stephen Drozd explains why he converted his doubleneck Epiphone into a singleneck 11-string

The psych-rocker’s new rig tour shows off some of his weirdest tones, but this wrecked Epiphone G-1275 takes the cake

Warren Haynes’ favorite Allman Brothers Band Gibson Les Paul “legally” can’t even be called a Les Paul – and was once destined for the garbage

Warren Haynes’ favorite Allman Brothers Band Gibson Les Paul “legally” can’t even be called a Les Paul – and was once destined for the garbage

The guitar, which features a number of manufacturing errors, was rescued by Haynes during a trip to the Gibson Custom Shop

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