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“I wasn't trying to make a retro album. I went through a Fractal”: Avenged Sevenfold’s Zachary Baker rides alone on Dark Horse – cooking up a country album with little more than a modeler and an Epiphone acoustic

He built his name shredding stages with one of metal's biggest bands. Now, Zacky Vengeance talks us through the making of his debut album and why he relied on digital modelers over amps

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“We were on at 10 a.m. We start playing, and nobody’s there yet. But by the time we got to the second or third song, there were thousands of people”: Disturbed's Dan Donegan on Ozzfest, the versatility of his ginormo-rig, and his migration to Schecter

Disturbed's riff-master talks songwriting, longevity, how Soundgarden and Alice in Chains informed his guitar playing, and how the band gradually made millions down with The Sickness

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“Making history as the first-ever amp authenticated on the blockchain”: Synyster Gates has launched what’s called a Universal Pedal Platform – and it’s nothing like your usual amp head

The ultra-clean amp head has been deliberately designed to be paired with distortion pedals and rackmount effects

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“It’s a silly kid’s drawing, but I sent it to ESP, and we did a deal”: URNE’s Angus Neyra on the schoolboy scribble that got him an endorsement, getting Troy Sanders to guest on their 9-minute single, and why he needed a “brother” guitarist

The shred-era guitarist has become a Quad Cortex advocate ahead of joining Orange Goblin’s farewell tour and releasing changed-up new album Setting Fire to the Sky

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“I know I’m being judged right now. I read comments saying, ‘You’ve got nothing on Brent.’ I’m not worrying. I feel free”: How Nick Johnston went from instrumental virtuoso du jour to joining Mastodon and playing Ozzy Osbourne’s final show

The Canadian instrumentalist has taken the leap from small clinics to festival stages in his stride, and thanks to his 10-year relationship with Schecter, he’s got a custom Silverburst to match his new bandmates

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“If you listen to Summer Nights, the Van Halen tune, that’s a headless guitar. It sounded fantastic”: Could PRS ever make a headless guitar?

Strandberg, Ibanez and Schecter have all been flying the flag for headless designs – could PRS be next?

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“He reached under the sofa and pulled out this dusty old case. And he says, ‘Mark, I want you to have this guitar. I don’t play it anymore’”: Mark Knopfler on the treasured Gibson he received as a gift from a rock hero – which became his studio go-to

Last year, Knopfler parted ways with 120 of his prized instruments for charity, including much of the Brothers in Arms gear

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John Mayer acoustics, Brad Paisley amps, a signature Slash model: A fake Wylde Audio website has been taken over by AI – and it’s utterly bizarre

An official-looking website claiming to belong to the Zakk Wylde-fronted brand has surfaced online – and you need to steer well clear

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“Brutal looks and razor-sharp tones to push the limits of creativity”: Schecter’s Red Dawn series aims to weaponize a legion of chug-loving metal players

Impressive specs and humble price points see the Californian co strengthen its metal guitar offering

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“Brutal looks, razor-sharp tone, and unbeatable playability”: Schecter unveils the Red Dawn series, sleek and shreddable S-styles with baritone, 7-string and EverTune options – and multi-voiced Fishman Fluence humbuckers as standard

Schecter hits all the sweet spots here for contemporary high-performance guitar with extra-jumbo stainless steel frets, multi-voiced pickups, locking tuners, and a super-skinny neck

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“Each C-1 Ink Bomb is uniquely hand-splattered, making every guitar a one-of-a-kind masterpiece”: Schecter drops a Jackson Pollock-inspired electric with Seymour Duncan Blackouts for alt-metal adventure

Abstract expressionism runs rampant in the Schecter paint room

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“Each toy is designed in house and rigorously tested by our dogs on staff”: Schecter has a treat for the player who doesn’t mind a squeak or two and some bark in the mix

Introducing the The Humbarker and The Chompest, dog toys with off-the-charts playability for the tone hound in your life, all for a good cause

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“The wait is over”: Schecter and Synyster Gates’ much-anticipated seven-string headless signature guitar has landed – and it’s available as a lefty, too

The Avenged Sevenfold guitarist’s latest signature model has been trailed on social media but now we have the full spec

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If anyone fancies giving us £50,000 so we can buy Prince's beautiful bespoke guitar, we'd be most grateful. Thanks in advance, friends

A stunning guitar owned and played by Prince is among the highlights of the Marvels of Modern Music collection currently up for auction

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“Heads will roll”: Synyster Gates’ headless Schecter signature is one of the most anticipated guitar launches of the year – and it’s finally been given a release date

Gates’ Synyster Custom signature has been one of Schecter's best-sellers since its launch. Now, at long last, the headless variant is right around the corner

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“Engineered for those who dare to reach beyond the ordinary”: Schecter serves subtle Rickenbacker energy with the Stargazer – a fresh electric that debuts an all-new body shape

Available in six-string and 12-string variants, the Stargazer seemingly puts a Schecter spin on a rock classic

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“Each instrument comes with a custom hardshell case, a signed COA from Robert Smith and directly supports life-saving cancer research”: Schecter and the Cure’s Robert Smith join forces for charity with the release of the Shellflower UltraCure

This limited edition run comprises an UltraCure electric guitar and its 30" scale six-string bass sibling, and $500 from the sale of each instrument goes to the World Cancer Research Fund

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“People quickly realized my guitar was cheaper than a Mexican Strat and better made… I still don’t know how they make it at that price point”: Nick Johnston on how his signature Schecter conquered the world

The Canadian instrumental mastermind continues the quest for tension on his latest album, Child of Bliss, and proves once again that he is totally the sort of player to torch the rulebook

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"It's taken me the best part of 20 years to find a guitar where it's, this is my thing": While She Sleeps' Sean Long and Mat Welsh on their search and discovery of the perfect instruments

The Sheffield band's fresh approach to metal is reflected in their guitar ethos

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Musician’s Friend's up to 40% off Memorial Day sale just dropped 6 days early – save big on Schecter, Electro-Harmonix and more

Grab yourself some super savings on guitars, pedals, accessories, and loads more

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“Combines cutting-edge technology with time-tested craftsmanship to deliver unparalleled performance”: Schecter’s super-stealthy Black Ops guitars might be the most metal T-types you’ll see this year

Three covert single-cuts headline the drop, which has been “engineered for precision and power”

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Schecter declassifies its Black Ops series, revealing 6, 7 and 8-string electrics “engineered for precision and power”, and perfect for high-gain metal

Introducing three weaponised T-styles with mahogany bodies, Hipshot hard-tail bridges, and a single multi-voiced Fishman Fluence Open Core humbucker to cause the damage

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“Without reservation, this is the finest instrument I have ever played”: Schecter unveils zesty signature model for Tori Ruffin – the Freak Juice guitarist who has played with Prince, Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger and more

The Morris Day and the Time guitarist joins Schecter’s list of signature artists with a guitar spec'd out for his genre-bending exploits

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“A work of art”: Schecter and Synyster Gates have released a gnarly new-look signature guitar – but it’s not the headless model we were expecting

The new release offers a fresh take on the Avenger, but leaves fans waiting on Gates’ gold headless guitar

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“Fretless guitars are freeing. I’m trying to convince more bands to experiment with them. You can escape from whatever box you’re in”: Fretless guitars can change your perspective on the instrument – just ask Dead Poet Society’s Jack Collins

After butchering his Schecter 7-string as a teenager, Collins turned to his Frankensteined fretless to break the spell of writer’s block. He explains how it has gone on to define his monster riffs in Dead Poet Society – even if some of his ideas make his bandmates laugh at first

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