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Wait, Polyphia are using Marshall amps now?

Digital modeling enthusiasts Tim Henson and Scott LePage have been spotted with JCM800s – but is everything as it seems?

Guitar World · Jun 5, 2023

Ibanez revives the Paul Gilbert PGM for 2023

The full-scale version of the virtuoso's classic signature has returned to the Ibanez lineup, and it's never looked better

Guitar World · May 30, 2023

After BC Rich, Ibanez and Jackson, Slipknot's Mick Thomson moves to ESP for the development of new signature guitars

"It’s been taking longer than expected, as deciding on a model hasn’t been easy," says the Slipknot #7

MusicRadar · May 17, 2023

Thundercat: “People are telling me to turn down, and I’m like, No! I’m trying to burn down the stage!”

The 6-string superhero on his gigantic bass tone, and how he nearly set fire to the Sydney Opera House

Guitar World · Apr 12, 2023

Misha Mansoor, Jake Bowen and Mark Holcomb on how they lost sleep and cast aside some of the best riffs they’ve ever written to make Periphery V “as awesome as possible”

Periphery V: Djent Is Not a Genre finds progressive metal's most daring trailblazers rediscovering analog, rejecting perfection and producing their most ambitious album to date

Guitar World · Apr 11, 2023

Steve Vai’s prototype Hamer JEM – one of many models built before the virtuoso partnered with Ibanez – goes up for auction

Before the JEM777 was launched in 1987, Vai was approached by numerous brands to build the model of his dreams. Hamer's own valiant attempt is estimated to sell for $60,000

Guitar World · Apr 6, 2023

Yvette Young names the 10(+) guitarists who shaped her sound

Covet’s two-hand tapping math-rock mastermind reveals why she only just started listening to Van Halen, what it’s like to jam with Steve Vai and the guitar discovery that changed her life

Guitar World · Apr 5, 2023

Paul Gilbert reveals the surprising guitars he used to emulate Ronnie James Dio's voice, the lead that took 100 takes and his grand guitar solo plans for Mr. Big's farewell tour

The much-loved virtuoso details his approach to tackling parts by Ritchie Blackmore, Tony Iommi and Vivian Campbell for The Dio Album, snapping up vintage Ibanez guitar bargains, and the younger players who are catching his ear

Guitar World · Apr 5, 2023

Top Nashville session guitarist blind tests the most coveted overdrive pedals ever… and you might be surprised by what happens

Tom Bukovac knows what he likes – but also what he can use (and he's not a big fan of the Klon)

MusicRadar · Apr 3, 2023

NAMM 2023: Josh Smith and Seymour Duncan release the Flat V pickup set – an unorthodox blend of Tele-style single coils

The pickups – which first arrived in the blues titan's Ibanez signature model – feature a unique combination of Alnico 2, 3 and 4 magnets in order to facilitate dynamic, expressive playing

Guitar World · Mar 31, 2023