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“My friend’s mom told Harry Nilsson, ‘You gotta hear him play!’ I played and he asked, ‘What are you doing next Wednesday?’”: Val McCallum’s accidental introduction to session work

He’s worked with Jackson Browne, Sheryl Crow, Lucinda Williams, and others, but doesn’t regard himself as an in-demand studio guy. The gearhead lists some of his favorite tools, including a Tele Custom he didn’t expect to like

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“There’s more to life than just guitar. Once you've had a heart attack there’s always that thing in your mind that it could happen again”: How Al Di Meola’s heart attack led to his anti-ICE concert with Tom Morello and Bruce Springsteen

Aware he’s in the last quarter of his football game of life, the health alert has made Di Meola determined to make more of a difference – politically and musically

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“I saw Ace Frehley bending backwards doing a solo. That’s when it clicked with me: ‘I wanna be a rock guy now!’” Inspired by Kiss, Metallica and Dokken, DRAIN’s Cody Chavez is the hardcore hero who isn’t afraid to shred

The Jackson die-hard thought he’d never be good enough to solo – then he surprised himself. He explains how his playing on new album …IS YOUR FRIEND was influenced by Dimebag Darrell, James Hetfield – and one specific George Lynch guitar solo

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“I thought it was the worst film I’d seen in my life! I was super-embarrassed. But that solo became part of the franchise’”: Stevie Salas on Bill & Ted, playing arenas with Rod Stewart then opening for Joe Satriani, and turning down both Van Halen singers

The ahead-of-his-time guitar great recalls starting a trend followed by Steve Vai and Tosin Abasi, why he had to quit a Joe Satriani tour, and why he sometimes aimed to be the worst player in the room

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"When I got my first signature, I was probably too young. I was really excited, but I also felt maybe a little bit of imposter syndrome – I don't know if I'm a real guitar player": Benji Madden on the gear that made him, and his forthcoming signature Suhr

The Good Charlotte guitarist lifts the lid on the secrets of his tone, the multi-effects unit that he thinks is a “game-changer,” and why he was “too young” for his first signature model

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"My first guitar was nasty, old, and cheap. It didn’t have a name on it – they were too embarrassed to put it on, I think!” 7 electric guitar icons on the budget acoustics that shaped their early years

From Alex Lifeson to Peter Frampton, Mark Morton to Michael Schenker, we share the stories of famous guitarists' first guitars in their own words

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“Girl, The Nails Need To Go Now”: 20 Fashion Fails From Coachella 2025 Weekend Two

Here’s our rundown of some of the fashion fails spotted during Coachella Weekend 2.

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“Miracle”: 22 Side-By-Side Photos Of Celebrities Who People Think Used Ozempic

During conversations about Ozempic, some admitted using it and others denied it. One said, "[I] lost my A-se" because of it. The post “Miracle”: 22 Side-By-Side Photos Of Celebrities Who People Think Used Ozempic first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Richie Faulkner: ”Judas Priest came from a place of progressive blues. The seeds of metal were sewn through the blues – that's the true heritage of heavy metal”

Currently flexing his bluesier chops with metal supergroup Elegant Weapons, Faulkner reflects on how his recent heart surgery gave him a new lease on life, and why his forthcoming signature Gibson V will be ”the most metal-sounding guitar you've ever heard”

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