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"We've got maybe another 10, 15 years? Playing a Dragonforce set is not easy": Guitar hero Herman Li talks technique, helping popularise power metal and the next generation of shredders

We put your questions to Herman Li on everything from teaming up with Polyphia and Animals As Leaders to video-games, power metal and how long the band can continue

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“He came up and said, ‘Hey Herman, how’s it going?’ That was a shocker!”: the encounter with a guitar legend that left Dragonforce’s Herman Li speechless

It takes a lot for Herman Li to be starstruck, but one iconic guitar hero managed it

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Steve Vai, Mateus Asato and Marcin Patrzalek delivered one of this year's most distinctive jams at Vai Academy 2024 – and now you can watch it

Captured during January's technique retreat in Orlando, it finds the three virtuosos oozing personality and enviable talent over a spacious and energetic rhythm section

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“Technical playing can get cleaner, and that’s possibly even more challenging than just being faster”: We met the academics who study shred guitar for a living – they explained why it’s changed dramatically since the ’80s, and the 3 ways it can develop

A new study documents the challenges facing modern-day virtuosos, who not only have to balance perfection and authenticity, but now have to be “10 things that used to be 10 full-time professions”

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NAMM 2024: Ibanez refreshes the FRH10N nylon-string electro with two smart new finishes – a more affordable option for Tim Henson tones

The FRH10N doesn't have the ‘Tree of Death’ inlay and Fishman system of the Polyphia guitarist’s model but it offers Playing God tones and a hybrid feel for under 500 bucks, and those fresh colours look sweet

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Three “God-like guitarists” join forces and stadium-conquering rockers channel their inner spy: This week's essential guitar tracks

Must-listen-to tunes from Guns N' Roses, Architects, IDLES, The Libertines, Devon Ross, Ryujin and many more

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“3 God-tier guitarists on one track”: Tim Henson, Scott LePage and Manuel Gardner Fernandes make late plays for solos of the year on fretboard-melting new collab

Featuring members of Polyphia and Unprocessed, Die on the Cross of the Martyr unites three of today's finest progressive virtuosos – and the result is “the ultimate guitar nerd’s wet dream”

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The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Bruce Dickinson, P.O.D. and Blind Channel are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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Ace new prog music you must hear from Wilson/Wakeman, Moon Safari, Louise Patricia Crane and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

The week's best new prog music to check out from Mariusz Duda, Storm Deva, Bjørkø, Unprocessed and more...

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Fishman Fluence Tim Henson Signature Series and Scott LePage Custom Series review: Innovative pickups that boast an awesome tonal range

The Polyphia guitarists' signature pickups take the Fishman Fluence multi-voice concept to a new level

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“The boys are back in town, baby”: Watch Polyphia pay tribute to Thin Lizzy – and their home state – during sublime pro-shot Texas performance

Live shows do not get better than this newly posted 65-minute Polyphia concert – an epic display of the band's onstage virtuosity and mind-melting technical skills

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“Marty Friedman taught me to pick phrases that help tell the story. Resist the temptation to use your songs to show off your fastest licks”: Nita Strauss on how she stepped up her game for The Call of the Void

Nita Strauss can shred with the best of them, but her new solo album features ‘radio songs’ with guest-star vocalists – plus a showdown with mentor Marty Friedman

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“I am fascinated by their talent, technique and creativity”: Steve Vai taps this generation's most innovative players for Vai Academy 7.0

Tim Henson, Yvette Young, Ichika Nito and Mateus Asato will all feature at the event, which puts the spotlight on guitarists defining the future of the instrument

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YouTuber gives Tim Henson a run for his money by turning Playing God into a fretless bass masterclass – and it will literally blow your mind

Charles Berthoud is back, and his latest display of bass playing brilliance might be his best yet

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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?

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Tim Henson reveals how his rejection from Berklee inspired Polyphia: “I didn't have a back-up plan”

After adopting a “f**k college” mantra, the Polyphia virtuoso went on to become one of today's most influential guitar players

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Polyphia’s Tim Henson offered Tosin Abasi $1,000 to teach him thump guitar

In a quest for self-improvement, Henson reached out to Abasi for lessons on the Animals As Leaders guitarist’s groundbreaking percussive thumping technique

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NAMM 2023 news: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions

The biggest launches from the world’s largest guitar gear show

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Fishman debuts signature Fluence pickup sets for Polyphia’s Tim Henson and Scott LePage – complete with an onboard nylon-string substitute setting

The Polyphia boys land the big Fishman, with each pickup featuring three voices, including the ridiculously tantalizing “nylon-string surrogate” mode on Henson’s neck humbucker

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