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‘My guitar was mangled – like my life!’ Goo Goo Dolls on how they made epic ballad Iris

‘I’m grateful to Taylor Swift, and others who have covered it, for introducing the song to a new generation. Three billion streams on Spotify is astonishing!’

The Guardian - UK

“We were informed at the end of Jackson Browne’s set that we were no longer welcome”: Session veteran Tim Pierce opened for The Eagles at one of the biggest gigs in history – and was banned from the concert halfway through

During one of the biggest nights of his career, Pierce went to crafty measures to stay in a venue everyone else was getting kicked out of

Guitar World

“I missed out on being in one of the biggest rock bands in the world, but I don’t think I had the image!” Session pro and YouTube favorite Tim Pierce never wanted to be a rockstar – but he’s sure made a lot of their records

He famously played the solo to Bon Jovi's debut hit, Runaway, played with Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Celine Dion and dozens more. Why, after all these years has he turned to YouTube?

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An Ohio couple welcomes a baby boy from a nearly 31-year-old frozen embryo

Linda and Tim Pierce have welcomed a baby boy using a 30-year-old embryo

The Independent UK

“The credit was obscured. And as the years have passed, they have brought it out into the open”: Tim Pierce has recorded with Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and more – but this song is his crowning achievement

Pierce was drafted in to record a big guitar solo on this particular pop mega-hit, which is one of the best-selling singles of all time

Guitar World

Couple welcomes world’s ‘oldest baby’ born from embryo frozen in 1994

Thaddeus Daniel Pierce was born to parents Lindsey and Tim Pierce on 26 July, about 31 years after his embryo was frozen

The Independent UK

“Jon and I became friends. He came to L.A. when he was looking for musicians to join his band, but a couple of things happened...”: Why session legend Tim Pierce never joined Bon Jovi – despite recording their earliest hit

Pierce helped record a Bon Jovi classic but a few considerations made him unsuitable for the gig

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“I was expecting weirdness, but Michael wasn’t that way at all. He was very interested in my pedalboard”: Session legend Tim Pierce on working with Michael Jackson – and how the King of Pop turned out to be an unexpected gear nerd

As a session pro, Pierce has worked with a who’s who of the music industry, and lent his guitar chops to some of Jackson’s most notable recordings

Guitar World

During one of the biggest nights of his career, Pierce went to crafty measures to stay in a venue everyone else was getting kicked out of

Guitar World

“More tone shaping at your fingertips”: The Xotic AC Booster has long been a secret weapon stompbox for session players and pros – and now it’s been upgraded for the first time

The original has been used by the likes of Mike McCready, Tim Pierce and Paul Gilbert, and now the AC Booster V2 promises to be even more versatile

Guitar World

“It was totally improvised. I had no idea that song would go out into the world and be his first single”: Veteran session guitarist Tim Pierce on how his off-the-cuff solo ended up on a Bon Jovi classic

Pierce recalls laying down guitar parts for what was originally supposed to be just the demo of Jon Bon Jovi's debut single

Guitar World

“Jon had the laser-focus about becoming a rock star at age 19... he knew how to negotiate the business”: Session ace Tim Pierce on his blazing solo on Bon Jovi’s Runaway – and the hunger that propelled Jon Bon Jovi to superstardom

Sometimes rock history is settled by the fickle finger of fate. When Pierce was asked to help a young Jon Bon Jovi track his 1981 demoes, he ended up playing guitar on a Bon Jovi classic – a song that set its frontman on his way to the top

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“The way I use them while listening to music, they don’t sound like hearing aids. They just sound like the ears I used to have”: Session ace Tim Pierce on dealing with hearing loss as a pro musician and how hearing aids changed his life

Pierce says years of high stage and studio volumes had taken their toll but Widex SmartRIC hearing aids have restored his hearing, helping him in conversation and when dialling in a tone

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"It’s a chameleon for your pedalboard": Line 6 HX One review

Helix scales down to widen its appeal

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“John had to send a text with a photo of a piece of paper, where he scribbled, ‘Yes, it’s me!’” Before the Silver Sky was built, John Mayer cold-called PRS to discuss working on a guitar together – but the phone operator hung up on him

Session pro Tim Pierce recounted the tale on his YouTube channel, recalling how one of the most popular guitars of this generation got off to a rocky start

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Session pro Tim Pierce's tips for becoming a better guitarist could make great new year's resolutions – and they don't require any virtuoso aspirations

"Get in a situation where you can develop a pocket"

Guitar World

“I have a Danelectro ’84 Strat copy worth $400 – it’s one of my main guitars, right up there with the $10k Custom Shop SG”: He’s one of the guitar world’s biggest YouTubers. Now Tyler Larson is turning his gear habit into electrifying instrumental rock

Inspired by Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Radiohead, the debut album from the Music is Win mastermind brings his formidable demo chops to full-blown compositions. He explains why anyone can make it as a YouTuber, the elusive formula that makes certain gear so sought-after and whether the Klon Centaur is…

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Watch Tomo Fujita, Tim Pierce and Michael Lemmo get deep in the pocket jamming on Gibson ES guitars

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Is the Nobels ODR-1 the real holy grail overdrive pedal?

Tom Bukovac, Tim Pierce and Guthrie Trapp love the original '90s versions

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