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How Yasmin Williams is redefining the people’s music with kitchen implements and acoustic guitar
By Jim Beaugez published
The acoustic folk virtuoso even used a frother from her parents’ kitchen to get a tone on new album Acadia, but, she tells us, the end justifies the means

Andrew Watt on the time Paul McCartney gave him a guitar lesson over tea
By Janelle Borg published
The super-producer also relays a secret Macca revealed about recording a classic Beatles track

Grace Bowers on moving past the blues guitarist label – and where she’s heading next
By Janelle Borg published
Bowers’ blues chops were the gateway to her making a mark on the guitar scene, but her album and live performances show that she’s much more than just a one-genre player

Jason Orme on the unexpected challenges of working with Alanis Morissette, Kelly Clarkson and Sarah McLachlan
By Andrew Daly published
The longtime Alanis Morissette guitarist talks nerve-wracking audition callbacks, choosing between modelers and tube amps, and why he never tried to play like Eddie Van Halen

Nita Strauss looks back on the worst gig of her life – and what she learned from it
By Janelle Borg published
Every guitarist has to have a bad show at some point...

Matteo Mancuso has played with Joe Bonamassa and Steve Vai, but he’s already got his eye on his next dream collaborator – and a signature Revstar
By Matt Owen published
Mancuso took the guitar world by storm when he first burst onto the scene in 2023, but now he's looking forward to a new album, even more high-profile collaborations, and maybe even his first-ever signature guitar…

When John Mayer was unhappy with his famed Black One Strat, he had a bizarre method for trying to fix it
By Matt Owen published
Mayer worked closely with the Fender Custom Shop to design and build his “main guitar”, but it took a bit of tweaking before it reached its playing potential

St. Vincent on the retro entry-level guitar that inspired her Ernie Ball Music Man signature model
By Janelle Borg published
St. Vincent's now-iconic signature model was inspired by a '60s offset that was sold at Sears

How Jeff Beck’s Blow by Blow triumphed against the odds to change instrumental guitar forever
By Chris Gill published
50 years on, Blow by Blow remains an inspirational force – a turning point for Beck and guitar-led music in general

Andy Timmons on the agony of guitar thefts, his “birth-week” Strat, and his search for the ultimate single coil
By Andrew Daly published
The Ibanez signature artist discusses a life in gear, admitting that he doesn’t know what he’s going to do with his Marshall JTM45 but he will get around to using it, and why you've got to try before you buy
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