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Keith Urban on working with PRS on a ‘do-it-all’ guitar build – and why SRV is still number one
By Andrew Daly published
Country icon reflects the feeling of bonding with a single instrument – and says you should give up playing and become an accountant if you’re missing his special ingredient
Why Grace Bowers prefers the Gibson SG to the Les Paul
By Jackson Maxwell published
Though her preference was originally based on aesthetics and weight, her reasons have – as she's grown more seasoned – expanded to feel and tone
How Elton John and Hall & Oates guitarist Caleb Quaye ended up inheriting the Led Zeppelin legend’s studio work
By Janelle Borg published
Jimmy Page decided to quit his lucrative career as a session guitarist in favor of joining the Yardbirds, and Quaye was right on time to take his spot
How Rory Gallagher’s sweet talk – and a little help from Clapton – secured his $50 Kay Value Leader
By Jamie Dickson published
This vibey early ’60s electric looked too pricey to buy, even with the help of blues musician John Hammond Jr – but Rory’s charm secured it in a New York minute, as his brother Donal explains
James Hetfield reflects on the anxieties he experienced after stepping away from the guitar for too long
By Jackson Maxwell published
Speaking to GW in 1996, the always-candid Hetfield recounted how Metallica's post-Black Album break left him “vegging”, and out of practice
How the 1970s became the greatest decade for rock guitar
By Brad Tolinski published
As big beasts like Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple dominated the era, players such as Steve Howe and Brian May transformed the landscape and the guitar hero cult grew, producing its GOAT by the dawn of the ‘80s
How Justin Hayward ended up with Lonnie Donegan’s 12-string – before Donegan took it back
By Jackson Maxwell published
Decades later, the guitar would once again end up in Hayward's hands, this time for good
Tetrarch’s Diamond Rowe becomes Jackson’s first female signature artist with the launch of her new ground-breaking signature guitar
By Matt Owen published
The metal trailblazer was announced as a Jackson artist earlier this year, and now she's been honored with a history-making signature model
Yvette Young explains why she's rebooting her a solo career – and redefining her guitar playing along the way
By Janelle Borg published
Young is temporarily putting aside Covet to lean into different facets of her guitar playing, focusing less on virtuosity and more on melody-driven composition
From Eric Clapton to Peter Green, Mick Taylor and more – a guide to blues legend John Mayall’s ’60s Bluesbreakers guitarists
By Rich Davenport published
The Bluesbreakers remained a unique force in British blues throughout the decade, thanks to its late leader’s unfailing ability to pick breathtaking bandmates
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