Latest articles by Chris Gill
The Beatles' Get Back gear: a guide to the guitars and amps seen in Peter Jackson’s long-awaited documentary
The electrics, acoustics and amplifiers that accompanied George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney in some of their final recordings as the Beatles
Peavey HP 2 review
Compared to the O.G. Wolfgang that Peavey developed with Eddie Van Halen in 1995, the HP 2 is a chip off the old block, but this is a beast with some tricks of its own
The secrets behind Jeff Beck’s guitar tone on Freeway Jam
Beck’s 1975 jazz-rock fusion breakthough album, Blow by Blow, is a tour de force of his playing, but how did he get that overdriven Strat magic on Freeway Jam?
How the Line 6 DL4 changed the game for digital modeling effects pedals
Produced continuously for 23 years, the classic four-stomp delay/looper enjoys status as a classic of the digital modeling era
The secrets behind Eric Clapton’s guitar tone on Cream’s Sunshine of Your Love
How Slowhand brought the power of his stage rig to bear on a rock classic that inaugurated his his famous “woman tone”
The secrets behind B.B. King’s guitar tone on The Thrill Is Gone
How the King of the Blues made Lucille howl at the Cook County Jail
The secrets behind East Bay Ray’s guitar tone on the Dead Kennedys’ Holiday in Cambodia
And how to nail that tone without spending mega-bucks on a vintage Echoplex...
Squier Contemporary Stratocaster Special HT and Paranormal Toronado review
Think Squier only offers budget-friendly versions of Fender designs? Here are two electric guitars that prove the brand has more going on than meets the eye
PRS HDRX 50 review
Based on Jimi Hendrix’s Woodstock amp, this non-master volume 50-watt head has that vintage tone magic and then some, and might well be your next bucket list purchase
"A good idea is a good idea no matter when you do it": Eddie Van Halen reveals how Van Halen brought cutting room floor jams back to life for A Different Kind of Truth
In this wide-ranging 2012 interview, EVH discusses the evolution of his onstage solo, working in the studio with Wolfgang, and the Different Kind of Truth song that "flipped" him out
The secrets behind Uli Jon Roth’s guitar tone on The Scorpions’ The Sails of Charon
Inspired by Hendrix but dancing to the beat of his own drum, Roth created a proto-shred template with this classic rock standard
Fender Kurt Cobain Jag-Stang review
Three decades after Nevermind changed the world, Fender resurrects the late Nirvana frontman's signature electric
The secrets behind Joan Jett’s guitar tone on I Love Rock ’N Roll
A jukebox rock classic borne of a high-output humbucker, pure amp drive and a player who hit the strings hard
DACS Headline Guitar Switcher review
Switch tube amps and speaker cabs in an instant with this clever, convenient and potentially game-changing switcher
Fender 75th Anniversary Stratocaster and American Ultra Luxe Floyd Rose HSS Stratocaster review
Two twists on a classic recipe that prove that 75 years of evolution have been kind on Leo's most-famous design
The secrets behind Randy Rhoads’ guitar tone on Ozzy Osbourne’s Crazy Train
How a mids-heavy EQ and a triple-tracked solo gave Rhoads to the sound that launched Ozzy's solo career
Jackson Pro Series Dinky DK Modern HT7 MS review
A multi-scale seven-string with the tone and feel to make converts of the most devout six-stringer
Hughes & Kettner AmpMan Classic and Modern review
Dual-channel 50-watt amps in a compact, pedalboard friendly format with a generous set of features
The secrets behind Ernie Isley’s guitar tone on The Isley Brothers’ That Lady
Fuzzed-out, phase-shifted, wah-augmented – how to nail one of the coolest soul-funk guitar tones of all time
The secrets behind Robby Krieger’s guitar tone on the Doors’ Light My Fire
Throw away your pick, don't change your strings: the Doors’ biggest hit is a fingerstyle feast of chords that needs warmth and a little drive
Tony Iommi and Eddie Van Halen discuss their careers, friendship and the evolution of their guitar playing in this classic 2010 interview
Two of hard-rock's greatest guitar-slingers talk technique, career highs and lows, and how they influenced one another over the years
The true origins and evolution of Eddie Van Halen's legendary Frankenstein guitar
How the most famous guitar in rock history took shape and spawned a mythology all of its own
