Latest articles by Jackson Maxwell
5-string Strandbergs and 11-minute djent epics: this week's essential guitar tracks
New face-melters from Jacob Collier, Tesseract, Cherry Glazerr, Dan Auerbach, Demi Lovato + Slash, Svalbard and many more
A lost Dumble Overdrive Special that's been called “possibly the greatest amplifier ever made“ has resurfaced after 40 years
Formerly owned by producer/guitarist Dennis Herring – known for his work with Bonnie Raitt and Buddy Guy – the amp now belongs to Jason Isbell
A heartfelt Taylor Hawkins tribute and literally electrifying tap-heavy solo: this week's essential guitar tracks
Fresh, guitar-driven goodness from Nita Strauss, KK's Priest, Dirty Honey, The Dust Coda, Lauran Hibberd, Metric and a whole lot more...
Jeff Beck said Stevie Ray Vaughan “was the closest thing to Hendrix when it came to playing the blues”: watch the two guitar heroes duke it out on Goin' Down
Filmed for MTV, this electrifying 1989 performance showcases the Strat titans' uniquely forceful playing
Silver Sky meets Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jonny Greenwood goes stoner rock: this week’s essential guitar tracks
Fresh cuts from Baroness, The Smile, Slowdive, Cannibal Corpse, Rocco, Lance Lopez, Ichika Nito, Laurence Jones and a heck of a lot more…
A Beck, Bogert & Appice live box set Jeff Beck was working on before his death will be released this fall
Live In Japan 1973/Live In London 1974 was remastered from recordings that had been sitting in Beck's vault for almost 50 years, and features the power trio's interpretations of Superstition, Going Down and more
This guy made a guitar out of 10,000 leaves
Featuring a hypnotic instrumental soundtrack and no narration, the video documenting this fascinating instrument's creation is pure luthiery ASMR
Jackson's wild new Diablo IV-themed custom build is explicitly designed "to both conjure darkness and crush enemies"
With chilling “IV” and “Rune” custom inlays and a hand-painted “Lilithgram” Demon Blood Drip finish, this is one of the most eye-catching custom creations we've seen from a major builder this year
New documentary on Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan now available on streaming
Brothers In Blues includes interviews with Eric Clapton, Jackson Browne, Billy Gibbons and Nile Rodgers
The tiny Frankenstrat from Van Halen's Hot for Teacher video just showed up on Pawn Stars
Given that the full-size Kramer Eddie Van Halen used in the same video recently sold for an astonishing $4 million, perhaps we shouldn't be surprised...
Glenn Schwartz is one of America's great unsung guitar heroes – as evidenced by this new single with Joe Walsh and Dan Auerbach
Auerbach says there would be no Black Keys without Schwartz, who was the original guitarist in the James Gang, and would go on to be replaced by a then-unknown Walsh
My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields hid new music in a flash drive inside his signature Fender Blender pedal
With the flash drive comes instructions for listeners to “please play at 80db and above on speakers“
John 5, Nikki Sixx, Rob Halford and... Dolly Parton – metal's newest, and best, supergroup?
Bygones, a new single from Parton's aptly-named Rockstar album, features a star-studded cast of supporting players, and is perfectly suited to her vocal delivery
This week’s essential guitar tracks: from a former Megadeth shredder’s Pink Floyd cover to Dumble-assisted slide brilliance
Fresh six-string inspiration from Joe Bonamassa, Voice of Baceprot, Cory Wong, Alice Cooper, Rivers of Nihil, Duff McKagan and oh so many more
Watch Nita Strauss rip Pantera's Cowboys From Hell as she kicks off her Summer Storm tour
It's not the first time the Ibanez-wielding virtuoso has tackled a tune by the Texas groove-metal legends, either...
Unassuming guitar teacher goes viral after channeling Brian May and Eddie Van Halen in epic America's Got Talent audition
Under the handle @oldgreyguitarist, John Wines has amassed 1.3 million followers on TikTok
Seymour Duncan's latest humbucker set channels one of rock guitar's most successful albums
Unveiled in tandem with new Steve Miller and Pete Anderson pickup sets, the Frampton Comes Alive 'buckers are part of a limited-edition series celebrating longtime Seymour Duncan Custom Shop manager Maricela “MJ” Juarez
Kirk Hammett remembers his last encounter with Dimebag Darrell: "I still regret not taking the time to have a full conversation with him"
The two last spoke backstage at the 2004 Download Festival, as Hammett frantically searched for a temporary replacement for an ill Lars Ulrich
Move over, Steve Vai: Senior Apple software engineer shreds on triple-neck guitar at 2023 Apple Developers Conference
It's not the first time that Apple exec Craig Federighi has incorporated guitar into the much-watched conference, either...
This week’s essential guitar tracks: thrash wigouts that sound like Tool on acid and the best MTV video pastiche you’ll see all month
Unmissable new jams from King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Gov't Mule, Nita Strauss, Towa Bird, Empire State Bastard, My Ugly Clementine and LOADS MORE
Watch Nuno Bettencourt shred Van Halen's Hot for Teacher – on a Strat
In a long-form chat with Rick Beato, Bettencourt also discussed a part of EVH's guitar arc that “nobody talks about”
The biggest pickup drop of the year? Seymour Duncan unveils new Alex Skolnick, Warren DeMartini signature sets and the EVH-inspired Little '78
Also new from the pickup firm is the Exciter humbucker, which takes its sonic cues from the glory days of glam rock
John Mayer's maple-fretboard PRS SE Silver Sky is finally here – and so are some sleek new finishes
First road-tested by Mayer in the spring, the SE Silver Sky Maple comes in its own set of smart colorways
