Latest articles by Phil Weller
Jason Newsted is selling the 10-string Alembic bass used on Metallica’s Black Album tour
The musician has collected some rare, weird, and wonderful instruments over his 40-year career, now he’s teamed-up with Reverb to get them into the hands of new players
Catalinbread’s Bitters reimagines Alesis’ cult sound-mangling DJ effects unit as a guitar pedal
The Bitters pedal offers a host of out there effects which can be tamed or intensified with a Mix knob
Meet the Guild Traveler, a solid mahogany travel acoustic that costs under $250
The new small body acoustic looks like it’s making a serious play to be the best value travel guitar on the market
Sammy Hagar on why Joe Satriani is the perfect player to step into Van Halen’s shoes
The Best of All Worlds tour is finally underway, with Hagar and Satriani partnering up for a Van Halen-heavy setlist, and the vocalist has championed Satch's understanding of Eddie's style
John Mayer honors Jerry Garcia by performing with a replica Alligator Strat at The Sphere
Mayer said the replica model deserved a moment in the limelight and was quickly reminded how hot its input is
Strandberg and Jacob Collier’s game-changing signature guitar finally arrives this summer
Meet the JC 5 Djesse – a signature model that introduces the UK songwriter’s innovative five-string tuning to the masses
How Yungblud came to play Steve Jones’ iconic Sex Pistols Les Paul onstage in Paris
The 1974 Gibson was bought at auction for $390,000 – now the owner is writing a new chapter in its history by loaning it to big name players
This superfan travelled 7,000 miles to see Pearl Jam live – and wound up playing guitar with them
Armed only with a bottle of wine and a handmade sign, the Chilean guitarist flew to Spain for the gig – and the Seattle icons let him live out his dreams
Hear Joe Bonamassa put Lowell George’s Dumble amp through its paces – 45 years after George last played it
The blues guitarist recently completed his 15-year quest to acquire the Little Feat slide maestro’s amp, now he’s demoed it a '50s maple neck Fender Stratocaster
Joe Satriani tackles 15 Van Halen classics in the first footage from the Best of All Worlds tour
Satch took on no less than 15 EVH songs in a set that was laden with Van Halen
How does Epiphone’s Inspired By Gibson Les Paul Custom compare to a model that’s $500 cheaper?
Epiphone’s Inspired By Gibson Custom guitars have price tags that draw closer to Gibson models. Does the range's advancements justify the heightened price points?
This pedal company was so inspired by an indie beer brew that it launched a companion fuzz
The two-stage, all-analog fuzz pedal is the latest in a growing line of gear-beer collabs
Joe Satriani and D’Addario have designed a $20 strap that could eliminate the twisted strap problem
Designed specifically for rear-facing strap buttons, the Auto Lock Swivel Strap vows to move as freely as you do while always remaining locked in place
Guthrie Trapp shares the picking hack that could help you play faster – and sound better
The Nashville guitar heavyweight first adopted the approach as a young guitarist after witnessing a mandolin player use it
Sleep Token and Tesseract mixing engineers reveal how to improve your guitar recordings – and it starts with ditching your ego
George Lever and Forrester Savell have worked with some of metal’s biggest names, and now they’re offering you advice on getting the most out of your bedroom productions before, during and after you’ve pressed record
Blackstar’s cream-of-the-crop ID:Core 10 V4 practice amp has just been given a fitting finish update
The Double Cream edition of Blackstar's hugely popular combo is ideal for those looking for a fresh aesthetic
Ricky Medlocke defends Lynyrd Skynyrd’s decision to continue with no original members
Medlocke says he and vocalist Johnny Van Zant are continuing with the blessing of the late Gary Rossington – and they’re not just a cover band
Joe Satriani fears Eddie Van Halen will haunt him for what he’s done to his Frankenstein design
Satch has shown off the heavily modded EVH Frankenstein he’ll be using to tackle Eddie's guitar parts on the Best Of All Worlds tour later this month
Eddie Van Halen’s long-lost Canada flag Music Man is going up for auction
The guitar was custom-painted for a special Canada Day concert in 1993, and its whereabouts for the past three decades remain a mystery
Introducing thall – the metal genre that’s djent’s colder, more evil younger brother
Popularised by bands like Vildhjarta and Humanity’s Last Breath, thall is starting to infect mainstream metal sound. In this guide we detail the origins, techniques, and gear driving the movement
New Best Of All Worlds rehearsal footage reveals Joe Satriani may not be done with his Ibanez after all
Sightings of Satch shredding on a modded EVH made fans think his Ibanez guitars would be taking a break on the upcoming tour, but new footage from Sammy Hagar seems to suggest otherwise
Ibanez’s best-selling Tim Henson nylon-string acoustic finally gets a left-handed version
The Polyphia virtuoso’s best-selling signature made its debut in 2022, and has since become a staple of Henson's guitar arsenal
DigiTech looks to shake up the looper market by reviving the upgraded JamMan Solo HD
The heart of the previous JamMan Solo XT remains within the JamMan Solo HD, but some choice tweaks make for notable improvements
