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February 2020

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February 28
- Steve Vai goes in-depth on his stunning new signature model, the Ibanez PIA: "It’s a guitar built for freakdom"
- 5 hurdles every beginner guitar player faces - and how to avoid them
- Andy Shauf: "Follow the melody and look at the chords later"
February 27
- Dirty Honey's John Notto: "I was never going to be a jazzer… or a teacher. No backups! Victory or death!"
- The storied history of Noel Gallagher's Les Paul Florentine
- Killswitch Engage's Joel Stroetzel: me and my guitar
- Squier Classic Vibe, Affinity and Contemporary Starcaster review
February 26
- Al Di Meola on The Beatles: "It's surprising that they had the guts to play those kind of chords"
February 25
- Wishbone Ash's Andy Powell: "We were the second generation. You’d already had Beck, Clapton, Page, Green. It was up to us to carry the torch"
- Eddie Van Halen's guitar gear: get the tone of the hard-rock icon
- How to use bass compressor pedals
February 24
- Opeth: "Prog-rock has become all about intricate guitar solos and weird time signatures - there's more to us than that"
- Rig tour: Jimmy Eat World on how Fractal put an end to Riverdance and why only .013-gauge strings will do for Jim Adkins' signature Fender
February 21
- Sonny Landreth: “I once played slide with motorcycle handlebars!”
- Chris Shiflett: "Foo Fighters isn’t a band that has a lot of guitar solo-type stuff - on my own material, I do a lot more of that"
- Live review + photos: Tool, Sydney 2020
February 20
- Jimi Hendrix's guitar gear: how to capture the tone of the greatest guitarist who ever lived
- Torche's Jonathan Nuñez: "I’ve always been a fan of guitars doing things that are not so expected"
- Tal Wilkenfeld: "I don’t really think about switching from guitar to bass or vice versa - it’s more about what mindset you’re choosing to be in"
February 19
- Maddie Jay: "I feel like it was an advantage transferring from bass to guitar… which is a controversial statement!"
- Sylosis's Josh Middleton: "I always try and balance out the shreddy stuff with feel and melody"
- Leprous bassist Simen Daniel Børven: "Good sound is in the hands. All the cool brands out there won’t save you"
February 18
- Classic gear: the history of the Gibson J-45
- Christie Lenée: "I would love a six-piece band but it is humbling to do everything yourself"
- Phil Campbell: “I did some of my best work with Motörhead asleep in the studio!"
February 17
- Alter Bridge's Brian Marshall: "As a bass player, I tend to play off of what a vocalist would do"
- Jennifer Batten: "Guitarists ask me about playing with Michael Jackson more than playing with Jeff Beck!"
February 14
- Killswitch Engage's Mike D’Antonio: "I use less midrange these days so I can get that really sick, empty, low funk sound"
February 13
- Tony Iommi's 10 best Black Sabbath riffs
- Steve Hillage: "Gong was quite chemically fueled and psychedelics were all part of the fun"
- Devin Townsend: "A big part of my childhood was just hanging out on the roofs of my friends' houses swapping Van Halen licks"
- Jeff Beck's guitar gear: a guide through the ages and stages
February 12
- Ruth Goller: "My regular Mustang Bass is still my favorite... I know exactly what to do with it"
- Rig tour: Volbeat on the gear that fuels the Danish-American rock ’n’ roll machine
- Mike Zito: "You can't outdo or be better than Chuck Berry"
February 11
- Robbie Robertson: "The guitar is still a big point of discovery to me - it’s infinite"
- Pete Thorn: "Holly Henderson uses the guitar as a writing vehicle, and her solos weave melodic stories within them"
- Mary Spender: "Record labels told me to put the guitar down. Luckily, I was stubborn enough to ignore them"
February 10
- Korn's Fieldy: "I want it to be an almost percussion-sounding instrument rather than a bass"
- Sisters of Suffocation's Emmelie Herwegh: What's on My Playlist
- Janelle Monáe guitarist Kellindo: "The secret to being a good session player is being a good listener"
- Australian Guitar's Fresh Frets: Vol. 1
February 7
- The secrets behind Steve Miller's tone on Jet Airliner
- 5 types of overdrive pedal every guitarist needs to try
- Double-neck tapping virtuoso Felix Martin: "A lot of Venezuelan music can mix well with progressive metal and fusion"
- Lady Antebellum guitarist Slim Gambill: "You have to have a sense of rhythm to play a good guitar solo"
February 6
- The Iron Maidens: "Iron Maiden's music has no limits or boundaries, and I think it’s going to last forever"
- Jeff Beck's 11 best studio guest appearances
February 5
- Dave Weiner: "Steve Vai was always the bar as far as quality and what I should be doing"
- These are the 6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear this month
- B.B. King's 10 greatest guitar moments
- Alain Johannes: "I have around 600 instruments and amps, but my Fender Jazzmaster is still my go-to"
February 4
- Michael Schenker: "Rudolf doesn’t have much talent as a guitarist - I needed to pave the path for him. I’m saying that with an open heart"
February 3
- 5 Instagram guitarists to watch in 2020
- Battle for the bass: the story of Fender and Gibson's fight for low-end supremacy
- The secrets behind Nile Rodgers' tone on Chic's Le Freak