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Wolfgang Van Halen on calling the shots in rock’s royal family
He isn’t just Eddie’s kid, Wolfgang Van Halen is a talented bass player with his own style
One of John Mayer’s favorite contemporary guitarists has lent his virtuosic skills to Beyoncé, Mac Miller and Ariana Grande
The guitarist in question was playing a show in Los Angeles, when he spotted Mayer admiring his guitar work from afar
Weezer’s Scott Shriner shares his bass tone secrets
For Scott Shriner, letting loose and taking risks – including singing and playing floor pedals – is all part of the journey
Kenny Wayne Shepherd on unicorn stompboxes, the quest for feel and why budget guitars can make you a better player
Recording at Muscle Shoals is one of those pinch-me moments for Shepherd but then so too is owning one of Hendrix's Uni-Vibe. Here he talks vintage gear, tone philosophy, and onstage disasters
John Frusciante’s former guitar tech on the moment he realized the guitarist could be rejoining the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Top-tier guitar tech Dave Lee reveals how he got to know about Frusciante's plans to return to the Chili Peppers
Alex Van Halen on the first time he and Eddie met David Lee Roth at a show that nearly ended in violence
Pre-Van Halen fame, the brothers were scheduled to play a gig at a local park – only to get replaced by Roth’s band at the last minute
Adrian Belew, Steve Vai and Tony Levin on how they made Beat – with Robert Fripp’s blessing
Performing material from King Crimson's trailblazing '80s oeuvre, Beat finds three kings of the strings with the peerless Danny Carey pushing the envelope and Steve Vai doing Robert Fripp proud
Chris Shiflett on his guitar spending spree when he first joined the Foo Fighters
Shiflett was taken to the store he’d once visited as a wishful-thinking kid – and was armed with Grohl’s credit card in order to get adequately kitted out for his new gig
