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Meet Lizzard’s Mathieu Ricou, the delay-keen guitarist whose giant tone defies the power trio format
Five albums in, the European art-rock trio are still searching for new ways to expand their sound
Rosanne Cash on learning the ‘Carter scratch’ technique, her mushroom guitar – and recreating Johnny Cash’s iconic SJ-200
As the country icon is celebrated with a new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame – she discusses her playing lineage, the two new Gibson signatures and sewing Johnny's Air Force patch to her strap
“This is like Santana’s Soul Sacrifice at Woodstock or Hendrix’s Machine Gun”: The best guitar solos of 2024
From a supernova of tapping and pitch-shifted metal guitar anarchy to all-star team-ups, here is your year in lead guitar – featuring Mdou Moctar, Diamond Rowe and some dudes named Satriani and Vai…
From Eddie Van Halen's amps to boosts, Mike Exeter reveals the secrets behind Tony Iommi's tone
Producer Mike Exeter has worked with Iommi for over three decades, and knows exactly what the Godfather of Heavy Metal wants from his sound – and just how to get it
Torsten Kinsella on his favorite fuzz flavors, tube amp disasters and pedalboard dance steps
The post-rock savant joins us to talk first guitars, his debut songs and why his father’s vintage P-Bass is more than just another instrument
Tab Benoit on the blues comeback of the year and why he’s a one-take wonder like Robert Johnson
After more than a decade spent clocking up road miles, the Louisiana blues ace is back with a new 10-song collection, I Hear Thunder
Meet Obeyer, the chorus-soaked UK metallers hand-picked by Periphery
The British band hinges off rhythmic riffs, propulsive breakdowns, and lots of chorus – an effect guitarist Jamie Steadman wanted to bring back into fashion
Meet The Native Howl, the thrashgrass pioneers running Taylor acoustics through Mesa/Boogie stacks
The Native Howl’s Alex Holycross turned himself around after a suicide attempt, and focused on merging bluegrass with thrash – and spreading the word about giving and getting help when it’s needed
