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Buddy Guy returns to the stage after officially retiring from touring last year to honor Jimi Hendrix
By Janelle Borg published
Guy joins the star-studded 2025 Experience Hendrix Tour lineup, which includes the likes of Zakk Wylde, Samantha Fish and Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram

Tosin Abasi once said he wanted to release a blues album – is that still on the cards?
By Matt Owen published
We asked the progressive metal innovator for an update on his prospective blues record, which he teased back in 2022

Steven Wilson on why he's bringing back the long guitar solo – with a twist
By Janelle Borg published
Wilson's eight studio album promises to be “an old-fashioned piece of conceptual rock in the tradition of The Dark Side of the Moon and Tubular Bells”

John Mayer acoustics, Brad Paisley amps, a signature Slash model: A fake Wylde Audio website has been taken over by AI – and it’s utterly bizarre
By Matt Owen published
An official-looking website claiming to belong to the Zakk Wylde-fronted brand has surfaced online – and you need to steer well clear

Gibson unveils the Clapton 1958 Les Paul Custom – a recreation of the Disraeli Gears LP that now belongs to Albert Lee
By Matt Owen published
The Murphy Lab-aged LP faithfully recreates the original model, but Clapton has added a few personal modifications to the reissue

Grace Bowers names her favorite guitar player of all time
By Janelle Borg published
Bowers praises this icon's smooth phrasing and tone, which have captured the imagination of many of his successors

Former Eagles guitarist Don Felder speaks out after mid-performance medical emergency
By Janelle Borg published
The veteran guitarist was ushered offstage just last Thursday

Rhythm guitarists are harder to identify on recordings than lead players. But there’s one rhythm king that Cory Wong can pick out without fail
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The Minneapolis maestro is a self-confessed rhythm guitar junkie, but one player bends his ear more than any other
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