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Yasmin Williams brings lap-tapping and double-neck guitar to late-night TV with Colbert performance
Williams pushes the boundaries of the Gibson EDS-1275 with a compositionally rich, lap-tapping showcase of her skills
Nuno Bettencourt joins Steven Tyler for jam at charity gig – and, wait, is that a Les Paul?
Backing Tyler and some of his A-list friends at a fundraiser for the Janie’s Fund foundation at the Hollywood Palladium, the Extreme virtuoso ditched his signature Washburn
Lari Basilio reveals what she learned from playing side by side with all-time guitar and session greats
From sharing the stage with Steve Vai to having Joe Satriani shred on one of her tracks, Basilio knows a thing or two about playing alongside some of the most established names in the biz
Grace Bowers takes her chops to the biggest stage in music for surprise Grammys appearance
The guitar wunderkind was approached for the gig last minute, but stole the show with an emotional solo over Coldplay’s All My Love
Steve Lukather on his secret supergroup with Eddie Van Halen, Albert Lee and Steve Morse
In a recent chat with Rick Beato, Luke tells the story of his all-star jam band based around a group of Ernie Ball Music Man players
Polyphia’s next album is going to be brutal – and some big-name metal artists are already slated for guest appearances
Tim Henson let us in on what’s next for the boundary-smashing instrumental band – and it’s all in the name of blowing festival crowds away (and maybe, just maybe, selling more guitars)
In 1992, Steve Lukather was still getting over meeting his Beatles icon – then there was a knock on the stage door
For one night, the Toto icon wound up onstage with Eddie Van Halen – and his guitar hero
Peter Frampton on how he’s adapting his technique in order to keep playing
The rock legend plans to play guitar for the rest of his life, but it will require an evolving approach in the face of a degenerative disease
Timothée Chalamet’s guitar teacher was surprised when the Complete Unknown star tackled one of Bob Dylan’s most challenging songs
Tutor to the stars and session pro Larry Saltzman shares what it was like to teach Chalamet the nuances of Dylan's playing, which the actor recently showcased on Saturday Night Live
Watch Al Di Meola play Race with Devil on Spanish Highway with Steve Vai
This intimate rehearsal clip shows the fretwork of both guitar legends up-close
Justin Hawkins explains why technically complex bands like Sleep Token and Polyphia are generating mass appeal
The Darkness frontman and social media commentator claims that there's a new appreciation for a certain brand of virtuosity that, in eras past, might have been perceived as “showing off”
How Robert Fripp helped Steve Vai tailor his King Crimson playing on the BEAT tour with one piece of advice
After watching clips of one of the early BEAT shows, the King Crimson guitarist had some words of wisdom for his stand-in regarding an especially tricky track
Ritchie Blackmore recalls the first time he saw two-hand tapping – at a wild show in 1968
Years before Eddie Van Halen put it in the early pages of the guitar textbook, Harvey Mandel was highlighting his performances with flourishes of two-hand tapping – grabbing the attention of onlookers in the process…
Tommy Emmanuel recalls his final moments with guitar legend Les Paul
The acoustic great pays homage to Les Paul's dedication to leveling up his playing, even when he was well into his 90s
Sue Foley explains why your picking hand is the key to great guitar tone
Decent equipment helps – but, according to Foley, the picking hand is the crux of achieving a great guitar tone
Sophie Lloyd on the time she met Joe Bonamassa – her childhood guitar hero
Lloyd looks back on the time her dad would play Joe Bonamassa records while driving her to school
Jeff Beck took the Yardbirds in a new direction, but the constant Eric Clapton comparisons took years to shake
In the first stages of his career, Beck's relationship with Clapton was just as much (if not more) defined by Clapton's already-legendary reputation than it was by the man himself
Wayne Osmond, guitarist and singer of The Osmonds, dies aged 73
Osmond helped the influential family band reach success in the 1970s, performing hits such as Crazy Horse and One Bad Apple
