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The next generation of guitar stars join legends of the game to honor Jimi Hendrix at the 2025 Experience Hendrix tour
The “guitar event of the year” kicks off with young guns Ally Venable and Marcus King alongside Eric Johnson, Zakk Wylde, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Kirk Hammett on the time Jack White played the original Greeny onstage
It turns out the two have a history of sharing gear – and White has sent the Metallica guitarist some "totally psycho" kit
Tommy Emmanuel explains the difference between being a guitarist and a guitar player
The Australian fingerpicking legends reflects on a life of guitar and what made Chet Atkins so great
Ed Sheeran gives Jimmy Fallon a looper pedal masterclass – and offers his top tips for solo jams
The guitarist lifted the lid on how he plays his smash hit Shape of You live and drafted Fallon for backing vocal duties
TC Electronic upgrades its beloved looper with the Ditto 2 – but can it keep up in an increasingly competitive market?
The Ditto was lauded for its simplicity, and now it’s back with more features than ever – and it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to operate
Rare footage of Andy Summers teaching John Mayer how to play Message in a Bottle surfaces online
The backstage footage from 2007's Live Earth benefit concert shows the Police guitarist rehearsing with Mayer and Kanye West
Nita Strauss reveals how Yvette Young inspired one of her favorite riffs she’s ever written
Strauss demonstrates a tapping and hammer-on/pull-off-heavy riff that featured on her 2023 album, The Call of the Void
“You can set up amplifiers and drums to your heart’s content”: Gene Simmons defends paid roadie scheme
The Kiss bassist says those who pay $12k to roadie for him can do “whatever floats your boat”
“EVH would be so proud”: 16-year-old shredder nails Van Halen’s Live Without a Net solo at school talent show
YouTube has erupted at the high schooler’s uncanny rendition of Eddie Van Halen’s solo showcase
How Reb Beach introduced Bob Dylan to the Floyd Rose – and taught him how to tune his guitar
The Whitesnake, Winger and Alice Cooper guitarist joined Dylan for a 1987 movie, and they jammed every day
Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood reunite in the studio
The guitarist was fired from Fleetwood Mac on the eve of a a 2018 tour, with his relationship with Nicks said to be the cause – but it looks like he’s set to feature on Fleetwood’s new solo album
Are Seymour Duncan's new Jazzmaster Silencers the ultimate Jazzmaster pickups?
Seymour Duncan's triple-coil design promises to succeed where others have failed, and deliver true single coil tone with no noise
Albert Lee reveals the history of his ’58 Les Paul Custom
Gibson calls its replica the Eric Clapton 1958 Les Paul Custom, but Clapton is only one of the stars to have owned and played this storied guitar
Pop star Lizzo is set to play rock guitar pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe in an upcoming biopic – and has been filmed jamming on a Suhr at shows
The movie – Rosetta – will focus on a significant period in Tharpe's life, culminating in her first stadium show which doubled as a wedding
Davey Johnstone's most beloved guitar was once a piece of upscale decor for his superstar bandmate
Johnstone did end up with the '50s-era beauty in the end, though not for a happy reason
Gibson's Double Trouble Les Pauls offer faded nitro finishes, with uncovered pickups – and a cheeky nod to its dispute with DiMarzio
The two new models take the Les Paul Standard recipe down memory lane, with uncovered 'Double Classic White' humbuckers
Melissa Etheridge on how she came to own a “museum quality” Fender from Norman's Rare Guitars – which she played at the 2005 Grammys
Since then, Etheridge has become a true disciple of the iconic guitar store – adding even more vintage guitars to her collection
“Is he gonna call Eddie Van Halen a boomer?” Kirk Hammett weighs in on Tim Henson and the boomer bends controversy
“It’s only accessible to… a very small category of people,” says the Metallica guitarist of Polyphia’s music
