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![[Left] Acclaimed producer Terry Date reclines on a blue couch as he speaks at an industry convention; [right] The late Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell, holds a note and feels it. He is wearing a white Garth Brooks T-shirt and plays his blue lightning finish Dean ML electric guitar.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nCqZukJJJMwpDY4ZeZhtsL-840-80.jpg.webp)
“I was doing everything I could to just keep up”: Terry Date on his studio sessions with Dimebag
The acclaimed producer describes Dimebag as a force of nature – and reflects on that ill-fated time when the late Pantera guitarist decided to give him a guitar lesson…
Terry Date recalls Dimebag’s unconventional approach to tone in the studio
The Pantera producer reveals the (sometimes extreme) measures Dime would take to achieve his desired tone
Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan producer Dan Nigro explains why today’s pop stars want guitar solos on their tracks
Nigro has graduated from the indie world to pop producer stardom – and brought his guitar knowledge with him
Ghost, Royal Blood and Pixies producer reveals “the biggest mistake guitar players make” when recording
Tom Dalgety has crafted some of modern rock’s biggest-sounding albums – and he has some sage words of wisdom when it comes to guitar tone
Yes, Rick Rubin played the opening riff on Beastie Boys’ No Sleep Till Brooklyn – he looks back at recording a classic
While Kerry King's searing solo is the star of the show, Rubin sets the tone with his rhythm guitar work on the iconic rap rock track
How Rick Rubin shaped the sound of Slayer’s first album by ignoring heavy metal norms
The 1986 record was the first metal album Rubin produced – and he singled out one of the genre's biggest names when highlighting what he thought shouldn't be done in the studio
How JHS founder Josh Scott built one of the world’s leading pedal firms by recommending his rivals
The JHS founder has become the internet’s go-to pedal guru. He tells GW about his pre-pedal days as a pawn-shop gear flipper, the Bad Monkey bubble – and the key to finding genuinely new guitar sounds
Super-producer Andrew Watt reveals his secret to convincing music legends to collaborate
From recruiting Paul McCartney and Elton John to play on the latest Rolling Stones album, to scoring a global hit with Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, Watt has quickly established himself as an artist matchmaker
Andrew Watt on the time he shredded at his own bar mitzvah – and what’s next for his Rolling Stones collaborations
Watt went from trying to impress his bar mitzvah guests with his guitar skills, to working with Pearl Jam, Iggy Pop and the Stones
Dave Natale has worked with Prince, Van Halen and The Rolling Stones – but Jeff Beck was the loudest player he ever mic’d up
The legendary front-of-house mixing engineer has been exposed to countless guitar tones across his career, but Beck's was one of the best – and certainly one of the loudest
