Yvette Young
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Yvette Young: “I’m really optimistic about the future of guitar. It’s being used in a creative way and people don’t know all the cool sounds you can get from it”
By Jenna Scaramanga published
One of the most original guitarists on the planet, combining innovation with accessibility on a new Covet album, Catharsis, Young explains why she’s the virtuoso who just “fell into” the guitar scene
Yvette Young names the 10(+) guitarists who shaped her sound
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Covet’s two-hand tapping math-rock mastermind reveals why she only just started listening to Van Halen, what it’s like to jam with Steve Vai and the guitar discovery that changed her life
Covet reveal tap-happy new single Firebird, the first taster from forthcoming album Catharsis
By Matt Parker published
Yvette Young returns with a new song and full-length due this April
Willow on her quest to solo like St. Vincent, getting two-hand tapping lessons from Yvette Young and why her latest album is a love letter to rock music
By Amit Sharma published
Following her guitar-heavy creative reinvention, Willow traces her six-string journey so far, her love of heavy music “from Smashing Pumpkins to Lamb of God” and how she hopes to make “women and girls of color feel accepted” in the rock world through her music
Yvette Young announces new Covet lineup: “This is my shot at trying one more time”
By Matt Owen last updated
The math-rock virtuoso will be joined by Brandon Dove and Jessica Burdeaux for the band's upcoming Rebirth tour
Watch Steve Vai and Yvette Young share the stage for an ‘80s-flavored jam at Vai Academy 6.0
By Matt Owen published
The two Ibanez artists donned their signature six-strings for the performance, which is loaded with tasty arpeggios, stellar scale licks and vocal lead lines
50 years of Ibanez in the USA: the unstoppable rise of the pioneering Japanese guitar brand
By Chris Gill last updated
How the Ibanez brand evolved in lockstep with guitar culture, leveraging artist partnerships to make new breakthroughs in design, sound and performance
Female and non-binary artists make up less than 6% of the signature electric guitar market
By Matt Owen published
Of the 226 signature electrics available from today’s 21 biggest guitar brands, only 13 come from artists who identify as female or non-binary, a study has found
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