Guitar.com | All Things Guitar At just 20 years of age, Cait Devin’s already climbing her way up the industry ladder. Although a passionate singer-songwriter in her own right, the shred collaborations she hosts via YouTube haven’t just been fundraisers for charity, but impressive mini-concerts where she’s been joined by some of social media’s most … Continue reading Meet Cait Devin: The guitar community’s most charitable new player →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Over the years, some remarkable guitar collections have featured in the pages of this magazine. But, in terms of owning historic instruments with rock ’n’ roll credentials and sheer spending power, nobody can top Jim Irsay. For the last quarter of a century, the billionaire owner and CEO of the … Continue reading The greatest guitar collection on Earth →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar The basic F major barre chord is often the first barre chord that beginners come up against, as F is chord IV in the popular key of C major. It’s a challenge to play not only because it’s a barre chord, but also because of its position at the first … Continue reading Chord Clinic: Learn to play 10 interesting F Major chord variations on guitar →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Rob Caggiano’s house is the perfect metaphor for Volbeat’s music. When the New-York-based lead player – who joined his Danish cohorts in 2013 – answers our Zoom call, he’s sat in a regal red room with a portrait of Bobby Darin hanging behind him. He himself, however, is coated from … Continue reading “It was like being in a bomb shelter”: Volbeat on pandemic blues and recording in isolation →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar When the ‘affordable’ version of a guitar still has a suggested retail price of four figures, this tells you two things: it’s no ordinary plank, and you’re overdue a pay rise. We can’t help you with the latter, but we are expecting cool things from the Fender Acoustasonic Player Telecaster. … Continue reading The Big Review: Fender Acoustasonic Player Telecaster →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar If Bad Religion’s music – fast, knotty punk with its roots firmly in the earliest thrashings of the Los Angeles hardcore scene – has always suggested a charge to the finish line, its potency also owes plenty to a series of gaps, pauses, break-ups and exits in the band’s 40-year … Continue reading The Genius Of… The Process of Belief by Bad Religion →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Paul Stanley has reported that he and his family have tested positive for COVID-19 – it’s the second time that the KISS frontman has contracted the deadly virus this year. On Sunday (26 December), the 69-year-old rocker issued a statement on Instagram, saying he and his family caught the Omicron … Continue reading KISS frontman Paul Stanley and his family test positive for Omicron: “I’m so glad I’m vaccinated” →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has shared a second taste of the band’s upcoming album, The Sick, The Dying And The Dead in a short video addressed to a lucky fan. READ MORE: The best guitar albums of the year 2021 The brief listen of the track Life In Hell marks … Continue reading Dave Mustaine shares a taste of Life In Hell, a new song from Megadeth’s highly anticipated new album →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Gibson’s long and distinguished history is littered with examples of the company experimenting with new things. Sometimes, as in the case of the Les Paul or the ES-335, these experiments paid off and yielded plenty of initial success. Others, like the Flying V and Explorer were total failures that came … Continue reading Six weird and wonderful Gibson models you forgot ever existed →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar 2021 has been a fantastic year for guitar music, and one that has showcased time and again that the instrument is in rude health, and being used by more diverse artists in more diverse ways than ever before. READ MORE: The Thrill Of The Chase: True Vintage Guitar’s John Shults … Continue reading The Best Guitar Albums Of The Year 2021 →