Guitar.com | All Things Guitar ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons has jammed with drummer Matt Sorum using a Stratocaster made out of cardboard. Sorum’s drum kit was also made out of cardboard, with their setups having been crafted by the creators of Cardboard Chaos for the Signal Snowboards YouTube channel as part of its Cardboard Sessions … Continue reading Watch: Billy Gibbons plays a Stratocaster made from cardboard →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Wolfgang Van Halen has opened up about the preparations — or lack thereof — leading up to his nerve-racking performance at Taylor Hawkins’ tribute show last September. READ MORE: Wolfgang Van Halen says Van Halen once scrapped a song because David Lee Roth refused to sing it Speaking to Ultimate Classic … Continue reading “If I were to ruin it or not play it perfectly, my life would be over” Wolfgang Van Halen reflects on Taylor Hawkins tribute performance →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash has spoken of two musical legends he’s worked with in his career that left him starstruck. The rocker recently served as an executive producer for horror film The Breach, which he also worked on the score for. The film landed on 11 July, and was … Continue reading These are the two musical legends Slash felt “starstruck” about working with →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Blink-182 has always been about “forcing happiness with brute strength”, says guitarist Tom DeLonge, as he reflects on the band’s musical origins in a new interview. READ MORE: The 1975’s Matty Healy reacts to Muse removing song from Malaysia concert setlist Speaking to Fender, DeLonge says that “the thing about rock … Continue reading Tom DeLonge: Blink-182 has always been about “forcing happiness with brute strength” →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Strap in as Synyster Gates talks us through the making of Avenged Sevenfold’s latest record Life Is but a Dream… and why he considers it “the most guitar-centric record the band has ever done” — by far. READ MORE: Jake Kiszka confirms Gibson is making him an Epiphone signature model Speaking … Continue reading Synyster Gates says new A7X album is “by far the most guitar-centric” the band has done →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar The 1975 frontman Matty Healy has reacted to the news of Muse cutting a song from their set during a concert at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last weekend. READ MORE: Muse to sell used gear, including Kemper Profilers loaded with Matt Bellamy presets, on Reverb Muse’s setlist revision was announced via concert … Continue reading The 1975’s Matty Healy reacts to Muse removing song from Malaysia concert setlist →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Roger Waters has defended his decision to re-record Pink Floyd’s 1973 album Dark Side Of The Moon, saying his goal was not to “supersede” or “replace” the original. READ MORE: Nikk Sixx says this band and Mötley Crüe would “destroy the world” if they toured together “It is the 50th anniversary … Continue reading “It’s more indicative of what the concept of the record was” – Roger Waters defends re-recording of Dark Side Of The Moon →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Wolfgang Van Halen has looked back on the time Eddie and co. scrapped a Van Halen song due to lead vocalist David Lee Roth’s refusal to sing it. READ MORE: Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge says he writes everything on a “little shitty acoustic” In the latest issue of Classic Rock, Wolfgang speaks … Continue reading Wolfgang Van Halen says Van Halen once scrapped a song because David Lee Roth refused to sing it →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar When Neural DSP announced Archetype: Tom Morello, initial reactions were understandably skeptical. While the Rage Against The Machine maverick obviously used guitar gear to achieve some out-there sounds, he’s also been very vocal about how he’s basically used the same amp and handful of pedals ever since the 1980s. So … Continue reading Neural DSP Archetype: Tom Morello – despite all the Rage, it’s a bit of a cage →