“I started dicking around and said, ‘F**k, this is a totally new technique”: Eddie Van Halen explains the origins of his legendary tapping technique in unearthed 1978 interview
Eddie Van Halen is widely credited with popularising two-handed tapping and bringing it to a mainstream audience.
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“The best-sounding, most powerful, and most flexible processing Line 6 has ever offered”: Line 6’s Helix Stadium Floor is finally shipping – 8 months after it was first unveiled
The smaller Helix Stadium Floor variant offers the same powerful modeling and unique live rig features, but with a more compact footprint
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“You do feel violated, and it was really sad and disturbing to watch the video”: Police in search of robbers who stole $15,000 vintage Martin D-28 from Maryland music store
The four suspects allegedly walked into the local family-owned business, concealed the acoustic guitar, and nonchalantly walked off
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“I had a poster on my wall of B.B. King playing Lucille. I always wanted one of those guitars”: Gary Clark Jr. comes full circle with a new signature Gibson ES-355 that pays homage to his hero
The stunning signature is a recreation of Gary Clark Jr.’s one-of-one Custom Shop model – and it channels his love for B.B. King
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“People want real experiences. There’s a backlash to this era of perfect music, and I appreciate it”: Converge’s Kurt Ballou on mixing pedals with amp modelers, guitar recording hacks and reclaiming metal’s authenticity
Fifth album Love is Not Enough sees the producer-guitarist embracing modern gear while opposing modern music’s “data-entry” trends – and returning to a jam space filled with Christmas lights and Iron Maiden flags
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“I love the sound of acoustics and electrics, which is why I try to merge the two… I prefer bigger textures”: How Pavey Ark are reinventing acoustic guitar with pedals, fake nails and a $60 nylon-string that holds its own in any company
Neil Thomas’ adventurous playing and ear for unorthodox tuning finds the English collective exist between two worlds of traditional and neo-folk
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“I spent a lot of shows in the beginning wondering if he was upset”: John Mayer opens up on his early Dead & Company insecurities – and learning to share the stage with his hero, Bob Weir
The Grateful Dead icon, who passed away in January, became one of Mayer’s closest collaborators during the latter years of his career
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“There’s clarity where you want it, and a glorious wall of noise when you need it”: Laney Black Country Customs Billy Corgan Supergrace Loudpedal review
Laney distills Billy Corgan’s legendary rig into a pedalboard-friendly amp that goes way beyond Smashing Pumpkins tones
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“I wandered into a Guitar Center vintage room, plugged it in and it just floored me. People literally started coming in asking what amp I was playing”: Inside Fender’s mission to bring the ’62 Super Amp back from the dead
Long hidden in the shadows of Fender history, the early ’60s brown-panel Super Amp has reemerged. Senior product manager, Rick Heins, talks us through its rebirth
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Metal-ready shredders and new Broadkaster models: Inside a massive new guitar drop from Jackson, Charvel and Gretsch
Here’s everything you need to know about the latest drop of guitars from Jackson, Charvel and Grestch.
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“We’ve been writing music together”: The Red Hot Chili Peppers are working on their next project, Flea says – and they’re recording at John Frusciante’s house
Flea is due to release his very first solo album, the jazz-inflected Honora, this March
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“It’s a dream come true”: Gary Clark Jr’s signature Gibson honours his hero BB King
Created in honour of BB King’s Lucille guitar, the Gary Clark Jr. ES-355 costs £6,999… well, it would, if it wasn’t already sold out….
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Thieves steal Martin D-28 worth $15k from Baltimore music store: “You feel violated – it’s really sad”
Police are appealing for help locating four suspects.
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“I showed it to John Paul Jones. He laughed. And then he played it. He went from giggling to joy”: When Josh Homme introduced a Led Zeppelin legend to his secret-weapon amp
The Led Zeppelin bassist had low expectations for the unassuming gear pick, but quickly discovered why it’s crucial to Homme’s sound
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“My main memory is thinking if I stood still for too long, I’d get hit with a beer can”: Thundercat on getting his start with hardcore punk legends Suicidal Tendencies – and how that developed his bass chops
Thundercat may best be known as a funk and R&B-oriented bassist – yet, he got his start in thrash metal and hardcore punk