“I discovered that it would be harder to try to replicate his tone than anybody else”: Steve Vai has followed in the footsteps of many guitar greats – this was the hardest one to nail
He’s filled the shoes of Eddie Van Halen and Robert Fripp, but Vai says this particular gig was even harder
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This 64-pickup guitar records every string separately – and lets you decide the tone after you’ve played
Creator David Wieland calls this a “really powerful recording tool” – though that might just be the understatement of the year…
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Celebrate Foo Fighters’ new album and get Dave Grohl’s Pelham Blue Epiphone DG-335 at a discount at Thomann
Your Favorite Toy arrives next month. Get prepared to learn all its riffs with the Epiphone DG-335…
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Australian Guitar #167 is on sale now, featuring Keith Richards, Cream, William Crighton, Orianthi and more
Also: Keith Urban and Alter Bridge
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“Opening the case, we find ourselves transported back in time some 54 years”: How Gibson made the ultimate tribute to David Bowie guitarist Mick Ronson
This Collector’s Edition replica of Ronson’s Bowie-era ’68 Les Paul Custom transports you spiritually – and tonally – to the glory days of the Spiders from Mars (Hull) – but it does not come cheap
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“Her family wanted the guitar to go to a good home where it would actually be played. I still can’t believe her generosity”: With the help of a stunning vintage Gibson acoustic, Jussi Reijonen is giving Western folk an Arabian makeover
The Finnish fingerstylist’s acoustic reveries are essential listening for fans of Paco de Lucía, Omar Khorshid, and Lenny Breau
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“More aggressive, more physical, more raw and in tune with the animal kingdom”: Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi 2 Dual Op-Amp Fuzz review
A schematic, lost in the shuffle, resurfaces with the help of JHS Pedals supremo Josh Scott, and presents us with a fresh slice of Pi
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“It was one of the strangest, most beautiful, serendipitous moments”: The John Mayer song that features a cameo from Prince’s guitar
A chance encounter with one of Prince’s guitars resulted in Mayer putting it to use on Sob Rock
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“Some of the guys made fun of it, but it ended up giving us our second Number 1”: Back to the Future made them a household name, now they needed a followup – the making of Huey Lewis and the News’ last big rock ’n’ roll guitar record
By 1986, the heat was on. The success of the Power of Love required an artistic statement and fast. Guitarist Chris Hayes looks back on the making of Fore!, when Huey Lewis and co rose to the challenge
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“It’s one of the most satisfying stacking combinations I’ve encountered in a dual-channel pedal for a very long time”: Wampler Golden Jubilee review
Wampler is going for gold with a versatile, fun and pretty great-sounding dual drive pedal
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Twilight Pulse Audioworks Konstante review – a dual dirt pedal that’s faster than the speed of light
This beautiful German-built overdrive and clean boost takes its cues from a modern classic by Greer Amps… but then heads off somewhere new
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Paul McCartney reveals his rift with John Lennon was mended, in part, because they both got into baking bread: “It was nice that we had that in common”
From lyrical jabs to loaves in the oven, McCartney shares how he and Lennon found common ground in the unlikeliest of places.
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“I can’t wait to throw it through a Marshall”: Richie Sambora reunites with long-lost Gibson Explorer after 40 years
A $250 teenage purchase that helped shape Bon Jovi’s early sound has finally made its way back to Sambora.
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“It was so heavy to lift as an 11-year-old”: Josh Homme’s first guitar amp wasn’t even a guitar amp
It was a choice that set the tone for a career full of left-field gear picks
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Watch David Ellefson perform Megadeth’s Countdown to Extinction in its entirety
The bassist is currently undertaking his Bass Warrior tour across Europe, performing the landmark 1992 album in its entirety.
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“Too much gain is one of the most common tone mistakes”: How to dial in any guitar amp and find your sound
Great tone doesn’t need a guitar tech and a stadium rig. Here’s how you can get the most out of your amp in any situation…
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“It sounds way bigger than it is”: Joe Bonamassa names his go-to studio amp – which he bought from Steven Seagal
The 1950s combo “roars” in the studio despite its compact size