“One of the best gigs I’ve ever been involved in”: Brian May returns to the stage for a fiery three-song cameo with Benson Boone – then hands him the Red Special

The Queen guitarist received a hero’s welcome at the singer’s recent Birmingham show

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“It’s Kirk’s riff, it’s my lyrics”: Gary Holt jokes that he’s owed royalties for his part in writing this classic Metallica track

“I’ll send you my bank info! It’ll be a fat cheque!”

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“It’s about building intensity… think of Jeff Beck shifting to Billy Gibbons!” How to solo over one-chord blues

Soloing over changes is cool, but sometimes the blues is all about exploring melody over a single chord

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“Pinnacle of the Electromatic collection”: Gretsch’s new Electromatic Premier Jet packs “premium appointments” and upgraded specs into a sub-$1k package

For players chasing that unmistakable Gretsch vibe without sacrificing modern ergonomics, this could be the Jet that finally ticks every box.

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“Got my dream amp!” Gary Moore’s go-to Marshall head has been bought by another ’80s rock hero

It was Moore’s go-to amp for the best part of a decade, and it was a fair bargain, compared to some recent auction headlines

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“That was just a Tuesday and a lunch tab for Kirk Hammett”: Butch Walker reveals he had the opportunity to buy the legendary “Greeny” Les Paul – but couldn’t afford it

“I just wasn’t ready to spend $250,000 on a guitar at that stage in my life and career,” the producer says.

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“He’s very underrated. If you asked David Gilmour, he’d probably say, ‘Yeah, he’s my idol!’” Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt names prog’s great unsung guitar hero

This 1970s player is an influence to many, he says, but doesn’t get the credit he deserves

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Why Taylor’s Next Generation Grand Auditorium is the ultimate player’s guitar

With revolutionary new technology underneath the hood, Taylor’s latest evolution of its most popular guitar changes the game for serious players.

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“I dream of him a lot – only the positive stuff. But the negative stuff hits me in reality. The night he joined, he said, ‘I haven’t learnt the songs’”: Francis Rossi on the Status Quo groove, Kempers, and his relationship with the late Rick Parfitt

The Quo’s motormouthed frontman had no intention of releasing a new solo album. But with The Accidental, Francis Rossi tells us he’s stumbled across his best work yet

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“The Gretsch was given by John Lennon to his cousin. He kept it for almost 50 years”: The magical mystery of the $1.3m Gretsch that might have recorded a Beatles classic

Amelia Walker of Christie’s takes us behind the scenes at the Jim Irsay auction to look at the 1963 Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins that was rumored to have been used on Paperback Writer

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“Instead of two or three pickups, we have a few dozen that are only picking up one string each”: This guitar has 64 pickups – and it could revolutionize guitar recording

The PolyMap system means each string benefits from eight dedicated polyphonic pickup capsules that track simultaneously, for a post-production playground

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The guitar secrets of Steely Dan: as revealed by Walter Becker: “All of our equipment was always broken”

In this never before published interview, the late Steely Dan guitarist pulls back the curtain on what really happened in the studio with one of history’s most enigmatic bands

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“I sort of got off on that”: Ed O’Brien admits he was happy when Radiohead initially broke up – and didn’t expect the band to ever get back together

After years of intense touring and recording, the Radiohead guitarist says he was creatively “done” and ready for a break.

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“I was afraid of silence, of having to feel”: Dave Grohl admits he used music as a “crutch” after Taylor Hawkins’ death

The Foo Fighters frontman reflects on grief, loss and rebuilding following the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins.

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Muse announce 10th album The WOW! Signal – listen to its lead single now

The album is named after a famous radio burst from 1977 which some suggest originated from an extraterrestrial source.

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