“Once John’s back in the picture, it’s like the other records don’t exist”: Why Josh Klinghoffer feels his Red Hot Chili Peppers contributions have been erased from history
As Klinghoffer embarks on a new era, the former Chili Peppers guitarist reflects on his tenure with the band and why he feels “slight disrespect” towards his legacy
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“I will never forget looking across the sound booth in the studio and seeing Paul smiling, and I’m playing guitar to Ringo’s drums”: Ozzy Osbourne producer Andrew Watt on what it was like to play with two Beatles in the studio
Watt waxes lyrical about what it was like to add another legend to his Rolodex of rockstars
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“I spent the next 45 years trying to get someone to replicate that”: John Fogerty on the long-lost amp that was the key to his Creedence Clearwater Revival tone
The unique amp packed some unusual built-in effects that can be heard across the band’s discography
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“He goes, ‘Well, I didn’t realise you were gonna sweat on my guitar’”: Jared James Nichols thinks people have “lost the plot” over vintage guitars
“I don’t really feel comfortable playing other people’s guitars anymore,” says the blues ace.
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DOD and Morley’s new Wah-ocTo-Fuzz pedal combines wah, fuzz and glitchy octave chaos into one giant “WTF” box
Tap into the glitchy 80s analogue octave of the DOD FX35 and the timeless 70s-style Morley Power Wah and Power Fuzz.
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“Leo Fender was a technician who admired function and ease of manufacturing; he was not an artist”: LSL Instruments and Fender trade barbs in legal letters
Following on from Fender’s alleged demand that makers stop making Strat-bodied instruments, the companies involved have appeared to trade legal letters as the situation continues shows no signs of resolution.
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“Stripped-back, resonant and full of attitude”: Heritage expands its Standard II Collection with the single-pickup H-137
With a single Heritage Custom Shop-designed humbucker to maximise wood mass for superior resonance.
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“Ambitious in its vision, flawed in its execution. This might not be the guitar/bass hybrid you were hoping for”: Fender Vintera III Early ’60s Bass VI review
Fender’s cult classic offset, beloved by The Beatles and beyond, is back and supposedly better than ever
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“Lenny Kravitz and Prince were doing American Woman. Two of my all-time favorite artists, and there they were, jamming stuff that came out of our heads”: Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings on the Guess Who’s fight to return to the stage
Bachman and Cummings talk favorite songs, cherished guitars and what it means to be back as the Guess Who after years of legal struggles
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“A pedal that leaves players saying, ‘WTF!’”: DOD and Morley team up for the triple threat Wah-ocTo-Fuzz pedal
DOD’s synthy sub-octave circuit and Morley’s wah and fuzz circuits are 2026’s most unexpected power trio
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“The company disagrees with Fender’s assessment”: PRS has been hit by a cease-and-desist from Fender – bringing John Mayer’s Silver Sky into the center of the S-style legal dispute
This has now become the highest-profile case of the entire dispute, and could well be one of the most hotly contested
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What does it mean when your guitar’s pickup is “out of phase”? It’s not magic, it’s science…
Guitarists can talk about pickups being out of phase as if it conveys some sort of mystical properties, but this is what it really means – and why you might want it, and why you might not…
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Mesa/Boogie launches new video series exploring the history of the legendary amp brand
The first episode of What Makes a Boogie features a rare interview with 43-year Mesa/Boogie veteran Doug West.
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“A lot of guitar players are like, ‘Oh, well, Jimmy Page was fine with that, so I guess I don’t need more fret access, or I don’t need better balance’”: Tosin Abasi on the art of designing cutting-edge instruments that keep the guitar’s core
The Kaizen – which Abasi designed in collaboration with Ernie Ball Music Man – looks to drag guitar design into a bold new future
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“I’ve been trying to prove myself constantly. When you get billed as some hotshot player, people will stand with their arms crossed as if to say, ‘Prove it’”: How Jared James Nichols took Blues Power to Dave Grohl’s Studio 606 and super-sized his sound
On this year’s Louder Than Fate, Nichols is spreading his creative wings, and – with some help from a one-of-one amp made for Jeff Beck – venturing into new musical pastures
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“It’s not a guitar where you grab the strings and bend them, Albert King-style. I tried twice and broke two strings!” Derek Trucks on the challenge of playing Jerry Garcia’s Tiger
The 14lbs beast needed some taming, and it taught Trucks a valuable history lesson
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“I thought, ‘I’ll show him how to do Blackbird.’ I think he knew it better than I did!” Paul McCartney on the time he gave Paul Mescal a Beatles guitar lesson
Mescal is set to portray Macca on the big screen, which afforded him a guitar lesson with the man himself
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Metallica team up with UK blood services to urge fans to donate ahead of UK tour
The band is working with blood donation services across Wales, England and Scotland as part of their M72 World Tour stops in Cardiff, Glasgow and London.
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Cort expands its Core Series acoustic guitar lineup with fresh tonewood options and stage-ready electronics
Introducing the new Core-GA Formosan koa and Core-OC Maple, priced at €739 and €729 respectively.
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The Guitar.com Magazine May/June 2026 issue with Grace Bowers on the cover is now on sale
Plus a copy of NME Magazine, featuring Mandy, Indiana on the cover.
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Guitar Center just launched an awesome acoustic guitar sale with discounts hitting up to 30% off premier strummers from Taylor, Martin, Gibson, Yamaha, and more
If you’re looking for a new acoustic guitar, then we’ve got the lowdown on the sale for you at Guitar Center
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“Bright, lively, and surprisingly loud, it projects with a clarity and presence that belies its compact footprint”: Faith Nomad Mini-Neptune Trembesi review
This scaled-down Neptune is worlds apart from some of its travel guitar competition
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“It felt new and exciting. You don’t even have to have gain on the distortion pedal. The vibrations alone make it sound distorted”: How tuning down and jamming Eagles and Skynyrd unlocked the return of Swedish doom heroes Monolord
Neverending finds the venerable Gothenburg trio expand their sound under the supervision of Tool producer Sylvia Massy, adding light and shade to those riffs – and more guitars