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DIMARZIO SUPER DISTORTION HUMBUCKING PICKUP

THE REPLACEMENT PICKUP is so commonplace these days that most guitarists have swapped pickups on at least one of their electric guitars to improve its sound

Believe the Hype(r)

SEYMOUR DUNCAN HYPERSWITCH

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GUY TALK

On the eve of his farewell tour, living legend BUDDY GUY looks back on his nearly 70-year career (and a particularly unforgettable Fender Bassman amp)

In the Eye of the Hurricane

WITH A NEW SOLO ALBUM SHAKING UP THE AIRWAVES, NITA STRAUSS DISCUSSES THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING RISKS. STEPPING OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE AND NEVER SETTLING

THE GRASS IS ALWAYS BLUER

SIX BLAZING BLUEGRASS GUITARISTS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT (BESIDES BILLY STRINGS AND MOLLY TUTTLE!)

Stoking that Fire

In Flames reignite the death metal fire with Foregone, an album that marks ex-Megadeth master Chris Broderick’s recording debut with the band

STEVE BARTEK

The former Oingo Boingo guitarist talks “Dead Man’s Party,” his early days with future Skynyrd guitarist Ed King, upcoming shows with Danny Elfman and a lifetime of scoring films

CRÜE TO THE 5TH POWER

MONSTER GUITARIST JOHN 5 DETAILS HIS ASCENSION INTO THE RANKS OF MÖTLEY CRÜE

"We have a sickness it's called 'guitar pedals'!"

How the ambient music of Hammock is created a "guitar symphony" with tons of effects but no rules

Performance Notes

HOW TO PLAY THIS MONTH'S SONGS

LIVE FROM FLAT V

DIMINISHED RETURNS, PART 2  - More on using diminished shapes in a blues solo

MELODIC MUSE

STORY TELLING - Describing a chord progression in a solo

TALES FROM NERDVILLE

TOOLS OF THE TRADE, PART 5 - The 1959 Blonde Gibson ES-345

IN DEEP

QUADRAPHONIC - How to weave four-part guitar harmonies

Polymorph

FISHMAN FLUENCE TIM HENSON SIGNATURE SERIES AND SCOTT LEPAGE CUSTOM SERIES

Buzz Bin Apogee Jam X

AUDIO INTERFACES COME in all shapes and sizes, but when it comes to being lightweight and mobile and having a clean design — combined with boasting the utmost in studio-quality fidelity — it’s hard to beat Apogee’s notable Jam audio interfaces.

And It Was All Yellow

JACKSON GUITARS X SERIES DINKY DK3XR HSS

Bare Essence - FURCH VIOLET D-SM

LITERALLY DOZENS OF great acoustic guitars are available these days if you have around $1,000 to spend. While newer companies that specialize in entry level models offer some good choices, I often recommend considering a guitar built by a company with a decent history that also offers a selection of instruments extending well into higher price ranges due to experience and “trickle down” quality factors.

Wet and Wild

BOSS SDE-3000EVH DUAL DIGITAL DELAY

MOMENTS OF TRUTH

SOPHIE LLOYD BREAKS DOWN HER MAIN RIFFS AND SOLO IN \"DO OR DIE\" AND OFFERS SOME USEFUL PLAYING AND PRACTICING TIPS

WELCOME TO THE MACHINE

SOPHIE LLOYD DISCUSSES THE JOYS AND THE VERY PUBLIC PITFALLS OF HER WILD TRAJECTORY FROM POPULAR ONLINE CREATOR TO MACHINE GUN KELLY'S ARENA-ROCKING SECRET WEAPON

BEHIND THE SOLOS: VITO BRATTA

The reclusive guitarist discusses his classic WHITE LION solos, a poignant conversation with EDDIE VAN HALEN and how he wound up using JIMI HENDRIX'S Strat 50

ROLLIN' AND TUMBLIN'

On STARCATCHER, GRETA VAN FLEET'S NEW BACK-TO-BASICS ALBUM, GUITARIST JAKE KISZKA HEADS FOR THE HILLS, CRANKS UP THE VOLUME AND TAPS INTO HIS COUNTRY BLUES INFLUENCES BY

WARREN PEACE

WARREN HAYNES and GOV’T MULE return with Peace…Like a River, a sublime example of longform rock ’n’ soul that draws inspiration from John Lennon, the Doors and the multipart masterpieces of Kansas and Queen

21st Century Schizoid Men

How did a Swedish death metal band end up releasing one of the greatest progressive rock masterpieces of the modern age? Opeth's MIKAEL ÅKERFÉLUT looks back on 20 years of Damnation

STRETCHING THE TRUTH

ON TRUTH KILLER, SEVENDUST'S MENACING (AND GUITAR-PACKED) NEW ALBUM, CLINT LOWERY AND JOHN CONNOLLY PONDER THE MUSICAL QUESTION, \"HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?\"

5 FIVE QUESTIONS JAKUB ŻYTECKI

NEW INSPIRATIONS, TWO-MINUTE SOLOS AND WHY RIGHT NOW IS A PARTICULARLY INTERESTING TIME FOR THE GUITAR

Teke::Teke

FINALLY, A BAND THAT BLENDS CLASSIC JAPANESE BALLADRY, SURF ROCK AND PSYCHEDELIA

MY PEDALBOARD: JOHN NOTTO

WHAT DIRTY HONEY’S MARSHALL-DIMING SIX-STRINGER SEES WHEN HE LOOKS DOWN