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GUITAR SHOPPING WITH SLASH

THAT TIME SLASH AND GW’S RICHARD BIENSTOCK SPENT A LOVELY AFTERNOON BROWSING — AND BUYING! — AT NORMAN’S RARE GUITARS IN TARZANA, CALIFORNIA

FAR BEYOND DRIVEN

NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF MUSIC YOU’RE INTO, THERE’S AN OVERDRIV PEDAL (OR TWO) FOR YOU. IN THIS ISS WE ROUND UP EIGHT OF OUR FAVORIT

The Sky's the Limit

PRS Guitars SE Silver Sky

All This and War of the Worlds, Pt. II

For his latest solo album, Symphony x Shredder Michael Romeo returns to the H.G. Wells of inspiration

Unleashed

Glenn tipton looks back at 50 years of Triumph and Tragedy in Judas Priest

ROYAL TREATMENT

Blues phenom Eric Gales returns with the album he was born to make: Crown.

INTO THE GROOVE

Nylon-string maestro Jesse Cook finds release in electronic beats on Libre, his latest fret-burning effort.

FOREVER '50s

Rockabilly’s top cat talks about beating tinnitus, resurrecting Dick Dale, why you’ll never catch him with a Strat, and why rockers can’t play the ’billy.

Beat the Odds

Luther Dickinson reveals his technique for fingerpicking with groups of five and seven.

Soul Captain

Luther Dickinson gives a tour of the North Mississippi Allstars’ existential party cruise on Set Sail.

Sterner Stuff

Five years after a misstep on a New York City street left him with broken bones and nerve damage in his right hand, Mike Stern perseveres one gig at a time.

Sweet Little Rock & Rollers

The sound of rock and roll began in the hands of Charles Edward Anderson Berry. Here are some of the guitars that helped him make history.

Catch Me if You Can

Chuck Berry brought poetry to pop and broke race barriers to become rock and roll's first guitar-playing frontman. As he recalled, it all began with some "hillbilly stuff' he revved into a rocker: "Maybellene."

My Career in Five Songs

Alt-rock pioneer Bob Mould selects the key cuts from his 40-year career with Hüsker Dü and Sugar and as a solo artist.

California Dreamin'

The new Matchless Laurel Canyon and Coldwater Canyon amps capture classic West Coast splendor.

Revinylization

Round Trip: Ornette Coleman’s Blue Note sides

Back From the Brink

Overcoming their personal and creative obstacles of the last several years, Tears for Fears reemerge with a new album The Tipping Point

Music in the Air

"Nashville hums with cool tunes and hip hot spots."

Gravel and Grail

ELECTRO-HARMONIX DIRT ROAD SPECIAL

IN DEEP

DREAM WEAVER

Performance Notes

HOW TO PLAY THIS MONTH’S SONGS

HOWLIN' MULE

Believe it or not, GOV’T MULE’S latest album, Heavy Load Blues, is WARREN HAYNES’ first foray into full-on blues (and it all happened while they were recording another album entirely)

FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK

And now, everything a guitarist needs TO HEADBANG ON A BUDGET, including five metal-friendly axes for under $500

Buzz Bin - LD Systems

Maui 5 Go 100

Synth City

Boss SY-200 Synthesizer

True Value

Squier contemporary Stratocaster Special HT and Paranormal Toronado

When Frank Zappa Shut Up 'n Stopped Playing Guitar

Zappa’s on-again, off-again love affair with his guitar

“The Thrill Is Gone”

B.B. King | Live in cook county jail, 1971 | Guitarist: B.B. King

Cobra Kai: Settling the Score

How Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson — composers on Netflix’s blockbuster series, Cobra Kai — craft the perfect (not to mention badass!) eighties-style score

Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar

After two serious surgeries that affected his ability to play guitar, Steve Vai could have simply packed it in. Instead, he gave himself some familiar-sounding advice and emerged with his most dazzling new album in years. (And yes, we asked him about that triple-neck guitar!)