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RISING FORCE
As she drops The Call of the Void, her unapologetically shred sophomore album, Nita Strauss riffs on stress, solos and the importance of heeding Yngwie.
PAST PLEASURES FUTURE SHOCKS
As he releases his expanded Star Fleet Project box set, Brian May expounds on Eddie Van Halen's role in it, the future of Queen and the dangers Al poses for music in the coming year.
A Love Supreme
Julian Priester Pepo Mtoto's Love, Love defines a moment with deeply spiritual power.
Mail-Order Pride
Launched as a post-WWII startup, Carvin Guitars grew into a guitar gear giant, one catalog sale at a time.
TIP SHEET
From breathing to talking - Eddie 9V reveals the advice that made him blues-rock's new guitar star.
THE DRAGON TAMER
Simon McBride's fire-breathing tube tones power a new era of Deep Purple.
A TELE TRIBUTE WITH A TWIST
To build his hollowbody Tribute, Tim Bram turned to a vintage Fender from his youth. The result is a remarkably versatile jazz box.
How I Wrote..."Crimson and Clover"
Pop icon Tommy James reveals the magic combination behind the Shondells' timeless psychedelic hit.
TAYLOR
Builder's Edition 814ce
Open Source
The world of open tunings, according to Peppino D'Agostino.
THE GYPSY IN HIS SOUL
As he wraps the 20th installment of his celebrated Django A GoGo Festival, Stephane Wrembel reflects on the guitarist whose musical essence inspires his own.
FORCE of NATURE
Faced with a choice between David Bowie and his own band, Stevie Ray Vaughan took a bet on the blues and unleashed a torrent 40 years ago with his debut album, Texas Flood. Double Trouble’s Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton fill in the details.
DRIVE SHE SAID
As she drops her latest album, Mother Road, Grace Potter reveals what she learned from playing on nylon strings - and why a Flying V is still the best rock and roll guitar.
SHINE A LIGHT
As Greta Van Fleet prepare for a massive tour and the release of Starcatcher, Jake Kiszka talks tone, gear...and what everyone gets wrong about his 1970s hard-rock approach to guitar playing.
HOLIDAY IN THE SONS
With a new Rival Sons album in the charts, Scott Holiday is back in the spotlight following a four-year absence.
When Japan Was the Future
Intended as a Les Paul killer when it bowed in 1976, Yamaha's SG-2000 appealed to players fed up with declining U.S. quality.
After the Flood
Devastated by his partner's death, Alexandre Lagoya reclaimed his life and artistry on his own.
TIP SHEET
Nili Brosh shares hard-earned wisdom from her years as a solo and supporting guitarist.
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
On Double Exposure, Vinnie Moore unites both spheres of his rock guitar influences.
WEATHER CASTER
How climate extremes led Gene Baker to re-envision the acoustic-electric with b3 Guitars' Cielo Deluxe.
DANELECTRO -'59 Triple Divine
BACK IN 1959, Danelectro founder Nathan Daniel introduced the Deluxe model, an innovative and low-cost electric guitar that featured a \"shorthorn\" double-cutaway body made of pine and hardboard, a pair of single-coil pickups housed in lipstick tubes (originally sourced from cosmetics maker Max Factor), and a bolt-on neck with a distinctive Coke-bottle headstock.
COLE CLARK - True Hybrid TL2ECBLBL-HSS
HOLY HYBRID! WHAT an intriguing acoustic/electric premise, promising the best of both worlds.
PRS SE Zach Myers Signature
FOR ALL THE big-name players who have been drawn to Paul Reed Smith guitars, Zach Myers' dedication to the brand is hard to beat.
Django Explained
Stephane Wrembel delivers insights on Django Reinhardt's style of gypsy jazz.
FRESH LEFTOVERS
From slide to fingerstyle, Catfish Keith's modern technical virtuosity makes old-time country blues simmer with new flavors.
THE LAST REBEL
When Gary Rossington died, Lynyrd Skynyrd lost its last link to the band's hell-raising origins. In this tribute, Johnny Van Zant and Rickey Medlocke recall his music, legacy and southern spirit.
KEEPING THE PEACE
Recorded during the pandemic simultaneously with 2021's Heavy Load Blues, Gov't Mule's Peace... Like a River is an exercise in taking risks. It was also, says Warren Haynes, \"a way of not going crazy.\"
BROTHERS AND SISTERS
Duane Allman's death might have been the end of the Allman Brothers Band. Instead, it marked the start of a remarkable era in the group's life — and rock history.
Rhythm of Nations
How former West African star Peter One returned to music on his solo debut, Come Back to Me.
How Django Changed My Life
The gift of a Django Reinhardt album has kept on giving.