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“I was amazed that my hard work might come back to help me”: Jim Gustafson and Poobah endured decades in the dark, but now their early albums are selling for $1,000 a copy

Even though his band was produced by Billy Cox and opened for Judas Priest, Alice Cooper, Ted Nugent, and countless others, industry issues held him back. And yet, powered by his original Marshalls and pedals, Jim Gustafson's determination means he’s still out there today

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“It’s like a Christopher Nolan movie in a pedal. Don’t think – feel”: EarthQuaker Devices Towers review

The latest entry into EarthQuaker Device's range of revolutionary ambience machines will make you rethink your relationship with reverb

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“You had to know somebody that knew somebody that knew him to get a hold of him”: The amp wizards who shaped the technology we use today, and gave the world great guitar tone

The designs and innovations created by Reinhold Bogner, Paul Rivera, Michael Soldano, and Jose Arredondo have shaped the amps of today, and continue to shape the amps of tomorrow

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“This is a dream”: This guitarist played Les Paul’s Number One guitar at Les Paul’s recording studio – and it still had the same strings on it

Dre DiMura was given a personal tour of the Les Paul Recording Studio and got his hands on some historic gear

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“The only way I could do it is if we had Slash. I thought I gave them an impossible task. They were like, ‘We’ll do it’”: Ryan Gosling insisted Slash was flown in from Thailand to play a guitar solo at the Oscars

The superstar actor reveals that the now-iconic performance wouldn't have happened without Slash's involvement

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“I look at my hands and say, ‘Well, let’s see what we can do today’“: Keith Richards opens up on how age and arthritis has changed his approach to playing

His digits aren’t what they used to be, but that’s not keeping Keef away from his beloved guitars

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“I was just throwing stuff at the wall to see what stuck”: Beach Boys hire new bass player from social media – after he made a video on how to sound like the Beach Boys

Chris Cron's unassuming clip went viral, and soon he was learning Carol Kaye’s basslines for the real deal

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“I’ve potentially lost my income, my career, my life’s passion, my expressive voice”: Jon Gomm reflects on the horror fall that almost ended his career

The percussive acoustic maverick fell two meters off a badly-lit stage onto concrete, but he’s on the road to recovery

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“I’m not an amp snob. I’m gonna give everything a try. Some of the oddest guitars and amps I have are ones I’ve used on my favorite songs”: Joe Perry gives us a decade-by-decade guide to the amps behind his Aerosmith tone

Is Joe Perry a Marshall guy, Fender guy, boutique guy, pedal amp guy? Answer: he’s all of the above

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“When we did the tribute to my brother, we had B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy. And just to watch B.B. playing close up was amazing”: Jimmie Vaughan was a garbage man listening to B.B. King. Then he wound up touring with his hero

He once snuck into a B.B. King show aged 13. Now Jimmie Vaughan is part of Joe Bonamassa's all-star tribute to the King of the Blues – he explains how he approached tackling his hero's licks and what he learned from the master

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“I can’t button my pants, let alone play guitar”: Brian Setzer shares autoimmune disease struggles – and how he recovered

The Stray Cats guitarist details his hard-fought journey to recovery, after an autoimmune disease stopped him in his tracks last year

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“The best Big Muff there’s ever been for bass”: Electro-Harmonix Bass Big Muff Pi 2 review

A long-lost EHX Big Muff variant, made real – and now made for bassists to enjoy too.

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“The promoter was panicking and asked me to headline. I didn't have a band with me. And I didn't have any solo material prepared”: Paul Gilbert’s completely unplanned Jimi Hendrix tribute set for first-ever digital release

After a collab with Albert Collins fell through at the last minute, Gilbert had just hours to come up with an alternative set

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“Paul happened upon a chord that even he didn’t recognize”: Paul McCartney announces new Andrew Watt-produced album inspired by an unfamiliar guitar chord

Lead single, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, is out now

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“I think the only thing was ‘Please, don’t play Eruption.’ He didn't say that, but I wasn't going to do that”: Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti on making an Alter Bridge album at Eddie Van Halen’s studio

An invite from Wolfgang Van Halen led to the recording experience of a lifetime as Alter Bridge decamped to 5150 Studios for their new “straight-ahead hard-rock record”

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The ultimate guide to guitar amps: from vintage vacuum tubes to modeling marvels

Everything you need to know about the tech, tones, and tools that define your sound

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“I spoke to him personally on a phone call… they don’t want to be a part of it”: Sepultura founders Max and Iggor Cavalera have turned down the offer to perform at the band’s final show

Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser says both were approached but declined the invitation

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“It quietly became the working guitarist’s secret weapon”: 10 sleeper guitar amps that deserve legendary status

From overlooked British combos to U.S. workhorses, these may not have the Plexi's prestige, but they deliver world-class tone for players willing to look beyond the obvious

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“I loved the band with Hillel so much – all I could think about was trying to match that energy”: John Frusciante on the challenge of replacing Hillel Slovak in the Red Hot Chili Peppers – and why he’s still at the core of his guitar style today

The funk-rock guitar icon joined his favorite band at 18 years old, but finding his groove took time. He explains how studying Slovak helped him find his own voice – and ultimately made the Chili Peppers one of the biggest bands on the planet

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“The Mega channel has played a major role in heavy guitar tones since the early ’90s”: How the Diezel VH4 conquered metal, won fans in Metallica, Tool and Muse – and impressed John Fogerty too

Launched in ’92, the almighty four-channel beast completed a banner year for the high-gain tube amp

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“My instinct was to start filming. I hope your guitars are OK”: Guitarists furious after footage of baggage handler carelessly throwing guitars on the ground goes viral

A clip posted to TikTok currently has more than four million views – and it's sparked outrage

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“Not a prop. Not a joke”: The world’s first cardboard acoustic electric has been made – and it was crafted by the man who built guitars for Josh Homme and Steven Tyler

The meticulously assembled archtop is the latest addition to the ever-growing line of guitars made from cardboard

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“I picked it up in Detroit at 9:30pm in some sketchy neighborhood, scaring my management. I said, ‘Trust me, it's worth it!’” How Travis Barker-championed pop-punk heavyweight KennyHoopla found his dream Tele via a shady Facebook Marketplace deal

Lightweight, loaded with a pair of P-90s, and adorned with a photo of his late childhood cat, the Tele has become the singer-songwriter/guitarist's closest six-string companion

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“Some kid begged to get backstage. He had a guitar. He said it was his grandmother’s, and that she'd kept it under the bed…” Sheryl Crow was devastated when her favorite guitar was stolen – a year later, a fan gave her a life-changing gift

Its arrival coincided with Crow's breakout success and has remained at her side ever since

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“This decision was completely out of my control and I had nothing to do with it”: Ill Niño part ways with new guitarist just weeks before tour – and only months after hiring him

Xander Charles has parted ways with the nu metal outfit just before a run of tour dates

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