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“Once you have it down, you can explore improvised melodies along with the steady bass pattern”: What is “Dead thumb” fingerpicking?

Jared James Nichols is a master of “Dead thumb” fingerpicking. The Blues Power fingerstylist explains how it gives the him freedom to cut loose

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“The world has lost a giant. A colossus of African music”: Ebo Taylor, celebrated Ghanaian guitarist and highlife music pioneer, dies at 90

Across numerous albums and collaborations, Taylor cemented his position as one of the foremost proponents of highlife, afrobeat and West African music

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“He had nothing left to prove. He still showed up whole-heartedly, simply because a piece of music spoke to him”: Steve Cropper played on my song – and his performance was matched only by his warmth and generosity

When Sheri Miller invited her guitar hero to play on her track back in 2012, she never dreamed he would turn up in the studio

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Painted Neck Stratocasters? These Fender Custom Shop models put a distinct – and divisive – twist on the traditional template

Candy Green, Ice Blue Metallic and Shell Pink are just some of the finishes on offer in Music Zoo's exclusive Custom Shop drop

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“The door cracks open and I hear, ‘Who the hell are you? Play that again!‘” Steven Tyler gatecrashed Jared James Nichols’ jam and invited him to hang out with Aerosmith – and he kept coming back

Nichols ended up rubbing shoulders with Aerosmith and was even shown some early studio mixes

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“It's the biggest show on the planet... I'm like, ‘Oh you gotta be kidding me right?’” Zakk Wylde recalls his “Spinal Tap moment” during Back to the Beginning

Wylde reveals the crucial moment that could have gone horribly wrong during Ozzy Osbourne's final show...

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“This guy came up after a gig and said he was a specialist in repetitive strain injuries. He said, ‘What you’re doing is exactly what we tell people not to do’”: Inside the (literally) blistering sound of British alt-rock’s cultest heroes

With a refreshed lineup, a new EP, and a boxset documenting the band's storied career, The Wedding Present founder/frontman Gedge and new guitarist Wood tell us why they're not afraid to bleed for their art – but they're not superglueing the wounds together

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“Chino said, ‘Guitar?’ He looked over at his bandmates and smiled”: Deftones invite superfan onstage to play in front of sold-out arena crowd

The fan seized his moment under the stage lights to play 7 Words alongside Chino Moreno and co

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“He’s a weapon. He came back with that over a couple of nights. He really tortured himself”: How Guthrie Govan ended up on prog masters Karnivool’s latest album – which was in the works for 13 years

Govan is the band’s first ever guest soloist since their inception over two decades ago

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“He had definite ideas about how he wanted to do certain songs. I’m similar, so we clashed”: Brian Robertson sets the record straight on his Thin Lizzy exit

Robertson left Thin Lizzy amid conflict with Phil Lynott and a serious hand injury – but came back as a session hand on future albums and tours

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“It crushes me not to be able to play guitar”: Manowar founding guitarist Ross ‘The Boss’ Friedman diagnosed with ALS

Friedman has been diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease

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“At this point, we’re even being emulated by other companies”: Tosin Abasi never planned to be a guitar designer – he explains how Abasi Concepts became one of the biggest names in progressive guitars

The Animals as Leaders virtuoso charts his journey as an ergonomic guitar pioneer, from commissioning eight-strings to having his own designs imitated

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“I never thought I would release a guitar with my own logo”: Epiphone teams up with Chinese pop icon WoWkie Da on a bold new J‑180 signature acoustic

The superstar has been an avid fan of Gibson and Epiphone for decades – and has solidified his mark in the Mandopop and pop-punk scene both as a solo artist and as a member of The Flowers

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“There’s nothing that impressive about being able to play the guitar at a decently high level anymore”: Why Billy Corgan changed the way he plays guitar solos

Social media burnout has impacted the role of guitar solos in the Smashing Pumpkins’ live show

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“Everything you need to create truly iconic tones”: Fractal goes up against Neural DSP and IK Multimedia with ICONS – its first-ever plugin

ICONS is the first of a series of plugins, and offers 36 Fender-style amps and a load of effects lifted from Axe-Fx

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“Far, far from limited to our man in terms of its potential use”: Fender Johnny Marr Signature Special Jaguar review

It’s been 13 years since we saw the first Johnny Marr Jaguar, and with little fanfare his second signature landed at the end of 2025. What’s changed?

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“I wanted to pay my respects to James Hetfield, who I think is an amazing guitar player, and Lars Ulrich, who was an excellent songwriter”: Dave Mustaine breaks down Megadeth’s final album, track by track – and why he paid tribute to Metallica

The thrash pioneer reveals the stories behind the thrash icons’ final songs

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“You could go to school on what Fred created so effortlessly”: Fred Smith, influential Television and former Blondie bassist, dies at 77

Smith helped define the proto-punk pioneers' sound, and had plans to return to the stage later this year

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“Set your preconceptions of the band and brand aside – this is a very capable bass”: Epiphone Mike Dirnt Grabber G-3 review

A cult-classic Gibson bass gets a ressurection courtesy of Epiphone and Green Day's Mike Dirnt

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“Green Day showing the world how to keep it loud!” Billie Joe Armstrong shows off mysterious new Marshall as Green Day rock the Super Bowl – could a signature amp finally be on the cards?

Eagle-eyed viewers have pointed to the top left corner of the amp, which has a label boasting a word that looks a heck of a lot like “Dookie”. An official take on Armstrong's “Dookie mod” Marshall, perhaps?

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“The recording was brutal. Daytime was Dragon's Kiss, nighttime was Jason Becker's Perpetual Burn. I was in the studio 16 to 18 hours a day”: Marty Friedman on leaving Megadeth, reconnecting with Dave Mustaine, and why he wasn't a good fit for Ozzy

Friedman recalls 18-hour days working on his solo debut alongside Jason Becker’s first album, how Kiss were the blueprint for his career, and why he’s avoiding making a follow-up to 2024’s Drama

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“He told him to keep playing and never stop”: The heartwarming moment James Hetfield met a 10-year-old superfan

The Metallica icon spent time with the young fan, and had one important message for him

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Ex-Turnstile guitarist fired from new band after accusing Turnstile of misusing benefit show funds

Brady Ebert has accused Turnstile of performative politics and misusing the benefit show funds generated while he was still in the band

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“I have to give credit to him… I was telling him that I was in a quandary about what to do about the band”: How Don Henley got the Eagles back on track after Glenn Frey’s death – with some help from Bono

The guitarist’s passing sewed doubts over the band’s future, but the U2 frontman steered Henley in the right direction

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What was the guitar-like instrument played during Bad Bunny’s history-making 2026 Super Bowl halftime show?

Bad Bunny brought Puerto Rican culture and instruments to the forefront during his Super Bowl halftime show – including its unique national guitar-like instrument

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