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“As the bass player in a guitar-driven band, I don’t need to be in the spotlight. I don’t need to do any more than just rock out”: Troy Sanders on the perils and pleasures of playing bass in Mastodon

According to Troy Sanders, when it comes to laying down the bass parts in Mastodon, restraint is the key

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“We tune to C#, which creates sourness. It’s not a tuning a lot of guitarists want to stay in – it’s kind of out of tune. We create something evocative in that dissonance”: How Sleater-Kinney use guitar as an agent of beauty and chaos

Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker strive to create a sound that’s “out-of-tune-adjacent” – and they use their opposing playing styles and “corrosive” pedals to channel tragedy and joy

Guitar World

"I do believe there’s been a renaissance of guitar players" – Gibson just affirmed its commitment to new guitarists, and Jimmy Page is backing it

"Even our more affordable instruments have to be amazing", says its CEO. For a brand often criticised for releasing high-end models that feel unobtainable, the message from the new Gibson Garage in London feels very well-timed

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“I started out playing a Telecaster. One day, I heard someone playing a Gretsch – I said, ‘What is that? That’s the sound I’m looking for!’” Portugal. The Man’s John Gourley joins a fresh wave of signature artists updating Gretsch for a new generation

Armed with a signature Broadkaster kitted out in a breathtaking iridescent black rainbow finish, John Gourley shares his passion for inspiring young players, why his love of guitar is rooted in Motown and what makes his new guitar like a “goth kid who’s secretly happy inside”

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“I was 100% better on guitar when I was 15. Technically, I’m a much worse guitarist now – but I’m a better songwriter”: Meet Sprints, the Irish garage rockers cranking Boss Katanas in stadiums

The rising-star Irish outfit are Telecaster diehards, but they sure appreciate a lightweight amp, even when supporting Liam Gallagher. Now endorsed by Fender, they reveal their secret-weapon pedals and how they replicated the Smiths’ most sought-after effect in studio

Guitar World

“The higher end the guitar, the more robust the demand is”: Why are guitars getting more expensive? We spoke to the world’s biggest guitar companies to find out

From $50k acoustics to eye-watering ‘premium offshore’ prices, the cost of big-name new guitars has felt like it’s spiraling. So how did we get here? And how do we get out of it?

Guitar World

Best mini guitar amps that are portable but pack a punchy sound

Pocket-sized power for easy transport

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10 musicians who destroyed their instruments: "For Hendrix, there was something ritualistic about burning a Fender Stratocaster"

Whether it's to make a statement, rile up an audience or add a rebellious edge to a music video, trashing our gear has become something of a tradition in the rock world

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“I’ve always picked up my dad’s guitars, but I wasn’t that serious about it. Then I realized it was natural to me – it was so deep in my soul I didn’t have a choice”: Thurston Moore loved her demos. Now Devon Ross is journeying from actor to guitarist

Inspired by ‘60s pop and ’90s alt-rock alike, the Fender Mustang-toting Irma Vep star – and daughter of Lenny Kravitz guitarist Craig Ross – brought her debut EP to fruition with help from the Sonic Youth icon

Guitar World

Can a $249 preamp/drive pedal and a few commonly found stompboxes nail the Dumble amp tones of classic SRV, Eric Johnson and John Mayer tracks?

Pull on a set of headphones and judge for yourself as Vertex Effects' Mason Marangella puts his Steel Stringer at the heart of an everyday signal chain and A/Bs it against the original tracks

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“A contender for one of the best affordable electrics available right now”: FGN Boundary Iliad BIL2MHS review

With Japanese quality, top tones and a low price tag, could this be your next T-style?

Guitar World

‘When they cleared the wreckage, it was all that survived’: 10 of history’s most irreplaceable guitars

As Paul McCartney is reunited with his violin-shaped Hofner bass, we look at equally iconic guitars, from Prince’s phallic symbol to Jimmy Page’s double-necked beast

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Fender issues major Tone Master Pro firmware update, including new features, enhancements, and bug fixes

The modeler’s first major – and free – firmware update issues 12 enhancements and a host of fixes as it continues to sharpen its elbows in the competitive modeller market

Guitar World

“It is a tribute to the enduring legacy of tube amplifier culture”: Would you buy a $40,000 guitar amp? Because Jens Ritter has just made one and the Encore is a Fender/Dumble inspired work of art

The Encore is Jens Ritter’s love letter to vintage tube amps and is a meticulously hand-wired 2x12 combo with mismatched speakers, and sapphire-encrusted control knobs ‘cos why not!?

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“A groundbreaking electric guitar amplifier that sets a new standard”: Ritter’s new Encore might just be the most luxurious guitar amp ever made – but it’s going to cost you $40,000

18-karat white gold-covered tubes, sapphire-topped control knobs and laser engravings of famous guitar players can be found throughout the Encore, which takes sonic inspiration from the Fender Bassman and Dumble Classic

Guitar World

“I’d always borrow guitars, but after we signed to this asshole label, one of the guys gave me the Jazzmaster. I’ve never had a reason to get another guitar”: Jason Lytle on Grandaddy’s emotional return and his ’70s Fender devotion

The Grandaddy band leader always preferred “keeping things pure” to achieving greatness – and he’s done almost all of it with the one and only guitar he’s ever needed

Guitar World

“I used to not bend strings at all, but I started doing it as a joke to make my friends laugh when I played classic rock riffs – it became this massive part of my playing”: Omni’s Frankie Broyles on his unlikely journey to post-punk transcendence

Post-punk trio Omni are masters of minimalism, but guitarist Frankie Broyles is having fun with classic rock moves and ZZ Top-inspired tones

Guitar World

“I strived to get an electric guitar to respond like a fingerpicked, open-tuned acoustic for decades. I went about it wrong”: Ex-Black Crowes guitarist Luther Dickinson on why he never dug his first signature Gibson – and how its followup went MIA

The North Mississippi Allstars man has led a storied career. He discusses his surprising jams with Rich Robinson and co, recording with The Replacements at the age of 13, and how his dad (via Bo Diddley) set him on a lifelong open-tuned path

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“I imagined a chrome red, I love a good texture”: Fender reveals specs and more details of H.E.R’s custom Super Bowl Stratocaster – and we officially want one

The transparent red over Chrome Glow is a finish all right. But will Fender release this during the Strat's big 70th Anniversary?

Guitar World

“I have that Eddie Van Halen mentality of ‘it doesn’t really matter what it looks like – I wish someone would teach me, because it’s just been me destroying stuff!” David Pajo on modding guitars, Gang of Four and the launch of his lost folk-rock album

The Fender fan, who plays bass and drums on a new ‘lost album’ by Children’s Hour, didn’t realize what an influence Andy Gill had been until he filled the late guitarist’s space

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“It was the greatest ever”: H.E.R. and Alicia Keys take Usher’s Super Bowl Halftime Show into the red with show-stopping performances on a signature Fender Strat and custom grand piano

Both stars brought scarlet instruments to the stage

Guitar World

“Can’t spell Usher without H.E.R.”: Armed with a newly-customised Fender signature Stratocaster, H.E.R. performs a scene-stealing guest guitar solo – amid a rollerskating Usher – at Super Bowl LVIII

The guitarist dropped in to offer the six-string centerpiece of this year’s Super Bowl halftime show

Guitar World

“I think someone should – or I hope someone will – take a genre of music that isn’t known for guitar and apply guitar to it”: Andy Partridge thinks you can be a great player or a great writer, but not both

The XTC icon, who believes he owns the very best Japanese Telecaster ever built, is comfortable with coming from the “school of adequate” as a guitarist

Guitar World

On sale now! Inside the new issue of Total Guitar: Queen's Greatest Songs Track By Track – By Brian May

Also in issue 381! Interviews: Yard Act, Sleater-Kinney, Ihsahn and more. Reviews: New gear from Gibson, Fender, Shergold and more. Learn songs by Queen, Bring Me The Horizon and U2

Guitar World

“Cheap instruments can be amazing and expensive ones can be totally wrong. Don't let the price tag fool you.” London bassist Dave Edwards on the beauty of his Aria Pro-II Precise Bass

Dave Edwards on the merits of his late ‘70s “old-school Fender copy”, and the Peter Gabriel bassline he wished he’d written

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