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“Finely tuned to replicate the rich and warm tones of a tube amp”: Ashdown is so convinced its new budget amp range offers killer tone, it’s literally called it Killer Tone

Featuring clean and overdrive channels, 16 effects, and promising tube-amp-like tones starting at $134, the new collection keeps things very affordable indeed

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“The idea is to be versatile, and nothing beats Engl for doing that exceptionally well – it's all tube all the time”: Steve Morse’s new signature amp stakes its claim as one of the most feature-packed 20W tube heads on the market

Crammed with essential effects, an IR loader and formidable tonal range, Morse’s latest signature offering is a travel-friendly head that delivers serious flexibility

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“The strap came loose, the amp was up, the guitar was up, and the neck broke off. Bob turned around like, ‘What are you doing back there?’” Mike Campbell recalls breaking his guitar in front of a live audience – in the middle of a Bob Dylan show

Campbell talks about the unfortunate incident on the legendary Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Bob Dylan's True Confessions Tour that led him to break one of his most beloved guitars

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“A titan in the industry who helped shape the LA studio sound of the 1980s”: Renowned luthier and Superstrat pioneer James Tyler passes away, aged 72

The high-end guitar-maker built and modded instruments used on the era’s biggest hits by session legends like Michael Landau, Dean Parks and Dann Huff

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“If we’re able to reach millions of people with this stupid solo, then obviously we’re doing something right”: Corey Feldman discusses his limits as a guitar player, copping David Gilmour’s tone and why his viral guitar solo really is a joke

After years of being hounded online like tour mate Fred Durst, the actor and musician is turning the tables on the trolls – with a guitar solo so fast some commentators (incorrectly) thought it was fake

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“We were at an EMI dinner, and David Gilmour was there. I said, ‘By far, you’re my favorite guitar player. How do you come up with those melodies?’” W.A.S.P.’s Blackie Lawless on the invaluable advice he received from the Pink Floyd icon

Lawless has also revealed why he had to switch to bass for the band's first two albums

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Eric Stewart worked with Paul McCartney and ABBA’s Agnetha Faltskog, but as guitarist for 10cc, he created one of the most thrilling pop sounds in British music history

Learn the chart-conquering guitar style of 10cc’s Eric Stewart, which puts melody to the forefront

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“I always wanted to play with my fingers, but now I was forced to”: When his keys player quit, McKinley James had to rethink his playing style to play in a duo – and he did it without turning to pedals, because “none of my heroes did”

“Well since my keyboardist left me, I found a new way to play / Picking out notes on the bass strings, it's the McKinley way...” Now touring as a father-and-son duo, McKinley James just keeps on rolling...

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“The main secret behind those classic grunge sounds is that they were loud. You need a high-volume amp…” Enumclaw are on a quest for alt-rock tone nirvana – using other people’s guitars and The Smashing Pumpkins’ fuzz pedal

Home In Another Life is another slice of gourmet tones and big noise therapy from one of the most exciting bands in the US alt-rock scene

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“I’m like the power forward on a basketball team – I bring out the best in my teammates”: A pillar of the L.A. session scene, Bob Glaub might be the most famous bass player you’ve never heard of

Bruce Springsteen, John Lennon, Stevie Nicks and oh so many more: for 50 years, Bob Glaub has kept things moving on hit after hit

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“He plays five notes, and those five notes said more than any of these metal shredders could ever wish they could say”: Grace Bowers on how B.B. King completely changed her perspective on what makes a good guitar solo

Bowers discusses her transition from hair metal to blues

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“Prince picked up my bass – but it was tuned to Eb, so he just found one note that worked and he stayed on it the entire song”: Raphael Saadiq on playing with Prince, D'Angelo and the “dead” 1962 Fender that put the vintage in Instant Vintage

The Tony! Toni! Toné! trailblazer created a whole new rhythm section style on his 2002 solo debut

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“I gave him 35 bucks for the guitar, bought a six-pack of Bud, went down to the studios and they played me the song. Recorded it in one take”: Skunk Baxter on how he recorded his classic Hot Stuff solo on a cheap guitar he bought right before the session

Baxter reveals he very nearly didn't do the Donna Summer session – and how the producer's willingness to experiment clinched the deal

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“They just looked at each other like, ‘What the hell are we doing with this bass player?’” The late Mick Karn recalls his first tour with David Torn and Bill Bruford

Few electric bassists have a style as singular and strong as Japan’s fretless sorcerer

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“There were six guys dressed as emergency gas men with bolt-cutters. It was horrifying how quickly they got into our unit”: Rory Gallagher’s family on why safety and security concerns for his guitar collection encouraged them to sell it at auction

The safety of the guitar has become an increasing concern over the years as several attempts to rehome it in a museum have failed

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“More proof of the rude health guitar music is in right now”: August 2024 Guitar World editors' picks

Our rundown of the finest fretboard cuts from the past four weeks is here – and with it comes new efforts from fast-rising guitar stars, a potentially generational indie rock group, Eric Clapton's favorite contemporary player and much more

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“For me, seven-strings are uncomfortable to play and I don’t find them aesthetically pleasing. They just don’t look sexy to me!” Fusion virtuoso Matteo Mancuso on why he prefers baritones to seven-string guitars

Mancuso worked with famed Italian luthier Bruno Bacci to bring his baritone guitar concept to life

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“What a treat to get back into the studio with my brother Derek”: Warren Haynes reunites with Derek Trucks to revive a lost Allman Brothers song on his forthcoming solo album

Million Voices Whisper will include Real, Real Love – a song co-written by Gregg Allman, which was unearthed and completed in the style of the late guitar great

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“I had an idea and sent it over just a few weeks ago. Now I’m waiting for them to finish it and surprise me with this new model”: Michael Schenker has signed with Gibson – and a new signature guitar is in the works

Schenker has been a Dean endorsee for decades, but now he's turned to Gibson – and is heavily involved in the development of a forthcoming signature

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“There have been many requests for it to be re-released”: Fender Japan answers players’ calls and revives its cult 12-string Stratocasters and Telecasters for the first time in over a decade

Fender first put out a 12-string electric in the 1960s, and it's been over 10 years since we last saw the firm produce expanded Strat and Tele models

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“I use a million guitar tones in a show. Quite a few are just noises – one is labeled ‘Ew’ on the pedalboard”:Meet Venus Grrrls, the UK goth grungers tackling cancer with intense songs, wild tones and Courtney Love’s guitar

The band’s guitarists enthuse over sparkly narwhal cloud delays and the merits of the Kemper Profiler as they prepare for their first-ever headline tour following their lead singer’s cancer treatment

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“Few guitars in rock ’n’ roll have inspired more adulation and imitation”: Billboard has shared its list of the 100 Greatest Guitars of All Time – and there are some surprises in the top 10

Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, and Willie Nelson all make the top bracket, which leaves out a few notable instruments

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“Gary walked in and goes, ‘Alright, today’s the day.’ At the end, he came over, shook my hand, and goes, ‘Unbelievable job. I couldn’t ask for any better’”: Rickey Medlocke on the first time he played Lynyrd Skynyrd’s iconic Free Bird guitar solo

Medlocke rejoined Lynyrd Skynyrd as their new guitar player in the early 1990s, and one of his main responsibilities ever since has been to tackle Allen Collins’ legendary lead effort

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His onstage antics inspired Jimi Hendrix to play with his teeth, while his groundbreaking solos influenced B.B. King, Chuck Berry and Albert King: T-Bone Walker changed the course of blues guitar playing – and the role of electric guitar in popular music

The Texan troubadour knew how to give the crowd their money's worth, and players such as Jimi Hendrix were watching. This lesson in his playing style has plenty of biting string bends and blues flavor

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“How did my life end up here, chatting to Alanis and seeing Joan Jett watching my whole set? That’s crazy!” Morgan Wade on famous fans, oversized Gibson acoustics and why country is just “four chords and the truth”

Wade is a singer-songwriter who likes to keep things simple in the classic country tradition. As she puts it: “I just want to play those chords and write those songs…”

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