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“I called Alice and said, ‘I'm in a lot of pain. I’m not too sure what's going on’”: Orianthi reveals her agony over the injury that forced her to pull out of her Alice Cooper tour return – and play Back in Black sitting down at PRS’ epic anniversary show

The guitarist recently revealed that she is dealing with a torn hamstring and hip injury which forced her to shift touring plans

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Injured Orianthi drops out of Alice Cooper tour at last minute – replacement already announced

Orianthi was originally brought in to replace Nita Strauss on Alice Cooper's upcoming tour

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“Unfortunately I have a torn hamstring and damage to my hip”: Gilby Clarke to replace Orianthi (who was replacing Nita Strauss) on upcoming Alice Cooper dates

Hello! Hooray! Let the show begin… the former Guns N' Roses guitarist has been drafted in for the Godfather of Shock tour after Orianthi suffered an injury

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“I have a fingerprint of the way I play – a mix of Carlos Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Gary Moore – but I’m constantly evolving”: Orianthi on why she loves old gear – and recording her new Band of Gypsys-inspired supergroup with Jimi Hendrix’s producer

The former guitarist for Michael Jackson and returning Alice Cooper member has survived the trials and tribulations of the pop industry, emerging with a new energy and soundthat honors hertrue inspirationsand talents

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“He was such a perfectionist, attention to detail, every part”: Orianthi on what she learned from Michael Jackson and how the King of Pop was so exacting he even directed her guitar tone

The pop icon died before Orianthi got the chance to play live with him but the intensity of the rehearsals left a lasting impression on the Aussie guitar phenom

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“I just did Victoria’s Secret and I used the Crush. People were like, ‘Your tone was really great.’ ‘Yeah, it was the Crush!’” Orianthi used a $219 Orange practice amp to play in front of millions on live TV

The Aussie virtuoso ditched big rigs for a portable 1x8" practice amp for one of her biggest shows last year – and asserts small amps can still pack a punch

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“People were like, ‘Your tone was really great.’ ‘Yeah, it was the Crush!’”: Orianthi played live on television for millions of viewers using her $219 Orange practice amp

Do you really need an expensive amp after all? For one of Orianthi's biggest gigs of 2024, her signature solid-state 1x8" combo got the job done

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“I bring something really different to the band than Nita does”: Orianthi on returning to Alice Cooper – and why she'll take a different approach to Nita Strauss

Orianthi previously toured with Alice Cooper from 2011 to 2014 before passing the baton to Nita Strauss

Guitar World

“You never know what will happen. You’re on a bus with pythons”: Orianthi on her Orange Oriverb amp, how soloing is like rapping and why confetti cannons are just one of the risks on an Alice Cooper tour

The Australian guitarist talks amp collecting, tone chasing and soloing strategies as she wraps up her forthcoming album with Kevin Shirley

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“I went to Alexander Dumble’s home and plugged into all his amps. He let me play the first one he ever made”: Orianthi’s new signature Orange is inspired by a visit to the most coveted amp maker of them all

Orianthi sought to blend the sound of a Dumble she’ll “never forget” with two other classic amps for her new custom combo

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Orianthi to return to Alice Cooper's band as Nita Strauss does her own thing

Orianthi will fill in for Nita Strauss on a run of dates early next year after a decade away

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Including Blackberry Smoke, Orianthi, Bruce Springsteen and five other not-so-secret members of the Musical Illuminati

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“I wanted a portable amp that I could use backstage before a show to warm up with. I like to plug my PRS right into it – there are no pedals required”: Orianthi and Orange team up to create the 20RT, a portable, versatile amp with high gain tones aplenty

The 15.9 lb Orange Crush 20RT comes fully equipped with an 8-inch, custom-designed ‘Voice Of The World’ speaker, a 3-band EQ, chromatic tuner, and “spring-inspired” reverb

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“Warning: Orianthi’s guitar solo may cause spontaneous dancing, screaming, and chills”: Orianthi showcases her latest PRS custom build as she soundtracks the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show with two rock classics

The guitarist delivered solo-fueled renditions of I Love Rock 'N' Roll and Are You Gonna Go My Way as she accompanied some of the world's most high-profile supermodels down the catwalk

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Watch Orianthi accompany Kate Moss on the catwalk at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

Orianthi wielded her axe on the runway as I Love Rock N' Roll and Are You Gonna Go My Way soundtracked the strutting supermodels

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“It’s a beautiful amp and it really reflects my eccentric personality”: Orianthi teams up with Orange for the Oriverb

Inspired by the Orange Rockerverb MKIII 50 Neo, the Oriverb promises to deliver Orianthi's blues-rock tone in lightweight form

Guitar World

“I nearly got crushed by an elephant while holding it… That guitar has definitely seen some stuff”: Orianthi tells the remarkable story of the rhinestone-encrusted PRS Custom 24 she played with Michael Jackson, 50 Cent… and an elephant

Now this is a one-of-one guitar. A Custom 24, made “sparkly” at the request of Michael Jackson's people, and best of all, it was on the cover of Guitar World. Orianthi tells us its story

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“Joe Bonamassa's gonna come out right now and shred it up”: It’s PRS vs Gibson, as Orianthi and Bonamassa give their studio collaboration First Time Blues a masterful live outing

In a solo-laden show at the Whisky A-Go-Go, the two virtuosos traded licks – also tackling B.B. King’s Never Make Your Move

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“Shania Twain got me into alternate tunings. I use them a lot on gigs now, and they’ve seeped into my solo stuff”: What session bass supremo Derek Frank learned from playing with pop’s A-listers – and how he brings it to his own music

Serving the songs of Shakira, Gwen Stefani and Orianthi doesn’t mean the bass journeyman can’t bring a bit of Rocco Prestia, James Jamerson and Pino Palladino to proceedings

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“Going to see an all-girl rock group, one has to bring a mixture of condescension and paranoia. What if they are good?” New study reveals how female guitarists have been denied credibility in the music press for over 60 years

A new research study examines the marginalization of female players in the music press

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Clapton, Iommi, Bonamassa, Tedeschi, Trucks, Townshend, Slash... New video for Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes version of Going Home reveals who played what and when on the all-star charity single

Jeff Beck's final recorded solo opens a track featuring 50-plus guitarists and all the proof if needed that Guy Fletcher is a genius producer to be able to stitch all of this together

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The best new rock songs you need to hear right now, including The Struts, Orianthi, Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse and more

Eight more Tracks Of The Week contestants steel themselves for battle as we take a look back at last week's titanic contest

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“Eric came in, played great, just one tasty lick after another. Jeff Beck’s contribution was spellbinding”: Mark Knopfler enlists Clapton, Townshend, Iommi, Slash and dozens more for all-star charity single

Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes raise funds for teenage cancer charities with an epic version of his Local Hero theme, featuring Jeff Beck’s final recording, and over 50 guitar legends – including David Gilmour, Joan Armatrading and Brian May

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“It's not always easy – metal is not a mainstream genre in Japan. But we can expand the range of people who enjoy it”: Lovebites' Midori Tatematsu on her mission to bring 24-fret metal shred to the masses

Their latest album hit no. 5 in the Japanese charts, but Lovebites want to take their virtuosic power-metal sound global. Given Midori Tatematsu can do the impossible with her awe-inspiring solos, world domination won't pose much of a problem

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