Brian May Still Doesn’t Like Conventional Guitar Picks, Explains What’s So Great About Using a Sixpence Instead
Queen guitarist Brian May is still using a sixpence instead of a conventional plectrum. In fact, he finds that this...
Queen’s Brian May Recalls Dedicating Song to Eric Clapton: ’I Think He Hated It’
Guitar legend and the founding member of Queen, Brian May, looked back on a song he dedicated to another iconic...
Vintage Guitars Aren’t Better Than New Guitars, Says Richie Faulkner: ’If the Headstock Is Broken, That Means It’s Flawed’
Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner expressed his opinion on vintage guitars, saying that the new stuff is always better. Despite...
Dave Mustaine Says Early Mötley Crüe and Metallica Were Pretty Similar, Recalls Early Metal Subgenre Labels
Megadeth frontman and leader Dave Mustaine reflected on the early 1980s metal scene and the variety of metal subgenre labels...
Turns Out Jimi Hendrix’s Old Fender Strat Was Used on Legendary Glam Metal Album
Guitarist Vito Bratta, who was a member of the 1980s glam metal band White Lion, revealed that one of Jimi...
Steve Vai Explains Why Playing Fast Shouldn’t Be a Guitar Player’s Main Focus: ’You Become Just a Machine’
There's more to the guitar than just playing fast. If Steve Vai says so, then it must be true!...
Nuno Bettencourt: ’I Play Solos That Fit in the Song, It’s Not an Olympics for Me’
According to Nuno Bettencourt, what rock fans are “starved for” today is not necessarily about guitar playing but the “mythology...
Watch: Kirk Hammett Suffered Injury at Recent Metallica Show but Still Nailed His ’Master of Puppets’ Solo
Kirk Hammett recently suffered a knee injury at a Metallica show. New fan-filmed videos have emerged online, from the thrash...
Playing Solo Acoustic Guitar Shows Makes More Sense Today to Devin Townsend: ’You Can Actually Make a Couple of Bucks’
Devin Townsend explained how doing solo acoustic shows makes more sense financially-wise today. Townsend, who’s generally known for doing full-band...
Donner Now Has Amazon Discounts for Guitars, Pedals, and Digital Pianos: Here Are All the Details
Instrument and music gear manufacturer Donner has officially announced their summer 2023 discounts in honor of the Donner Amazon Store’s...
Guthrie Govan Explains How Going Digital Affected His Performance, Talks How He Approaches Improvisation Live
"It felt like going fully digital would force me to think in new ways."...
Nita Strauss Explains What Alice Cooper Audition Was Really Like, Reveals One ’Harsh Critique’ That She Got
"I realized it wasn't a technique audition. They wanted to see if I could play Alice Cooper songs the way that Alice Cooper fans wanted to hear them."...
Boss Has a New Multi-FX ME-90, It Features High-End Specs at a Reasonable Price
BOSS has a new multi-effects unit! The ME-90 comes with the same amp models as the company's GT-1000...
Zakk Wylde Shares Details Behind His Pantera Tone, Names Two Songs When His Overdrive Pedal is Turned Off
These are the only two songs at Pantera shows when Zakk Wylde keeps his overdrive pedal switched off...
Mötley Crüe Was Using Backing Tracks Way Before You Thought, Mick Mars Claims: ’I Never Liked That Garbage’
Mick Mars claims that Motley Crue started using backing tracks a long time ago......
Guitarist Recalls ’Hideous, Disaster’ Audition for Roger Waters, He Still Got the Gig
He not only got the gig but is still playing with Roger Waters...
Alter Bridge’s Myles Kennedy Names One Guitarist Who ’Doesn’t Play a Lot of Notes, but Plays the Right Notes’
Alter Bridge frontman and guitarist Myles Kennedy recently looked back on the guitarists who helped him shape his signature sound....
Zakk Wylde Names One Important Difference Between His and Dimebag Darrell’s Playing
"I never had a brother, but Dime was as close to blood as possible, and my love for him was, is, and always will be beyond unconditional and forever."...
Nuno Bettencourt Explains What the Current Guitar Scene Is Lacking, Despite the Abundance of Great Players
Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt recently discussed the band’s new album “Six” and a variety of other guitar-related topics during his...
Nita Strauss Addresses Online Criticism and How She Deals With ’Hurtful’ Comments
"I will keep touring the world, eating fabulous food, staying in nice hotels, playing guitar with some of the biggest stars in rock and pop and metal."...
Myles Kennedy Addresses ’Not Perfect’ and ’Reckless’ Jimmy Page Solos and What He Loves About Them
Myles Kennedy, known as the guitarist and frontman of Alter Bridge and the singer of Slash’s band The Conspirators, looked...
Dimebag’s Guitar Tech Explains What Some Pantera Fans Don’t Get About Zakk Wylde, Reveals If Zakk is Using Dime’s Old Gear
Grady Champion, who made his name as a guitar tech for Pantera’s late guitar legend Dimebag Darrell, recently sat down...
Plini Has a New Strandberg Signature Guitar and It’s a Departure From His Previous Model
Plini and Strandberg team up for a new signature guitar model!...
Rival Sons Guitarist Explains Why He Doesn’t Play Fast: ’I Can Appreciate That but I’m Looking for Texture and Color’
Scott Holiday, the guitar player for Rival Sons, spoke up on why he doesn’t prefer to play fast. During his...
Eric Johnson Names One Thing Digital Modeling Can’t Do, Says He’s ’Experimenting’ With Neural DSP Quad Cortex
According to Eric Johnson, digital modeling still fails to fully replicate this one thing......
Nuno Bettencourt Explains Unusual Way He Sets Up His Marshall Amp
"If somebody saw my settings on the amp, most people would think it's a mistake," reveals Nuno Bettencourt...
The Offspring’s Noodles Speaks Up on Why He Really Stopped Using a Les Paul, Says It ’Didn’t Feel Right’
The Offspring's Noodles really wanted a Les Paul back in the day. But when he got one, it just didn't work out......
Queen’s Brian May Recalls Seeing Eddie Van Halen Play for the First Time: ’How Does Anyone Do That?’
Brian May recalls seeing Van Halen opening for Black Sabbath and being blown away by Eddie's playing...
John Frusciante Remembers a Teacher Telling Him He’s ’Not a Good Guitar Player’ Because He Couldn’t Play Fast
While recently appearing on This Little Light podcast hosted by his bandmate Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante...
Bass Legend Stuart Hamm Reacts to Dave Mustaine Saying That ’Bass Isn’t a Difficult Instrument to Play’
While recently appearing on Ultimate Guitar’s “On the Record” podcast, bass guitar legend Stuart Hamm reflected on Dave Mustaine’s comme...
Guitar Tech Reveals Dave Murray Is Using Axe-Fx III for Iron Maiden Shows, Details His New Custom Shop Strat
Recently, Iron Maiden shared a new video on their YouTube channel, featuring guitarist Dave Murray’s tech Colin Price. In the...
Tony Iommi Says He Rejected One-Off Black Sabbath Reunion Offer: ’I Don’t Want Our Reputation to Go Downhill All of a Sudden’
According to what Tony Iommi recently said in an interview on “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk,” there was an offer...
Funk Guitar Master Cory Wong Explains Difference Between Just the Playing Notes and ’Really Being Able to Play Music’
"You can teach a machine to play the exact notes and rhythms, but what makes something connect and what makes something unique and human is all those little nua...
John Petrucci Explains What It Was Like to Use an 8-String Guitar on Dream Theater Album for the First Time
In his recent interview on the Iron City Rocks podcast, Dream Theater guitarist and founding member John Petrucci reflected on...
Dave Mustaine Says You Can’t Tell a Difference Between His Gibson and Epiphone Signature Guitars
Last year, the news of the Megadeth frontman going over to the Gibson camp spread like wildfire. And, as was...
The Black Crowes Guitarist Reacts to People Calling Jimmy Page ’Sloppy’: ’He’s a God of Guitar’
Rich Robinson, the guitarist and the founding member of the American rock band The Black Crowes, recently sat down with...
Nita Strauss Reacts to People Criticizing Her Solo Work, Recalls What It Was Really Like to Play for Demi Lovato
Guitar virtuoso Nita Strauss recently looked back on joining Demi Lovato’s live band in 2022. While chatting with Ultimate Guitar,...
Warren Haynes Reveals One Special Feature of His Signature Les Paul, Explains Why He Takes So Many Guitars on Tour
Warren Haynes shares a few details behind his signature Gibson Les Paul...
Dave Mustaine Explains Why Megadeth Switched From Conventional Rigs to Neural DSP Quad Cortex
Are digital-based alternatives capable of replacing the old-school-style rigs?...
Guitarist Finds a Very Simple Solution for Gibson SG ’Neck Dive’ Issue
Here's a very elegant and clever solution for the infamous "neck dive" that Gibson SG players are dealing with...
Dave Mustaine Shares Opinion on Kirk Hammett Playing His Guitar Solos in Metallica: ‘That Couldn’t Have Been Easy’
According to Megadeth frontman and leader Dave Mustaine, Kirk Hammett “did him an honor” when playing early Metallica solos that...
Warren Haynes Recalls Getting a Flawed Les Paul That Gibson Couldn’t Sell, Discusses String Action He Uses for Slide
Blues-rock master Warren Haynes shares details behind his gorgeous Gibson Les Paul that almost ended up in the "garbage somewhere"...
Wolfgang Van Halen Explains Why He’s Against Using Backing Tracks Live, Shares Opinion on Meshuggah
Is it ever justified to use some backing tracks at live shows?...
Wolfgang Van Halen Shares Details Behind His Semi-Hollow Prototype Guitar, Reveals When It’s Coming Out
Seems like we'll see Wolf Van Halen's EVH semi-hollow-body guitar as a commercial release soon......
Geezer Butler Praises Metallica’s ’Black Album’: ’I Couldn’t Relate to Their Earlier Stuff’
Black Sabbath bassist and absolute metal legend Geezer Butler shared his opinion on Metallica’s career-defining self-titled album, also known as...
George Lynch Recalls How the Sunset Strip Scene Changed in Early 1980s and How Dokken Rose to Fame
During his recent interview on the 960th episode of the Cooper Talk podcast, hosted by Steve Cooper, Dokken guitar legend...
Ana Popović Explains Why She Prefers Single-Coils Over Humbuckers, Says She’s Not Into ’Cheap Instruments’
Blues guitar master Ana Popović recently sat down with the Guitarist magazine to discuss some of her guitar-related preferences, as...
Dave Mustaine Recalls How Megadeth Fans Were Disappointed Because They ’Slowed Down’ on ’Youthanasia’
In a recent chat with Jeremy White, Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine looked back on the band’s days working with producer...
Zakk Wylde Names Hardest Thing About Learning Dime’s Guitar Parts in Pantera
"The hardest thing wasn't learning them; it was learning the proper way to play them so they sound like Dime."...
Fender Just Released an All-Black Stratocaster and Deluxe Reverb Amp, It’s a Collab With Saint Laurent
This is unlike any other Fender Stratocaster you know about...
Joe Bonamassa Shares Opinion on Guitar Influencers Today, Addresses Accusations That ’He’s Not a Real Blues Guitar Player’
Modern blues guitar master Joe Bonamassa recently discussed his view on the overall state of the world of guitar today....
Kirk Hammett Remembers Seeing Dimebag Darrell for the Last Time, Recalls Joey Jordison Filling-in for Lars in Metallica
Recently, a lineup of legendary musicians and people from the music business sat down to discuss the 20th anniversary of...
Nita Strauss Says She Now Owns an Acoustic Guitar, Still Prefers Electric
A few years ago, Nita Strauss spoke up about acoustic guitars, revealing that she actually doesn’t own one. Even though...
Rush’s Alex Lifeson Recalls Getting His First Gibson ES-335 and Gibson Les Paul
RUSH legend Alex Lifeson recalls his first Gibson...
Backing Guitarist Reveals What Working With Steve Vai Is Really Like, Reveals What the ’Hardest Parts’ Are For Him
Everything changed for young Dante Frisiello when he switched over from being Dave Weiner’s guitar tech to becoming a backing...
Dave Mustaine Says His Kramer Guitars ’Sounds Exactly the Same’ As Gibson Signature Models, Explains the Price Difference
Dave Mustaine compares his Gibson models with the newly released Epiphone and Kramer signature guitars...
Is a $700 ES-335 Copy Better Than Original Gibson? Session Guitar Legend Tim Pierce Weighs In
Tim Pierce, a legendary session guitarist with an impressive body of work, recently published a video on his YouTube channel...
Europe Frontman Shares Opinion on Greta Van Fleet, Says They ’Carry the Torch’ for Rock ’n’ Roll
According to Europe frontman Joey Tempest, Greta Van Fleet are one of the bands who are carrying the torch of...
George Lynch Reveals How Much He Practices and Why He Occasionally ’Walks Away’ From Guitar
How much does George Lynch practice today in order to keep his guitar-playing skills at such a high level?...
Snowy White Recalls Recording Guitar Parts for Pink Floyd, Explains What David Gilmour and Roger Waters Were Like to Work With
Snowy White looks back on his days working with Pink Floyd as a session musician...
What Did Pantera’s Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell Really Think of Nickelback? Chad Kroeger Reveals
Despite Nickelback's reputation back in the day, the guys from Pantera loved their music...
Avenged Sevenfold’s Synyster Gates Explains One Thing That’s Wrong With Rock Music Today
Recently, Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Brian Haner Jr., better known as Synyster Gates, sat down for an interview with Metal Sucks....
Joe Bonamassa Explains the Main Difference Between Maple and Rosewood Fredboards on Fender Strats
In his recent column for Guitar World, Joe Bonamassa weighed in on one of the most important discussions ever in...
Richie Faulkner Is Using the Same Unaltered Epiphones That You Could Buy: What Does That Tell Us About Affordable Brands Today?
As Richie Faulkner reveals, he's using the same exact unchanged guitars that Epiphone released a few years ago as the Limited Edition model...
Snowy White Explains What He Disliked About Fender Stratocasters and Why He Preferred Gibson Les Pauls
Guitar legend Snowy White explains why he preferred Gibson Les Pauls over Fender Stratocasters...
Larry Carlton Says Gibson ES-335 Guitars Are ’Inconsistent,’ Explains Switch to Affordable Sire Guitars
Jazz legend Larry Carlton explains his decision to switch over to Sire guitars...
Joe Bonamassa Shares Opinion on Metallica’s Kirk Hammett Owning ’Greeny’ Les Paul, Says That ’You Can Play Blues on Anything’
Can you play blues on any guitar?...
’It’s All About Your Fingers’: Nuno Bettencourt on What He Learned After Playing Through Eddie Van Halen’s Rig
Extreme guitarist and an absolute all-around virtuoso Nuno Bettencourt recently appeared in a new interview on Rick Beato’s YouTube channel....
Epiphone and Kramer Officially Release Dave Mustaine Models, Here’s How They Compare to Gibsons
There’s been a lot of commotion among lovers of all things guitar online after Megadeth mastermind Dave Mustaine finally decided...
George Lynch Explains Why Financial Security Is the Real Highlight of His Career and Not ’Musical Things’
According to guitar virtuoso George Lynch, the highlight of his career comes down not to the music that he created...
Synyster Gates Explains How Hip-Hop Inspired Guitar Tones on New Avenged Sevenfold Album, Calls It a ’Guitar-Centric’ Record
As Avenged Sevenfold are slowly preparing for the release of their “Life Is but a Dream…” album, guitarist Synyster Gates...
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett Names the Best Version of the ’Greeny’ Les Paul Today: It’s Epiphone
While we can keep discussing which exact Les Paul model works the best, Metallica’s Kirk Hammett recently revealed his favorite...
Steel Panther’s Satchel on What He Learned From Paul Gilbert, Eric Johnson, and Billy Gibbons
Satchel also discusses his alternate picking and sweep picking techniques...
Paul Gilbert Explains One Similarity Between Dio and Bob Dylan, Names Rainbow Song That Has ’Almost Disco’ Bass Line
In a newly published interview by Ultimate Guitar, legendary guitar virtuoso Paul Gilbert looked back on his recent Ronnie James...
Polyphia Guitarists Recall Wild Story of Spending All Money on Their First Axe-Fx
Polyphia's Tim Henson also looks back on using the almighty Line 6 Spider IV for home recording...
Session Guitar Legend Michael Landau Explains Why He Prefers Fender Strats Over Gibsons
Between Fender and Gibson guitars, session guitar legend Michael Landau prefers Fenders...
Twisted Sister Guitarist Says Rock Hall ’Refuses to Acknowledge’ Heavy Metal: ’There’s Zero Understanding of What the Genre Is About’
While recently sitting down for an interview with Ultimate Guitar, Twisted Sister guitarist Jay Jay French reflected on how heavy...
Zakk Wylde Recalls What Dimebag Darrell Was Really Like, Says They (Unfortunately) Never Jammed Together
Interestingly enough, Zakk Wylde and Dimebag Darrell never jammed together......
Nuno Bettencourt Explains What Modern Social Media Guitar Virtuosos Are Lacking: ’The Fire Is Missing’
Recently, Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt sat down with Scott Lipps to discuss the band’s work, particularly the new album “Six.”...
The Darkness Frontman Calls John Frusciante ’Overrated,’ Claims No Real Rock Guitar Player Uses PRS Silver Sky
The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins isn't exactly the biggest fan of John Frusciante's playing......
Synyster Gates Used a Mysterious Headless Guitar Live With Avenged Sevenfold, Here’s What We Know About It So Far
Did you see Synyster Gates' new guitar that he's been using live with Avenged Sevenfold recently? It appears to be a headless 7-string......
White Lion Guitarist Opens Up on How Eddie Van Halen Influenced Him: ’What I’d Heard Before Seemed to Pale in Comparison’
White Lion guitarist Vito Bratta never hid his admiration of Eddie Van Halen. But we can’t blame him — he’s...
Polyphia’s Tim Henson Recalls How Steve Vai Reacted to Them Editing His Guest Solo: ’I Chopped It Up Really Hard’
While recently appearing on Reverb’s YouTube channel, Polyphia guitar players Tim Henson and Scott LePage reflected on their collaboration with...
Session Bass Legend Explains What You Shouldn’t Ever Do When Playing With Jimmy Page
Turns out that Jimmy Page has a pretty odd method for counting rhythm......
Richie Faulkner Reveals Unexpected Guitar and Amp Choice on Judas Priest’s Last Album
Richie Faulkner is not just into Gibson and Epiphone guitars. There might be a few other brands in his collection......
Polyphia’s Tim Henson Recalls How Berklee Rejection Affected Him, He Achieved Success Nonetheless
Polyphia's Tim Henson was rejected by Berklee College of Music. Nonetheless, he achieved great success as a guitar player...
You Don’t Need a ’59 Les Paul: Joe Bonamassa Explains How Guitar Tone Is in Your Fingers
No, you don't need a vintage Gibson to sound great!...
Gene Simmons Says Van Halen ‘Destroyed’ Black Sabbath When Opening for Them, Recalls Seeing Eddie Play for the First Time
Appearing recently in an interview with Classic Rock magazine recently, Kiss bassist Gene Simmons recalled the time when he saw...
Billy Corgan Looks Back on Kurt Cobain ’Frightening’ Talent, Recalls Giving Advice to Bono About U2 Classic
According to William Patrick Corgan, Kurt Cobain's talent was "frightening"...
Session Bassist Reflects on His Work in Pink Floyd, Explains Importance of the ’Pulse’ Live Album
While Roger Waters was, obviously, one of the creative leaders of Pink Floyd, he wasn’t the only bassist to play...
Polyphia’s Tim Henson Reveals ’Lazy’ Aspect of His Studio Work, Explains How They Recreate Weird Guitar Tones Live
Polyphia have some of the most unique guitar tones today. Here's how they achieve that...
Metallica Producer Says James Hetfield Used This Amp on Every Song on ’72 Seasons,’ Explains How Kirk Hammett Came Up With Solos
Do you like the guitar tone on Metallica's new album? Well, here are the amps that they used...
ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons Is Using Ultra-Cheap Pedals, His Former Tech and More People Confirmed This
Turns out that Billy F Gibbons uses some incredibly cheap pedals...
John 5 Reveals Whether Mötley Crüe Uses Backing Tracks Live, Recalls One Thing Mick Mars Told Him After Joining the Band
As the whole legal battle mess between Mick Mars and Mötley Crüe is ongoing, the band’s new guitar player John...
Paul Gilbert Explains How Van Halen Were Better Than Other Arena Rock Acts, Shares Honest Opinion on Eddie
"Eddie was just in total command of his instrument. There were no rough edges, and everything was played with intention."...
Country Star Jason Isbell Reveals One Important Thing Music Writers Should Do: ’Remain Open and Don’t Judge Yourself’
While recently visiting Cory Wong’s podcast “Wong Notes,” country music star Jason Isbell shared one of the most useful pieces...
Here’s How James Hetfield Reacted to Kirk Hammett’s Out-of-Tune Guitar at Recent Metallica Show
Well, at least they're actually playing live...
David Ellefson Reacts to Dave Mustaine Still Complaining About Metallica: ’It’s Pathetic’
Although the unpleasant events between Dave Mustaine and Metallica took place about 40 years ago or so, you’ll still hear...
Nuno Bettencourt Explains What He Didn’t Like About Rihanna’s Super Bowl Performance: ’They Should Have Shown the Band More’
While visiting Lipps Service, hosted by Scott Lipps, Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt looked back on how he got the gig...
Guitarist Accuses Yngwie Malmsteen of ’Blatant Illegal Abuse’ of YouTube System, Explains Problems Music Content Creators are Facing Today
Guitar YouTuber Bradley Hall, who also recently got into the spotlight for his alternate version of a solo for Metallica’s...