News

Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher said that ne never actually learned any scales. Speaking to Guitar Summit in a recent interview,

Learning all music note-for-note isn’t what you should be doing, claims Joe Bonamassa. Of course, as he said in his

Singer Dee Snider looked back on his work with Twisted Sister in the early 1980s and explained how the band’s

According to guitar virtuoso Neal Schon of Journey, the band’s classic song “Wheel in the Sky” was partially inspired by

According to Steve Hackett, the guitar has some advantages over the piano as a musical instrument in terms of expressive

According to modern blues virtuoso Joe Bonamassa, getting a good old conventional record deal these days isn’t exactly the best

Legendary metal vocalist Jeff Scott Soto looked back on his time singing for Yngwie Malmsteen and his current relationship with

In a recent fan Q&A, Anthrax rhythm guitarist Scott Ian said that neither he nor other guitar legends involved in

According to engineer Donn Landee, Van Halen weren’t exactly happy with the sound of their debut record when it was

Megadeth’s frontman Dave Mustaine switching over to Gibson guitars was a pretty huge thing in the world of metal. And,

As rock guitar legend Peter Frampton explains, there’s one important thing he learned from B.B. King that he’s doing for

Being one of the biggest vintage guitar collectors on the planet, Joe Bonamassa has a lot to say on the

Cacophony, a short-lived project by Marty Friedman and Jason Becker, still serves as a great example of modern electric guitar

The downpicking technique is something that helped define thrash metal as a genre and Exodus axeman Gary Holt is one

According to Johnny Marr, the former guitar player of The Smiths and the famous indie rock guitar icon, it’s great

Now officially a member of Mötley Crüe, guitarist John 5 shared some details about the band’s upcoming new material. In

According to bass legend John Illsley, there’s one thing that’s essential to good songwriting. Illsley, famously a member of Dire

Legendary guitar virtuoso and a former member of Megadeth, Marty Friedman, discussed his long relationship with Jackson Guitars and how

Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine looked back on his days in Metallica in the early 1980s, recalling how he reacted to

According to Pearl Jam axeman Mike McCready, there’s one digital modeling amp that, when compared “back-to-back” with a tube-driven amp,

It’s no secret that Frank Zappa was an incredibly demanding musician. And one of the people who always managed to

For Mark Agnesi, Gibson’s Director of Brand Experience and well-known former trader at Norman’s Rare Guitars, stories about rich people

Progressive rock guitar legend Steve Hackett looked back on one of his works that Queen’s Brian May cited as a

Best-known for his band White Lion, Vito Bratta recalled getting the offer to join Kiss but ultimately refused to join

Well known for his work with The Smiths, as well as his other projects, guitarist Johnny Marr appeared on a

Although known for his incredible technical skills, guitar legend Marty Friedman is very open about how he’s not very fond

Robin Trower, blues rock guitar legend, looked back on his early career days and explained how he ended up abandoning

Guitar blues legend Buddy Guy looked back on his career and recalled how he ended up using Fender Stratocaster guitars

While appearing in a recent episode of Vintage Rock Pod, Dee Snider looked back on that one time when Motörhead

The legendary guitar effects pedal manufacturer Boss has announced the release of a brand new noise suppressor pedal. Named NS-1X

Legendary guitar virtuoso Jason Becker, who lost most of his motor functions due to Lou Gehrig’s disease (or ALS), was

During a recent interview with Philip Conrad, guitar session legend Tim Pierce discussed some of the main aspects of his

Andy Taylor, guitar player and one of the main writers for new wave stars Duran Duran, explained how he had

Although usually remembered as one of the “shredder” guys, Paul Gilbert openly said that attempting to play the virtuosic fast

While recently appearing on the “That Rocks!” podcast, John 5 discussed his work in Mötley Crüe, playing Mick Mars’ solos,

Anthrax rhythm guitarist and the sole original member of the band, Scott Ian, recently recalled how his band got invited

While appearing in an interview with Philip Conrad, session guitar legend Tim Pierce discussed some of the most important things

Johnny Marr, legendary guitar player and songwriter for the Smiths, sat down for an episode for the Broken Record Podcast

Famous tech and amp builder Dave Friedman, known for his Friedman amps, recalled this mysterious piece of gear that Eddie

Andy Summers, legendary guitar player known for his work in The Police, discussed his career, focusing on the creative side

Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider reflected on bands who are constantly coming back for more tours and reuniting, despite previously

Scott Ian, Anthrax’s rhythm guitar player and the only constant member since the band’s foundation, looked back on the early

J Mascis, frontman and leader of alternative rock pioneers Dinosaur Jr., explained what made Jimi Hendrix so special and how

Tim Pierce, a session guitarist known for his prolific work with some of the biggest musicians in pop and rock

According to Richard Shaw, the former guitar player for Cradle of Filth, getting a professional-level guitar tone in your home

Over the last few years or so, Trivium frontman Matt Heafy might have gotten some weird looks over his unusual

King Crimson mastermind and guitar player Robert Fripp recently reflected on doing a variety of rock and metal covers with

According to ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson, there are a few simple yet important things that rock musicians today are lacking.

Known for his numerous collaborations, session guitarist Tim Pierce pointed out some of the most important things young musicians should

While recently appearing in an interview with “Radio Artifact,” Kansas guitarist Richard Williams discussed his long career with the legendary

In the wake of the new film “Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar” and the new album “Dethklok IV,” metal musician

While recently appearing in an interview for the “Monsters, Madness and Magic” podcast, Devin Townsend looked back at how he

While they’re mostly famous for their guitar pedals, Universal Audio Inc. have just stepped up their game in yet another

Swedish-American neo-classical guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen recently discussed some of his early influences and how he created his own unique

Famous for his legendary Friedman amplifiers, Dave Friedman sat down for a chat with Final Resonance TV to discuss his

Formerly known as the lead guitar player for Megadeth, Chris Broderick joined the Swedish metal band In Flames, sometime in

Although not the band’s original member, guitarist Roland Grapow was a part of Helloween for well over a decade, participating

While recently speaking on the “Classic Album Review” show, Jethro Tull leader and frontman Ian Anderson weighed in on Roger

Although guitarist Rich Williams wasn’t the one who wrote Kansas’ “Carry on Wayward Son,” his recorded parts in the song

Brendon Small, the mastermind behind the animated show “Metalocalypse” and its fictional band Dethklok, recently looked back on one of

Greek guitar virtuoso Kostas Karamitroudis, better known as Gus G, discussed the decision to move on from ESP to Jackson.

According to Trivium frontman Matt Heafy, there’s one major misconception about metal and metal music fans. Heafy reflected on this

Neo-classical guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen looked back at his career and discussed how he never really was a person for

According to Nuno Bettencourt, back in the 1990s, his band Extreme was just really deep into the album-tour cycle, so

Although also making a variety of different products, Universal Audio Inc. are best known for their guitar pedals. Branded as

Guitarist Kevin Wasserman, popularly known as Noodles in The Offspring, looked back on the band’s long career and said that,

While appearing in a recent interview on the “Monsters, Madness and Magic” podcast, Devin Townsend looked back on his beginnings

Testament axeman Alex Skolnick looked back on the one-time gig playing with Ozzy Osbourne. During his recent interview with Ultimate

Now back working with his band Firewind, Greek guitarist Kostas Karamitroudis, better known under his stage name Gus G, reflected

Living Colour’s guitar player Vernon Reid weighed in on another six-string hero, Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt. While chatting with Australian Musician

Bassist Leland Sklar, who’s well-known as one of the most prolific session bassists of all time, shared a few interesting

While recently appearing in an interview with Eon Music, guitar legend Adrian Vandenberg looked back on his time in Whitesnake

Anthrax bassist Frank Bello looked back on some of the fun times the band had back in the early 1990s

Although the name Steve Hunter usually won’t ring any bells among rock fans, he’s worked as a backing and session

While looking back at his career, Glenn Hughes recalled talking to Eddie Van Halen and finding out that he was

Leland Sklar, session bassist who has a pretty extensive body of work, recently sat down with Rick Beato for an

Former Megadeth guitarist Jeff Young looked back on his time in the band and recalled what the band founder and

Guitar legend Adrian Vandenberg reflected on his time in Whitesnake and sharing guitar duties with Steve Vai back in 1989

Rudy Sarzo, who was famously a member of Ozzy Osbourne’s band back in the early 1980s, recalled how the famous

Steve Howe, progressive rock guitar legend and the classic member of Yes, reflected on how he and his bandmates approach

Country music star Jason Isbell went into more detail about what any guitar player should do when purchasing a new

Dream Theater guitar legend John Petrucci explained what he believes is a wrong approach to shaping your rhythm guitar tone.

Reflecting on his time being a new guitar player for Mötley Crüe, John 5 explained why he prefers to do

Looking back at his work with Whitesnake, guitar legend Steve Vai admitted that he feels like he was “a bit

While appearing in an interview with Mike Brunn, Black Sabbath bassist and founding member Geezer Butler revealed that Tony Iommi

Mastodon axeman Bill Kelliher recalled a very unconventional way he achieved the distortion effect while he was still in the

Gov’t Mule frontman and leader, Warren Haynes, reflected on the modern tendency for songs to get shorter and shorter where

While recently hanging out with Winger leader Kip Winger in his podcast, legendary electric guitar virtuoso Steve Vai reflected on

Producer Steve Lillywhite, who has worked with some of the biggest names in rock music, recently explained why he doesn’t

Reflecting on the events of the last year or so, Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx said that the band “never

While chatting with Guitar World, Greta Van Fleet guitarist Jake Kiszka went into more detail about the band’s new album

Bassist Guy Pratt, who’s well-known for working with some of the biggest names in popular music in the 1980s and

Reflecting on his career as a frontman and leader of Megadeth, Dave Mustaine said that he never expected to achieve

Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett looked back on the band’s early days, particularly the band’s first two albums. Since this

Wolfgang Van Halen, son of Eddie Van Halen and the current leader of Mammoth WVH, singled out his all-time favorite

While appearing in a recent episode of the “Vintage Rock Pod” show, guitar virtuoso Steve Vai looked back on his

Some new videos have emerged on YouTube, showing Kirk Hammett playing the intro to Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters” at the

Famous guitar YouTube personality Paul Davids recently went over to meet with musician Tom Strahle to discuss some of his

In a new interview with Guitar World, Jason Lollar, who’s well-known for his Lollard pickup brand, discussed what one needs

While appearing on a recent episode of the “Dipped in Tone” podcast, Gov’t Mule frontman and leader Warren Haynes reflected

According to Qeens of the Stone Age frontman and leader Josh Homme, big bands deciding not to play their most

Since Steve Vai didn’t feel like giving away most of the income from his original music, he came up with

In case you need to learn a lot of songs in a short period and keep your repertoire perfectly intact,

To point out how the essence of one’s tone lies in their hands, Steve Lukather explained that there’s no magic

Blues guitar legend Warren Haynes looked back on the opportunity he had to perform live with Bob Dylan. Calling himself

While discussing her work on the new solo album “The Call of the Void,” Nita Strauss reflected on her playing

Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine shared a few simple ingredients for a successful thrash metal song. Starting his career in the

Allen Abbassi, the director of product for Fender, explained why the company prefers “medium-to-low” output with their guitar pickups. Abbassi

Playing guitar in the current incarnation of Pantera, Zakk Wylde recently recalled talking to the band’s original guitar player Dimebag

Simon McBride, who’s now playing guitar in Deep Purple and the band’s MK IX lineup, discussed some of his live

Jake Kiszka, the guitarist for Greta Van Fleet, recently looked back on the band’s beginnings and how he ended up

During his interview with Heavy Consequence, Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine talked positively about Metallica’s lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, saying that

While appearing in a recent interview with Mike Brunn, Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler looked back on the band’s tour

Bassist Guy Pratt, known for his many engagements in the music industry, recently looked back on what it was like

Chris Poland, who’s well-known as a guitar player from Megadeth’s first two albums, looked back on playing with Dave Mustaine

One of the most influential guitar players of all time, Steve Vai reflected on his work with Frank Zappa back

Guitar maestro Eric Johnson explained how the real magic of music lies in actual musical ideas, what you play on

Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme pointed out that the technological advantages that young guitar players have today might not always work

Guitarist Nita Strauss, best known for her work with Alice Cooper, explained how there’s not really any noticeable difference between

Chris Spedding, who’s one of the best-known guitar players in rockabilly, as well as a very prolific session musician, recently

Guitar legend Nuno Bettencourt spoke up on his work with Rihanna, explaining how the gig ended up being way more

Guitar legend Steve Vai addressed his not-so-conventional approach to guitars and what he dislikes about the usual guitars, such as

Legendary Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler praised Tony Iommi’s “uncanny ability” to come up with some of the best riffs

Legendary guitar maestro Steve Vai looked back on his time working with Frank Zappa. Vai, who initially joined Zappa as

Guitar master Greg Howe explained why he never really got into the music of a generation that he was a

Although Epiphone is well-known as a cheaper alternative to Gibson, the brand goes a long way back to the time

Black Sabbath bassist and founding member Geezer Butler reflected on the band’s drastic change of style halfway through their original

Bassist Gene Simmons looked back on the time when Rush were opening for Kiss back in the 1970s and how

Nita Strauss, known for her work as a touring guitarist for Alice Cooper and Demi Lovato, discussed the use of

Queen guitarist Brian May is still using a sixpence instead of a conventional plectrum. In fact, he finds that this

Guitar legend and the founding member of Queen, Brian May, looked back on a song he dedicated to another iconic

Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner expressed his opinion on vintage guitars, saying that the new stuff is always better. Despite

Megadeth frontman and leader Dave Mustaine reflected on the early 1980s metal scene and the variety of metal subgenre labels

Guitarist Vito Bratta, who was a member of the 1980s glam metal band White Lion, revealed that one of Jimi

Guitar legend Steve Vai pointed out the importance of composition and why that aspect of musicianship is much more important

According to Nuno Bettencourt, what rock fans are “starved for” today is not necessarily about guitar playing but the “mythology

Kirk Hammett recently suffered a knee injury at a Metallica show. New fan-filmed videos have emerged online, from the thrash

Devin Townsend explained how doing solo acoustic shows makes more sense financially-wise today. Townsend, who’s generally known for doing full-band

Instrument and music gear manufacturer Donner has officially announced their summer 2023 discounts in honor of the Donner Amazon Store’s

Modern guitar virtuoso Guthrie Govan recently caught up with Total Guitar to discuss his work, as well as his band

Nita Strauss recently explained what her audition process for Alice Cooper’s backing live band was really like. While talking to

The legendary guitar effects pedals manufacturer Boss has announced the release of brand-new multi-effects units. Although visually and functionally resembling

Currently playing with the new Pantera lineup for their celebratory tour, Zakk Wylde discussed what amps and other hear he’s

Former Mötley Crüe guitar player Mick Mars, who’s currently going through a legal dispute with his ex-bandmates, revealed that the

Dave Kilminster, guitar player for Roger Waters, looked back on his audition for the Pink Floyd bassist’s solo band. Talking

Alter Bridge frontman and guitarist Myles Kennedy recently looked back on the guitarists who helped him shape his signature sound.

The current Pantera guitar player Zakk Wylde shared one important difference between his playing and that of the late Dimebag

Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt recently discussed the band’s new album “Six” and a variety of other guitar-related topics during his

While recently appearing in an interview with Metal Global, guitarist Nita Strauss addressed some of the online criticism aimed at

Myles Kennedy, known as the guitarist and frontman of Alter Bridge and the singer of Slash’s band The Conspirators, looked

Grady Champion, who made his name as a guitar tech for Pantera’s late guitar legend Dimebag Darrell, recently sat down

Australian modern guitar maestro Plini Roessler-Holgate is well-known for his collaboration with Strandberg guitars. And now, Plini has teamed up

Scott Holiday, the guitar player for Rival Sons, spoke up on why he doesn’t prefer to play fast. During his

Guitar legend Eric Johnson recently confirmed that he’s now “experimenting” with digital modelers and profilers, particularly Quad Cortex by Neural

Nuno Bettencourt, the Extreme guitarist and a modern-day virtuoso considered as one of the greatest 6-string players today, recently revealed

Kevin Wasserman, The Offspring guitarist better known under his stage name Noodles, recently revealed that, despite wanting to get a

In a recently shared video interview on his YouTube channel, Queen guitarist Brian May looked back on his 1980s solo

While recently appearing on This Little Light podcast hosted by his bandmate Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante

While recently appearing on Ultimate Guitar’s “On the Record” podcast, bass guitar legend Stuart Hamm reflected on Dave Mustaine’s comments

Recently, Iron Maiden shared a new video on their YouTube channel, featuring guitarist Dave Murray’s tech Colin Price. In the

According to what Tony Iommi recently said in an interview on “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk,” there was an offer

Cory Wong, known for his unique approach to funk, R&B, and jazz, as well as his work with Vulfpeck and

In his recent interview on the Iron City Rocks podcast, Dream Theater guitarist and founding member John Petrucci reflected on

Last year, the news of the Megadeth frontman going over to the Gibson camp spread like wildfire. And, as was

Rich Robinson, the guitarist and the founding member of the American rock band The Black Crowes, recently sat down with

Guitar virtuoso Nita Strauss recently looked back on joining Demi Lovato’s live band in 2022. While chatting with Ultimate Guitar,

While recently appearing in the new episode of Premier Guitar’s “Rig Rundown” show, Gov’t Mule leader and frontman Warren Haynes

Megadeth leader and frontman Dave Mustaine recently discussed his decision to switch over to digital modeling amps for live shows,

If you own a Gibson SG or any of the higher-end Epiphone copies, then you’re probably aware of the so-called

According to Megadeth frontman and leader Dave Mustaine, Kirk Hammett “did him an honor” when playing early Metallica solos that

Recently, Gov’t Mule guitarist and frontman Warren Haynes got together with Premier Guitar for their traditional Rig Rundown segment. And

Over the past few years or so, the phenomenon of bands and artists using backing tracks for live shows has

The whole world of guitar kind of got stirred up when Wolfgang Van Halen, the song of Eddie Van Halen

Black Sabbath bassist and absolute metal legend Geezer Butler shared his opinion on Metallica’s career-defining self-titled album, also known as

During his recent interview on the 960th episode of the Cooper Talk podcast, hosted by Steve Cooper, Dokken guitar legend

Blues guitar master Ana Popović recently sat down with the Guitarist magazine to discuss some of her guitar-related preferences, as

In a recent chat with Jeremy White, Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine looked back on the band’s days working with producer

Currently touring as a member of the new incarnation of Pantera, Zakk Wylde recently spoke to Guitar World, discussing what

Over the last few years or so, Fender has been pretty innovative with some of their new releases, including the

Modern blues guitar master Joe Bonamassa recently discussed his view on the overall state of the world of guitar today.

Recently, a lineup of legendary musicians and people from the music business sat down to discuss the 20th anniversary of