Modern blues guitar master Joe Bonamassa discussed his guitar preferences and pointed out why he switched from Fender Stratocasters to

“It was a conscious thing. I personally really enjoyed that, because I thought it really did separate us.”

“There are certain things that can be taught. And there are certain things that are just intrinsically in you.”

“I do like them, and I do use them on albums from time to time. They can be a bit bright.”

Joel Hoekstra, guitar maestro known for his work with Whitesnake, reflected on how he started playing for the legendary pop

“I do sometimes miss hearing a simple melody played with feeling – just something you can’t stop humming.”

Firewind guitarist Gus G. recalled how he had to re-record a solo for one of the songs he did for

“I just love the atmosphere it creates, holding tight to it. And then, when the beautiful melody comes on top of it, it brings it right to your living room. I mean, it just makes it so beautiful and accessible.”

Maestro Paul Gilbert discussed his recent Dio tribute album and revealed a few secrets of how you can perform vocal

“I think you can teach somebody the technique of how to bend a string, but I think the rest of it is gonna fall on you.”

“If a song wants to be born, then I try to let it happen, but I think the playing has deteriorated a little bit.”

Being one of the most influential electric guitar virtuosos of all time, Joe Satriani reflected on being a teacher to

“And it was just a jam, we didn’t know what it was going to be. It was a mid-tempo with a kind of interesting riff.”

“And very quickly, I realized that most rock ‘n’ roll consisted of five notes, and I didn’t really feel good about that.”

“The next time that you want to buy a pedal, like an effect pedal — don’t buy the pedal, learn another melody.”

“Neil Young did that one-note solo really well, so players who just fill it up with a lot more notes, it still has to be done well. It’s not the quantity that defines the shred.”

Guitar virtuoso legend Paul Gilbert reflected on his long-lasting relationship with Ibanez and revealed some of the best things about

“But I’ll tell you, he can connect with people in a certain way, that if I do a fast guitar solo, I cannot do.”

According to the young and talented Italian guitar virtuoso Matteo Mancuso, guitar players these days are a little too focused

Reflecting on his upcoming tour with Sammy Hagar, Jason Bonham, and Michael Anthony, guitar legend Joe Satriani revealed some of

Former Mötley Crüe axeman also reflects on his feelings about grunge.

Dennis Stratton was still a member of Iron Maiden when the band went on tour with Kiss back in 1980.

“So, a lot of these companies started and then lost interest, or they failed. But Ibanez had a history, they had a foundation, they were substantial, and they were very creative, and they build whatever I want.”

You don’t need to spend a lot and you can significantly improve your guitar’s performance.

“When it comes to straight-up rock ‘n’ roll where you mean every note you play, Angus is the man.”

“The fingers, of course, are the faithful servants of the idea, but it’s your mind more than anything.”

“Like all the great young shredders, many new players have a certain mindset because shredding is so much fun.”

Although one of the greatest living encyclopedias of blues and a guitar virtuoso in the genre himself, Joe Bonamassa admits

Modern metal guitar shredder Nita Strauss reflected on some of the aspects of Eddie Van Halen’s musicianship that she’s been

“They still use the harmony guitar style, which they weren’t doing before me. I’m very proud that whatever I took into Maiden, it’s still there.”

According to guitar virtuoso Marty Friedman, the guitar, as an instrument, is “lucky to be alive” at this point. There’s

Are vintage guitars really worth their price?

Slash’s famed “Jessica” Les Paul has a lot of stories to tell.

As it turns out, Noel Gallagher once deliberately wiped off Peter Green’s signature from an old Gibson Les Paul, which

“The guitar is either shutting down a string or allowing it to ring.”

The idea of a reformed Pantera goes a long way back.

Although one of the most technically proficient guitar players out there, Marty Friedman points out that the pursuit of good

Metallica and Infectious Grooves seem to be completely different beasts with their own sets of challenges.

Gibson brings exact replicas of Jimmy Page’s 1969 EDS-1275 that were done using the company’s “groundbreaking 3D scanning technology.”

The session bassist legend explains what he loves about this line of work, despite all the supposed challenges that he faces.

Gene Simmons reveals that Ace Frehley wasn’t happy about this decision.

Italian fingerpicking virtuoso points out how important it is to listen to different musical styles and blend them in your own unique way.

What do Lars, James, and Kirk think of Robert Trujillo working outside of Metallica?(SPOILER: They’re cool with it.)

What are the best blues machines? Here’s what Joe Bonamassa had to say about that

Testament’s Steve Di Giorgio looks back on how he got into Ibanez

“He was being sort of egocentric in what he was doing.”

“We don’t have to be so uptight about everything being perfect”

“I do try to keep everything in tune for the people – they wait a long time for the shows, they pay a lot of money, and I just want to give them the best show possible.”

Ex-Iron Maiden guitarist Dennis Stratton recalls Rod Smallwood’s reaction to his ideas for “Phantom of the Opera”

Coverdale “could sing a kiddie song and make it sound like a rock song because of his delivery and his voice,” says Adrian Vandenberg

“First of all, it’s in his hands. He could play anything, and it would sound like Eddie Van Halen.”

Herman Li looks back on how being featured in Guitar Hero affected Dragonforce’s success

What will we see from Marshall in the near future?Here’s what the company’s new CEO says.

“It’s a trend,” Albini added. “I don’t really have an opinion about it.”

“You don’t need to spend a lot of time finding the right wood for the fretboard or the right pickup combination”

Metal virtuoso Teemu Mantysaari shares some details on what it’s like to share guitar duties with Dave Mustaine in Megadeth

According to Mark Bowen and Lee Kiernan of the IDLES, modelers just aren’t good enough

The guitar sound for Billy Idol’s “Rebel Yell” was inspired by Brian May, Steve Stevens recalls

“There’s no right or wrong, but if you have something you like, that’s what you use”

“I don’t feel like I’ve sacrificed sound quality in any way,” Bumblefoot said

“If you coat the whole guitar with GE clear silicone caulk, it’s not going to vibrate very well, but the internet says it doesn’t matter”

Jeff “Skunk” Baxter recalls getting in trouble with his boss for trading guitars with pre-fame Jimi Hendrix

Steve Hackett reflects on how Genesis were influenced by King Crimson back in the day.

As it turns out, John 5 doesn’t use high-gain amp settings

“I own a lot of different distortion pedals, and I bring out a different one for every tour”

Mick Mars reflects on his struggle with ankylosing spondylitis and debut solo record “The Other side of Mars”

“New players rarely venture into deep, rich, exotic, sort of unconditioned melodic and harmonic atmospheres.”

Now, that’s something that every live band should be doing

Gibson and Jimmy Page announce signature EDS-1275 guitar with more on the way

“We need to separate content creators from real musicians, let’s say.”

“I get to sit in the teacher’s chair, which is generous of the student,” said PAUL GILBERT, one of the finest guitar virtuosos out there

“If you bend the strings, they tend to fret out. So you have to have the action a little bit higher than I like it.”

Guitarist Mike Keneally looks back on what Frank Zappa was like

coverdale “could sing a kiddie song and make it sound like a rock song because of his delivery and his voice,” says Adrian Vandenberg

How do you end up writing a 17-minute-long prog metal masterpiece? Misha Mansoor explains

“There was no secret sauce or something to being Eddie Van Halen”

“I’d play with him, just guitars and bass, which sounds weird – but that was how we got it so tight”

“I just winged it, actually,” Mick Mars said while recalling his classic Motley Crue solo

According to Steve Vai, the usual Marshall sound isn’t something that he was ever into. Although both Marshall and Steve

“There’s a lot of really good artists from the ’80s – they just weren’t allowed to really do their craft.”

As it turns out, “Under Pressure” was supposed to sound heavier

Humility is very important if you want to be good at improvisation, explains session guitar legend Mike Keneally

Epiphone release Adam Jones’s signature Silverburst Les Paul. And yes, it has the Gibson-style headstock

“Ibanez was considering discontinuing it”

Marty Friedman clarifies comments from a recently published article: “Where does this stuff come from?”

“This guitar has been a long time coming,” Lzzy Hale said about her new Kramer guitar

“It’s one of the most unnatural riffs to play you could possibly imagine”

“I can see there’s a thousand of Yngwies, but there’s only one Uli Jon Roth”

“I don’t trust a light guitar”

“Sometimes, we do leave mistakes because the mistakes are cool. We like them.”

“Blues, I think, is one of the most important things you can learn, actually,” Matteo Mancuso said.

Gibson adds ergonomic features and some other traits to their otherwise stripped-down Les Paul Studio model. Here’s what that looks like

“You can have rock, you can have thunder, but then you can also have delicate things too.”

“Eddie probably got some ideas from me, just like I got ideas from other guitar players.”

“He wanted to play it better, play it better, play it better”

Kerry King looks back on Jeff Hanneman’s final days in Slayer.

Neural DSP’s Archetype: Gojira X is a very potent plug-in

“He didn’t leave a lot of room for you to create. That wasn’t the idea.”

“You’re getting on stage with Randy, Ozzy, and Tommy Aldridge – I can’t think of a better combination of musicians to go on stage with.”

“It’s the one piece of rack-mount where I’ve found that the quality of the signal that goes through it is the best that I’ve heard.”

“He was constructively always doing these things that guitars were forbidden from doing, or no one had tried it out”

“There is a great romance in owning vintage, but I just don’t resonate with it”

“We need guitar music that makes those people feel something. It’s the responsibility of guitarists to bring something to solos that will achieve that.”

“Whatever it is, you don’t need too many,” explained Mark Knopfler

“That’s Eddie’s technique. You’re not allowed to play it on the tour – or else.”

“What made Van Halen really super special was the interaction”

Rudy Sarzo reflects on his work with Whitesnake/David Coverdale

Alex Lifeson names the most challenging RUSH song

The EVH SA-126 has officially been announced on Eddie Van Halen’s birthday. We’ll wait and see if the guitar lives up to its hype

“I can’t stop people from doing that.”

Scott Henderson explains how much he practices nowadays

“Joe was different because he took a British blues approach but didn’t just copy it”

“I just learned how to visualize the fretboard in my head,” Tal Wilkenfeld recalled

“I wish it was just one guitar with one set of strings and one tuning.”

David Ellefson recalls how Megadeth managed to turn things around in the late 1980s.