Is Guitar Center Legit? Your Questions Answered!
People hear all kinds of things in the news and start to wonder if this musical retailer is safe? We take a look (spoiler alert: they are).
Read MorePeople hear all kinds of things in the news and start to wonder if this musical retailer is safe? We take a look (spoiler alert: they are).
Read MoreModern blues guitar master Joe Bonamassa discussed his guitar preferences and pointed out why he switched from Fender Stratocasters to
Read More“It was a conscious thing. I personally really enjoyed that, because I thought it really did separate us.”
Read More“There are certain things that can be taught. And there are certain things that are just intrinsically in you.”
Read More“I do like them, and I do use them on albums from time to time. They can be a bit bright.”
Read MoreJoel Hoekstra, guitar maestro known for his work with Whitesnake, reflected on how he started playing for the legendary pop
Read More“I do sometimes miss hearing a simple melody played with feeling – just something you can’t stop humming.”
Read MoreThe process for finding the right guitar for blues is much like the style of music itself – all about the feel.
Read MoreAll the boost with none of the noise.
Read MoreWe run down the staff favorites, including units by Origin Effects, Xotic and JHS.
Read MoreFirewind guitarist Gus G. recalled how he had to re-record a solo for one of the songs he did for
Read More“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.”
Read MoreMaestro Paul Gilbert discussed his recent Dio tribute album and revealed a few secrets of how you can perform vocal
Read More“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.”
Read More“If a song wants to be born, then I try to let it happen, but I think the playing has deteriorated a little bit.”
Read MoreBeing one of the most influential electric guitar virtuosos of all time, Joe Satriani reflected on being a teacher to
Read More“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.”
Read More“And very quickly, I realized that most rock ‘n’ roll consisted of five notes, and I didn’t really feel good about that.”
Read More“The next time that you want to buy a pedal, like an effect pedal — don’t buy the pedal, learn another melody.”
Read More“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.”
Read MoreGuitar virtuoso legend Paul Gilbert reflected on his long-lasting relationship with Ibanez and revealed some of the best things about
Read More“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.”
Read MoreAccording to the young and talented Italian guitar virtuoso Matteo Mancuso, guitar players these days are a little too focused
Read MoreReflecting on his upcoming tour with Sammy Hagar, Jason Bonham, and Michael Anthony, guitar legend Joe Satriani revealed some of
Read MoreFormer Mötley Crüe axeman also reflects on his feelings about grunge.
Read MoreDennis Stratton was still a member of Iron Maiden when the band went on tour with Kiss back in 1980.
Read MoreWhat are Nickelback’s best riffs? We pick out our top 5 – and let you vote on the ultimate winner. Heck to the yeah!
Read More“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.”
Read MoreYou don’t need to spend a lot and you can significantly improve your guitar’s performance.
Read More“When it comes to straight-up rock ‘n’ roll where you mean every note you play, Angus is the man.”
Read More“The fingers, of course, are the faithful servants of the idea, but it’s your mind more than anything.”
Read More“Like all the great young shredders, many new players have a certain mindset because shredding is so much fun.”
Read MoreAlthough one of the greatest living encyclopedias of blues and a guitar virtuoso in the genre himself, Joe Bonamassa admits
Read MoreModern metal guitar shredder Nita Strauss reflected on some of the aspects of Eddie Van Halen’s musicianship that she’s been
Read More“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.”
Read MoreAccording to guitar virtuoso Marty Friedman, the guitar, as an instrument, is “lucky to be alive” at this point. There’s
Read MoreAre vintage guitars really worth their price?
Read MoreSlash’s famed “Jessica” Les Paul has a lot of stories to tell.
Read MoreAs it turns out, Noel Gallagher once deliberately wiped off Peter Green’s signature from an old Gibson Les Paul, which
Read More“The guitar is either shutting down a string or allowing it to ring.”
Read MoreThe idea of a reformed Pantera goes a long way back.
Read MoreMost people will tell you only Gibsons get faked, but that fiction is exactly why it’s so easy to sell fake Epiphones! We talk you through what to look for.
Read MoreAlthough one of the most technically proficient guitar players out there, Marty Friedman points out that the pursuit of good
Read MoreMetallica and Infectious Grooves seem to be completely different beasts with their own sets of challenges.
Read MoreGibson brings exact replicas of Jimmy Page’s 1969 EDS-1275 that were done using the company’s “groundbreaking 3D scanning technology.”
Read MoreThe session bassist legend explains what he loves about this line of work, despite all the supposed challenges that he faces.
Read MoreGene Simmons reveals that Ace Frehley wasn’t happy about this decision.
Read MoreItalian fingerpicking virtuoso points out how important it is to listen to different musical styles and blend them in your own unique way.
Read MoreWhat do Lars, James, and Kirk think of Robert Trujillo working outside of Metallica?(SPOILER: They’re cool with it.)
Read MoreWhat are the best blues machines? Here’s what Joe Bonamassa had to say about that
Read MoreTestament’s Steve Di Giorgio looks back on how he got into Ibanez
Read More“He was being sort of egocentric in what he was doing.”
Read MoreComing up with a helpful opinion on guitar gear is part of the job – here’s how we do it.
Read More“We don’t have to be so uptight about everything being perfect”
Read More“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.”
Read MoreEx-Iron Maiden guitarist Dennis Stratton recalls Rod Smallwood’s reaction to his ideas for “Phantom of the Opera”
Read MoreCoverdale “could sing a kiddie song and make it sound like a rock song because of his delivery and his voice,” says Adrian Vandenberg
Read More“First of all, it’s in his hands. He could play anything, and it would sound like Eddie Van Halen.”
Read MoreIn our Epiphone Les Paul Upgrade Guide, we go through every option for Les Paul mods, helping you fix only what needs it.
Read MoreHerman Li looks back on how being featured in Guitar Hero affected Dragonforce’s success
Read MoreWe take a look at Behringer’s take on the Vibrato pedal, the UV300 – does it stack up to some of the higher priced alternatives?
Read MoreWe check out one of Behringer’s most popular pedals – the SF300 Super Fuzz, a popular pedal for Big Muff/FZ-2 fans on a budget.
Read MoreWe take a look at Behringer’s budget contender to the TS808’s crown as best vintage tube overdrive pedal.
Read MoreDon’t skimp on where you sit. We check out some killer options from K&M, Gator, Donner and more.
Read MoreEveryone knows about acoustic electric guitars, but what about if you want an electric guitar that will also give you an acoustic sound? We review 5 of the best.
Read MoreTravel guitars are great for when you’re out on the road but don’t have space for a full sized guitar case. We take a look at 7 of the best.
Read MoreWith the new Player’s Edition of the White Falcon, Gretsch have managed to fuse classic looks With modern playability
Read MoreWildly popular with some guitarists and ridiculed by others, we take a closer look at YouTube’s favorite accessory.
Read MoreWhat will we see from Marshall in the near future?Here’s what the company’s new CEO says.
Read More“It’s a trend,” Albini added. “I don’t really have an opinion about it.”
Read More“You don’t need to spend a lot of time finding the right wood for the fretboard or the right pickup combination”
Read MoreMetal virtuoso Teemu Mantysaari shares some details on what it’s like to share guitar duties with Dave Mustaine in Megadeth
Read MoreIf you’re trying to play rocksmith without a real tone cable, there are a ton of options. We go through all of the best and most practical.
Read MoreAccording to Mark Bowen and Lee Kiernan of the IDLES, modelers just aren’t good enough
Read MoreIf you’re thinking of picking up a 3/4 sized guitar – acoustic, classical or electric – we have the guide for you!
Read MoreJust because you’re tuning low, doesn’t mean there aren’t banging deals to be had on budget 7 strings.
Read MoreThe guitar sound for Billy Idol’s “Rebel Yell” was inspired by Brian May, Steve Stevens recalls
Read MoreThe best scale books are easy to read, durable enough to live in a gig bag, and contain a range of scales for players of all abilities.
Read More“There’s no right or wrong, but if you have something you like, that’s what you use”
Read More“I don’t feel like I’ve sacrificed sound quality in any way,” Bumblefoot said
Read More“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”
Read MoreJeff “Skunk” Baxter recalls getting in trouble with his boss for trading guitars with pre-fame Jimi Hendrix
Read MoreSteve Hackett reflects on how Genesis were influenced by King Crimson back in the day.
Read MoreAs it turns out, John 5 doesn’t use high-gain amp settings
Read More“I own a lot of different distortion pedals, and I bring out a different one for every tour”
Read MoreMick Mars reflects on his struggle with ankylosing spondylitis and debut solo record “The Other side of Mars”
Read More“New players rarely venture into deep, rich, exotic, sort of unconditioned melodic and harmonic atmospheres.”
Read MoreNow, that’s something that every live band should be doing
Read MoreGibson and Jimmy Page announce signature EDS-1275 guitar with more on the way
Read More“We need to separate content creators from real musicians, let’s say.”
Read More“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
Read More“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.”
Read MoreGuitarist Mike Keneally looks back on what Frank Zappa was like
Read Morecoverdale “could sing a kiddie song and make it sound like a rock song because of his delivery and his voice,” says Adrian Vandenberg
Read MoreHow do you end up writing a 17-minute-long prog metal masterpiece? Misha Mansoor explains
Read More“There was no secret sauce or something to being Eddie Van Halen”
Read More“I’d play with him, just guitars and bass, which sounds weird – but that was how we got it so tight”
Read More“I just winged it, actually,” Mick Mars said while recalling his classic Motley Crue solo
Read MoreAccording to Steve Vai, the usual Marshall sound isn’t something that he was ever into. Although both Marshall and Steve
Read More“There’s a lot of really good artists from the ’80s – they just weren’t allowed to really do their craft.”
Read MoreAs it turns out, “Under Pressure” was supposed to sound heavier
Read MoreHumility is very important if you want to be good at improvisation, explains session guitar legend Mike Keneally
Read MoreEpiphone release Adam Jones’s signature Silverburst Les Paul. And yes, it has the Gibson-style headstock
Read More“Ibanez was considering discontinuing it”
Read MoreMarty Friedman clarifies comments from a recently published article: “Where does this stuff come from?”
Read More“This guitar has been a long time coming,” Lzzy Hale said about her new Kramer guitar
Read More“It’s one of the most unnatural riffs to play you could possibly imagine”
Read More“I can see there’s a thousand of Yngwies, but there’s only one Uli Jon Roth”
Read More“I don’t trust a light guitar”
Read More“Sometimes, we do leave mistakes because the mistakes are cool. We like them.”
Read More“Blues, I think, is one of the most important things you can learn, actually,” Matteo Mancuso said.
Read MoreGibson adds ergonomic features and some other traits to their otherwise stripped-down Les Paul Studio model. Here’s what that looks like
Read More“You can have rock, you can have thunder, but then you can also have delicate things too.”
Read More“Eddie probably got some ideas from me, just like I got ideas from other guitar players.”
Read More“He wanted to play it better, play it better, play it better”
Read MoreKerry King looks back on Jeff Hanneman’s final days in Slayer.
Read MoreNeural DSP’s Archetype: Gojira X is a very potent plug-in
Read More“He didn’t leave a lot of room for you to create. That wasn’t the idea.”
Read More“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.”
Read More“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.”
Read More“He was constructively always doing these things that guitars were forbidden from doing, or no one had tried it out”
Read More“There is a great romance in owning vintage, but I just don’t resonate with it”
Read More“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.”
Read More“Whatever it is, you don’t need too many,” explained Mark Knopfler
Read More“That’s Eddie’s technique. You’re not allowed to play it on the tour – or else.”
Read MoreWe take a look at the Best Earplugs for Musicians and find it doesn’t have to cost a wedge to protect your hearing!
Read MoreIn our roundup of the best electric guitars under $500, we find the market offers quite a selection of surprisingly good guitars!
Read More“What made Van Halen really super special was the interaction”
Read MoreRudy Sarzo reflects on his work with Whitesnake/David Coverdale
Read MoreIf you’re looking to contain your noise – or keep other people’s noise out – check out our picks.
Read MoreGuitar speakers arguably have the biggest effect on your tone – so choose wisely with these three killer speakers for rock tones!
Read MoreIf you’re trying to get the most out of your strat – we have the guide for you! Check out the 7 best strat pickups on the market today!
Read MoreThe best taylor acoustic guitars span all price points, and players from beginner to pro. There really is something for everyone!
Read MoreFor when you’re looking something that’s fast and comfortable in the hand
Read MoreSmooth sweeps across the range without affecting your tone.
Read MoreThere really is a strat for every budget! We take a look at 7 of the best, from the budget Affinity series right up to the US made strats!
Read MoreThe jazz guitar market is strong at every price point, with something for everyone.
Read MoreIf you’re looking for a set of guitar strings that will last you much longer than your usual cheap sets, we have some suggestions for you!
Read MoreKiller options no matter what your budget.
Read MoreThe field may be crowded, but it’s crowded with a lot of affordable gems.
Read MoreFrom tabletop practice amps to fully-featured behemoths – we share our favorites.
Read MoreShort scale guitars scratch an itch for anyone who grew up pining after Kurt Cobain’s killer mustangs, but they’re also ideal for younger players looking for a comfortable first guitar. We walk through seven of the best options on the market.
Read MoreWe walk you through all the materials and other considerations, plus our 7 favorites on the market.
Read MoreWe give you our top choices from acoustic to electric, for just about any style.
Read MoreWe check out the best of the best, including some rad pedals from MXR, EHX and J. Rockett.
Read MoreYou don’t have to drop a ton to afford an envelope pedal – we give you 7 that span all budgets!
Read MoreIn our overview of the best Epiphone Les Pauls, we walk you through the best options for every price point and every feature set!
Read MoreAlex Lifeson names the most challenging RUSH song
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreNo longer a market with only a few specialty models, the wide range of 7 strings on the market today means there’s something for everyone.
Read MoreIn our round up of the best 8 inch guitar speakers, we bring you 5 speakers across all price ranges that will make your guitar sing!
Read MoreA good acoustic guitar amplifier won’t just amplify the sound of your guitar, it’ll make it shine. Here’s 5 of the best.
Read MoreWe pick out the best sets from the top names in the string game, including Ernie Ball, Stringjoy and D’Addario.
Read MoreIf you’re looking to crank an amp head at home, you probably need our list…
Read More“I can’t stop people from doing that.”
Read MoreScott Henderson explains how much he practices nowadays
Read More“Joe was different because he took a British blues approach but didn’t just copy it”
Read More“I just learned how to visualize the fretboard in my head,” Tal Wilkenfeld recalled
Read More“I wish it was just one guitar with one set of strings and one tuning.”
Read MoreDavid Ellefson recalls how Megadeth managed to turn things around in the late 1980s.
Read More“I wasn’t really thinking so much at the time”
Read More“He should be spreading a more positive, encouraging message, encouraging people to write good guitar solos, no matter what they are.”
Read MoreRUSH legend Alex Lifeson explains why he chose Gibson over Fender guitars
Read More“The thing is, even though it’s the same type of wood, or same exact type of wood, same exact hardware, they all sound different because wood is wood.”
Read More“One of Eddie’s greatest joys was to play music with his son”
Read MoreJoe Satriani recalls one important thing he learned from legendary jazz pianist Lennie Tristano
Read More“He can play as fast as the fastest player that I’ve ever heard”
Read MoreTal Wilkenfeld remembers Jeff Beck as a “generous, loving, open musician.”
Read MoreGibson amps are back! Here are their two new models!
Read MoreYou can learn Eddie Van Halen’s guitar parts note-for-note, but it still won’t be the same, Joe Satriani explains. Here’s why
Read More“Says the man with a devil painted on his head!”
Read More“When Kirk bought the Peter Green guitar, some of the purists were like, ‘I can’t believe, that guitar should be playing blues.'”
Read More“He is spiritual. He meditates. He does yoga. He’s a vegetarian. Boom!”
Read More“I’m not a progressive guitar player who needs eight minutes or something like that”
Read More“You would never catch a metal guy listening to Beyonce because his friends would make fun of him,” says Scott Henderson
Read More“If it’s too good to be true, ask questions.”
Read MoreAre digital amps as good as tube-driven amps? Here’s what Joe Satriani has to say about that
Read More“He just put it together in a really cool package and really composed great solos that are very memorable.”
Read MoreGreat tones, portability and tons of features. Check out our guide to the best options on the market.
Read MoreIbanez has big plans for 2024 and the upcoming NAMM Show
Read More“It was dark, it was fast, it was unhinged,” Ellefson recalled
Read More“The SA-126 is way beyond a typical semi-hollow,” said Wolf Van Halen
Read More“He was just on the fast track to greatness,” Joe Satriani said about young Steve Vai
Read More“It almost felt unnecessary – it just moves so much air, even the lower-wattage stuff”
Read MoreKim Thayil reflects on Soundgarden’s early days and the uniqueness of the Seattle scene in the 1980s
Read MoreHow often do you change your strings? Here’s what bass legend Leland Sklar has to say about that
Read More“No offense to the lead singers out there, we don’t need a lead singer!”
Read More“I know it’s not cool to a lot of people to be enjoying the music as much as I do on stage, but I think it comes across most of them, it softens them up”
Read More“You could tell it was coming from this one individual who had created this whole new world of guitar playing”
Read More“With each record, I have to feel like we’ve opened some new doors up, even at the risk of putting some people off,” John Baizley of Baroness explains
Read More“He’s showed us what we play doesn’t always have to be perfectly time-coded or on the grid”
Read MoreWe never thought Joe would be into this pedal…
Read MoreNeural DSP steps up their vintage-style game with the new plugin, done in collaboration with Morgan
Read More“I want all the stuff that I go through as a human to come through my art”
Read More“If you haven’t got that, you could be good. You can learn a lot of stuff, but you’re never going to be great”
Read More“That’s why we love those records, they have the feel,” Andy Timmons explains
Read More“That’s gonna take me, I bet, three months of 45 minutes a day, working with a metronome, to work that into my bag of tricks”
Read MoreKim Thayil of Soundgarden recalls how he started playing Guild Guitars in the first place
Read MoreWe interviewed the man who got recognition from Guinness World Records for his Metallica tattoos
Read More“That incendiary thing that he had – that’s all in his soul”
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