“Billie plugs in, puts the guitar on, and plays When I Come Around. He’s like, ‘That’s the sound’”: The story of the Marshall Billie Joe Armstrong amp – its first artist signature in 14 years
“Around 4am, Jimi decided we should do some playing – fortunately, I had my Guild with me. It ended up as Voodoo Child”: How Jefferson Airplane’s Jack Casady wound up recording one of Jimi Hendrix’s greatest studio jams
“There’s absolutely no doubt this is dream distortion pedal material. But at $415, it’d be hard to justify”: My pick of the best new guitar gear launched this week – and the new drops you might have missed
Fender Japan reimagines the hits with the Active Modern series – let’s hope the US branch is taking notes
“From the bottom of my heart, I’m sorry. I hope you’re well. I hope there’s not a physical problem.” David Lee Roth cancels U.S. tour and gets words of support from Sammy Hagar
“I wanna say from the bottom of my heart, I’m sorry. I hope you’re well”: Sammy Hagar sends David Lee Roth support after sudden tour cancellation
“If you understand the workings of a single channel then you’ve got the basics of the entire desk”: How to use a mixing console
“We go back a long way with Martin, and there’s always a sense of adventure whenever we get together”: U2 join forces with DJ and producer Martin Garrix for new single, Fireflies
“It was such a cliché. I knew I had to use it”: How a joke comment led Neil Young to create the rock anthem that inspired Pearl Jam and started a beef with Trump
“I was in this fold-out chair. The DI was so terrible, because it was going through a generator. It added to the character”: How one of the year’s best metal albums ended up being recorded in Airbnbs, a shed and an RV
“He plays those little Taylors. I’m always like, ‘Come on, play a proper guitar’”: Graham Coxon’s thoughts on Damon Albarn as a guitar player
“We were running around the studio with as many things plugged in as possible just doing the worst sounds, trying to find the ugliest things”: How Charli XCX’s producers ran a jam session through an AI sampling plugin to make No One Lasts Forever
“They weren’t the best band in the world, but they were stars. That’s what you look for in bands. ‘Boy, I wish I was a member of that club’”: Kiss legends Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons remember the New York City rivals who were doomed to failure
“I played a Gretsch and then played the Flying V, and I couldn’t tell the difference”: Brian Setzer on the unlikely Gibson guitar that’s most like his iconic Gretsch
“My plan, which Andy probably didn’t like, was based on when Prince wrote Nothing Compares 2 U and no one knew it was a Prince song until it became this big hit”: Razorlight’s biggest song was originally intended for another artist, says Johnny Borrell
“They were all having a difficult time, having lost a bandmate and a good friend. It was a dark moment, and I was in the middle of it”: Robert Sarzo was hired and immediately fired as Randy Rhoads’ replacement – but he has no regrets
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