“The longest and narrowest digital pedal ever created”: DSM/Humboldt’s concept multi-effects might be a joke – but we kinda love it
“A lawyer for the Beatles saw me playing and said, ‘Here’s $25,000 – I want you to make an album’”: How a chance meeting with a Beatles lawyer set Stanley Clarke on the path to recording one of the greatest bass albums ever made
“We met in 1983. Steve was actually one of my main influences – I discovered Genesis early”: Prog icons Steve Hackett and Steve Rothery on how they set sale on The Roaring Waves – with the aid of Brian May’s Red Special
Chibson pokes fun at Fender’s Stratocaster copyright campaign with Cease & Desist control knobs – and they go to 11
“We always have regrets – especially when you see a band you were in playing Madison Square Garden. I left the band, and I shouldn’t have”: Franché Coma was the frantic guitarist on the Misfits’ first album – but the world wouldn’t hear it for 20 years
“They thought it was going to be the biggest flop ever – but there were two guys thinking, ‘This might just change the face of music’”: How Paul Hardcastle created his sample-driven masterpiece 19
“I was going around saying, ‘Look at this, the world’s first headless guitar!’ and Les Paul said, ‘No, that’s wrong’”: Ned Steinberger’s headless revolution looked like a world first – until Les Paul dropped a bombshell: he’d already built one
“Each have forged their own remarkable paths as artists, creators and mentors”: Lari Basilio joins Kiki Wong and leads the latest She Rocks Awards honoree list for 2027
“We knew who stole the amps but there was no way to prove it. I even went to his house… His mother told me to eff off or she’d call the cops”: Mark Bryan on Hootie & The Blowfish’s rocket-ship success, and hanging with Eddie Van Halen
“They put horns on their record”: Talking Heads reveal that they were accused of ‘selling out’ as early as their debut single
Don’t be intimidated by acoustic bluegrass – this lesson is the perfect primer (just watch out for the F6/9!)
John Lennon hated it. Behind the Rubber Soul track he wished he’d never written: “It’s my least favorite Beatles song”
“Breathing feels like a chore, it feels like hard work”: Lola Young bemoans the effect of vaping on her health
“It’s one of the most mythical amp brands of all time. And now it’s actually returned”: The best guitar gear launched this week, ft. one of John Mayer’s favorite amp heads and the world’s tiniest six-string bass
“I always thought John was very cool. But he could be a complete idiot, over some things”: Paul McCartney thinks that Lennon “expected more from me” in the early ’70s
“The faster you work, the more it resonates with listeners”: 808 Prince on the vintage drum machines and spontaneous energy behind his new self-titled project
