in Artists, Guitarists “It’s getting a little bit more difficult. I just don’t have the pressure that I had, but I work around it”: Peter Frampton explains how he’s adapting his technique in order to keep playing guitar
in Artists, Guitarists “It was two days after Chris Cornell passed. Steve said, ‘I know you lost your friend – it’s too soon now, but the time will come where you think of him, and it’ll be happy memories’”: Once just a hero and mentor, Steve Vai is now Pete Thorn’s bandmate
in Artists, Guitarists “Grover Jackson used to bring down these guitars, but some of them weren’t even finished – he’d change the pickups backstage”: Adrian Smith reveals what convinced him to ditch Les Pauls for Jacksons
in Artists, Guitarists “Scoring video games is something I’ve always wanted to do since I played Doom when I was 11”: How a video game about a cult led by a lamb united 5 of today’s greatest metal players in a quest for brutality
in Artists “I was intimidated by teaching it to him. I was intimidated from playing it myself. He wasn’t intimidated. He just did it”: Timothée Chalamet’s guitar tutor was surprised when the Complete Unknown star tackled one of Bob Dylan’s trickiest songs with ease
in Artists, Guitarists “Phoebe Bridgers got this intimate performance – I’d have put in a million layers of fuzz guitar before singing!” Jasmine.4.t on being produced by all three members of boygenius, borrowing their baritone – and why you should try writing in DADGAD
in Artists, Guitarists “Darrell’s solo in Cowboys from Hell hit me like lightning”: Kerry King, Alex Skolnick, Zakk Wylde and more of Dimebag Darrell’s friends and fans pick their favorite solos from the late Pantera guitarist
in Artists, Guitarists “You’re playing that fast that you need to have a satin neck? Really? Wear it down yourself, you lazy sod!” Why Johnny Marr isn’t convinced by the satin neck trend
in Artists, Guitarists “It is with profound regret that I find I must bow out of my role with the Eagles while I can still do so gracefully”: Longtime Eagles guitarist announces retirement from the band following health struggles
in Artists, Bassists “Jimmy Page said, ‘If you want to go work straight away, do the Ozzy gig. If not, we’d love to have you’”: Phil Soussan is one of the ultimate bass journeymen – he looks back at his storied career, and why he picked Ozzy Osbourne over Jimmy Page
in Artists, Guitarists “He was only paid £6 for his credit on the James Bond theme, but he would dine out reputationally on that riff for the rest of his life”: Vic Flick played sessions for The Beatles, Tom Jones and Dusty Springfield – but the James Bond riff is his legacy
in Artists, Guitarists “I acted the way I did because a guitar that Eddie Van Halen gave me went missing for 18 years… I’m very happy to say I cried wolf”: Jerry Cantrell on what really happened when his ‘Blue Dress’ G&L went missing last year
