in Artists, Guitarists “He looks at the way the black finish is cracking, takes the finish off, and there’s a Paisley staring at him”: Brad Paisley thought he had bought just another ’60s refin Tele – turns out, there was a $30,000 guitar hidden under the spray paint
in Artists, Guitarists “He goes, ‘You’ve got to put a battery in the back.’ I was like, ‘A battery? What are you talking about?’” Zakk Wylde on how a student introduced him to a pickup pairing that would end up defining his sound with Ozzy Osbourne and beyond
in Artists, Guitarists “Can you imagine Kramer being more successful than Fender and Gibson? It sounds crazy, but Eddie Van Halen made that happen”: H.E.A.T’s Dave Dalone on taking rock back to the future, learning from Gary Moore, and why he’s a Kramer man through and through
in Artists, Guitarists “He said, ‘It’s really cool when you watch someone a lot and then you get to meet them in person’”: Marty Schwartz recently bumped into Slash – and it turns out the guitar legend had been watching his videos to brush up his blues chops
in Artists, Guitarists “These instruments are extensions of our musical souls”: Nancy Wilson’s stolen custom Telecaster has been found by police – but the search for a second missing Heart instrument goes on
in Artists, Guitarists “I was broke. I only had $200 and we booked a gig. There was this guitar at a pawn shop that had been there for years…”: How George Thorogood stumbled across the Gibson that became his go-to guitar – a week before his first gig with the Destroyers
in Artists, Guitarists, Guitars “I get anxiety because I believe guitars should be played”: Metallica’s Kirk Hammett has too many guitars and has been anonymously selling them online
in Artists, Guitarists, Guitars “The engineer was so happy with the sound, he was not even mad about it. You know if an engineer likes a piece of gear, it must be pretty good”: Jack White says his new Fender amp sounded so good that he rerecorded half of the guitars on No Name with it
in Artists, Guitarists “I went to Chuck Schuldiner’s house and auditioned. I’m sure I played some of it wrong, but I guess it was close enough!” How Bobby Koelble brought his jazz chops to Death – and made one of the greatest metal albums of all time
in Artists, Guitarists “I had that guy on the phone and said, ‘Give me one good reason why we should sell you the guitar?’ He said, ‘The money.’ I said, ‘That’s not a good reason’”: Why Uli John Roth turned down a $9 million offer for Jimi Hendrix’s iconic black Strat
