“I’ll do a lot of things Eddie does, and it kills me. I wish I could take time and come up with something that nobody has done before”: Randy Rhoads on the struggle to become his own player and avoid the Eddie Van Halen comparisons
Become a six-string god this Rocktober with $80 off an annual Guitar Tricks online guitar lessons subscription
“I made a beeline through the crowd to hand Chuck Berry his ES-335. His eyes were windows into the legend”: The Canadian guitarist who worked with Rush, Heart and k.d. lang – and unwittingly co-wrote a Rolling Stones song
Fender needs your help for its new grassroots gig initiative with Music Venue Trust: “Gives fans an opportunity to celebrate the venues that matter”
“Everybody knows the song, but it’s not like one of the Beatles songs that gets played all the time – It was a little more off the radar”: Bryan Adams on the key songs that defined his youth
Audacity enters a “new era” with the biggest update in the free and open-source audio editor’s 26-year history
“Her Mississippi heritage was always present in everything no matter how expansive her artistry evolved”: Blues jazz singer Cassandra Wilson has died, aged 70
“My guitar is like my best friend. My guitar can get me through anything”: As she enters a new era by dropping the Cyrus name and rocking out in a white jumpsuit with a black Fender Strat, here’s what Miley has said about playing guitar
David Byrne’s song for Musk documentary is comprised entirely of the tycoon’s quotes: “No editorializing. Straight from the man’s mouth to mine”
Guitar Center’s Labor Day sale offers rare savings on exclusive gear with up to 30% off studio monitors, digital pianos, electronic drum kits, guitars, and more
Olivia Rodrigo reveals the trick that producer Dan Nigro uses to get a better vocal take from her: “When I’m not giving an emotional enough performance, he will actually just set up the camera on his phone and film me, and I’ll always do a better job”
“The drum parts are so iconic and… straight-faced. He was a stone-cold assassin!”: The first Neil Peart documentary trailer is out
Arise, Sir AVH: Alex Van Halen knighted in the Netherlands for his part in writing a “remarkable chapter in the history of rock music.”
Jimmy Page recommended Jeff Beck for the Yardbirds. What Beck gave him in return would become a key part of Led Zeppelin history: “This is yours”
With 30% off across the board in Guitar Center’s Labor Day sale, you can afford to splash out on tasty exclusive finishes from Epiphone, Fender, Taylor, and more
Headless pioneer Strandberg is developing a guitar with a headstock for a mystery player: “Their needs are beyond what any current guitar on the planet can meet”
