Save up to 30% on exclusive Epiphone, Fender, and Taylor finishes thanks to some hearty discounts in the Guitar Center Labor Day sale
IK Multimedia’s touchscreen TONEX Board is its most ambitious modeler to date – and it’s biting at the heels of its biggest rivals
“I think the price was down to the ‘cute’ factor of being a little nine-year-old. The poor attorney took pity on me”: Hannah Wicklund on how a blues lawyer got her playing boutique guitars aged 9 – and the weapon she picked to take on Deep Purple and Yes
“I thought it was only for heavy riffs”: I traded my ES-335 for a baritone guitar for a month and fell under its spell – here’s 5 reasons why I think every traditional guitarist should try a baritone
“I got over the fact that I was lumbered with the bass – I realised the control you had over the band. They can’t go anywhere, man. Ha! Power!”: Revisiting a classic Paul McCartney interview from our archive
“We were talking about Lana Del Rey the other day”: Dani Filth tells us about his dream collaborators, Cradle of Filth’s reliance on Dropbox and his surprisingly stripped-back home studio
“She will not agree to work with an incompetent blackmailer for the next 15 years or pay her a ransom under the gun”: Alanis Morissette to sue “terrible” ex-tour manager
One of my top-rated guitar practice tools just dropped to $99 – save nearly 40% on the Positive Grid Spark Neo Core
How to tune a piano: “Even the most experienced professionals, with the best ears, can spend many hours achieving the perfect tuning”
“I am still in a bit of disbelief that it happened”: Olivia Rodrigo reflects on the success of her Daisy Chain Fields fest, which saw her duet with Stevie Nicks and Alanis Morissette
The 13-note Orphea is the one-octave mini keyboard and MIDI controller that you can fit in the palm of your hand
“Eddie would say, ‘Can you hit this note?’ I’d hit it and everybody would go, ‘Wow!’ And from there I could just see Eddie opening up as a musician and a songwriter”: Sammy Hagar recalls the making of Van Halen’s classic album 5150
“Reflects her lifelong love for vintage snares”: Anika Nilles and TAMA collaborate on a signature snare
“On a couple of gigs we had Eddie Van Halen playing with us. He said, ‘I can’t play on that!’ I said, ‘Yes, you can!’” Albert Lee is the legendary British picker who found his home in country music – and made guitar heroes quake in their boots
Phil X on the time his pedals died moments before opening for Steel Panther: “Guys, we don’t have overdrive tonight”
Green Day, Rancid and Blink-182 members celebrate the Ramones’ 50th anniversary with a set at a cemetery
