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“You can have a great amp but if the speaker sucks it won’t sound good”: Sylosis' Josh Middleton on the most important link in your signal chain
By Jonathan Horsley published
The secret to great tone? Don't forget the speaker cabinet matters, too

Gary Clark Jr channels the King of the Blues for limited edition Gibson Custom Shop collab
By Jonathan Horsley published
The 21st-century blues king pays dues to his hero with a stunning limited edition Cobra Burst ES-355, fresh from the Custom Shop

How the gift of a divisive Rolling Stones album scuppered the chance of a collaboration between Nile Rodgers and John Mayer
By Ben Rogerson published
Rodgers believes that the 1967 record in question is "the most underrated rock and roll album of all time”
![Vernon Reid [left] wears a brightly patterned suit and plays his signature Reverend onstage; [right] a still of the late great Arthur Rhames performing.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sjkugqBND4ekbX32UwgeaF-320-80.jpg)
“I was scared to say it – but he played at the level of John McLaughlin!”: Vernon Reid pays tribute to a lost genius
By Jonathan Horsley published
“He should have been much more known than he was”

How Cory Wong reimagined Ernie Ball Music Man’s iconic bass for a signature electric with “that George Benson sound”
By Amit Sharma published
With the funk guitar maestro’s signature StingRay II now available in an affordable Sterling By Music Man version, Wong checks in to talk about the making of a dual-humbucker doozy and what it gives him that the Strat can't

“Kylie Minogue, Natalie Imbruglia and Sinead O’Connor in wigs...”: Dave Stewart recalls a bonkers TFI Friday appearance
By Will Simpson published
“I was always doing wonky ideas” he tells Chris Evans

His creative contributions were immense”: Greg Brown, co-founder of 90s band Cake has died
By Will Simpson published
They were best known for 1997 hit The Distance

Billy Corgan says virtuosic guitar solos mean nothing in the social media age – and argues guitar influencers need to make a bigger impact on popular music
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman sees virtuosos everywhere but he would like to see these talents being applied in the next generation of great alt-rock and metal bands
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