Latest articles by Amit Sharma
The funk guitar maestro explains why he needs a wah pedal, volume pedal and expression pedal in one housing – and what he would change about it if given the chance (hint: not much)
The British amp specialist unveils its most advanced lunchbox amp to date
The enigmatic lyrics continually allude to “it” – while never quite articulating what “it” actually is
The Guitarraviva YouTuber teams up with Harley Benton to deliver one of the most spec’d-out affordable guitars we’ve ever seen
“If people like how I play the guitar – great. But I’ll only play what I feel is appropriate for the song”
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
“We’d just hit our guitars sometimes. Actually hit them!”
“It was by far the biggest compliment I’ve ever gotten”
“I’m singing ‘I am the chosen, I’m the one’, but it’s not about me – it’s about Christ”
“I wrote it about my high school experience”
“One take, man! One of the greatest tunes ever”
“I thought, why don’t I do a song about that Friday feeling?”
Hole’s song Violet came out just a week after Kurt Cobain’s suicide
It also kick-started the career of production team The Matrix
“It’s about believing in yourself. The answers are inside, if you dig deep enough”
"The original Fleetwood Mac used to knock me out,” Santana said
And he reckons their next album could be their answer to Exile On Main St.
“Without Pearl Jam there is no Slow Dancing In A Burning Room,” he said
They took a One Way Ticket To Hell... And Back
“I thought that fame and success would solve your problems"
“When I was a teenager, Frampton Comes Alive was such a huge record"
"They were really creating something new"
She delved deep into her personal life to create four minutes of pop brilliance
