Henry Yates
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MXR ZW90 Wylde Phase
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Just when you thought Zakk had signed everything possible…
Round table: Whitesnake and Black Star Riders on the ultimate rock guitar and what makes a great solo
By Henry Yates last updated
Scott Gorham, Damon Johnson, Reb Beach and Joel Hoekstra speak
Def Leppard talk wild tours, guitar playing style and coping with Hysteria
By Henry Yates last updated
A candid conversation with Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell
Sonny Landreth on covers, Clapton and commando rigs
By Henry Yates last updated
As he returns to his roots with new solo album, Bound By The Blues, the Louisiana slide man shares his wisdom on oddball techniques, the magic of mistakes and the joys of jamming with Clapton
Andy Summers on developing his guitar style and new album Metal Dog
By Henry Yates last updated
The Police legend on his ear-twisting solo collection
Warren Haynes's top 12 tips for guitarists
By Henry Yates last updated
The Southern master tells us about jumping genres, duelling with Derek Trucks, and what it really takes to ride with The Allman Brothers…
Ian Thornley: my top 13 tips for guitarists
By Henry Yates last updated
Watch Ian Thornley on stage with Big Wreck and he's every inch the untouchable rock god. Meet the 43-year-old in person, though, and it turns out he sees himself in less grandiose terms.
Steve Vai's 11 tips for guitarists
By Henry Yates last updated
In his 35-year career, blur-fingered New Yorker Steve Vai has given instrumental guitar a good name and raised the technical bar to where other virtuosi fear to tread
John Scofield on his workhorse Ibanez and advice to his younger self
By Henry Yates last updated
The formidable New York fusion pioneer talks powercuts, copycats and big, fat jazz guitars - as he stays Up All Night to answer the 10 questions we ask everyone...
Status Quo on riffs, grooves, punch-ups, prison and Kit-Kats
By Henry Yates last updated
A no-holds-barred interview with the six-string double act
The making of Metallica's Master Of Puppets
By Henry Yates last updated
Behind the scenes of James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett's metal masterpiece
Mark Tremonti on amp hoarding, his fear of guitar clinics and why he blew out Bonamassa
By Henry Yates last updated
Ask Mark Tremonti for his solution to writer's block and the 41-year-old metaller can only shrug: "I don't run into that too often."
Derek Trucks on his first guitar, live rituals and lessons learned
By Henry Yates last updated
He's the ultimate slideman and the A-list sideman - but can Derek keep trucking through the 10 questions we ask everyone?
5 minutes alone: Bernard Butler
By Henry Yates last updated
Celebrating 20 years of McAlmont & Butler, the one-time Suede hero tells us about stolen guitars, violent playing and the giants of Britpop…
Brian Setzer talks Gretsch Hot Rod signature and rockabilly's roots
By Henry Yates last updated
The Stray Cat's new reason to strut
Derek Trucks on tone secrets, first records and keeping it real
By Henry Yates last updated
The Southern slide maestro tells us why gear doesn't make a player, why mediocre guitarists should pipe down, and why he'll never be satisfied...
Engl Amps Gig Master 15 Head
By Henry Yates last updated
German amp maker Engl's new micro-stack sets out to prove that size doesn't matter...
Ovation DJA34 Bone Yard
By Henry Yates last updated
A visually unique signature electro-acoustic from Guns N' Roses DJ Ashba
Schecter Damien Elite 8
By Henry Yates last updated
This guitar could transform your playing, but there are strings attached
Round-up: 5 semi-acoustic electric guitars under £400
By Henry Yates last updated
Can't afford a Gibson ES-335? Try one of these
Round-up: 4 great low-powered tube amp heads
By Henry Yates last updated
Valve guitar amplifiers from Orange, Hayden, Blackstar and Jet City
Yamaha Pacifica 212 VFM
By Henry Yates last updated
The entry-level guitar don returns with added firepower
Dean Michael Amott Tyrant Bloodstorm
By Henry Yates last updated
It'll dent your wallet, but wait 'til you see what it'll do to your skull
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