Latest articles by Matt Parker
John Mayer: “I’ve never seen more people get more out of playing electric guitar than I have this past year”
The six-string superstar has been explaining why he’s using social media to support home players
Hear Rodrigo y Gabriela’s jaw-dropping acoustic cover of Metallica’s The Struggle Within
Ahead of the release of The Metallica Blacklist, you can listen to Rodrigo Sánchez tackle Kirk Hammet’s solo on a classical guitar…
Carlos Santana’s star-studded new album Blessings And Miracles will feature Kirk Hammett, Steve Winwood and Rob Thomas
Stunning list of star collaborators lined up for the guitar great’s new studio album, due 15 October
Watch Rabea Massaad open Stormzy’s Reading set in an arena-sized blaze of flames, fireworks and fret wizardry
The prog rock guitarist and YouTuber says Stormzy's team found him on Instagram – he did not let them down
Bogner’s new Ecstasy Mini amplifier packs 30-watts of crunch into a compact solid-state head
Baby Bogner aims to capture the sound of the Ecstasy’s much-loved ‘red channel’ tone
Eric Clapton’s releases This Has Gotta Stop, a new track with perceived anti-vaccine message
Track understood by audiences to document Clapton’s controversial take on the vaccination program and Covid lockdowns
NAMM 2014: Yamaha launches white HS Studio monitors
Popular monitor series gets extra colour option
Mdou Moctar: “My intention is for the guitar to be spitting out the sound of revolution”
In conversation with Niger’s ‘Hendrix of the Sahara’
David Gilmour has recorded a three-part podcast series discussing his key guitars
Podcast promoting upcoming guitar auction debuts Friday
NAMM 2017: Line 6 announces baritone scale-length Variax Shuriken
Spider V 240HC head-combo also on the way
NAMM 2014: Audio-Technica reveals new M-Series headphones
The M-Series boasts tweaked design, both inside and out...
NAMM 2014: M-Audio debuts HDH50 headphones
Isolation and sound reproduction at the heart of design
15 inspirational guitarists (who happen to be women)
Mind-blowing female guitar players - past, present and future
12 songs about being a musician
They say 'write what you know' and if there's one thing that musicians know - aside from that story about Van Halen's brown M&Ms - it is, in fact, being a musician
NAMM 2014: Taylor unveils compact T5z electro-acoustic
Take a look at Taylor's new versatile, genre-blending electro
NAMM 2017: Yamaha unveils A5 electro-acoustic
Yamaha has announced a new flagship electro-acoustic guitar model for its A Series range, the A5.
The White Buffalo: 10 albums that changed my life
From Wilco to Waits, a selection of songwriting greats and a life's journey of music with the outlaw troubadour
NAMM 2014: Sontronics unveils Aria vocal mic
New valve condenser microphone designed by founder Trevor Coley
NAMM 2017: Charvel unveils new signature models, San Dimas and left-handers
13 new models for this year's NAMM show
Explainers: What’s the best UK music course for me?
Thinking about a course, degree or other music qualification? Start here!
