Latest articles by Rob Laing
Morris Hayes on Prince's revolving door of sound engineers and the time his guitar tech tried to sabotage him onstage
"He was not to be trifled with"
Gibson Custom unveils recreations of Jason Isbell 'Red Eye' 1959 Les Paul Standard
It's based on the songwriter's favourite that was previously owned by late Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Ed King
"It might be the best, most practical advice I've ever had": Noel Gallagher reveals what Paul Weller told him in 1994
"I always hark back to that"
Epiphone reveals new Bluegrass Collection featuring an Inspired By Gibson Earl Scruggs banjo and… a Mandobird!
Clawhammer to fall
James Hetfield talks about overcoming anxiety and having faith in his creativity
"I start to doubt myself, I start to feel insecure that we're too old and we can't do this"
There's a pedal that will make your guitar rig sound better in a mix – and you've probably never considered buying one
To be honest, we haven't got one either… yet!
The lost 1971 John Lennon and Yoko Ono interview on the Beatles' split involving Michael Parkinson wearing a sack
"It's total communication if you're in the bag"
"A small guitar – with useful depths": Gretsch Jim Dandy Deltoluxe Parlor acoustic guitar
Short on scale and price with an electric bonus
Stio reveals Taylor Guitars collaboration with a stunning range of GS-Mini acoustics
Nine artists created designs for the guitars inspired by "textures and stories of the outdoors"
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder remembers his lost musical peers and covers Nine Inch Nails' Hurt in Seattle
"I can't stop thinking about them"
Are you getting the most out of your power chords? Tom Bukovac has a tip from the Rolling Stones guitar playbook
The Nashville session man has more playing great playing knowledge to share
An emotional Nuno Bettencourt revisits the childhood home where he wrote Extreme's More Than Words
"This bedroom here is where everything happened guitar-wise"
Tool bassist Justin Chancellor isn't ruling out an alternative to album releases for the band in the future
"Danny has just turned 63, so if we take 13 more years we’ll be touring when we’re over 70!"
Marshall's CEO wants to make up for lost time with modelling amps – but is he too late?
After success helming the lifestyle audio side of the company, Jeremy de Maillard aims to bring more guitarists back onside
Super producer Brendan O'Brien reveals how he learned the second most fundamental part of recording songs after tempo
"I did not even know that right away"
Slash tells us about his experiences learning to play pedal steel for the last two years
The Guns N' Roses legend tells us about his new hard-earned musical skills
The new Harley Benton MV Bass guitar series is hitting the low end on prices
Six new models starting from under £200/$250
Brendan O'Brien on his first encounter with John Frusciante and how they recorded the Under The Bridge intro
O'Brien engineered and mixed 1991's Blood Sugar Sex Magik and saw the secret to a great guitar tone first-hand
Gibson and Kramer have some stunning new finishes to show you
Bold finishes with versatile wiring specs
The remarkable story of Huey Lewis And The News' The Power Of Love and the co-writer who saved it
Huey Lewis and Chris Hayes understood the assignment – but it was bandmate Johnny Colla who helped them deliver it
Boss reveals the Katana Gen 3: the evolution of a guitar amp phenomenon
Evolved Tube Logic design, new Pushed amp model and Bloom voicing
A previously unheard recording featuring Jimi Hendrix playing in Little Richard's band in 1965 is up for auction
Two of the most influential musicians in rock 'n' roll history performed together in 1965
"It’s a chameleon for your pedalboard": Line 6 HX One review
Helix scales down to widen its appeal
