Latest articles by Rob Laing
"This is like my Olympic sport" – See Lzzy Hale ace her first show fronting Skid Row
The 'acting front person' signed on for four shows with the band, but on the strength of these clips we hope there are more
The Beatles' Yesterday and 5 other songs that were inspired by dreams
How Keith Richards, Paul McCartney and Taylor Swift were visited by melodies
Best guitar straps 2025: boost comfort, support and security with these straps for electric, acoustic and bass
Protect your guitar and complete your look with our pick of the best guitar straps for every budget and style
Wolfgang Van Halen's EVH semi-hollow signature model arrives for sale after three years of development
The SA-126 mixes semi-hollow facets with a shreddy neck and super-versatile pickups
Walrus extends its Canvas pedal utility line with Power Series supplies
Four different iterations for a wide range of needs
"It was totally, totally nuts": The Edge incorporated Universal Audio's Lion '68 amp pedal into his U2 live rig
"I'm using the pedals exactly like I use the amps"
How Universal Audio rewired the modelling amp pedal concept, and won the Edge over
We talk to Tore Mogensen and James Santiago about the UAFX pedal project – its success, challenges and future
This footage confirms Michael J Fox had serious guitar chops on the set of Back To The Future
"I played guitar as a teenager – I played in bands"
Jim Root reveals he's using the Neural DSP Quad Cortex live with Slipknot
Root plans to bring out his 1999-2000 era Slipknot guitars for the band's debut album anniversary dates – including Jackson Soloists and Custom 24s
Charlie Starr is getting a signature Gibson Les Paul Junior – and it's a stunner
Two finishes and based on the neck profile and spec of Starr's mainstay modded 1956 Junior
Bono says Coldplay aren't a rock band: "There is something much more interesting going on there"
It's not a diss
"It's a nuclear violin": Yngwie Malmsteen gives us a Strat history lesson
He loves Strats and he knows his muses intimately: "70 years ago this was very futuristic – it's a futuristic design now"
Brian May pushed himself to the limit for his Jean-Michel Jarre live collaboration, and it paid off big time
The guitar hero admitted self-doubt in rehearsals, but he proved again why he's a progressive master in Slokavia
Wolfgang Van Halen plays Eruption and Hot For Teacher with the Foo Fighters
And The Cradle Will Rockville
Slash has a new signature Gibson guitar – and it's an ES-335!
The Gibson Custom Slash 1963 ES-335 Collector’s Edition is limited to only 50 guitars
The unexpected story of how John Oates and Iva Davies wrote Icehouse's Electric Blue
"If you asked me, what song would you have voted as least likely to succeed then it probably would have been Electric Blue"
"I always think this is the closest anyone has ever come to making the perfect record": The story of The Undertones' punk classic Teenage Kicks
Guitarist and songwriter John O’Neill on how a young band from Derry created a classic: "I can’t believe someone didn’t come up with it before me"
Bob Clearmountain talks mixing and tweaking Bruce Springsteen's Born In The USA guitars
The Apogee ECS Channel Strip gets a special mention
Acclaimed studio engineer and musician Steve Albini has died aged 61
The Shellac guitarist and vocalist recorded bands including Nirvana, Sonic Youth, PJ Harvey and Manic Street Preachers
Alex Lifeson on Geddy Lee: "We’re actually playing a lot of Rush songs"
"It’s funny because we sound like a really bad tribute band for the first three or four run-throughs on these things"
"I can't stand them": Slash reveals he isn't a fan of using in-ear monitors live
"I've been tweaking them like crazy" Slash says of his ongoing battles with the "necessary evil" of using in-ears
Richie Sambora on new Bon Jovi documentary: "I have a different perspective on all of that"
"I was essential because I spent more time with Jon than even his wife, and was more honest"
Fran Healey explains how Travis 'lifted' Noel Gallagher's chords to Wonderwall
"I thought, 'I’m never going to meet Noel Gallagher in a million years'" – then Travis ended up supporting Oasis
