Watch Dave Grohl unleash a 36-minute live version of his Play instrumental
The performance was captured as part of Warren Haynes' 20th Annual Christmas Jam in 2018
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“I am always able to come up with brand-new chords that no one has been stupid enough to sing over”: Page Hamilton on harmonic curiosity and the aggressive expansion of Helmet’s musical vocabulary
Hamilton discusses how drop tunings, NYC, fine art, Led Zep, the Bee Gees, Glenn Branca, jazz and soul all played their part in shaping Helmet's unique, uncompromising sound
Why does the Epiphone Greeny Les Paul cost $1,500?
Opinion: Are Epiphone prices really out of control, and is our perception of what constitutes a guitar's value skewed?
Manson Guitar Works announces its most affordable UK-made guitars to date with the "very high-spec" one-pickup MA and Verona Junior models
Left-handed models are available too at no extra cost
Alex Lifeson reveals signature LERXST amp line with MojoTone ahead of writing sessions with Geddy Lee
LERXST amplifiers could be just the start – guitars, pickups and pedals might be coming next
Harley Benton's new N-150CE guitar might be the ideal excuse to add a resonator to your collection
For £191 / $199 it makes a compelling proposition
"Right, we've had a break – this is it": Radiohead drummer says band are "coming around to that point" of getting back together
But then he also described the band's five-year hiatus as "a little break for a minute"
The Pogues vocalist and songwriter Shane MacGowan has died, aged 65
The legend of Irish music passed away after a long illness
Show Us Your Studio #14: "If I ever have to leave in a hurry, the Neumann U67 is getting packed instead of my Les Paul Gold Top!"
Ian Cohen's home studio features a custom-designed lighting set-up that transforms the space into a "sonic fantasy world"
Latest guitars tuition
10 things you need to know before you record your band
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Learn how to slide and boogie like Keith Richards on The Rolling Stones' Let It Bleed album
The school of 1969
Learn 4 key guitar chords from classic grunge songs
Chords that fuelled classic songs by Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, Nirvana and Stone Temple Pilots
Learn 5 classic blues guitar licks from Albert, Freddie and BB King, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Clapton
This video lesson will give you some unbeatable blues
10 famous rock guitar solos and what you can learn from them
From Queen to Cream and Hetfield to Harrison
How to start learning and playing guitar solos
Learning how to play lead guitar can seem like a mountain to climb – but it doesn’t have to be!
The 6 essential acoustic guitar chord groups every player should learn
30 key chords to master from blues chords to open chords, alternate tunings, and more
The 5 chord progressions you need to play 100s of songs
Blues, 50s, pop-punk, jazz and the cycle of 5ths are great for songwriting inspiration or looping your own backing tracks
Latest guitars reviews
Universal Audio UAFX Del-Verb Ambience Companion delay and reverb pedal review
- £325
- €379
- $349
Updated review: We rejoice as UA's latest firmware update addresses a previous usability issue
Fender Mike McCready Stratocaster review
- £1,649
- €1,899
- $1,899
A new level for a Mexican Fender – both in relic'ing scale and asking price
Charvel Prashant Aswani Signature Pro-Mod So-Cal PA28 review
- £1399
- €1311
- $1399
Aswani's signature model pairs classy design to the Charvel hot-rodded S-style template for a Superstrat for all seasons
Arturia FX Collection 4 review
- £389
- €499
- $399
Yet another (huge) bundle of plugins from Arturia, but does this latest update do the same for effects as V Collection does for instruments?
Squier Paranormal Jazzmaster XII review
- £395
- €444
- $449
The affordable electric 12-string you never knew you needed
Squier Paranormal Esquire Deluxe review
- £369
- €429
- $429
The single-pickup Tele you've been waiting for?
Harley Benton Fusion-T 25th review
- £399
- €449
- $492
The world’s top-budget guitar brand celebrates its silver anniversary with a special run of its most popular designs in Firemist gold – and this modern T-style is pick of the litter
Gibson J-45 Standard review
- £2799
- $2999
Gibson proves the workhorse is every bit as relevant today as it was when it was released over 80 years ago
IK Multimedia ToneX Pedal review
- £355
- €399
- $399
The software titan targets live players with a stompbox version of its ToneX capture technology
