<![CDATA[ Latest from MusicRadar in Guitarists ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists Tue, 26 May 2026 09:04:11 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I wanted to have the most Steve Vai song possible on the record – but I didn’t want it to be the classic guitar battle”: Matteo Mancuso on his blockbuster Steve Vai collaboration – and the advice the guitar icon gave him ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/matteo-mancuso-on-his-steve-vai-collaboration-solar-wing 6xfknp4HsaJRfDSQQN4FwN Tue, 26 May 2026 09:04:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “People were like, ‘Lou Reed told me to get this!’ And I was like, ‘That’s nuts!’ I should definitely have that on the box”: Oliver Ackermann on the break-stuff philosophy that makes Death By Audio the world's most radical stompbox brand ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/oliver-ackermann-death-by-audio-a-place-to-bury-strangers WvXr3tcPAPpCTBdccCHKoR Sat, 23 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The song Bob Dylan called the greatest ever written: “I just held two notes down… it’s shivery, icy, almost like outer space kind of sound. Glen went crazy and said ‘We have to get that, we gotta put that on the fade’” - The story of Wichita Lineman ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/the-song-bob-dylan-called-the-greatest-ever-written-i-just-held-two-notes-down-its-shivery-icy-almost-like-outer-space-kind-of-sound-glen-went-crazy-and-said-we-have-to-get-that-we-gotta-put-that-on-the-fade-the-story-of-wichita-lineman UBemJznZeqmtp6Q538Yodi Sat, 23 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Khemmis just made one of the best heavy metal records of the year using a $28 plastic fuzz pedal ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/khemmis-just-made-one-of-the-heavy-metal-records-of-the-using-28-usd-plastic-fuzz-pedal qTuQVTpdYhdeuasB6nFVzN Thu, 21 May 2026 18:05:30 +0000 Thu, 21 May 2026 22:22:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “For all the guitar people out there who look at me as not an electric player, don’t let the person behind the guitar fool you”: PRS and Ed Sheeran just unveiled a hollowbody baritone for all occasions ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/prs-se-ed-sheeran-hollowbody-piezo-baritone-se-lineup-updates ioGyPGvPKYoPiZauGPHAsP Tue, 19 May 2026 19:15:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Misha Mansoor’s Evertune-equipped 8-string Juggernaut is here and it might be the heaviest signature guitar Jackson has ever made ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/misha-mansoor-jackson-pro-plus-juggernaut-8-string-with-evertune CTxVssF9GafxmSDwofhf4m Tue, 19 May 2026 16:19:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was the record that changed our lives. The record that won us freedom of creative expression”: Rush frontman Geddy Lee recalls how the band's 1976 prog classic 2112 transformed their fortunes ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/geddy-lee-on-the-making-of-2112 xM8K7TwahJ56DDGcdi2vNE Sun, 17 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was sitting at the bar with Keith. He asked me what I was doing with Guns, and I told him about the situation with Axl. And Keith said, ‘You never leave’”: When Slash turned to Keith Richards for career advice ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-was-sitting-at-the-bar-with-keith-he-asked-me-what-i-was-doing-with-guns-and-i-told-him-about-the-situation-with-axl-and-keith-said-you-never-leave-when-slash-turned-to-keith-richards-for-career-advice fUPHeWoXMAaGEpwNoYnhbR Sat, 16 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pete Townshend sells out: Primary Wave group acquires rights to Who guitarist’s music, image, likeness and name ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/pete-townshend-sells-out-primary-wave-group-acquires-rights-to-who-guitarists-music-image-likeness-and-name rFUd2eDRv8fB8kLNDYGDa5 Fri, 15 May 2026 10:58:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ This is definitely, maybe your best chance to nail Oasis guitar tones – Noel Gallagher’s pedalboards have gone up for sale ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/noel-gallagher-pedalboards-go-on-sale EjBGGu3Un4jcPDQ4ncX84X Wed, 13 May 2026 13:13:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We built the amps, Hendrix made them scream”: Marshall celebrates 60 years of Jimi Hendrix with “cosmic” anniversary collection including hand-wired amp, Fuzz Face and more ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/marshall-amps-jimi-hendrix-60th-anniversary-collection KVuy9t9hBH4dgKCsiWboZQ Tue, 12 May 2026 14:23:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I felt like I was levitating off the ground. I felt like I was in Cream in 1968. The tone was so raw, and I just said, ‘This is exactly where I want to be’”: Jared James Nichols on why he switched to Marshall amps ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/jared-james-nichols-on-why-he-switched-to-marshall-amps dztseTKJrRvmmHsd4kbot8 Fri, 08 May 2026 12:38:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Over the past 24 hours, I’ve received hundreds of messages about my current situation. So yes, it’s official: I’ve made the move”: Jared James Nichols switches to Marshall amps ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/jared-james-nichols-switches-to-marshall-amps ZRVubDupJLLn5S3wVtDWth Wed, 06 May 2026 14:34:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Julian Lage wants to teach you guitar! The jazz virtuoso announces multi-day masterclass “diving deeply into everything” guitar ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/julian-lage-masterclass 5fYGB2Fnn24ekvSQXrDMU4 Tue, 05 May 2026 15:31:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He let me into the basement with all his secret stuff and he had 10 Dumbles down there. It was the biggest collection I’ve ever seen in person!” Jake Kiszka on the time he went shopping for the world’s most expensive guitar amp in Japan ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/jake-kiszka-on-shopping-for-the-worlds-most-expensive-guitar-amp-in-japan BD4mx72UfEkTN9nxZyy5Yc Mon, 04 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Back in the ’70s he got up with us and played Train Kept A-Rollin’. That was amazing, but of course I was intimidated. He’s a genius. He’s Mozart!”: Joe Perry salutes his guitar heroes Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/back-in-the-70s-he-got-up-with-us-and-played-train-kept-a-rollin-that-was-amazing-but-of-course-i-was-intimidated-hes-a-genius-hes-mozart-joe-perry-salutes-his-guitar-heroes-jimmy-page-and-jeff-beck xc8QR2bbhNKUtU5QJiCq4o Sun, 03 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I love writing songs. I love being in the studio. I love touring. That stuff’s the greatest. All the rest of it is literally the worst thing you could experience”: Why an underground hero is calling time on one of 21st-century metal's greatest bands ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/nate-garrett-on-why-he-is-calling-time-on-spirit-adrif 56FC9fD6SN93fQoAu5uRrb Sat, 02 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When he started soloing he turned every knob up on the amp – all the way up. It was great!”: Sadler Vaden on when he and Jason Isbell jammed Little Wing with Pearl Jam's Mike McCready ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/sadler-vaden-little-wing-jimi-hendrix-mike-mccready-pearl-jam oBTHiTy537eG3DCuwWVLmS Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:49:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If you need a hammer, that’s a hammer, and everyone needs a hammer”: Fender releases the Brian Fallon ’59 Telecaster Custom, a high-end replica of the guitar that built the Gaslight Anthem sound ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/fender-custom-shop-brian-fallon-limited-edition-59-telecaster-custom fJGe79jee9ZBuhhuBAcdxK Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:04:10 +0000 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:04:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A pioneer of music and an innovator who left an indelible mark on the history of music": Nashville session legend Wayne Moss has died, aged 88 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/a-pioneer-of-music-and-an-innovator-who-left-an-indelible-mark-on-the-history-of-music-nashville-session-legend-wayne-moss-has-died-aged-88 yrwofK7chDfWkHVTCQSXbj Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:34:48 +0000 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:35:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was like, ‘Damn it! That was just exactly the money that he gave me for the pedal’”: Death By Audio’s Oliver Ackermann on the time he sold a pedal to Richard Fortus and disaster struck ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/death-by-audio-oliver-ackermann-richard-fortus-pedal-sale-disaster tMKUCgaUoD74VfxKZo9e33 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A lightning bolt just hit me from above. I really did feel like this was sort of a divine intervention. It was everything that I was looking for”: Gibson unveils signature SG for Greta Van Fleet’s Jake Kiszka ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/gibson-launches-jake-kiszka-sg-standard 69BzM8k4ANfnSDhhiKu5L5 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:02:52 +0000 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:01:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Mark Knopfler, he's soloing kind of all through the record. And that's what I did, too”: Bruce Hornsby explains why a classic Dire Straits song is a “kindred spirit” to his biggest hit ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/mark-knopfler-hes-soloing-kind-of-all-through-the-record-and-thats-what-i-did-too-bruce-hornsby-explains-why-a-classic-dire-straits-song-is-a-kindred-spirit-to-his-biggest-hit uKsSUqzfciVLUQXqNd7YME Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:24:35 +0000 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:49:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jimi and I sat down facing each other, with Jimi on six-string acoustic and me on 12-string”: The life and times of Dave Mason, the Traffic legend who played with Hendrix, McCartney, the Stones and more ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/jimi-and-i-sat-down-facing-each-other-with-jimi-on-six-string-acoustic-and-me-on-12-string-the-life-and-times-of-dave-mason-the-traffic-legend-who-played-with-hendrix-mccartney-the-stones-and-more okzMsnvjhUioSugM7W4sbg Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:00:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was just a new guy, probably number nine on the list”: Larry Carlton on his nerve-shredding debut session with Quincy Jones – and the time he was called to play guitar on a Michael Jackson smash-hit ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/larry-carlton-on-his-first-session-with-quincy-jones QqdcrfaGouAhJLddN75UN3 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:54:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Lately I’ve been trying to think, ‘Where could you go with guitar if you decided there were no limitations at all?’” Eric Johnson on the $400,000 rig he hardly played, the Dumble that got away, and his masterplan for setting his playing free ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/eric-johnson-texaphonic-tour-dumbles-technique-theory kPP3u2qkJwa93G7sU3JgXH Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Evidently not content with redefining what was technically possible on the guitar, he also managed to rewrite pretty much the whole of music theory”: How Allan Holdsworth blew Eddie Van Halen’s mind and inspired the next generation of virtuosos ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/how-allan-holdsworth-blew-eddie-van-halen-mind-and-inspired-generation-of-virtuoso-guitarists Qsea3oDcpmiVHiyEJiziQB Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:33:00 +0000 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:26:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The good news is, I can still play music. I can still play guitar": No Doubt guitarist Tom Dumont reveals that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/the-good-news-is-i-can-still-play-music-i-can-still-play-guitar-no-doubt-guitarist-tom-dumont-reveals-that-he-has-been-diagnosed-with-parkinsons-disease SCZsompGUeLx4E6v8pDWKd Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:50:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was the way for me to learn to approach the guitar a different way, because Jeff Beck was not an early influence”: Robben Ford on rearranging John Lennon, iconic collaborations and paying tribute to Jeff Beck and amp guru Alexander Dumble ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/it-was-the-way-for-me-to-learn-to-approach-the-guitar-a-different-way-because-jeff-beck-was-not-an-early-influence-robben-ford-on-rearranging-john-lennon-iconic-collaborations-and-paying-tribute-to-jeff-beck-and-amp-guru-alexander-dumble PyYJQ8FnQZdAAHFMwrPsgN Sat, 11 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Own a piece of grunge history”: Could your next amp be Kurt Cobain’s stage-played Fender Twin? Nirvana’s Bleach-era touring backline goes up for sale ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/nirvana-bleach-era-touring-amps-sale rjSs8LPJng9iQr4MfXH2FZ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:08:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Always a pleasure to host BFG in my office, and even better when he decides to take one of my CEO builds on tour!” Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian has made a stunning custom Explorer – and Billy Gibbons is playing it onstage with ZZ Top ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/cesar-gueikian-makes-custom-ceo11-explorer-and-zz-top-billy-gibbons-takes-it-on-tour ezfk5zU7szLHiwhwL4AZx4 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:30:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was a little uncomfortable, to be honest. I gradually convinced myself that it was okay”: Myles Kennedy on what it was like to play Jeff Buckley’s Telecaster – and how he felt unworthy to play it ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/myles-kennedy-on-playing-jeff-buckley-1983-fender-telecaster JtMLTvhvJmW6GWPrFEWDJD Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:19:16 +0000 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:44:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He said, ‘Yeah, you know, it’s kind of harder to play that way’, but he just loved the way it sounded”: Eric Johnson on why pick choice and picking style are fundamental to your playing – and how his favourite jazz player got his sound by using his thumb ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/eric-johnson-guitar-picks-picking-wes-montgomery jScPGxyVJnRTgQTfsL8pqE Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:28:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m not anybody’s best guitar player. I’m not the fastest, the most knowledgeable, the shreddiest. I’m none of those things. But I play and it sounds like me”: Mark Morton on the chemistry behind Lamb Of God's twin-guitar groove and what he owes ZZ Top ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/mark-morton-lamb-of-god-oblivion p9CHkji3zGMtQT9QFscNFM Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Look at AC/DC. Whatever was popular, it didn’t matter. It’s like McDonald’s. ‘We make the Big Mac and we make fries and we don’t care about doing sushi’”: Zakk Wylde on musical identity, jailhouse rocking with Ozzy and the return of Black Label Society ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/zakk-wylde-black-label-society-engines-of-demolition 92DT9fsXAb4zVEFknCuJP9 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We paid him very, very well for what he did for us. His dependents became incredibly greedy”: Queen are being sued by the relatives of late photographer Mick Rock, says Brian May ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/we-paid-him-very-very-well-for-what-he-did-for-us-his-dependents-became-incredibly-greedy-queen-are-being-sued-by-the-relatives-of-late-photographer-mick-rock-says-brian-may jiEaP4Si2fER7tmrPjPokC Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:18:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Electronic gear was expanding. The Fairlight was being used all over the place. All those things were going on and we wanted some of that”: Rush legend Geddy Lee on the making of the band’s groundbreaking ‘80s classic ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/electronic-gear-was-expanding-the-fairlight-was-being-used-all-over-the-place-all-those-things-were-going-on-and-we-wanted-some-of-that-rush-frontman-geddy-lee-on-the-making-of-the-bands-groundbreaking-80s-classic YtCDCkJQwHf76AoiKjozDZ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You start putting expectations on yourself. ‘OK, I’ve got to compete with Bach and Beethoven and Mozart and The Beatles!”: An in-depth conversation with rock guitar’s most maverick virtuoso, Paul Gilbert ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/paul-gilbert-wroc ZvgtBBaitDb2GZWK2Gpo5F Sat, 28 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Brian Jones was the first steel slide player I heard. He was really in front of that game, and that’s what I really admired about him when we first started playing together”: Keith Richards pays tribute to Stones guitarists past and present ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/brian-jones-was-the-first-steel-slide-player-i-heard-he-was-really-in-front-of-that-game-and-thats-what-i-really-admired-about-him-when-we-first-started-playing-together-keith-richards-pays-tribute-to-stones-guitarists-past-and-present nHMJRBpWn9KNMeDrSV69DX Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:13:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Freaky Style-AI: Hillel Slovak’s voice on new Chili Peppers documentary has been AI-generated ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/bands/freaky-style-ai-hillel-slovaks-voice-on-new-chili-peppers-documentary-has-been-ai-generated HGAkS7KTX5jGjZhLMAszxP Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:24:53 +0000 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:25:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ "This was my girlfriend for a long, long time… And I’ve got a lot of success with it”: Richie Sambora was so desperate to track down his stolen Explorer he hired a private detective – now after 41 years it has been returned to him ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/richie-sambora-reunited-with-stolen-gibson-explorer-after-41-years 4CWxMHAad5Kws8ZyqyJ54X Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:24:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Prince had rented out the theatre with free popcorn, snacks and drinks for everyone. Then we found out he wanted to watch Finding Nemo!”: Cory Wong on the night Prince broke up a Paisley Park jam session to guffaw in front of a Pixar family classic ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/prince-had-rented-out-the-theatre-with-free-popcorn-snacks-and-drinks-for-everyone-then-we-found-out-he-wanted-to-watch-finding-nemo-cory-wong-on-the-night-prince-broke-up-a-paisley-park-jam-session-to-guffaw-in-front-of-a-pixar-family-classic ekznVwhMqZno3zNyvpEEdQ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:46:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I knew that he liked me, and he would call me on the phone. ‘Robben, what you doing!?’” Robben Ford on how playing with Miles Davis made him feel untouchable ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/robben-ford-on-playing-with-miles-davis gYhuLDuBGASRdmxDTHFdfF Sun, 22 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It inspired a whole generation of hard rock guitarists to pick up the instrument, not least Metallica’s Kirk Hammett”: How a broken string, a loan from his brother and a fresh paint job helped Michael Schenker turn this Flying V into an icon of rock ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/gibson-michael-schenker-1971-flying-v-collectors-edition eooRTcP6CD9byvpFkB8pBU Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:37:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Would you buy “one of the greatest rock albums of all time” from this man for $2 million?: Meet the ex-Kiss guitarist asking one lucky fan to pay to manufacture and sell his album ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/would-you-buy-one-of-the-greatest-rock-albums-of-all-time-from-this-man-for-usd2-million-meet-the-ex-kiss-guitarist-asking-one-lucky-fan-to-pay-to-manufacture-and-sell-his-album iJ6PWRmx3tswweStuDei7B Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:39:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I created the guitar parts. I was super jet-lagged and loopy, but I was able to focus, and we created the song. Natalie’s version is extremely similar”: How Paul McCartney’s guitarist Rusty Anderson helped to shape the sound of a classic ’90s hit ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-created-the-guitar-parts-i-was-super-jet-lagged-and-loopy-but-i-was-able-to-focus-and-we-created-the-song-natalies-version-is-extremely-similar-how-paul-mccartneys-guitarist-rusty-anderson-helped-to-shape-the-sound-of-a-classic-90s-hit Hr4WpiGL8WNxPehJRH7fCA Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:23:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s not for the faint of heart. You need to know what you’re doing to play that guitar”: Derek Trucks reveals what it’s like to play Jerry Garcia’s record-breaking $11.56mn Tiger guitar ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/derek-trucks-on-playing-jerry-garcia-tiger-guitar zzLxo9qtar79Rp77QUFwYN Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:09:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “To me, it was like being asked to tour with the Beatles”: Paul Gilbert on why he turned down the gig of a lifetime – and why not maintaining his “Whitesnake haircut” was a barrier to career progression ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/paul-gilbert-on-turning-down-the-gig-of-a-life-time d7jdyVLNoRT3jFjcUTEkLD Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I thought Motörhead was just a load of noise, to be honest – but good noise. I’d never heard anything like it. It was like a spaceship had come down to land”: A classic interview with former Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell, who has died aged 64 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-thought-motorhead-was-just-a-load-of-noise-to-be-honest-but-good-noise-id-never-heard-anything-like-it-it-was-like-a-spaceship-had-come-down-to-land-a-classic-interview-with-former-motorhead-guitarist-phil-campbell-who-has-died-aged-64 wnrDKXLDctGdcGP8Jn2Ea8 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:49:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It would be way better if drummers weren’t reduced to nothing”: Eric Johnson on the one thing he doesn’t like about modern pop music ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/eric-johnson-on-the-one-thing-he-doesnt-like-about-modern-pop-music pffBcNimeQkgJwgqkYtm2i Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:18:57 +0000