<![CDATA[ Latest from MusicRadar in Guitarists ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 en <![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 <![CDATA[ “I just think it’s more important that kids learn how to actually play the guitar. It’s a tough instrument. It’s not easy”: Unlike Guns N' Roses, Metallica and Aerosmith, Prince never allowed his music to be used in Guitar Hero – here’s why ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-just-think-its-more-important-that-kids-learn-how-to-actually-play-the-guitar-its-a-tough-instrument-its-not-easy-heres-why-prince-never-allowed-his-music-to-be-used-in-guitar-hero 9i47uLsiygoaE6YxCJtaSb Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:33:27 +0000 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:31:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was 28 or something and he was 80. He’s like, ‘Here, son, this is how you do it.’ How sad is that?” Joe Bonamassa on the time BB King taught him how to use an iPod (and what made him blues guitar’s GOAT) ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/joe-bonamassa-bb-king-teaching-him-how-to-use-an-ipod gW2rLGxzx7c7d24Y7yqvKN Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:17:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘Sam, I’m gonna tell you what I told Alex, which is, I don’t really play like Eddie’”: Joe Satriani says he told David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen to call Nuno Bettencourt when they called about EVH tribute tour ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/joe-satriani-on-what-he-told-david-lee-roth-alex-van-halen-eddie-van-halen-reunion-tour VgLTH772wZUFH7mTpfH5Rm Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:28:13 +0000 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:28:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I shuffled into this big open room, and Tina was there and she was very upset. She said to me, ‘If we get rid of David, would you join the band?’”: Adrian Belew insists he was asked to replace David Byrne in Talking Heads ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/i-shuffled-into-this-big-open-room-and-tina-was-there-and-she-was-very-upset-she-said-to-me-if-we-get-rid-of-david-would-you-join-the-band-adrian-belew-insists-he-was-asked-to-replace-david-byrne-in-talking-heads 2HMYA73tjbhrjb9MPH2Ffm Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:44:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There are a lot of amazing guitars in this world, but none are as versatile as the Telecaster”: Country star John Osborne’s signature Tele comes factory modded with a distressed nitro finish, custom pickups – and it’s even got a B-bender too ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/fender-john-osborne-telecaster dmW8WBnqxy7nPfvTYaNH9c Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:28:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The thing was lighting up like a toaster. It was glowing red”: Eddie Van Halen’s guitar solo didn't set a speaker on fire during the making of Michael Jackson’s Beat It, but an AC/DC issue did ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/the-thing-was-lighting-up-like-a-toaster-it-was-glowing-red-eddie-van-halens-guitar-solo-didnt-overheat-a-speaker-during-the-making-of-michael-jacksons-beat-it-but-an-ac-dc-issue-did KQTiDFtHWKLJ67eVyt3RWB Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:49:04 +0000 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:37:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Oddly enough, the first person who made me fall in love with the sound was Dave Navarro”: Why Cory Wong needed the signature wah pedal that could do it all ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/oddly-enough-the-first-person-who-made-me-fall-in-love-with-the-sound-was-dave-navarro-why-cory-wong-needed-the-signature-wah-pedal-that-could-do-it-all 98tFR3d87hy4LgmLYQ2DVN Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:39:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I first met George I was just speechless. But when we started playing, he gave no direction. He liked the way I played, and I would just be myself”: Robben Ford on what it was like working with a Beatle at the age of 22 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/robben-ford-george-harrison-dark-horse TYv8WYkFa3PyqkYp4Kqk63 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “In terms of the guitar solo, he just keeps going! You think, ‘OK, surely it’s time to wrap it up?’ But no, he keeps going and it’s great”: The genius of David Gilmour in Pink Floyd’s greatest songs – by Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Stu Mackenzie and more ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/in-terms-of-the-guitar-solo-he-just-keeps-going-you-think-ok-surely-its-time-to-wrap-it-up-but-no-he-keeps-going-and-its-great-the-genius-of-david-gilmour-in-pink-floyds-greatest-songs-by-matt-bellamy-kirk-hammett-stu-mackenzie-and-more K4u8PTXE7KAe9gKrP4XJJo Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:54:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m sure there are players that don’t have an interest in playing dynamically and just want to be on or off… that’s cool, and there’s a lot of pickups that do that. But not mine”: How Mark Morton and Gibson reinvented the Les Paul for modern metal ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/lamb-of-god-mark-morton-making-of-signature-les-paul-modern-quilt-passive-vs-active-pickups d4J2mjCZeZSKyToY37ShWe Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:55:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Afterwards he sent David an invoice for $10,000. I don’t know if David actually paid him that much”: Tony Visconti on Dave Grohl’s “ludicrious” Bowie session fee ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/singers-songwriters/afterwards-he-sent-david-an-invoice-for-usd10-000-i-dont-know-if-david-actually-paid-him-that-much-tony-visconti-on-dave-grohls-ludicrious-bowie-session-fee JdzsrMqEA22mqxPBLFE9Vi Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:15:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “MTV in 1997 or 1998, suddenly they decided rock was out - it was replaced by rap… People were waving guns. Some people assert the CIA was involved... above my pay grade, but I saw it happen”: Billy Corgan says rock was “dialled down” in the late ’90s ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/mtv-in-1997-or-1998-suddenly-they-decided-rock-was-out-it-was-replaced-by-rap-people-were-waving-guns-some-people-assert-the-cia-was-involved-above-my-pay-grade-but-i-saw-it-happen-billy-corgan-says-rock-was-dialled-down-in-the-late-90s Uzh3sMDnwNSPpdnq2BJdzd Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:22:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Dolly said ‘Can you just make it, like, reds and greens and sparkles?’. I played as many notes as I could while the other hand was working the transposer. She was going, ‘Yeah, yeah, that’s it. Whee!’”: Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter on his life as a session player ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/dolly-said-can-you-just-make-it-like-reds-and-greens-and-sparkles-i-played-as-many-notes-as-i-could-while-the-other-hand-was-working-the-transposer-she-was-going-yeah-yeah-thats-it-whee-jeff-skunk-baxter-on-his-life-as-a-session-player jTYNHeV2wqbRdTZxVvBLLL Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:17:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m watching this sort of genius develop right in front of me, and he seems he has no physical barriers”: Joe Satriani on what it was like to teach a teenage Steve Vai ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/joe-satriani-on-what-it-was-like-teaching-steve-vai-guitar FFn3LSFoeMHQppVrG3v7vK Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:10:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A couple of the lyrics turned out to be AI-generated… I thought, ‘Okay, I like the music. The lyrics are still in the spirit of what I’m going for, and so I’ll go for it’”: How Paul Gilbert accidentally wrote a song using an AI hallucination ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/paul-gilbert-wroc-accidentally-writing-a-song-with-an-ai-hallucination ycGmAcKc8qmdmEWjpFvJNh Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:14:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hello Old Friend: Clapton heads out to Midwest for September US tour ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/shows-festivals/hello-old-friend-clapton-heads-out-to-midwest-for-september-us-tour 6jZogkDVVrwPcVG2FhCjMD Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:53:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Maybe I’m Amazed is always a fun song to play and sing. It’s got everything in one incredible tune – plus two guitar solos!”: How Rusty Anderson – a Beatles fan as a kid – ended up playing guitar for Paul McCartney ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/maybe-im-amazed-is-always-a-fun-song-to-play-and-sing-its-got-everything-in-one-incredible-tune-plus-two-guitar-solos-how-rusty-anderson-a-beatles-fan-as-a-kid-ended-up-playing-guitar-for-paul-mccartney huKZwxyykqo4SHVJwKDNNP Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:32:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘Oh, Joni, that’s gonna sound terrible. You need an amp, man! You need some tubes vibrating. You need some air! She goes, ‘Would you just try it?’”: Robben Ford reveals how Joni Mitchell helped him nail his guitar tone on a ’70s classic ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/robben-ford-on-joni-mitchell-guitar-tones-recording- GnZYLkJZhoTgdr6ai8bnHD Sat, 28 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “No one was more deserving of a life to himself than he was… We were torn, and sympathetic. At the same time, we felt we had unfinished business”: Geddy Lee on honouring Neil Peart and why he and Alex Lifeson are getting back together as Rush ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/geddy-lee-on-rush-fifty-something-reunion-tour 6qQfNPRCg5D8itXgRncaZF Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:01:00 +0000 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:24:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Together, Bruce, the E Street Band, and I are going to turn a spotlight on the current threats to democracy and human rights happening all around us”: Tom Morello to join Springsteen on the Land Of Hope And Dreams tour ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/together-bruce-the-e-street-band-and-i-are-going-to-turn-a-spotlight-on-the-current-threats-to-democracy-and-human-rights-happening-all-around-us-tom-morello-to-join-springsteen-on-the-land-of-hope-and-dreams-tour NJukbe33nhD7APVxGGyEXF Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:24:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I wasn’t told I shouldn’t listen to the Beatles. At the same time I was exposed to this incredible Motown music, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and all of that”: Living Colour’s Vernon Reid on inspirations, unsung heroes and the emotional power of a sample ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/vernon-reid-hoodoo-telemetry-growing-up-in-nyc-john-coltrane-inspirations YnEB89vrWjG6PCUJKvY4bc Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:02:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I think Mick would be totally astonished that he’s still being talked about in such a positive way. This guitar just adds sparkle to an already legendary life”: Gibson unveils Murphy Lab replica of Mick Ronson’s Bowie-era 1968 Les Paul Custom ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/gibson-custom-1968-mick-ronson-les-paul-custom-collectors-edition nHRx34kmZZuhQnFjPDUUa3 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:38:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My advice is play the song. Can you find a part that is tailored to the music – with hooks that don’t get in the way?”: Cory Wong’s tips for better rhythm guitar playing – and why his favourite Vulfpeck chord is “a bit like tofu” ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/my-advice-is-play-the-song-can-you-find-a-part-that-is-tailored-to-the-music-with-hooks-that-dont-get-in-the-way-cory-wongs-tips-for-better-rhythm-guitar-playing-and-why-his-favourite-vulfpeck-chord-is-a-bit-like-tofu YHa46Eyz9Yq9ShCA8KwsrL Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:12:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We dearly hope you will come along and help us celebrate 50 years of Rush music, while giving Neil the long overdue tribute he so richly deserves”: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson are bringing the Rush reunion tour to the UK, Europe and South America ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/rush-announce-2027-uk-europe-south-america-live-shows-fifty-something-tour mogEsmic5fmRmAZoKBfNAS Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:50:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ve got to credit Slipknot because they referenced Morbid Angel and Cannibal Corpse in interviews. I went out and bought all those records”: How Josh Middleton crushed his inner elitist to unleash a brutal Sylosis album for his teenage self ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/josh-middleton-on-new-sylosis-album-the-new-flesh 2jExTgxLcuW5RFzDkrjzSJ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Joe Satriani said, ‘Every time I do an album, I feel like the first song I have to prove that I can play guitar. I wish I could let that go.’ I thought, ‘I know exactly what you mean’”: Paul Gilbert on why it’s so hard to resist the urge to shred ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/paul-gilbert-on-why-it-is-hard-to-resist-the-urge-to-shred VyARCUkhKwpyxa5Gbk5Jdf Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:59:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You can have a great amp but if the speaker sucks it won’t sound good”: Sylosis' Josh Middleton on the most important link in your signal chain – and how a remarkable find from Adam ‘Nolly’ Getgood helped him nail Andy Sneap’s tone ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/josh-middleton-sylosis-why-guitar-speaker-is-crucial-to-our-tone qxqW7dy4Vxf5vGxFVjKtXk Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:03:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I was a child, I had a poster on my wall of BB King playing his signature Lucille… I just wanted to be a part of that world”: Gary Clark Jr channels the King of the Blues for limited edition Gibson Custom Shop collab ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/gibson-custom-shop-gary-clark-jr-es-355-limited-edition CMr6U5qaSsqgsyhWz5W7ZG Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:17:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Those first two days we got along like brothers, but then after we did the album thing, it was like, ‘This isn’t happening’”: How the gift of a divisive Rolling Stones album scuppered the chance of a collaboration between Nile Rodgers and John Mayer ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/those-first-two-days-we-got-along-like-brothers-but-then-after-we-did-the-album-thing-it-was-like-this-isnt-happening-how-the-gift-of-a-divisive-rolling-stones-album-scuppered-the-chance-of-a-collaboration-between-nile-rodgers-and-john-mayer S8coarQqu5acFEq5X3zJGM Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:25:27 +0000 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:36:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He was a guy in my neighbourhood who played... I was scared to say it at the time, but he played at the level of John McLaughlin!”: Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid pays tribute to a lost genius ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/he-was-a-guy-in-my-neighbourhood-who-played-i-was-scared-to-say-it-at-the-time-but-he-played-at-the-level-of-john-mclaughlin-living-colour-guitarist-vernon-reid-pays-tribute-to-a-lost-genius muARGPauaXxY2A7Vbc6KRT Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:14:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I got to design a guitar that gave me exactly what I was looking for in contrast to my Strats”: How Cory Wong embraced humbuckers to reimagine Ernie Ball Music Man’s iconic bass for a signature electric with “that George Benson sound” ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/electric-guitars/cory-wong-on-the-making-of-his-ernie-ball-music-man-stingray-ii-and-the-more-affordable-sterling-by-music-man-version 83KGyqc4HkfdgwUKcaGixW Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:55:46 +0000 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:47:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Kylie Minogue, Natalie Imbruglia and Sinead O’Connor in wigs to do backing vocals… Brian Eno on an Omnichord”: Dave Stewart recalls a bonkers late-'90s TFI Friday appearance ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/kylie-minogue-natalie-imbruglia-and-sinead-oconnor-in-wigs-to-do-backing-vocals-brian-eno-on-an-omnichord-dave-stewart-recalls-a-bonkers-late-90s-tfi-friday-appearance JTWGAMucvLJ8Jye2ZZybM3 Sat, 14 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "His creative contributions were immense, and his presence – both musical and personal – will be deeply missed”: Greg Brown, co-founder of '90s band Cake has died ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/his-creative-contributions-were-immense-and-his-presence-both-musical-and-personal-will-be-deeply-missed-greg-brown-co-founder-of-90s-band-cake-has-died TmK5jryF7NYqN52T94XAuG Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:02:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The reason everybody knows Eric Clapton’s name is not because he’s a great guitar player”: Billy Corgan says virtuosic guitar solos mean nothing in the social media age – and argues guitar influencers need to make a bigger impact on popular music ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/billy-corgan-smashing-pumpkins-on-guitar-solos-social-media-influencers-popular-music SvaRG2LuXTotUN8tP9EEFZ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:37:08 +0000