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The Blues Album was produced by Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith, recorded in Nashville, and is out in September
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Tom Morello covers Highway To Hell with Eddie Vedder and Bruce Springsteen, announces new solo album
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Weezer rock a stadium-metal groove on their playful cover of Metallica's Enter Sandman
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Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite and Reuss Effects join forces for dual-circuit fuzz/distortion pedal
Braithwaite's signature Plasmatron stompbox pairs a Fab Tone distortion with an op-amp-driven Muff-style fuzz
Fender adds the Super Reverb to its Tone Master digital amplifier series
Big news, big tone, but this all-digital evolution of a Fender classic combines modern functionality with a lightweight build
Paul Gilbert: “Hendrix had his thumbs all over the guitar, beating away at it. He kinda invented Stevie Ray Vaughan when he did Killing Floor“
The affable shred pioneer talks slide, rock guitar physicality and the joys of radically modding vintage Ibanez guitars
Best guitars for kids 2021: the ultimate guide to the best electric and acoustic guitars for children
10 of the top kid’s guitars available today from the likes of Fender, Epiphone, Yamaha, Ibanez and more
Neal Schon’s Don’t Stop Believin‘ 1977 Les Paul Deluxe sold for $250,000 in epic vintage guitar auction
And the Believin' LP was only the second-highest bid – his '59 Les Paul Standard goes for $350,000!
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Latest tuition
These short guitar lessons prove flash licks don't have to be difficult
Fast hammer-ons and Van Halen-style tapping exercises that are easier to digest
How to restring an electric guitar: a step-by-step guide
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Acoustic guitar lesson: learn to play in open D minor tuning
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Short drills on the 2 most essential techniques for lead playing
5 ways to play guitar like Slash
Legato flurries, arpeggios, bending and high register licks – a top hat is optional
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Sob Rock and beyond in this tab and audio lesson
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Wolfe's signature semi is a high-voltage update on an Epiphone classic
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A classic design gets a new Lifeson
PRS SE Custom 24 and SE Custom 24-08 review
- £825+
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- $829+
Two new 2021 SE takes on a PRS classic, with one taking the concept further with extra sounds from clever switching
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This semi-hollow with a six-in-line headstock business could really take off...
Epiphone Embassy review
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A vintage-inspired corker from Epiphone with dual-humbuckers and a versatile range of classic tones
