Kiki Wong named as new Smashing Pumpkins guitarist
Vigil Of War guitarist joins the Chicago band after an open audition process that attracted 10,000 applications
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Vigil Of War guitarist joins the Chicago band after an open audition process that attracted 10,000 applications
Nashville stringers Tom Bukovac and Guthrie Trapp together on record at last – "We kept a lot of first takes"
For Collen, working with Lange is like “going to school for your favourite subject” but recreating the studio magic live on Def Leppard tracks such as Live Bites can be very tricky at first
As the guitarist and songwriter goes public with his art, he reveals he's also looking to go back and rework some of the band's songs that Lizzy didn't do justice to in the studio
King checked in with Nashville’s Carter Vintage Guitars and got acquainted with a Les Paul with a “literally perfect” faded Iced Tea finish, and turned an acoustic standout track electric
The IR-D preamp pedal takes those Friedman's high-end amp sounds and puts them in a tube-driven pedal, with dual boosts, onboard IRs, MIDI control and effects loop
After an unfortunate recording accident in the analogue tape days, Quincy Jones needed an 11th hour rescue job and duly made a late night call to the only player who could help
"It's turned out to be quite soulful," the legendary songwriter reflects
IK Multimedia's amp, cab and effects modelling power has never been so portable, with the ToneX One capable of storing 20 presets, and accessing thousands of sounds from ToneNET
Including delta blues, gypsy jazz, country, medieval, folk and bluegrass
Head like a… E5addb9
Set your reverb pedals to stun
I'm feeling supersonic, give me F#m11/C#
The essential tools for a blues jam are all here – complete with a backing track to try them out on
Never be short of blues turnaround ideas again with this huge tutorial guide, including tab and audio
Waiting on the D/F# to change
All my strumming, I will send to you
Unpicking the fingerstyle of the most influential blues guitarist
This parlour version of Fender’s best-selling beginner acoustic offers big tones in a smaller, more comfortable package
A flashy contemporary take on the classic LP formula – but is it style over substance?
A proper stripped-back LP with none of the Gibson charm taken away
An impeccably styled guitar that might seem pricey for some, is certainly worth the money
The world's most famous Les Paul finally gets the Epiphone treatment – but is it worth it?
Can this great-value guitar shine in an ultra-saturated marketplace? We get hands-on to find out
A favourite from the Squier Bullet line is now a Sonic series guitar – and it's still ticking a lot of boxes for us
Manson Guitar Works' most affordable UK-built guitars arrive as two well-spec'd, streamlined models – but how do these single-pickup instruments stack up?
Smaller than ever but just as mighty, the highly acclaimed octave pedal is reborn
The middle ground between tradition and Acoustasonic?