Myles Kennedy

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Myles Kennedy plays live at the 2025 Stagecoach Festival in California
Myles Kennedy on what it was like to play Jeff Buckley’s Telecaster – and how he felt unworthy to play it

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Kennedy saluted one of his all-time heroes in 2019 when he performed Hallelujah live in Paris, and it was the first time Buckley's Tele had been played in public since his death in '97

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Tim Tournier of Myles Kennedy shows off his prototype EVH Gear bass, a prototype four-string that was given to him by Wolfgang Van Halen.
“There’s only two of these on the planet”: Myles Kennedy bassist Tim Tournier on the EVH bass Wolfgang Van Halen gave him

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Tournier's prototype Wolfgang bass was is a dual-humbucker doozie, masterbuilt by Chip Ellis, and it is being road-tested hard. But will EVH Gear ever release it?

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Myles Kennedy performs with his signature PRS during 2025's Tons of Rock Festival. He wears a brown denim jacket.
Myles Kennedy on why karaoke “terrifies” him, the secret to a perfect take – and the hardest Guns N’ Roses song to sing

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The man with the best pipes in rock and metal checks in to talk monastic vocal preservation, the challenges of Axl’s range, and that "magic mic" Paul Reed Smith gave Mark Tremonti

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Myles Kennedy makes his point during an early evening festival performance. He plays his signature PRS T-style and wears all black.
Burned out recording vocals? Myles Kennedy shares his top for getting the perfect take

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Kennedy says Alter Bridge producer Michael 'Elvis' Baskette knows his voice better than anyone and has worked out how to get it sounding 100 per cent on record

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Alter Bridge record in 5150 Studios, the studio that the late Eddie Van Halen built, courtesy of an invite from his son and friend of the band Wolfgang Van Halen
Alter Bridge’s Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti on recording at the studio that Eddie Van Halen built

By Jonathan Horsley Published

“It was literally, the minute we walked in the door, it was very Wayne’s World. ‘We’re not worthy! We’re not worthy!’”

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“I feel like I’m not even making a record - I’m just tuning guitars!”: Myles Kennedy and Devin Townsend talk gear

By Amit Sharma Published

Devin’s advice: “Try the Evertune system”

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“I was totally floored!”: Myles Kennedy hails the “genius” of his touring buddy Devin Townsend

By Amit Sharma Published

And Devin says of Myles’ new album: “I’m in awe of it!”

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Devin Townsend
“He was hitting wrong notes with such authority, I just fell in love with it!”: Devin Townsend's unlikely hero

By Amit Sharma Published

He also reckons that one famous guitarist was always out of tune

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"I can't stand them": Slash reveals he isn't a fan of using in-ear monitors live

By Rob Laing Published

"I've been tweaking them like crazy" Slash says of his ongoing battles with the "necessary evil" of using in-ears

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Alter Bridge
"Once we had it all arranged, we all looked at each other and it was one of those hairs-standing-up-on-your-arms moments": the story of the landmark Alter Bridge song that won them a greatest guitar solo award

By Rob Laing Published

Is this still Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti's greatest work?

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