Few guitars are as famous as the 1959 Les Paul Standard known as “Greeny.” Originally owned by blues-rock legend Peter Green during his time with Fleetwood Mac, the axe came into the possession of Thin […]
U2 guitarist The Edge wants to be “the vanguard of this resurgence of guitars”. The 61-year-old rock legend has revealed he has a lot of “great material waiting” and that he hopes frontman Bonos LP […]
Fan-filmed video of Yngwie Malmsteen‘s March 9 guitar masterclass at Foufounes Électriques in Montreal, Quebec, Canada can be seen below. In an interview with Tigman of WPDH Radio 101.5 FM in Poughkeepsie, New York, Yngwie […]
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong and Gibson have teamed up for the Les Paul Junior signature model guitar. The new axe recreates Armstrong’s trusty single cut ’50s Les Paul Junior — what he described as the […]
Dylan Horetski ❘ Published: 2023-02-28T16:47:22 ❘ Updated: 2023-02-28T16:47:30 A guitarist on TikTok has been invited by Rivers Cuomo to play live with Weezer after playing the popular riff from their song […]
Photo Credit: Nicholas Lazarine Gibson Brands and Heritage Guitar have officially finalized a settlement agreement in their years-running legal battle over alleged trademark infringement. Nashville-headquartered Gibson and Kalamazoo-based Heritage just recently settled the complaint, which […]
Learning 22 Tool songs is a heck of a feat for any aspiring guitar player. Performing them as one 20-minute continuous jam is even more impressive — especially if you’re only nine years old. Young […]
Guitarist Jeff Beck performs during the 43rd Montreux Jazz Festival. The influential guitarist died on January 10, 2023 after contracting bacterial meningitis. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty […]
Following the tragic and sudden news that Jeff Beck passed away at the age of 78 on January 10th, many of his peers in the music world have paid tribute to the legendary guitarist. On […]
Nine-year-old music protege Maya Neelakantan was gifted a signature Gibson Les Paul by Adam Jones and promptly put it to use, recording a 15-song Tool medley. Not unlike Nandi Bushell, Neelakantan has become a YouTube […]
Zayn Malik has released a cover of Jimi Hendrix’s 1971 posthumous tune ‘Angel’ to mark the late guitar legend’s 80th birthday. The former One Direction star, 29, has been praised by the Hendrix estate, who […]
The Black Crowes’ Rich Robinson shoved a stage invader back into the crowd with his guitar at their Melbourne concert. The American rockers were performing at the Palais Theatre on Sunday (20.11.22) when the wayward […]
THE BLACK CROWES‘ Rich Robinson used his guitar to forcibly remove a stage invader during the band’s concert on Sunday (November 20) in Melbourne, Australia. Shortly after THE BLACK CROWES launched into “Stare It Cold”, […]
A 1973 Fender Mustang that was smashed onstage by Kurt Cobain during Nirvana’s first tour in 1989 sold for nearly $500,000 at auction. The winning bid of $486,400 far exceeded the original estimate of $200,000, […]
Lil Wayne “immersed” himself in the guitar so he could play the instrument in a music video. In an interview for Rolling Stone, the rapper recalled how he decided he needed to learn the guitar […]
Bruce Springsteen made his debut appearance on The Howard Stern Show on Monday, where he sat down for a lengthy two-and-a-half-hour career-spanning conversation about his life and music. Springsteen also performed solo acoustic renditions of […]
Zakk Wylde has announced an online guitar course, “Zakk Wylde Berserker Guitar Camp,” which launches October 14th via Riffhard. If you’ve ever wanted to shred like the imitable Ozzy Osbourne/Black Label Society guitarist, now is […]
As teased over social media this summer, guitar icon Zakk Wylde is putting on his instructor hat and offering musicians a chance to learn guitar from the man himself. Taking a break from his guitar […]
Photo Credit: Sweetwater Sweetwater’s Guitar Month celebrates new additions to the massive music store’s amazing guitar line-up. This year some of the new arrivals include guitars made by The Loar, Warwick, Recording King, Larrivee, Sterling […]
Dave Mustaine won’t hang up his guitar until he physically can’t play anymore. The Megadeth axe-slayer battled throat cancer in 2019, and even when he was going through chemotherapy and radiotherapy, he was still working […]