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“Pat Metheny is one of the best composers”: Matteo Mancuso – 10 albums that changed my life
The Sicilian virtuoso salutes Jimmy Page's stylistic adventurism, the compositional genius of Pat Metheny and Al Di Meola, and declares Jaco Pastorius “the Jimi Hendrix of bass”
Gibson unveils Murphy Lab replica of Eric Clapton’s “Disraeli Gears” 1958 Les Paul Custom
The Cream of the crop for collectors, this forensic reproduction ships with a second pickguard signed by Slowhand and Lee, a custom Duck Brothers case and a lot of mojo
Steven Wilson promises no less than the reinvention of the “extended classic rock solo” on new album
The prog visionary says Randy McStine's solo is one of the highlights of an album that's animated by a grand musical ambition in the vein of Mike Oldfield and Pink Floyd
Johnny Marr says satin finishes have no business being on a guitar neck
Gloss is boss in Marr's book as he reveals his six-string pet peeve
Joe Bonamassa and Seymour Duncan put pre-CBS tones on the menu with “Greenburst” Strat pickup set
The hottest mod of the year? These replicate the same gray-bottomed single-coils in the ’64 Stratocaster that stopped Bonamassa in his tracks at Norman’s Rare Guitars
Plini shows us his modded signature Strandberg Boden, but what’s that hiding in the tremolo springs?
Plini was hanging around at ArcTanGent 2024 waiting for his set to start. We asked him what was new with his Strandberg, pointed a camera at him, and this is what he told us....
Brian May says it was “illegal” to have a guitar at his school but played during lunch hour anyway
May was reminiscing about the early days of learning on acoustic as he presented his new signature SJ-200 12-string at the Gibson Garage London and performed with Arielle
Inspired by the stars, co-designed by the Queen guitarist, Gibson unveils Brian May SJ-200 12-String
Just look at those stunning agoya shell star inlays and that planetary-themed pickguard
