Henry Yates
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ESP LTD MH-330FR
By Henry Yates last updated
Same old shape, but this new MH packs a double dose of active pickup punch
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Charvel Skatecaster SK-3 ST
By Henry Yates last updated
Punk meets shred on Charvel's minimalist new model…
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Steve Morse's 12 tips for guitarists
By Henry Yates last updated
Deep Purple and Flying Colors man reflects on 50 years of guitar playing
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One for the road: Zakk Wylde
By Henry Yates last updated
In the latest instalment of our regular touring feature, the Black Label Society berserker talks his new guitar company, his wild days with Ozzy and the downside to hotel destruction…
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10 things you'll see at a guitar show
By Henry Yates last updated
Play along with our NAMM bingo!
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Biffy Clyro's Simon Neil on new album Ellipsis and beating writer's block
By Henry Yates last updated
"I don't think there's anything that can compete with a guitar"
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5 minutes alone: Billy Duffy
By Henry Yates last updated
As The Cult return with 10th album, Hidden City, Billy Duffy talks bad gear, tight trousers and why Manchester produces the best players…
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9 WTF?! guitarist TV appearances
By Henry Yates last updated
Our pick of the top weird, wonderful and memorable TV appearances from the likes of The Smiths to Slipknot and KISS to At The Drive-In.
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Round table: Whitesnake and Black Star Riders on the ultimate rock guitar and what makes a great solo
By Henry Yates last updated
Scott Gorham, Damon Johnson, Reb Beach and Joel Hoekstra speak
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Def Leppard talk wild tours, guitar playing style and coping with Hysteria
By Henry Yates last updated
A candid conversation with Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell
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Sonny Landreth on covers, Clapton and commando rigs
By Henry Yates last updated
As he returns to his roots with new solo album, Bound By The Blues, the Louisiana slide man shares his wisdom on oddball techniques, the magic of mistakes and the joys of jamming with Clapton
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Andy Summers on developing his guitar style and new album Metal Dog
By Henry Yates last updated
The Police legend on his ear-twisting solo collection
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Warren Haynes's top 12 tips for guitarists
By Henry Yates last updated
The Southern master tells us about jumping genres, duelling with Derek Trucks, and what it really takes to ride with The Allman Brothers…
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Ian Thornley: my top 13 tips for guitarists
By Henry Yates last updated
Watch Ian Thornley on stage with Big Wreck and he's every inch the untouchable rock god. Meet the 43-year-old in person, though, and it turns out he sees himself in less grandiose terms.
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Steve Vai's 11 tips for guitarists
By Henry Yates last updated
In his 35-year career, blur-fingered New Yorker Steve Vai has given instrumental guitar a good name and raised the technical bar to where other virtuosi fear to tread
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John Scofield on his workhorse Ibanez and advice to his younger self
By Henry Yates last updated
The formidable New York fusion pioneer talks powercuts, copycats and big, fat jazz guitars - as he stays Up All Night to answer the 10 questions we ask everyone...
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Status Quo on riffs, grooves, punch-ups, prison and Kit-Kats
By Henry Yates last updated
A no-holds-barred interview with the six-string double act
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The making of Metallica's Master Of Puppets
By Henry Yates last updated
Behind the scenes of James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett's metal masterpiece
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Mark Tremonti on amp hoarding, his fear of guitar clinics and why he blew out Bonamassa
By Henry Yates last updated
Ask Mark Tremonti for his solution to writer's block and the 41-year-old metaller can only shrug: "I don't run into that too often."
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Derek Trucks on his first guitar, live rituals and lessons learned
By Henry Yates last updated
He's the ultimate slideman and the A-list sideman - but can Derek keep trucking through the 10 questions we ask everyone?
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5 minutes alone: Bernard Butler
By Henry Yates last updated
Celebrating 20 years of McAlmont & Butler, the one-time Suede hero tells us about stolen guitars, violent playing and the giants of Britpop…
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Brian Setzer talks Gretsch Hot Rod signature and rockabilly's roots
By Henry Yates last updated
The Stray Cat's new reason to strut
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