Latest articles by Henry Yates
Vox Series 22
A new addition at the affordable end of the legendary amp-maker's range of electric guitars
Fender Road Worn Player Series HSS Stratocaster
Hotter features and pimped-up pickups on a classic design
Status Quo on riffs, grooves, punch-ups, prison and Kit-Kats
A no-holds-barred interview with the six-string double act
The making of Metallica's Master Of Puppets
Behind the scenes of James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett's metal masterpiece
Round table: Whitesnake and Black Star Riders on the ultimate rock guitar and what makes a great solo
Scott Gorham, Damon Johnson, Reb Beach and Joel Hoekstra speak
Def Leppard talk wild tours, guitar playing style and coping with Hysteria
A candid conversation with Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell
Sonny Landreth on covers, Clapton and commando rigs
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
Steve Vai's 11 tips for guitarists
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
John Scofield on his workhorse Ibanez and advice to his younger self
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...
Andy Summers on developing his guitar style and new album Metal Dog
The Police legend on his ear-twisting solo collection
Warren Haynes's top 12 tips for guitarists
The Southern master tells us about jumping genres, duelling with Derek Trucks, and what it really takes to ride with The Allman Brothers…
Ian Thornley: my top 13 tips for guitarists
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.
Mark Tremonti on amp hoarding, his fear of guitar clinics and why he blew out Bonamassa
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."
Derek Trucks on his first guitar, live rituals and lessons learned
He's the ultimate slideman and the A-list sideman - but can Derek keep trucking through the 10 questions we ask everyone?
5 minutes alone: Bernard Butler
Celebrating 20 years of McAlmont & Butler, the one-time Suede hero tells us about stolen guitars, violent playing and the giants of Britpop…
Brian Setzer talks Gretsch Hot Rod signature and rockabilly's roots
The Stray Cat's new reason to strut
Derek Trucks on tone secrets, first records and keeping it real
The Southern slide maestro tells us why gear doesn't make a player, why mediocre guitarists should pipe down, and why he'll never be satisfied...
Taylor 210E
They've been made to suit the working musician – but has Taylor come up with the perfect fit?
Taylor 114ce
They've been made to suit the working musician – but has Taylor come up with the perfect fit?
Recording King Carolina RD-27
What's in a name? Guitarist finds out with this acoustic formerly known as Johnson…
Washburn WI-64V
When you walked into a guitar shop in the '50s, you had a straight choice between humbuckers and singlecoils, and that was that!
Dean DBD Tribute ML
Dean has introduced a new model based on Dimebag Darrell's favourite ML body style.
