Latest articles by Rob Laing
"I never practiced": Unpicking Yngwie Malmsteen's guitar claim
If he's right, how did he get so good?
Revisiting Steve Albini's tour of his worst effects pedals
"As a combination, I travelled the furthest and wasted the most in terms of the percentage of value on those two pedals, of any purchase I've ever made"
8 non-album Chris Cornell tracks that showcase his brilliance
On what would have been Chris Cornell's 60th birthday we delve a little deeper to celebrate his legacy with Soundgarden, Audioslave and solo
Are you getting the best out of your guitar-picking hand? You might be using it wrong
Your hand position is vital
See Fatboy Slim rehearsing bass in a hotel bedroom ahead of his Housemartins Glastonbury reunion
Norman Cook has still got his four-string chops
"I think the speakers in your amplifier have the largest single impact on guitar tone": This guitarist seeks to proves it
Tone is in the cone
Fender and Knockaround are offering you the chance to wear a Strat as glasses
They're available in See-foam Green
Porter is a new open-source headphone amp for bass and guitar designed for using with your pedals
"Distraction-free and all-analog, with no apps and no updates"
Can the relic'ing on a Fender Mike McCready Road Worn Strat be 'improved'? This video finds out
It turns out that one of the key ingredients is a relic wax made by one of the UK's top pickup builders
The cost of playing live is going up but grassroots artists say they're not being paid more
In a new survey, a worrying 54% of live acts have reported no change in gig fees, while 29% reported a decrease
Learn classic metal riffs for beginners with Chimaira guitarist Rob Arnold
Featuring Black Sabbath and Metallica
How much difference does a guitar's fretboard wood actually make to its sound? Well, this video surprised us
The rosewood Vs maple debate
Could the Harley Benton DNAfx GiT Advanced stake a claim as the best value multi-effects and amp modeller pedal right now?
55 amps models, 26 IRs with third party support and 151 effects at a very competitive price
The follow-up to Funny Little Boxes' 1991 pedal has a sneaky preview in a new Alice In Chains tutorial video
And it sounds very promising
While She Sleeps' Sean Long and Mat Welsh on their search and discovery of the perfect guitars
Video The Sheffield band's fresh approach to metal is reflected in their guitar ethos
JD Simo demos Mike Bloomfield's old '63 Strat and proves more than worthy of it
"Mike was the original guitar hero for the baby boomer generation"
Does the Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Les Paul Custom Shop model sound that much better than the standard version?
And the Gibson version joins the mix too
Rob Chapman has some good advice on what to do when you lose motivation as a guitarist
And it won't cost you any money
See Julian Lage make the new Fender Player II Tele sound truly world-class
A Tele demo/love letter from one of the very best guitar players around right now
Why are young northern musicians less supported than the rest of the UK?
A new report highlights a north / south divide emerging
"A strong statement from Fender in 2024 about accessibility and quality": Fender Player II Telecaster and Stratocaster
The new standard?
Guthrie Trapp's guitar pick hack could be a gamechanger for you
"When I started doing that I realised that not only does it sound a lot better to me, I think it's a more direct contact from more surface area"
