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70 years on: Remembering Django Reinhardt, the Gypsy jazz trailblazer who triumphed over adversity and changed guitar forever
By Jonathan Horsley published
George Benson says it was his swing. Peter Frampton says it was his soul. John Jorgenson says he was the first to play the impossible. What made Reinhardt so special?

Watch Paul Gilbert pay tribute to the late, great Burt Bacharach with a solo guitar performance of God Give Me Strength
By Jonathan Horsley published
It is the Bacharach and Elvis Costello tune as you have never heard it before, all arranged for and performed on electric guitar

A Black Sabbath ballet is coming to Birmingham and it might just turn out to be a genius meeting of worlds
By Rob Laing published
The band's home city will host the Tony Iommi-endorsed Black Sabbath - The Ballet in September before it visits other cities

Why has Paul Gilbert recorded an album of classic Dio songs?
By Rob Laing published
Well why not? Hear his take on Holy Diver from The Dio Album now

Death Angel guitarist Rob Cavestany and Jackson collaborate on signature model with unique body shape
By Rob Laing published
Offset X marks the spot

Billy Corgan joins Laney amps and sits down with Perry Farrell for interview
By Rob Laing published
It's all going on with Corgan this week as he sits down with the Jane's Addiction / Porno For Pyros lynchpin

Josh Klinghoffer on Red Hot Chili Peppers' The Monarchy Of Roses: “That’s an example of band members and writers of the song hearing it differently"
By Greg Prato published
Song stories: "That song is the only song that really was born out of a conversation rather than anything to do with music or musical instruments”

10 guitarists we want to hear on the next Ozzy album
By Jonathan Horsley published
If the all-star guest lineup on the Ozzy’s Patient Number 9 is a sign of things to come, then there is no shortage of six-string talent to light up the next album from the Prince of Darkness

Epiphone launches the Tony Iommi SG Special, a more affordable version of his famous 1964 ‘Monkey’ model
By Jonathan Horsley published
Based on the Black Sabbath guitarist’s modded ’64 SG Special, this comes with Epiphone PRO P-90 pickups in Vintage Cherry, and there's a Monkey sticker in the case to complete the look
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