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“A retro-refined take on a classic”: Gretsch reboots the Corvette as the all-new CVT – a sub-$500 build based on the oddball vintage gem beloved by Rory Gallagher and Jimi Hendrix
The CVT Double-Cut formally arrives after a run of signature models teased the Corvette's return
Categories: General Interest
“They kicked me out of the band for embarrassing them for being who I am”: Brent Hinds says he was forced out of Mastodon – despite claims his departure was amicable
Hinds has seemingly shed more light on his surprise Mastodon departure in a recent comment on social media
Categories: General Interest
“It’s hilarious because that one thing you pour your heart into is just going to be completely covered by an explosion”: Yvette Young on what it was like to record guitar for James Gunn's Superman
The virtuoso has recently been leaning into more soundtrack-adjacent work, with her guitar chops on full display in the soundtrack of the new DC Universe movie
Categories: General Interest
“What Les Paul was for Gibson, Edward Van Halen is for Kramer”: Eddie Van Halen’s #1 Kramer guitar surfaces for sale – and is expected to reach $3,000,000 at auction
The early 1980s custom build, which was played on tour and once owned by Mick Mars, ushered in a watershed moment for Kramer and the guitar industry
Categories: General Interest
“We love exciting experimental, electronic music that doesn’t even really allow guitars. The rock thing is something we’re trying to fit in”: The Wants’ Madison Velding-VanDam is reimagining jagged post-punk guitar over a genre-spanning sonic landscape
NYC’s the Wants return with Bastard, a sophomore album that transforms personal tragedy – and yeah, some additional bad luck – into a groundbreaking sonic landscape
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“Playing along to streamed music works a treat and, while a straight dry click might not be everyone’s favored choice, it’s a useful facility”: Walrus Audio Canvas Rehearsal review
Walrus Audio’s new utility pedal is designed to sit at the end of your pedalboard and deliver silent practice options
Categories: General Interest
“Checking or asking for the weight of a guitar isn’t for cork-sniffers only”: What’s the optimum weight for a Les Paul? And is there such a thing as too heavy?
Weight is one of the thorniest issues in guitar. We all have our preferences – but should there be a limit?
Categories: General Interest
“If I were anywhere else in America, I might not be here”: Three Days Grace guitarist opens up after he suffered a heart attack mid-show – and kept going
At just 39 years old, Barry Stock experienced a life-threatening incident on stage
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“I ended up using it on the Donna Summer album. It was a hell of a deal”: Jeff “Skunk” Baxter on the cheap $35 guitar that ended up becoming a trusted stage and studio stalwart
The session legend proves once again that price is not always a representative of a guitar’s quality
Categories: General Interest
“People have bought tickets and you can see them thinking, ‘That’s not ‘Brothers in Arms’”: Mark Knopfler on why one of the Dire Straits’ most iconic tracks hinges on this four-note guitar intro
The Dire Straits guitarist reflects on the songwriting process of some of the band’s classic tracks
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“This is the original, hand-made at the Nashville Gibson Custom Shop”: Dave Grohl’s own Gibson DG-335 prototype has surfaced – and it’s up for sale on Reverb
The Gibson Custom Shop build featured on stage and in the studio with the Foo Fighters between 2005 and 2007
Categories: General Interest
“We got on the stage and I just remember watching people walk away before we even started playing”: Brad Whitford and Joe Perry on the time Aerosmith were upstaged by their support act
The guitarist – who came before an Aerosmith festival headline slot – returned to the stage for three separate encores and proved to be a tough act to follow
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“Some purists will find the mix of vintage and Ultra spec sacrilegious, but working players will have waited for a Tele exactly like this”: Fender Ultra Luxe Vintage ’60s Telecaster Custom review
Fender's new high-end range is lightly aged and heavily priced
Categories: General Interest
“We’ve redefined the balance between heritage and innovation”: Fender debuts the American Ultra Luxe Vintage range – taking on its boutique rivals and rolling out its new Heirloom relic’ing process
The latest entry to the American Ultra ecosystem offers subtle Heirloom finishes and Pure Vintage pickups, and looks to make a mark in the boutique modern-meets-vintage guitar market
Categories: General Interest
“I was throwing the guitar at the amp over and over”: Billy Corgan wanted to make a statement on this Smashing Pumpkins song – so he trashed his guitar rig
Corgan tried some unorthodox recording methods while trying to nail the feel of this particular guitar solo
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“It’s essentially based off of a knockoff Fender!” Khruangbin’s Laura Lee Ochoa just got a signature Fender based on the first bass she ever bought – but it was a Jazz Bass copy
Ochoa always perceived Fender instruments as aspirational – now, her success with Khruangbin has just landed her with her own signature model
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“Steve Vai walked me through the process – he’s had it done twice. He introduced me to one of the best surgeons in the US”: Adrian Belew on his carpal tunnel fears and recovery, working with Vai and Frank Zappa, and his next musical adventure
As he recovers from surgery, the progressive guitar icon draws a line from Frank Zappa through Talking Heads, King Crimson and Beat, explains his synergy with Steve Vai, and hints at the pedals that will drive his future creations
Categories: General Interest
“I was side of stage, watching Jake with his ‘number one’ SG. It was a crazy, spiritual experience. I hadn’t heard a guitar player like that before”: Chris Turpin on teaming up with Greta Van Fleet’s Jake Kiszka for Mirador and the unplanned magic of rock
The Ida Mae guitarist isn't even sure what to call Mirador, but with some tone mojo from cranked half-stacks and Jake Kiszka’s raw, effervescent energy, they've got something good going on
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“Interviewers were telling me that I started the whole glam rock, hair metal scene. I said, ‘What? Don’t blame me for that!’” Drugs, guitars, triumph and tragedy – the inside story of Hanoi Rocks
40 years ago – after moving to London to invent the movement that would inspire a million L.A. bands – Finnish upstarts Hanoi Rocks self-destructed. This is their story
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“Someone said, ‘Grief is the price of Love.’ I say that to myself every day but at the end of the day I just miss my friend so much”: Ozzy Osbourne collaborator Andrew Watt opens up on the Black Sabbath legend’s passing
Watt worked with the Prince of Darkness on his final two albums, 2020’s Ordinary Man and 2022’s Patient Number 9
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