“It felt like a boot camp… It tested what we were made of”: Fresh off of Jared Dines’ ‘instant band’ documentary, Musician Mansion, Chena is ready to introduce her intricate, highly melodic playing to the world
The Jackson and Strandberg fan, who takes inspiration from Marty Friedman, Eric Johnson, and others, keeps the work rate high as a solo artist and member of two bands
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Katatonia release new music video for ‘Wind of no Change’
KATATONIA have released a new music video! The new music video, for the track Wind of no Change, is taken from the Swedish melancholic metal band’s upcoming new album, Nightmares As Extensions Of The…
Read more » “I love my Strat; I’m a Strat guy through and through, but I just needed a guitar with humbuckers”: Cory Wong on the making of his signature StingRay and how Vulfpeck just, y’know, made an album during a show
The funkmeister guitarist is back with a whirlwind of new recording projects in his wake, and a fresh new signature guitar by his side
Read more » Mugshot release new music video for ‘I’ll Be Here Forever’
MUGSHOT have released a new music video! The new music video, for the track I’ll Be Here Forever, is taken from the San Jose, California-based metalcore band’s upcoming new album, All The Devils…
Read more » “Not just another clone but instead a blatant counterfeit of Klon’s legendary pedal”: Klon creator Bill Finnegan is suing Behringer over the design of its Centaur Overdrive
Finnegan has accused Behringer’s “counterfeit” pedal of using Klon’s trade dress and “exploiting” his firm’s reputation
Read more » “It’s something a guitar player wouldn’t write, it stretches you as a player”: Dave Murray says Iron Maiden stuck out from the pack because because they have a bassist as the lead songwriter
The guitarist has opened up on Harris’ songwriting lead and why he’s happy taking a back seat in one of the biggest metal bands in the world
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ALBUM REVIEW: A Morbid Parody Of Justice – Warrior Pope
If you’ve paid much attention to the news recently, you may be aware that last month, the Catholic Church said goodbye to Pope Francis, who passed away at the age…
Read more » “Even if you’ve never used a looper before I’d wager it wouldn’t take most guitarists more than 5 minutes to get up and running with it”: TC Electronic Ditto 2 Looper review
TC Electronics’s ubiquitous compact looper gets a well-deserved update – I find out whether it’s kept up with some stiff competition
Read more » Tone Master Pro On the Road: 49 Winchester | Fender
Hit the road with 49 Winchester and the Tone Master Pro as they walk through the amps, effects and presets they use on tour. 🚘 Learn more: https://www.fender.com/en-US/guitar-amplifiers/contemporary-digital/tone-master-pro/2274900000.html #Fender #FenderGuitars…
Read more » “I literally made the change that Eddie Van Halen was known for and was thinking about”: Larry DiMarzio says his revolutionary bridge tweak pre-empted Van Halen’s own mods
The guitar hero’s mods showed an intimate understanding of what makes a guitar sing, and they echoed thoughts DiMarzio was also having
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