“Whatever I’ve done, whatever I’ve made, whatever I’ve turned into has pretty much been built on this thing”: Chris Stapleton shows Josh Brolin the trashed ’50s Gibson he bought for just $380 – and that became his most treasured possession
Stapleton has given the Hollywood star a guided tour of his glittering collection –and his favorite might surprise you
Read more » “He says, ‘Isn’t this a great guitar? I bought it off some guy on the street for 350 bucks’”: How Lita Ford reacted when she came face-to-face with her stolen B.C. Rich Mockingbird – and the only amp she ever returned
The rock icon talks all things gear, like that time she lied about her age so she could earn money for an SG, Neal Moser’s badass B.C. Rich custom jobs, and why she returned a Kerry King Marshall
Read more » “I’d met Leslie West, and like a lot of guitar players, you couldn’t meet Leslie West and come out unscathed”: Martin Barre explains how the Mountain man influenced his most iconic solo on Jethro Tull’s Aqualung
The Jethro Tull legend says his meeting with the Mountain man left an indelible mark on him as a player
Read more » “I said, ‘I want to riff through all of my favorite guitarists –doing Jimi Hendrix behind the head, Pete Townshend’s windmill, the Eddie Van Halen hammer thing”: Michael J. Fox and others discuss the Back to the Future guitar – and a clue to its identity
The Cherry Red ES-345 has become a cultural icon since the film was released in 1985, but it hasn’t been since since
Read more » “It’s a preamp, but it’s got the biggest distortion I’ve ever heard”: Fontaines D.C.’s Carlos O’Connell reveals the secret weapon on his pedalboard – a plain box with one knob and oodles of gain
Owning one doesn’t come cheap, but the left-field pedal has been at the center of the band’s monumental rise to fame
Read more » “When the Strat wasn’t working right during a show, Rory would pick this up”: Rory Gallagher’s back-up ‘Frankenstein’ Strat – gifted to its current owner by U2 – sells at auction for over $50K
The guitar was his guinea pig for pickup tests and stood as his number two when his main Strat needed a reset
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ALBUM REVIEW: Speculative Fiction – Indifferent Engine
INDIFFERENT ENGINE are not a band to do anything by half measures. Vocalist Adam Paul established the Cambridge-based five-piece in 2021, looking to move beyond his solo work into new…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Osmium – Caregah
For the past six years, Swedish metal quartet, CAREGAH, have been toiling and honing a groove laced brand of heavy metal. A cascading wall of sound delivering crashing hook laden…
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Ov Sulfur release new song ‘The Seed’
OV SULFUR have released a brand new song! The new song, titled The Seed, is the brand new single from the Las Vegas-based blackened deathcore band and marks their first new music…
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Never Happy, Ever After – As It Is
AS IT IS have long become beloved in the UK pop-punk scene. The group’s debut album, Never Happy, Ever After saw them propelled to international significance, and championing the UK…
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