Rush Announce 40th Anniversary ‘A Farewell to Kings’ Reissue
Rush have announced a 40th anniversary reissue of their 1977 album, A Farewell to Kings. The reissue—which is set for a December 1 release—will be available in a Super Deluxe…
Read more »Essential Guitar Licks: Stevie Ray Vaughan’s "The Sky Is Crying" Bends
We all know a great lick when we hear one—Jimmy Page’s solo breaks in “Whole Lotta Love” and Mark Knopfler’s blistering triads in “Sultans of Swing,” for example. Moments like…
Read more »Trivium Premiere "The Sin and the Sentence" Playthrough
Back in August, Florida metal band Trivium premiered a new song called “The Sin and the Sentence.” The band’s first recording with new drummer Alex Bent, it was our first…
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Eddie Van Halen Launches New Online Store
Eddie Van Halen—that guy who used to play Eric Clapton’s “Crossroads” guitar solo during interviews—has just launched a new merch store via Killer Merch. The partnership includes new items, plus—for…
Read more »Queens of the Stone Age Announce 2018 Tour Dates
Queens of the Stone Age have announced a series of tour dates for early 2018, that will take the hard-rock quintet to the western United States and Canada. The dates—which…
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Iconic Guitars Releases NeoClassic Series S and T Models
Southern California-based Iconic Guitars is proud to announce the release of their NeoClassic Series line of guitars. Iconic Guitars launched The NeoClassic line after a yearlong, extensive process working closely…
Read more »Gilby Clarke Discusses Not Being Invited to Join Guns N’ Roses Reunion
Guitarist Gilby Clarke—who, as any little schoolboy knows—was a member of Guns N’ Roses from 1991 to 1994, recently chatted with LA Weekly. Their story, which was published earlier this week,…
Read more »Fatten Up Your Tone, Stevie Ray Vaughan Style, with the King Tone Switch
In 1994, a British band called the Hoax released a moderately successful album called Sound Like This. For me, the album’s main selling point—and the reason I played it over…
Read more »Marty Stuart Premieres "Time Don’t Wait" Music Video
Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives debuted their new music video, “Time Don’t Wait,” earlier today. The video, which was shot in the Badlands and Black Hills of South Dakota on the…
Read more »Gear Review: Mooer Audio ShimVerb Reverb Pedal
As an editor at a guitar magazine, there are many ways I could go about obtaining a new reverb pedal. Although those ways might not always involve money (but they…
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