From Metal to Modern Art: Jason Newsted Talks Upcoming Exhibit, Metallica and More
After suffering a shoulder injury in 2006 and being unable to play, former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted decided to put down his instrument and pick up a brush. It was during this…
Read more »"Paul Gilbert, We’re Getting a Lot of Complaints from Your Students"
Back in March, before his guitar clinic in Guildford, England, Paul Gilbert dropped by Ambertons Music Co. to chat with “The Captain.” In the clip, which you can watch below, Gilbert…
Read more »Joe Satriani Talks Paul Gilbert, Phil Collen, Warren DeMartini and 2017 G4 Experience
Joe Satriani recently announced the 2017 G4 Experience: Surfing with the Alien 30th Anniversary, with special guests Paul Gilbert, Def Leppard’s Phil Collen and Ratt’s Warren DeMartini. The event is…
Read more »Nita Strauss and Nicole Papastavrou Discuss Their New Band, We Start Wars
“The Animal Inside” is the groove-driven, debut song from We Start Wars, a new, all-female band led by Alice Cooper guitarist Nita Strauss. The band—which also features Nicole Papastavrou (eight-string guitar), Alicia…
Read more »Watch One Man Perform Rush’s "Tom Sawyer" on Guitar, Drums and Vocals at Same Time
It’s not enough for guitarists to excel on their instruments these days—they apparently need to play more than one instrument at once to get anyone’s attention. So have a look…
Read more »Watch Rob Scallon Play "For Whom the Bell Tolls" on Bells
Well, it’s finally May. And, as any up-to-speed guitar-centric internet fan knows, that’s when Rob Scallon posts his popular “Maytallica” videos. Typically, Scallon’s Maytallica clips show him covering a Metallica song…
Read more »David Gilmour’s "Comfortably Numb" Arpeggios
David Gilmour’s first guitar solo on Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb” is a soaring, melodic masterpiece that uses almost exclusively arpeggios. In this lesson video, Joe from Reverb.com examines how Gilmour…
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Sound Strategies and User Tips for the Line 6 Spider V 240HC
Although digital amps have been with us for more than two decades—and analog modeling goes back to Tom Scholz’s Rockman (1982) and Tech 21’s SansAmp (1989)—some guitarists still perceive the…
Read more »New James Hetfield Biography: An Interview with Author Mark Eglinton
Mark Eglinton’s So Let It Be Written: The Biography of Metallica’s James Hetfield is the first biography of a living member of Metallica. In the book, which will hit shelves April 11…
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