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Explore classic interviews with Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and many other guitar greats from our growing archive.

By Phil Weller Published
Forbes estimates his fortune at $1.4 billion, but much of it came from the publishing empire he built after the Fab Four

By Christopher Scapelliti Published
The frontman was suffering from fever, vomiting and diarrhea, forcing the band to call off its Bogotá performance just hours before showtime.

By Elizabeth Swann Published
The Smiths guitarist remembers the late musician, whose inventive playing helped shape one of rock's most influential guitar partnerships.

By Daryl Robertson Published
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By Ross Holder Published
There's not much point in waiting til the end of November with the early Black Friday sales in full flow at Guitar Center

By James Grimshaw Published
Positive Grid’s already-affordable feature-packed practice amps just got even cheaper in this early Black Friday sale

By Matt McCracken Published
The first huge Black Friday guitar sale just landed at Sweetwater with discounts hitting up to 60% off

By Ross Holder Published
Now's your chance to score sizeable discounts across the 100, 200, and Studio range of Taylor acoustic guitars this Black Friday

By Daryl Robertson Published
Black Friday has landed early at Sweetwater, Guitar Center, Positive Grid, Guitar Tricks, and more

By Christopher Scapelliti Published
The late singer’s former assistant owned the Gretsch seen in his iconic video, but her brother says she never would have agreed to sell her cherished memorabilia.

By Rod Brakes last updated
Shopping around for a Fender Telecaster? Here’s a list of our top choice Teles from Fender and Squier

By Daryl Robertson last updated
Unlock the freedom of the stage with our pick of the top-rated wireless guitar systems from Boss, Line 6, AKG, Behringer, Sennheiser, NUX, and more

By Christopher Scapelliti Published
In a 2017 interview with Guitar Aficionado, the country-rock six-string ace revealed how a sad and deeply personal twist of events brought a prized '59 Les Paul into his life

By Christopher Scapelliti Published
Think you know everything there is to know about the guitars of Eric Clapton? See where you end up on the leaderboard of the GP quiz…

By Joe Matera Published
The shredder tells the story behind his most outlandish creation — and what remains of it

By Phil Weller Published
Martin historian Dick Boak claims the guitar tech had gone home before the scene was filmed, and the prop instruments were never brought to the set

By Phil Weller Published
Steve Thompson says he fought to keep Newsted’s bass audible on Metallica’s 1988 classic, but James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett ultimately got the mix they wanted

By Phil Weller Published
It’s one of the band’s most iconic songs, but it was forbidden from being released as a single in the U.K.

By Phil Weller Published
"We’re looking for genuine players who are willing to share honest opinions…"

By Phil Weller Published
Guitar collector Perry Margouleff filmed the Mahwah property in its final days, while Les Paul’s son questions why preservation was never pursued

By Phil Weller Published
As Sam Mendes re-creates the iconic image for his new Beatles films, we revisit how the original cover photo became an icon

By Phil Weller Published
The singer says the Who's pioneering use of volume, feedback and Marshall amps laid the foundations for metal years before Black Sabbath arrived.

By Phil Weller Published
PRS confirms it received a cease-and-desist letter over the Silver Sky — John Mayer’s massively successful signature model. But does this latest target meet Fender’s copyist criteria?

By Phil Weller Published
The album’s roots live on as 'Let It Be,' but Johns says the rest of the band didn’t get McCartney’s “really interesting” idea

By Phil Weller Published
Rubber-bridge guitars have changed the sound of acoustic guitar over the past 10 years. And it's all down to one man's invention

By Chris Barnes Published
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By Keith Wyatt Published
Keith Wyatt was both a student and tutor at LA's GIT. Here he demonstrates how the CAGED system boosted his blues playing, fretboard knowledge and how you can benefit too

By Sue Foley Published
Foley offers essential advice for electric and acoustic blues players

By Elizabeth Swann Published
After his sold-out Manchester concert, the soul legend made an unexpected stop at a local restaurant — where staff had been hoping to meet him for 18 months

By Christopher Scapelliti Published
The Beatles legends will headline the benefit concert's 10th anniversary edition in Las Vegas, alongside The Killers, The War on Drugs, St. Vincent and Lucius

By Elizabeth Swann Published
The Heart sisters had one mission at the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors: impress Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones

By Christopher Scapelliti Published
Cameron Winter paid his respects to the late guitarist before the band launched into a cover of “Ain't That Nothin'” on the day Lloyd died

By Elizabeth Swann Published
The drummer has a particular Grace Under Pressure track in mind as the band prepares for its Sphere residency next year.

By Elizabeth Swann Published
The 2011 Howard Stern interview has just been released in full, revisiting the making of a track that has surpassed 1 billion Spotify streams.

By Christopher Scapelliti Published
The guitarist explains why revisiting the band's landmark 1986 performance brings back the pressures of life on the road, as the restored film arrives on Blu-ray, DVD and digital this November 6

By Christopher Scapelliti Published
The 81-year-old singer was hospitalized in Germany, forcing the band to call off the rest of its European and U.K. tour

By Christopher Scapelliti Published
Coolidge helped write “Groupie (Superstar),” recorded by Delaney & Bonnie in 1969. Two years later, the Carpenters turned it into a hit under the title “Superstar”