Latest articles by Gary Graff
Steve Stevens on his all-time worst gig and the visit to Jimi Hendrix's grave that never happened
The Rock Hall nominee recounts the good, bad and ugly shows ahead of releasing Idol’s latest album
"It was in the early days of wireless guitars." Squeeze guitarist Glenn Tilbrook reveals his best and worst gigs of all time
The English guitarist and songwriter is currently performing with Squeeze, supporting Daryl Hall and playing solo dates
Ricky Byrd reflects on Jeff Beck, the Who, Humble Pie and the 10 records that changed his life
The NYC rock guitar icon has just released 'NYC Made,' his first album for Little Steven Van Zandt’s Wicked Cool label
How an extremely rare goldtop 1958 Les Paul Standard found its way into Wayne Sermon's hands
Sermon brought the guitar out last October for the band’s filmed concert at Hollywood Bowl, which comes to theaters this week
Alex Lifeson says digital technology made him a believer on his new album with Envy of None
The guitarist believes 'Stygian Wavz,' out March 28, presents the quartet as a unified band for the first time
Dan Donegan tells how a "warm-up" session produced Disturbed's signature hit, "Down With the Sickness"
The band is celebrating the 25th anniversary of 'The Sickness' with a rarities-packed reissue and has plans for a new full-length.
Billy Idol took his Les Paul Junior — and his mother — to meet Les Paul in 1986
The guitar legend placed his signature on the guitar, which Idol then covered in varnish “so it will never come off”
Don Felder on how he crafted his iconic guitar solo for the Eagles’ “One of These Nights”
Felder considers his creation "the most deliberate solo I did" and says he took his cues from the style of alto saxophonist David Sanborn
Nels Cline sets aside guitar improvisations on his debut release with Consentrik Quartet
The group’s debut arrives seven years after they teamed up for a John Zorn show. Their inaugural tour launches March 30
Kirk Hammett takes us deep inside 'The Collection,' his new tome from Gibson Publishing
The guitarist tells us about the guitars he's won and those he's lost as he admits "in the process of trading up, sometimes you have some remorse"
Steven Wilson redefines the modern guitar solo on 'The Overview' by putting tone first
Wilson's new solo album is influenced by the experience space travelers have when seeing Earth from outer space
Alex Lifeson on how Rush’s early failure pushed them for their breakthrough success
The guitarist explains how the band’s more ambitious direction “inspired me to mess around with my guitar tone”
Stephen Stills sold his Les Paul 'Burst to Waddy Wachtel — and forgot the deal ever went down
Wachtel used the guitar throughout his career until Gibson Custom created a limited-edition Collector’s Choice replica for him in 2014
“You can't look over and be, 'Omigod! I'm playing with Jimmy Page!'” Twenty-five years after Page and the Black Crowes joined forces, Rich Robinson explains the group’s split with the legend as an expanded ‘Live at the Greek’ arrives
The Page and Crowes tandem marked a high point in both artists' histories. Robinson recalls being "awestruck" to perform with his hero
"Why it didn't sound like a complete pile of crap, I don't know!" Steve Howe on “Siberian Khatru"
The guitarist also talks about the 1972 album’s genesis as it receives its Super Deluxe box set release
Steve Howe reflects on the future of Yes — and reveals that he once refused to let his techs tune his guitars
The guitarist hints he "may have something else I want to talk about, maybe later in the year as well."
Ana Popovic got her favorite guitar with a box of $20 bills. Years later, it helped her find the strength to survive the worst
The Serbian guitarist bought her 1964 Fender Stratocaster at a time of economic uncertainty. “It’s been a lifesaver,” she says
Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson says Eric Clapton convinced him he had a limited future as a guitarist
Anderson credits Clapton and albums by Dire Straits, Pink Floyd and Frank Zappa with shaping his musical direction
Nels Cline on the Allman Brothers Band, the Byrds, John Coltrane and the 10 albums that changed his life
The debut album Cline’s new band, Concentrik Quartet, comes out March 14
Joe Bonamassa gives an update on the Nerdville guitars following the L.A. fires
The guitarist was at dinner when the evacuation order for his neighborhood sent him on a mission to save the vintage collection from doom
He kickstarted 1970s power-pop with a Gibson SG, a rented acoustic and a gem of a song that remains a classic
Todd Rundgren’s “Couldn’t I Just Tell You” helped revive 1960s-style power-pop in the era when hard-rock and heavy-metal ruled the airwaves
Grace Bowers on Funkadelic, Leslie West and the 10 records that changed her life
The guitar wunderkind reveals the diverse range of funk, rock and R&B albums that shaped her as a musician
Mike Campbell on the lessons he learned from Tom Petty and the guitars he’ll never part with
The guitarist explains how the Dirty Knobs became his labor of love in the wake of Petty's premature death
"We hit this one lick, and the lighting director came rushing forward: 'Don't change a thing!”’ Billy Gibbons reveals how a soundcheck jam turned into ZZ Top's breakthrough hit
Gibbons says he has new music in the works with ZZ and the BFGs, whose new single — "Livin' It Up Down in Texas" from the Paramount+ series Landman — comes out today
