Latest articles by Phil Weller
Yvette Young explains why your guitar and amp shouldn't get equal treatment from your gear budget
The Covet guitarist. who recently released the signature Qi Etherealizer pedal with Walrus Audio, will receive her third signature model guitar from Ibanez
Gibson's 1965 Firebird revival has has the most unusual name
The guitar was an important transitional build as it tampered with the model designed to rival the Stratocaster
Wolfgang Van Halen on life without Eddie and how his grief pushed him into a new chapter
After shelving his debut album as his dad’s health deteriorated, the guitarist found that working on the record helped him channel his grief
A huge archive of unseen footage from a canceled Van Halen documentary has leaked online
The videos chart the band’s antics on and offstage across six years, including their tour with Black Sabbath and their Monsters of Rock headliner in 1984
Why Rory Gallagher rejected the chance to bring Cream back from the dead in 1968
Clapton’s power trio imploded almost as quickly as it had arrived, but the band’s management didn’t want the party to end
Nita Strauss reveals the five riffs that changed her life
She's played two of the riffs on a nightly basis at different times in her career and refers to one Swedish metal band as "my Beatles"
Brian May tells how he fought the naysayers to make the Red Special Queen's secret weapon
The homemade guitar had its issues at first, but the guitarist and his father refused to give up and forged one of rock’s most iconic guitars
Gibson spotlights its forgotten Superstrat era in its latest Certified Vintage collection
The prototype models showcase the time when the luthier tried to seduce shredders who defined a decade of guitar playing
Wolfgang Van Halen hits back at the haters who threatened to tarnish his time in Van Halen
Portions of the fan base were unhappy when Wolfgang got the bass gig in Michael Anthony’s absence, but he says it couldn't have happened without him
Joe Bonamassa and Gibson’s Tom Murphy explain how to tell a real Gibson Les Paul from a fake
When $18 million of fake Les Pauls were intercepted last year, it highlighted the danger of counterfeit guitars tainting the market. An all-star YouTube video is helping people spot the differences
Mark Knopfler called it his most challenging Dire Straits song to perform
The guitarist once said "Having good chops definitely helps, but it’s not the whole story.” This revelation proves it
John Mayer had an unusual idea about how to fix his Fender Custom Shop Strat
Mayer's desperate attempt to put his guitar right shows his talent for thinking outside the box
How Prince, Robert Fripp, and Kirk Hammett flew the flag for underdog luthiers
Off-brand guitars have found great fame under the fingers of great players, proving there’s plenty to admire beyond the major manufacturers
Norman's Rare Guitars turned down the chance to own one of the most famous Beatles guitars
The world-renowned vintage gear salesman regrets not buying the guitar, whose fate has become a matter of mystery
Tony Iommi reveals how Black Sabbath fought power to get its signature heavy guitar tone on record
The band’s legendary debut album, released 55 years ago, defined the sound of heavy metal for decades to come
Queen’s Brian May on Jeff Beck and the six guitar tones that changed his life
May says guitars were illegal at his school, but he snuck one in and practiced Hank Marvin, Elvis and Buddy Holly songs with his friends
There’s a fake Wylde Audio website and it's full of bizarre inaccuracies and awful AI imagery
Zakk Wylde launched his namesake brand in 2015, but Wylde-audio.com tells a whole different narrative and claims many rock icons love its products
See lost footage of Led Zeppelin playing Denmark in 1979
The film lay in a drawer for 45 years and shows Zeppelin performing on dates that were intended as warm-ups for the group's historic Knebworth shows
Steve Vai says he underestimated Adrian Belew’s “brilliance” ahead of the Beat tour
The two guitarists have had the punishing job of performing King Crimson's 1980s output live onstage
Tony Iommi almost launched Black Sabbath's heavy metal crusade with a Fender Stratocaster
If it weren’t for two events, the band’s debut album and the genre it shaped would have sounded very different
Gene Simmons on intimidating Geezer Butler and Kiss’ territory-marking tour with Black Sabbath in 1974
Black Sabbath were at the height of their powers in the mid '70s, but that didn’t stop Simmons from trying to scare off the competition
"We were like, ‘Who?’” Metallica's first national tour left audiences scratching their heads.
The British metal act Raven sheds light on the thrash giant’s tour for their debut album, 'Kill ‘Em All'
Did Joe Satriani's deal with Peavey cause Eddie to leave for Fender?
The late virtuoso departed the firm in 2004 before starting up EVH with Fender. But his time with Peavey benefited the gear maker in more ways than one
