Latest articles by Phil Weller
Why 2024 was the year pop music fell in love with guitar solos again
The artistic decisions of the world’s top pop stars may turn the tide for guitar in music's future
Derek Trucks says playing with Buddy Guy taught him the secret power of turning down your amp
Trucks joins Eric Clapton, Quinn Sullivan and Christone "Kingfish" Ingram in praising Guy's influence
Mike Rutherford reveals his secret recording sessions with Eddie Van Halen
The former Genesis guitarist says he found one element of working with Ed difficult
Adrian Smith reveals the two lucky breaks that resulted in a pair of Iron Maiden classics
The tracks, from 1986’s 'Somewhere In Time,' came to him with the help of an oddball guitar and, even stranger, heavy sedation
Joe Bonamassa and Jared James Nichols have found their favorite alternative to the humbucker
Once the “underdog” pickup of the Les Paul universe, P90s are making a comeback among some of today's top players
Jeff Lynne explains why a "campfire classic" proves George Harrison's slide playing was second to none
The ELO frontman and producer shared his comments in a post to Harrison's Instagram page
Warren Haynes says it's the greatest overdrive pedal and tells why the Ibanez Tube Screamer can't beat it
The green screamer was a key part of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s tone, but Haynes explains why the Klon does the job far better
Orianthi reveals how an invitation from Alexander Dumble shaped the tone of her signature Orange combo
Her Oriverb took two years to dial in as she sought to replicate the tone of Dumble's debut build
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter recalls the questionable deal he made with Jimi Hendrix in the mid 1960s
The guitar icon says the swap angered his bosses, but it started a friendship with a guitarist that he knew was destined for bigger things
Sammy Hagar says Joe Satriani was “not a perfect match” for the Best of All Words tour, but one factor set him apart
The outspoken frontman says dozens of 12-year-olds can play like Eddie, but he wasn’t after pure mimicry
Warren Haynes explains the two things every guitarist should do to stop sounding like an amateur
The blues powerhouse says he started out as a singer and that it paid dividends when he began to play guitar
Vernon Reid on the one Hendrix song that doesn’t get the credit its due
The Living Colour guitarist has praised a side of the virtuoso that many overlook
Jake E. Lee clarifies the events leading up to his shooting and gives a health update
Lee explains the timeline and verbal altercation that led to his shooting in October
Jimi Hendrix predicted the rock guitar act that would lead "mind-blowing" music into the future. He wasn't wrong
Hendrix’s comments strike up an interesting debate about what makes an artist “mind-blowing”
Wolfgang Van Halen shreds the rivalry between EVH and Randy Rhoads with a ripping version of "Crazy Train"
Wolfgang honored the late guitar hero at Osbourne's latest Rock Hall induction ceremony
Joe Bonamassa and Joe Perry name the best guitar gear of the year. Their choices surprised us
Of all the new gear introduced this year, these two offbeat items got a nod from the guitarslingers
The Jesus Lizard’s Duane Denison tried to sell Steve Howe a rare jazz guitar when he was a teenager
The punk guitarist explains his early love for prog-rock players like Robert Fripp, Jan Akkerman and Howe
Tony Iommi on his last-minute gig as Jethro Tull's new guitar player
He may have only played two shows with the band, but the experience helped him push Black Sabbath to new heights
Joe Bonamassa reveals the world's most expensive three-channel amp
With three Dumbles, two Marshalls, a rare Mesa/Boogie rotary speaker and an original Klon Centaur, it's a no-expense-spared setup
Jimmy Page on the guitarists he admires and the word he hates when it comes to describing them
His picks included big names and under-the-radar six-stringers he feels deserve more recognition
Matteo Mancuso highlights the one thing social media guitarists get wrong
The young virtuoso has leapt ahead of his peers by making musicality, rather than "wow" factor, his prime focus
John Lennon’s 1971 secret letter to Eric Clapton asking him to start a “ballsy” new rock band is headed for auction
Lennon's letter, now headed to auction, was in part an attempt to help Clapton out of his heroin addiction
David Gilmour says he can't shred so he chose to be tuneful. It made all the difference in creating his signature style
Following on from recent comments by Noel Gallagher, the prog legend discusses why playing fast shouldn't be every guitarist's ultimate goal
