Latest articles by Richard Bienstock
“A Lot of What I’ve Wound up Having to Say Has to Do With Vulnerability”: John Frusciante Gives His Most Revealing Interview Yet
The Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist comes clean about his love of Eddie Van Halen, his attraction to clean tones and the importance of staying vulnerable
The Vintage Fender Stratocasters of John Frusciante
Four rare Strats from the Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist’s collection of classics
Get a Close Look at John Frusciante’s Rare Gretsch White Falcon
The Red Hot Chili Pepper reveals another classic guitar from his collection
The John Frusciante Guitar Workout
Get your fingers and brain in sync with the exercises John uses before every gig
Hear John Frusciante’s Fender Telecaster Custom in Action in This New Red Hot Chili Peppers Live Film
VIDEO See this vintage guitar and more from the Red Hot Chili Peppers arsenal in our latest issue, including rare Fender Stratocasters, a Martin 00-15 and a Gretsch White Falcon
Our Latest Issue Features the All-Time Best John Frusciante Interview We’ve Ever Read
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Get a Close Look at John Frusciante’s Iconic Martin 00-15
See this vintage guitar and more from the Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist's collection in our latest issue, including rare Stratocasters, a Telecaster Custom and a White Falcon
Joe Bonamassa Shares Game-Changing Pearls of Wisdom
Five insightful tone tips every guitarist needs to know about.
Black Francis and Joey Santiago Discuss the Past, Present, and Future of Pixies
The alt-rock legends talk writing and recording their latest album, 'Beneath the Eyrie', and the band’s increasingly mythologized past.
The Story of Carlos Santana's Psychedelic "Strat"
This hallucinogenic, “magical realist” guitar perfectly matches Santana's musical aesthetic and spiritual vision.
“Collaboration is Key to Evolution”: Star Producer Andrew Watt Reveals His Top Five Career-Defining Records
The master collaborator picks the tracks that have defined his role as guitarist and producer to stars old and new.
“I Really Wanted to Explore My Relationship to the Guitar”: Myles Kennedy Reveals the Inspiration Behind His Latest Solo Release
The Alter Bridge and Slash singer has the guitar spot all to himself on his album ‘The Ides of March.’
Meet the Beatles Guitars
Collector Chip Sgro reveals the stories behind a half dozen Beatles-inspired pieces.
Pete Townshend on the Genesis of His Pop-Art Masterpiece, 'The Who Sell Out'
How an accidental concept album captured the pop culture zeitgeist and found a band stretching their wings creatively.
How to Write a Hard Rock Classic in Five Minutes: Billy Gibbons Tells the Incredible Story of ZZ Top’s “Tush”
This 12-bar blues banger was recorded using the Pearly Gates Les Paul and a Marshall Super Lead… But what’s a Cooper Time Cube?!
Sean Lennon and Les Claypool’s Meeting of Oddball Minds is a “Definite Creative Chemistry”
The Claypool Lennon Delirium duo discuss their unique artistic bond and unusual recording arrangement.
Vivian Campbell: My Career in Five Songs
The shredder from Dio, Def Leppard, and Last in Line names his top five career-defining cuts.
Julian Lage Shares His Advice For Improvisation
The jazz guitar virtuoso offers four tips for embracing your inner improviser.
Jake Kiszka Discusses Rock’s Unstoppable Evolution and Balancing Beauty and Savagery in Greta Van Fleet’s Sound
'The Battle at Garden’s Gate' sees the Michigan rockers take their songwriting into uncharted territory.
Billy F. Gibbons Reveals How Jeff Beck Helped ZZ Top Score the First 110-volt Marshalls in America
The ‘Burst-toting frontman tells the curious tale of the opening track from ‘ZZ Top's First Album.’
Julian Lage Discusses Jazz as an Abstract Modernist Art Form and the Magic of Improv on His Bravura Blue Note Debut
Lage and his trio honor the Blue Note tradition with a spiritual offering for a troubled modern world.
Jake E. Lee: My Career in Five Songs
The Ozzy Osbourne and Badlands Axman reveals five of his career-defining favorites.
Suzy Shinn and Rivers Cuomo on the Guitars, Amps, and Pedals Behind 'Van Weezer'
Any whammy-bar guitar would do. But for 'Van Weezer,' producer Suzy Shinn explains why Rivers Cuomo's amp had to be a Mesa/Boogie Mark I.
