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Queen’s Brian May on Jeff Beck and the six guitar tones that changed his life
By Phil Weller published
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
By Phil Weller published
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
By Phil Weller published
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

Ciari Guitars is rising high as the industry’s premier travel guitar maker
By Art Thompson published
Ciari founder Jonathan Spangler tells the story behind his company's innovative folding guitar design and technology

Don Felder makes his first public comments after nearly collapsing onstage
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The guitarist became disoriented while performing on February 13 and had to be helped offstage. He was found to be suffering from dehydration

Steve Vai says he underestimated Adrian Belew’s “brilliance” ahead of the Beat tour
By Phil Weller published
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
By Phil Weller published
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
By Phil Weller published
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
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