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“Within an iota of perfection”: Any way you choose to look at it, the Florentine Empirial is a stunner
By Dave Hunter published
This creation from the Fender Custom Shop’s former principal master builder looks fantastic, and utterly refuses to put any limits on whatever you intend to do with it
Sheryl Crow guitarist Peter Stroud on why guitarists shouldn’t start on modelers, and how to complement a singer with your playing
By Joe Bosso published
How did Stroud become a right-hand man for Sheryl Crow, Don Henley, Stevie Nicks, and many others? It took lots of talent – and these five rules...
Offered by Silvertone and Harmony, the H63 Espanada was the poor man’s Gibson ES-175
By Dave Hunter published
Like many of its Silvertone/Harmony siblings, the H63 Espanada makes up for its more corner-cutting features with a sound, vibe, and look all its own
From Winger to Dokken, Whitesnake, Night Ranger, and his solo albums, Reb Beach looks back on his career, and his greatest solos
By Mark McStea published
Four decades down the road, the Winger guitarist explains to GP that the band deserved far more than the ‘hair metal’ label
Channel John 5's brilliance with a lesson in his chicken pickin’ prowess, rapid-fire banjo rolls, and behind-the-nut bending
By Chris Buono published
The man of many hats, face paints, and Teles guides GP through a gaggle of curated techniques culled from his catalog of solo albums
On Tripliciti, Andy McKee, Calum Graham, and Trevor Gordon Hall put their fluid fingerstyle chemistry on stunning display
By Jimmy Leslie published
This formidable trio's self-titled debut is the ensemble guitar album of the year – and a watershed acoustic moment
“A satisfying pedal that’s loaded with cool distortion textures”: Danelectro Nichols 1966 review
By Art Thompson published
A reissue of a stompbox that company owner and Foxx founder Steve Ridinger designed and started making when he was just 14, the Nichols 1966 has plenty of retro flavor, with just as many modern applications
How John 5 battled through personal tragedy and mental health struggles to become a six-string sidekick for David Lee Roth, Lita Ford, and Rob Zombie, and Mick Mars' replacement in Mötley Crüe
By Joe Bosso published
John 5 can now be found shredding in stadiums around the world, but, as he tells GP, it took incredible perseverance, and an unbreakable passion for his instrument, to climb that mountain
The Doobie Brothers’ Tom Johnston recounts the stories behind five of the band's classic tunes
By Gary Graff published
From Listen to the Music to Long Train Runnin’, China Grove and more, Johnston reveals the jams, studio wizardry – and political movements – that sparked some of the Doobies' biggest hits
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