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February 2021

LET THERE BE ROCK!

Millions of people all over the world have been craving the return of live music, and nobody more so than Andy Copping, the organizer-in-chief of the Download festival. The 2021 event is scheduled for June 4th-6th, with Biffy Clyro, KISS and System Of A Down as the headline acts.

1 min

LET'S DANCE!

IS THE NEW FOO FIGHTERS ALBUM SET TO BE THE FEEL-GOOD HIT OF 2021? PAT SMEAR AND CHRIS SHIFLETT SPILL THE BEANS...

1 min

GOING ONCE...

THE GUITAR WORLD PAYS ATTENTION AS MORE HIGHLY-COVETABLE MODELS FIND THEIR WAY TO THE AUCTION BLOCK

1 min

The Making Of A Guitar Hero

Five things we learned about Joe Bonamassa from the new documentary guitar man

2 mins

IRON MAIDEN THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST

Try out the gut-punching riffs and rapid-fire solos in Maiden’s classic slice of 80s British heavy metal

2 mins

FENDER AMERICAN PRO II STRATOCASTER HSS

The do-it-all Strat?

5 mins

TC ELECTRONIC DITTO+

The new best mini looper to buy?

3 mins

DANELECTRO '57

A ridiculously cool reissue of one of the original American electric guitars

3 mins

MXR M267 OCTAVIO FUZZ

Get fuzzed!

2 mins

ARI O'NEAL

“The secret behind getting so many gigs as a session player?” ponders American guitarist Ari O’Neal, who – in her years of playing for Beyoncé, Jay Z, Lizzo, Alicia Keys and more – would know a thing or two about finding work as a musician. “Post, post and post,” she continues, stressing the importance of making it as easy as possible for people to find you. “I’m always active on my social media pages, it’s really important... As is being different! I want to play like I’m an old black man, and still look like a Barbie [laughs].”

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