BREWER'S CHOICE

To cut House of Axes, bluegrass ambassador Gary Brewer picked a half-dozen vintage Martins from his collection of more than 100 - including a 19th century model among the rarest of the rare.

ON FIRE

Van Halen might not have been the same group without Ted Templeman, the producer who discovered and signed them, then produced their greatest albums. He tells Guitar Player how it all began with a friendly tip: \"Ted, these guys are hot!\"

SEVEN STRINGS TO SWING

As he drops Stage & Screen, John Pizzarelli celebrates his 40th year of recording and reflects on the lessons he learned from his father, Bucky.

RISING FORCE

As she drops The Call of the Void, her unapologetically shred sophomore album, Nita Strauss riffs on stress, solos and the importance of heeding Yngwie.

PAST PLEASURES FUTURE SHOCKS

As he releases his expanded Star Fleet Project box set, Brian May expounds on Eddie Van Halen's role in it, the future of Queen and the dangers Al poses for music in the coming year.

A Love Supreme

Julian Priester Pepo Mtoto's Love, Love defines a moment with deeply spiritual power.

Mail-Order Pride

Launched as a post-WWII startup, Carvin Guitars grew into a guitar gear giant, one catalog sale at a time.

TIP SHEET

From breathing to talking - Eddie 9V reveals the advice that made him blues-rock's new guitar star.

THE DRAGON TAMER

Simon McBride's fire-breathing tube tones power a new era of Deep Purple.

A TELE TRIBUTE WITH A TWIST

To build his hollowbody Tribute, Tim Bram turned to a vintage Fender from his youth. The result is a remarkably versatile jazz box.

How I Wrote..."Crimson and Clover"

Pop icon Tommy James reveals the magic combination behind the Shondells' timeless psychedelic hit.

TAYLOR

Builder's Edition 814ce

Open Source

The world of open tunings, according to Peppino D'Agostino.

THE GYPSY IN HIS SOUL

As he wraps the 20th installment of his celebrated Django A GoGo Festival, Stephane Wrembel reflects on the guitarist whose musical essence inspires his own.

FORCE of NATURE

Faced with a choice between David Bowie and his own band, Stevie Ray Vaughan took a bet on the blues and unleashed a torrent 40 years ago with his debut album, Texas Flood. Double Trouble’s Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton fill in the details.

DRIVE SHE SAID

As she drops her latest album, Mother Road, Grace Potter reveals what she learned from playing on nylon strings - and why a Flying V is still the best rock and roll guitar.

SHINE A LIGHT

As Greta Van Fleet prepare for a massive tour and the release of Starcatcher, Jake Kiszka talks tone, gear...and what everyone gets wrong about his 1970s hard-rock approach to guitar playing.

HOLIDAY IN THE SONS

With a new Rival Sons album in the charts, Scott Holiday is back in the spotlight following a four-year absence.

When Japan Was the Future

Intended as a Les Paul killer when it bowed in 1976, Yamaha's SG-2000 appealed to players fed up with declining U.S. quality.

After the Flood

Devastated by his partner's death, Alexandre Lagoya reclaimed his life and artistry on his own.

TIP SHEET

Nili Brosh shares hard-earned wisdom from her years as a solo and supporting guitarist.

BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

On Double Exposure, Vinnie Moore unites both spheres of his rock guitar influences.

WEATHER CASTER

How climate extremes led Gene Baker to re-envision the acoustic-electric with b3 Guitars' Cielo Deluxe.

DANELECTRO -'59 Triple Divine

BACK IN 1959, Danelectro founder Nathan Daniel introduced the Deluxe model, an innovative and low-cost electric guitar that featured a \"shorthorn\" double-cutaway body made of pine and hardboard, a pair of single-coil pickups housed in lipstick tubes (originally sourced from cosmetics maker Max Factor), and a bolt-on neck with a distinctive Coke-bottle headstock.

COLE CLARK - True Hybrid TL2ECBLBL-HSS

HOLY HYBRID! WHAT an intriguing acoustic/electric premise, promising the best of both worlds.

PRS SE Zach Myers Signature

FOR ALL THE big-name players who have been drawn to Paul Reed Smith guitars, Zach Myers' dedication to the brand is hard to beat.

Django Explained

Stephane Wrembel delivers insights on Django Reinhardt's style of gypsy jazz.

FRESH LEFTOVERS

From slide to fingerstyle, Catfish Keith's modern technical virtuosity makes old-time country blues simmer with new flavors.

THE LAST REBEL

When Gary Rossington died, Lynyrd Skynyrd lost its last link to the band's hell-raising origins. In this tribute, Johnny Van Zant and Rickey Medlocke recall his music, legacy and southern spirit.

KEEPING THE PEACE

Recorded during the pandemic simultaneously with 2021's Heavy Load Blues, Gov't Mule's Peace... Like a River is an exercise in taking risks. It was also, says Warren Haynes, \"a way of not going crazy.\"