The Steve Vai Guitar Method

IN THE FIRST OF A SPECIAL THREE-ISSUE SERIES, THE LEGENDARY GUITAR WIZARD STANDS AT THE FRONT OF THE CLASS AND TAKES YOU ON AN UNPRECEDENTED JOURNEY THROUGH VARIOUS PHILOSOPHIES, FUNDAMENTALS AND ESSENTIAL TECHNIQUES TO HELP YOU EXPAND YOUR GUITAR PLAYING. NOW LISTEN UP!

Mob Rules - The Fast Lane

A tribute to the great Shawn Lane

Wood Vibrations - Celtic Cadences

The influence of Celtic music on my acoustic playing

'Fast' Eddie Clarke 1950 - 2018

'Fast' Eddie Clarke 1950 - 2018

Al Joseph

THE REPUTABLE BERKLEE VIRTUOSO DEVELOPS A HYV MENTALITY WITH HIS NEW GROUP PROJECT.

The John Petrucci Guitar Method

IN THE CONCLUSION OF OUR THREE-PART MASTER CLASS SERIES, DREAM THEATER’S JOHN PETRUCCI PRESENTS A WIDE-RANGING AND HIGHLY PERSONAL LESSON, COVERING EVERYTHING FROM GETTING STARTED ON THE GUITAR TO EFFECTIVE APPROACHES TO DEVELOPING MONSTER CHOPS.

Complete Control

BOSS MS-3 MULTIEFFECTS SWITCHER

Super Star

BLACKSTAR HT STAGE 100 MKII

The Texas Gentlemen

THROUGH WITH PLAYING SUPPORTING ROLES, THE LONE STAR–BRED COLLECTIVE RELEASE THEIR DEBUT DISC AND ENJOY SOME WELLDESERVED SPOTLIGHT TIME.

Power Trip

You never know what you’ll get when it comes to Opeth—and that ’s the beauty of Opeth. With their 12th album, Sorceress, the Swedish out fit brings the guitars front and center again.

Eve of Destruction

With the release of Hardwired... To self-destruct, their 10th studio album and first in eight years, just days away, Metallica get ready for the end of the worlds... in positive way

Riffer Madness

Multi-string Virtuoso Tosin Abasi and his animals as leaders expand their already otherworldy sound even further on the madness of many.

Alex Skolnick Trio

The testament guitarist puts a jazzy spin on classics by Aerosmith and scorpions on his new live unbound concert disc.

Weir Tales

GREATFUL DEAD legend BOB WEIR goes the cowboy way with Blue Mountain, his first all-new collection of solo material in three decades. In the following interview, the guitarist reflects on his years playing with Jerry Garcia and speculates on the future of his music long after he’s gone.

Country Road

Brad Paisley Makes His Fender Signature Model Debut With the Surprisingly Affordable Brad Paisley Road Worn Telecaster

Mike Dawes

The British Acoustic Guitar Ace Takes a Fingerstyle Journey, Literally and Figuratively.

Lukas Nelson

The Son of Willie Nelson and Occasional Bandmate of Neil Young Shows His Solo Stuff on the New Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real.

tone alone

supro island series guitars

Kill Switch

Ernie Ball Expression Overdrive and Ambient Delay 

The Extra Myles

ALTER BRIDGE FRONTMAN MYLES KENNEDY BREAKS OUT THE ACOUSTICS, BANJOS, MANDOLINS AND LAP STEELS ON HIS HIGHLY PERSONAL NEW SOLO ALBUM, THE YEAR OF THE TIGER.

Muriel Anderson

THE HIGHLY REGARDED HARP GUITARIST FINDS INSPIRATION FOR HER LATEST COLLECTION IN A RARE CELESTIAL EVENT.

Sky Of Blues

JIMI HENDRIX JAMS WITH JOHNNY WINTER, STEPHEN STILLS AND OTHERS ON A NEW, POSTHUMOUS ALBUM, BOTH SIDES OF THE SKY.

Repeat Performance

MXR CARBON COPY DELUXE ANALOG DELAY

String Theory

String Theory

A Deeper Shade

REVEREND SHADE BALDEROSE SIGNATURE

Perfectly Clear

EARTHQUAKER DEVICES WESTWOOD TRANSLUCENT DRIVE MANIPULATOR

Misha Mosh

PEAVEY INVECTIVE .120 AMP HEAD AND INVECTIVE .212 CABINET

Funk Soul Brother

THE VIRTUOSO TEAMS UP WITH CHAD SMITH AND GLENN HUGHES FOR WHAT HAPPENS NEXT, A NEW ALBUM OOZING WITH FUNKALICIOUS GROOVES AND SOULFUL STYLINGS.

Fit For A King

AN INSIDE LOOK AT KING TONE GUITAR, WHERE HANDMADE PEDALS, PICKUPS AND UNIQUE SWITCHES ALL GET THE ROYAL TREATMENT.

Inquirer Jeff Waters Of Annihilator

My mother told me we would walk by this shopping mall where we lived in Ontario, Canada, and there was a guy playing guitar all the time out in the street.