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- Guitar News – 17 Jun 2026
“I was just amazed at all the great jazz voicings that song has”: The Ozzy Osbourne classic Kirk Hammett wishes he wrote
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“Randy Rhoads really showed a lot more depth than just rock licks and power chords,” says the Metallica guitarist.
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“We had a new guitar tech. The first thing he did was cut all the guitar strings off. It was devastating”: Why Kurt Vile prefers older guitar strings – and hardly ever changes his
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Vile has been guitar through and through since the beginning, so much so that he prefers the sound of dead strings…
Building a DIY pedal kit? Here are some tips for neatness and reliability
Here’s how to avoid wiring spaghetti, messy circuit boards and short-outs while building your own pedal.
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“It’s like the wind is at your back when you’re playing it”: The difference between a PRS Silver Sky and Fender Stratocaster, according to a blues hero who plays both
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The guitars have their own unique qualities in Philip Sayce’s eyes – and both are welcome in his rig
“There was a lot of interference and push to be commercial. We went along for the ride – and got left in the middle of nowhere”: The thrash metal bands who deserved to make it – but didn’t
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For every success story like Metallica from the ‘80s metal movement, there are countless bands who didn’t make it. Some of them never gave up
“I’m creating music for the girls in the front row. Not the weird dude with a tripod trying to look up my shorts”: Grace Bowers has returned to YouTube and launched a new era on her own terms
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Bowers has said guitar content isn’t a focus for her anymore on YouTube – and she’s now creating music “true to who I am”
“It’s just the market going, ‘Oh, but I want a Strat or a Les Paul’”: Phillip McKnight explains why innovative guitar designs often fail
In a new conversation, the YouTuber joins Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto, who calls the current guitar market “super traditionalist”.
The post “It’s just the market going, ‘Oh, but I want a Strat or a Les Paul’”: Phillip McKnight explains why innovative guitar designs often fail appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar.
Was Neal Schon the godfather of ’80s glam metal? Tracing the surprising origins of Mötley Crüe’s seminal Looks That Kill riff
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We time-travel back to the era of zebra stripes and ripped jeans to investigate the mystery of Crüe’s Looks That Kill and the riff that changed the world
Polyphia announces 2026 world tour – and they’re bringing two of the biggest names in guitar playing with them
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Tim Henson and co will play shows in North America, Europe, and the UK throughout 2026
Sunn O))) and EarthQuaker Devices launch compact version of the acclaimed Life Pedal: “Half the size, just as heavy”
With reworked circuitry, the HalfLife is now a permanent fixture of the EarthQuaker Devices lineup.
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“The most important and influential bass guitarist in the 66-year history of the Precision”: Fender honors legendary Motown bass great with recreation of James Jamerson’s workhorse bass
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Jamerson’s beloved Precision Bass has been recreated in all its vintage, warm-voiced glory
Yvette Young has a new piece of signature gear – and it might be the one stop shop for all the ambient prog rock tones you’ve been waiting for
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Young has a unveiled a new Mixwave plugin that has a treasure trove of toys to play with
“In musical hierarchies, there was Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, and I was like, ‘Where am I?’” Ed O’Brien opens up on his guitar insecurities in Radiohead
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The Radiohead guitarist speaks about dealing with depression in a band and finding solace in the familial bond with his bandmates
“It’s sensitive enough to cater to those who demand the utmost accuracy, while remaining simple enough to use that the gigging player will appreciate it.”: Fender Strobo-Sonic Pro Tuner Pedal review
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Fender’s new utility pedal looks to bridge the gap between speedy tuning and precision set-up work
“We started talking about Black Sabbath, and Buzz goes, ‘You know they did this thing called drop D.’ We said, ‘What’s that?’” Kim Thayil on how Soundgarden took rock guitar into the superunknown – and the unfinished Chris Cornell tapes
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With the Soundgarden guitarist‘s memoir, A Screaming Life, out now, he unpacks the story behind one of the most influential rock bands of the ’90s
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