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- Guitar News – 29 Apr 2026
Former Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick is recovering after successful heart surgery
He clarifies that fans shouldn’t panic, as the surgery wasn’t an emergency, but rather a bid to correct a congenital heart problem.
The post Former Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick is recovering after successful heart surgery appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar.
Heirs of Jimi Hendrix’s bandmates lose years-long royalties dispute against the Hendrix Estate and Sony Music
Read full article on GuitarWorld.com
The judge concluded that, as per the original contract, the musicians signed their rights away, and that “the first owners of the copyrights… were the producers”
Kirk Hammett, Tobias Forge and Billy Corgan to appear on new album celebrating 50 years of Accept
![[L-R] Kirk Hammett, Tobias Forge, Billy Corgan and Wolf Hoffmann](https://guitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Accept-new-album-hero@2000x1500.jpg)
The new album features re-recordings of 19 of the German metal outfit’s most classic songs, and will also see guest appearances from Rob Halford, KK Downing, David Ellefson and more.
The post Kirk Hammett, Tobias Forge and Billy Corgan to appear on new album celebrating 50 years of Accept appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar.
Steve Vai lists California home for $11.8M, ending an era of working from his Harmony Hut home studio
Situated within Encino’s gated Music Row community, the 5-bed house looks like the dream rockstar getaway.
The post Steve Vai lists California home for $11.8M, ending an era of working from his Harmony Hut home studio appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar.
Dare you join us at the crossroads? Welcome to the acoustic blues masterclass
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Inspired by Big Bill Broonzy, Lightnin’ Hopkins and the O.G. blues great Robert Johnson, this lesson just requires an acoustic guitar. Heartbreak optional
“The original idea was Steve Stevens, but he was busy with Billy Idol”: How Steve Vai ended up joining David Lee Roth’s post-Van Halen band – thanks to Billy Sheehan
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While Vai wasn’t his original choice, the Sheehan-Vai dynamic proved strong enough to outlast Roth’s project
“It’s your phone – I don’t mind”: Why John 5 is against phone bans at live shows
Phone bans have picked up steam in recent times, with a notable ban occurring on Ghost’s 2025/26 live trek, Skeletour.
The post “It’s your phone – I don’t mind”: Why John 5 is against phone bans at live shows appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar.
Digital amps have a new convert in Paul Gilbert…
The rock virtuoso showcases his latest rig in a new post on Instagram, which sees a Fender Tone Master Twin Reverb front and centre.
The post Digital amps have a new convert in Paul Gilbert… appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar.
“When the stuff started to take hold, it was Jekyll and Hyde”: Gene Simmons regrets not staging an intervention for Ace Frehley
Ace Frehley eventually got sober on his own, but bassist Gene Simmons regrets not stepping in to help his struggling Kiss bandmate.
The post “When the stuff started to take hold, it was Jekyll and Hyde”: Gene Simmons regrets not staging an intervention for Ace Frehley appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar.
Gear and techniques for writing guitar riffs – the essential guide
No band or collaborators? No problem. We explore the essential tools and techniques that will help you write guitar parts by yourself.
The post Gear and techniques for writing guitar riffs – the essential guide appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar.
“I’d be in the middle of a tough show, look over at the side of the stage and there’s Nels Cline, one of the best guitar players ever to play rock and roll”: White Denim’s James Petralli has learned to roll with rock’s punches
Read full article on GuitarWorld.com
The sonic architect has been the one constant of White Denim’s 13-album rollercoaster – he tells us how he’s lasted the ride, and how it’s changed him as a player
“The owner saw something in me. He said, ‘You know what? Just pay me back for it later’”: Jake Kiszka on the time he walked out of Chicago Music Exchange with a $25,000 guitar – which would become his Number 1 SG
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The Greta Van Fleet guitar hero looks back on how he first crossed paths with the guitar he affectionately calls The Beloved
“Nobody had ever made that kind of noise on record before”: The life and times of Mike Vernon, the British blues legend who got Eric Clapton his Bluesbreakers tone
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The producer of vintage Fleetwood Mac and Bluesbreakers was one of British blues’ towering figures
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