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- Guitar News – 05 Jun 2026
“I’d rather bomb playing my own stuff than shack up in my dad’s legacy and play Panama”: Wolfgang Van Halen on why his “artistic and personal integrity” won’t let him play Van Halen material
The musician reflects on ‘rickrolling’ the crowd during a recent show in Cincinnati.
The post “I’d rather bomb playing my own stuff than shack up in my dad’s legacy and play Panama”: Wolfgang Van Halen on why his “artistic and personal integrity” won’t let him play Van Halen material appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar.
Paul McCartney’s advice to young bands: “Don’t rely too much on gadgetry. Just play it all, learn it all, write it all”
The Beatles legend says modern records risk sounding “like they’ve been made by gadgets” when musicians depend too much on technology.
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“I was just jamming to the track, and Michael came down with Brooke Shields. I asked, ‘Is this cool?’ He said, ‘Anything you want, Slash’”: The surreal beginning to Slash’s musical relationship with Michael Jackson
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The two would go on to become frequent collaborators, with the top-hatted guitar great contributing to every subsequent album Jackson released during his lifetime
“Once John’s back in the picture, it’s like the other records don’t exist”: Josh Klinghoffer on the “disrespect” given to Red Hot Chili Peppers albums without John Frusciante
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“Those records were important at the time. They were important enough to go and play them around the world.”
The post “Once John’s back in the picture, it’s like the other records don’t exist”: Josh Klinghoffer on the “disrespect” given to Red Hot Chili Peppers albums without John Frusciante appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar.
“I was scared to death with the situation I was in”: Peter Frampton explains why the incredible success of Frampton Comes Alive was the “scariest thing”
Still one of the best-selling live albums of all time, Frampton Comes Alive! is certified 8x platinum by the RIAA.
The post “I was scared to death with the situation I was in”: Peter Frampton explains why the incredible success of Frampton Comes Alive was the “scariest thing” appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar.
The best guitar pedals for beginners: distortions, tuners and more
One small stomp for your foot, one giant leap for your guitar’s sound.
The post The best guitar pedals for beginners: distortions, tuners and more appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar.
“Some of these guitars have doubled in value between 2019 and now”: The best guitar bargains on Reverb – and how to get more for your old gear
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Cyril Nigg, data science leader at Reverb, shares some tips for buying and selling online and discusses some of the trends shaping the used market
“I’ve tried Strandbergs and other ergonomic guitars. They were all close, but they weren’t it”: Meet the Afghanistan war veteran who made it his mission to design the ultimate ergonomic guitar
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The Ghost Lab Acoustics HyperNova 2.0 might look radical, but every inch of it has been designed to protect your body as you play
“I found him at the studio. I said, ‘You never called me back. I got nothing going on my career, you left me in the lurch’”: Pete Townshend offered Peter Frampton his place in the Who – then blanked him
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Frampton was at an all-time low and Townshend wanted to quit touring, but it didn’t quite work out
“We need our community’s help”: California music store appealing for aid following the theft of four Fender Custom Shop Stratocasters
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Wild West Guitars is pleading for help recovering the guitars, two of which were made to commemorate its 25th anniversary
Positive Grid Reactor review: does your guitar amp really need an AI chatbot?
The maker of the game-changing Spark platform enters the world of budget gigging combos with an interesting proposition – an amp that you can have a conversation (or an argument) with…
The post Positive Grid Reactor review: does your guitar amp really need an AI chatbot? appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar.
“My guess was it was the PRS NF. So cool to know it was this”: New guitar, who dis? John Mayer just debuted his stunning new boutique T-style on his new collab with Lainey Wilson
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Mayer has got his hands on a boutique Esquire-style custom build from a legend of Californian guitar making
“It reminds me of monkeys w**king in full view of the people standing around their enclosure”: Chrissie Hynde slams “entitled” fans who film during concerts
“No one seems to understand why artists don’t like it,” says Hynde, who compares the experience to “a mosquito buzzing around your head when you’re trying to go to sleep.”
The post “It reminds me of monkeys w**king in full view of the people standing around their enclosure”: Chrissie Hynde slams “entitled” fans who film during concerts appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar.
15 hotshot NYC guitarists that prove the Big Apple’s still got some bite – from the Rat Queen to the most-hyped indie band on the planet
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Featuring Castle Rat, Geese, the Lemon Twigs and all kinds of bands you need to hear
“I don’t know how to say this without bragging”: This guitarist butchered classic riffs at Guitar Center to rage bait fellow customers. Then Jack White sent her his guitar
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Charlene Kaye’s viral videos have bagged her one of the world’s most bonkers signature guitars
“He added his signature screaming guitar parts, and there it was”: Slash, Tim Henson, Guthrie Govan and Steve Vai have been assembled for an unlikely collaboration album – and it’s filled with A-list players
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Composer Bear McCreary is continuing his epic metal saga with the aid of an all-star cast
Alex Lifeson admits he felt “resentment” towards Geddy Lee when he began putting more keyboards into Rush’s sound in the ’80s: “The keyboards went before the guitar”
“The frequencies occupied by keyboards are similar to heavy guitars, so you can’t really take that approach to fit something in.”
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