Ali Farka Touré Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to the Guitarist Who Proved...
When a student in Bamako played him a John Lee Hooker record for the first time, Ali Farka Touré's reaction was immediate and certain:...
Albert Lee Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to Mr. Telecaster
Eric Clapton wrote the introduction to Albert Lee's biography. He didn't phone it in.
"He is a great, great player, fluid, lyrical, and free —...
Albert Collins Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to The Iceman’s Telecaster Tone
Most blues guitarists spend their careers chasing warmth. Thick, round, syrupy tone — the sound of a Les Paul through a cranked tube amp,...
Adam Jones Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to Tool’s Sonic Architect
The Gibson Silverburst Les Paul Custom was manufactured between 1978 and 1985. It was discontinued by Gibson because the unique metallic paint finish was...
Ace Frehley Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to the Spaceman’s Smoking, Rocket-Shooting Rig
In September 1975, a newspaper review of a KISS concert in Norfolk, Virginia, noted something unusual: "During a solo, Frehley's guitar begins to smoke...
Billie Joe Armstrong Guitars & Gear: The Complete Era-by-Era Guide to Green Day’s Punk...
He was eleven years old when he got it. A scratched-up Fernandes Stratocaster copy buried under stickers, passed down through a chain of people...
Eric Clapton – The Evolution of the Slowhand Sound
There are players who chase tone — and then there’s the man who made it a religion.Long before boutique pedals and YouTube demos, a...
Gary Moore Tone & Gear Guide: Marshall, Les Paul & Guv’nor Setup
Few guitarists have ever managed to make six strings sing like a full gospel choir and howl like a Marshall stack on fire —...
Ritchie Blackmore – The Dark Alchemist of Rock Tone
There are guitar heroes — and then there’s Ritchie Blackmore, the man who turned electricity into mythology.Before shredders learned to race and metalheads learned...
Jeff Beck — The Shape-Shifter of Electric Tone
There are guitar players who chase tone — and then there was Jeff Beck, who became it.He wasn’t a bluesman, a rocker, or a...
