Bombino Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to the Sultan of Shred of the...
Two of his bandmates were executed.
In 2007, the second Tuareg rebellion erupted in Niger. The government, determined to crush it in all its forms,...
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...
Billy Gibbons – The Reverend of Tone and the Church of Groove
Some chase the perfect tone. Billy Gibbons built a lifetime proving it already existed.
Before the beards, the hot rods, and the sunglasses that became...
Steve Vai: Master of Technique, Tone & Extended-Range Innovation
Steve Vai: Master of Technique, Tone & Extended-Range Innovation
There are guitarists who chase tone — and then there’s Steve Vai, the guy who built...
Joe Satriani – The Alien Who Gave the Guitar a Human Voice
There are guitar heroes, and then there’s Joe Satriani — the man who taught the world that a guitar doesn’t need a voice to...
Nuno Bettencourt – The Funk Metal Architect of Fire and Precision
There are guitarists who can shred.And then there’s Nuno Bettencourt — the guy who turned shred into swagger.
Born in the Azores, raised in Boston,...
Kirk Hammett – The Architect of Metal’s Dark Tone
There are guitarists who play metal — and then there’s Kirk Hammett, the man who turned fear, finesse, and feedback into one of the...
