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...
Tom Morello Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to the Man Who Made a...
At the age of twenty-something, Tom Morello went to see two cover bands play a throwaway gig. Both bands had shredders of what he...
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 —...
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,...
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,...
Richie Sambora Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to Bon Jovi’s Most Underrated Guitar...
In 1989, at the MTV Video Music Awards, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora walked onstage with acoustic guitars, sat on stools, and played...
Roy Buchanan Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to the World’s Greatest Unknown Guitarist
The Rolling Stones asked him to replace Brian Jones. He said no.
He preferred to play local bars in the Maryland suburbs. He preferred to...
Kerry King Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to Slayer’s Most Metal Guitarist
He got a little eight-ounce can of black paint, stuck a drumstick in it, and dribbled it all over the guitar.
"Very musical," Kerry King...
Randy Rhoads – The Classical Rebel of Metal
You can almost hear it — that razor-sharp Les Paul bite slicing through Ozzy’s voice on Crazy Train. A mix of elegance and fury,...
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...
