Marty Friedman
While Marty Friedman was first known as a shred pioneer in Cacophony (with co-guitarist Jason Becker) and ’90s metal master with Megadeth, his latest...
Classics: Guitars of Twisted Sister
Bar-band grinders with nearly 3,000 gigs in their back pockets, when Twisted Sister began recording its major-label debut 40 years ago, they were already...
DeArmond R5T
When talk amongst vintage-amp aficionados turns to “best-sounding small combos,” bids for the early Fender Princeton or Deluxe, Vox AC15, or Marshall 18-watter are...
“Buy That Guitar” podcast with special guest Tom Guerra
Season 02 Episode 4
Episode 4 of “Buy That Guitar” has host Ram Tuli talking with musician/Strat fanatic Tom Guerra, digging into his career and...
The Mystery Lights: Garage Punk Meets Musicianship
Influences From the Kinks to Beefheart
The Mystery Lights’ Mike Brandon used his ’60s Silvertone 1429 plugged into a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe for this...
Mark Sampson: Back Cat
The epitome of a restless designer/tinkerer, Mark Sampson has co-founded four guitar-amplifier companies, two of which – Matchless and Bad Cat – are indelible...
Thom Rotella’s Wes Flashback!
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Fretboard brilliance from a studio master
Guitarist Thom Rotella is a protégé of the legendary Tommy Tedesco and lists heroes including Montgomery, Green, Benson,...
Ronnie Baker Brooks: Windy City Blues Hero
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Chicago Sound, Fresh Attitude
Second-generation blues master Ronnie Baker Brooks grabbed his a custom Gibson ES-336, a Tube Screamer, and his reissue Fender Super...
Mark Farner’s Meat-and-Potatoes Rock
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New Solo Album – “Closer to My Home”
Live from his music room, Mark Farner plays “Real,” from “Closer to My Home,” his first...
Roost SR2
For a small chunk of terra firma in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, Great Britain has turned out more than its share of noteworthy guitar...