Arteconciencias: “A lot of folk are ignorant. People watch a couple of Stevie Ray Vaughan videos and think all they need is distortion and fast licks”: Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram on where guitarists “go wrong” when playing the blues

“He wanted to trade for a specific guitar... or gold”: A YouTuber has found a rare Stars and Stripes Gibson Explorer – thought to be one of just five or six in existence | “Beautiful”: Watch Post Malone nod to his rock roots once again with a killer guitar cover of Alice In Chains' Them Bones – accompanied by a full choir | “We’re trying to do the AC/DC version of a two-pronged attack, especially when we play live”: The Darkness’ Justin and Dan Hawkins reveal the high-volume twin-guitar secrets behind Permission To Land

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October 23, 2023

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“A lot of folk are ignorant. People watch a couple of Stevie Ray Vaughan videos and think all they need is distortion and fast licks”: Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram on where guitarists “go wrong” when playing the blues

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The blues ambassador reflected on the state of the genre in the modern age in a recent interview

"He wanted to trade for a specific guitar... or gold": A YouTuber has found a rare Stars and Stripes Gibson Explorer – thought to be one of just five or six in existence

(Trogly's Guitar Show/YouTube)

Demands for bullion, a 28-hour road trip, and a deal made. Trogly's latest find is an epic tale of persistence. "It set off some red flags..." says the collector

"Beautiful": Watch Post Malone nod to his rock roots once again with a killer guitar cover of Alice In Chains' Them Bones – accompanied by a full choir

(The Howard Stern Show/YouTube)

Armed with a beat-up Martin, the hip-hop icon nailed the grunge era classic on the Howard Stern Show

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"We're trying to do the AC/DC version of a two-pronged attack, especially when we play live": The Darkness' Justin and Dan Hawkins reveal the high-volume twin-guitar secrets behind Permission To Land

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To celebrate 20 years of their seminal debut album, the Hawkins brothers take us back to the start, and unpack a sound built upon the elemental force of Marshall amps and Gibson Les Pauls

"Wendy Melvoin is a highly influential guitarist for me. Her feel is unmatched": Madison Cunningham is the new face of the Fender Jazzmaster – and she has some seriously A-list collaborations in the pipeline

(Fender)

Hand-picked by Fender to head up its Vintera II campaign, the Grammy-winning folk-rock trailblazer discusses her spellbinding collab with Prince's guitar player, challenging the Big F's premier offset to a game of drop-tuning limbo, and how a mutual love of JHS Pedals introduced her to John Mayer

	TWA OCTOVERDRIVE The limited-edition TWA Octoverdrive offers two channels of diabolical dirt: TREAT - A thick, harmonically rich tube-like drive with the perfect degree of compression. TRICK - Adds a haunting, high-octave harmonic to the drive signal. Learn More

From Guitar Player

"I wrote a few songs with Joe Strummer. I don't know if they'll ever see the light of day. I like to think that I guard Joe…" Brian Setzer opens up on old friends and new music – and shows us his gear

(Tony Nelson)

Brian Setzer made rockabilly cool again and revitalised the big band sound in the era of grunge. Fresh off the release of his blazing new album, The Devil Always Collects, he talks to GP about his creative process, and shows us some of his amazing guitars

"Paul Reed Smith chooses wood like Stradivari, who used to walk around the Dolomites in Italy tapping on trees, saying, 'I'll take that one, not that one.' He's a maniac": John McLaughlin on reuniting with Shakti, his bad year, and his signature PRS

(Beat Pfandler)

As he reunites his Indo-jazz supergroup Shakti, John McLaughlin discusses harmony, rhythm, and good wood with GP

Buyer's Guides

Fender Play vs Guitar Tricks: which is better?

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Looking to take your guitar lessons online? We've tested two market leading platforms to see which offers the best remote learning experience for content, usability, and more

Lessons

Crosspicking is an advanced picking technique that will lend your licks an authentic country flavor – test your picking skills with this lesson

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You can apply crosspicking techniques to all kinds of styles, from country to blues, bluegrass, and more

Reviews

Electro-Harmonix Andy Summers Walking on the Moon Flanger review

(Future)

Somebody call the Police! This flanger is a steal at this price, and nails those classic Andy Summers tones. If only those Add9 power chords were as easy