Arteconciencias: “Epiphone will always be Gibson’s older brother, and its history is perhaps the most interesting of any guitar brand”: Celebrating 150 years of Epiphone – from luxury archtop maker to budget builder and rock icon

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“Epiphone will always be Gibson’s older brother, and its history is perhaps the most interesting of any guitar brand”: Celebrating 150 years of Epiphone – from luxury archtop maker to budget builder and rock icon

“Santana, right? I love your choice of notes”: Carlos Santana recalls the time he met Jimi Hendrix | “I’m going after the Klon”: Mark Tremonti is starting his own pedal company – and he’s already road-testing prototypes | “Hopefully the neck isn’t… warped”: Kauer has made a Star Trek guitar that we actually want to play

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October 2, 2023

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“Santana, right? I love your choice of notes”: Carlos Santana recalls the time he met Jimi Hendrix

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The PRS signature artist was certainly no stranger to praise as an emerging musician, but his meeting with Hendrix proved to be particularly influential

"I'm going after the Klon": Mark Tremonti is starting his own pedal company – and he's already road-testing prototypes

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The Alter Bridge guitarist, who plans to launch his own affordable brand with three new pedals, recently demoed his first unit – and it sounds pretty darn good

"Hopefully the neck isn't… warped": Kauer has made a Star Trek guitar that we actually want to play

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Kauer's latest custom build deserves to live long and prosper

Features

"Epiphone will always be Gibson's older brother, and its history is perhaps the most interesting of any guitar brand": Celebrating 150 years of Epiphone – from luxury archtop maker to budget builder and rock icon

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As Epiphone commemorates a century-and-a-half in business, we enlist the help of vintage guitar experts and Gibson's own archivists to tell its remarkable history

"Dimebag is one of my biggest inspirations for lead guitar. He always knew how to think outside the box": Sophie Lloyd names 10 records that changed her life

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The English shred superstar on how Avenged Sevenfold, Pantera, and Joe Satriani opened her eyes to what can be done on guitar

From Guitar Player

Les Paul: "I invented multitracking, so I know you can record parts separately, but I don't do that... A song has to have one feeling – when you punch in, you've got one feeling over here, another in the middle, and something different near the end"

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The late guitar pioneer discusses chasing the perfect sound (even at 90 years old), reading a story to audiences through his playing, and the unparalleled beauty of one magnificent note in this 2005 GP interview

What did Johnny Cash, the Grateful Dead, and the Jackson 5 have in common? They all embraced the Kustom look and sound

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These bold, punchy solid-state amps once rocked the backlines of many noteworthy stars

Buyer's Guides

A multi-effects pedal vs individual pedals: which is right for you?

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We examine the pros and cons of running multi-FX versus multiple stompboxes

Lessons

Introducing polychords – the mind-bending guitar shapes that will take your playing into new harmonic and melodic worlds

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Polychords are a neat way to expand your musical vocabulary and can be used in your rhythm and lead playing, as the great Larry Carlton has demonstrated time and time again