Arteconciencias: “One of their absolute cheapest guitars”: This YouTuber played a beginner Ibanez at a sold-out arena show – and he didn’t even get to soundcheck with it

“Big Cliffs Of Dover vibes”: Sophie Lloyd’s shred version of The Office theme takes the classic intro song into Eric Johnson territory – and we’re blown away by it | 3 Les Pauls, 2 vocalists, and 1 broken string: Watch Slash, Billy Gibbons, and Warren Haynes trade solos in a star-studded reprisal of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Simple Man at Haynes' Christmas Jam | “When Van Halen’s first record came out, I was so proud of them – it was awesome. But did Eddie Van Halen affect my playing style? No”: Dave Meniketti on turning down Frampton, and how Y&T might’ve been bigger if they’d opened for themselves

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December 11, 2023

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“One of their absolute cheapest guitars”: This YouTuber played a beginner Ibanez at a sold-out arena show – and he didn’t even get to soundcheck with it

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Travel delays meant Bernth didn't get his humble entry level Ibanez until after his band had finished their soundcheck – but that didn't stop him from using it to shred on stage

"Big Cliffs Of Dover vibes": Sophie Lloyd's shred version of The Office theme takes the classic intro song into Eric Johnson territory – and we're blown away by it

(Sophie Lloyd/Instagram)

The British guitarist manipulated the TV classic into a complex guitar instrumental, laced with soaring highs and lighting-fast shred licks

3 Les Pauls, 2 vocalists, and 1 broken string: Watch Slash, Billy Gibbons, and Warren Haynes trade solos in a star-studded reprisal of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Simple Man at Haynes' Christmas Jam

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The storming live take features three solos from three Gibson Les Paul players – and they all sound completely different

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"When Van Halen's first record came out, I was so proud of them – it was awesome. But did Eddie Van Halen affect my playing style? No": Dave Meniketti on turning down Frampton, and how Y&T might've been bigger if they'd opened for themselves

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Everyone who opened for Y&T made it big. Y&T sort of did too, but if superstardom eluded Dave Meniketti, he's totally cool with that. Here, he talks about the evolution of Y&T, and getting his dues as a guitarist

"I had to stop buying records. I stopped being a fan of music – I felt that was affecting my individuality and my style": SSD were hardcore legends, then Al Barile sold his guitar gear to buy a jet ski. Here's how he found his way back to his Gibson SG

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He may have been schooled on AC/DC, Van Halen, and classical guitar, but Al Barile attacked his instrument with a vicious physicality inspired by his love of hockey. Here, he looks back on his love-hate relationship with music – and the '80s SG he snapped after performing a jump-kick at CBGB's