Arteconciencias: “We had no idea it was going to perform the way it did – or if it was even going to be shown to anyone”: How Cardboard Sessions’ Dave Lee convinced Billy Gibbons, J Mascis, and Keanu Reeves to slam on his Fender-approved cardboard guitars

“I played about eight different guitar tunings – I threw the idea of patterns and scales out the window”: Kim Thayil hits back at being called a “sloppy” guitarist | “I’m not supposed to talk about these”: Rabea Massaad has lifted the curtain on his two new Music Man signature guitars – and they look mighty fine indeed | “When the G.O.A.T. gives you a call, you say ‘when and where’”: Watch Mateus Asato reveal his heavy side as he shreds over Linkin Park with an EMG-loaded Suhr

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December 18, 2023

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“I played about eight different guitar tunings – I threw the idea of patterns and scales out the window”: Kim Thayil hits back at being called a “sloppy” guitarist

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The grunge icon details how the pros and cons of alternate tunings defined Soundgarden's career, and how Chris Cornell repositioned his amp to better accommodate his "spontaneous wildness"

"I'm not supposed to talk about these": Rabea Massaad has lifted the curtain on his two new Music Man signature guitars – and they look mighty fine indeed

(Rabea Massaad/YouTube)

The guitarist has been working with Ernie Ball since April, helping improve its future builds – these new Sabre-inspired prototypes show the fruits of their labor

"When the G.O.A.T. gives you a call, you say 'when and where'": Watch Mateus Asato reveal his heavy side as he shreds over Linkin Park with an EMG-loaded Suhr

(Mike Shinoda/YouTube)

The Brazilian guitarist joined a band of muso influencers for live sessions in support of Mike Shinoda's new album – and his fiery lead lines stole the show

Features

"We had no idea it was going to perform the way it did – or if it was even going to be shown to anyone": How Cardboard Sessions' Dave Lee convinced Billy Gibbons, J Mascis, and Keanu Reeves to slam on his Fender-approved cardboard guitars

(Marc Wierenga)

Built by a Master Builder at Fender HQ, you can work the cardboard Strat hard and even whammy it – but you can also see right through it. Could this fun experiment be the future of guitar manufacturing?

"It was so fun to learn how to play the doubleneck – there's so many switches and knobs that it was essentially like learning another instrument": Emily Wolfe is expanding her guitar arsenal – and processing rage through gnarly tones

(Jimmy Fontaine)

The Epiphone signature artist isn't missing any targets on her new album, The Blowback, turning up the fury with a jerry-rigged DIY guitar sound that's set to blow

From Guitar Player

"Five strings, three notes, two fingers, and one asshole – that's all it takes to play guitar!" Keith Richards: The complete 1992 GP interview

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Guitar playing. Songwriting. Mick Jagger. His blues heroes. Keith Richards is 80. In 1992, GP sat down with him for one of his greatest interviews…

Six By 5: John 5 picks his 6 favorite Paul Stanley guitar solos

(Ken Sharp)

Kiss put John 5 on his guitar journey and turned him into a huge Kiss Kollector. We asked him to choose his six favorite Paul Stanley solos

Buyer's Guides

The best laptops for music production

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Our pick of capable machines for tracking guitars, creating demos, and more, from brands like Apple, Dell, Microsoft, and Asus

Lessons

Waylon Jennings was an outlaw country pioneer – and his clever open chord modifications were at the heart of his rhythmic acoustic strumming style

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Jennings was country's original bad boy and lived a life less ordinary. His style might be simple, but deceptively so, with strums complemented by embellishments that all served the song