Arteconciencias: “I’ve never had a guitar lesson. I was born with a certain technique that many people, namely Tommy Thayer, can’t duplicate”: Kiss guitar icon Ace Frehley on why his new album is the best he’s ever made

“He would probably look at my guitar playing and think, ‘You’re a moron!’” Dave Matthews explains how Robert Fripp inspired his unconventional fretboard approach | Think metal guitars can’t handle jazz? Cecil Alexander just shredded a set of Wes Montgomery classics on a Jackson Soloist – and his tone has guitarists raving | “A must-have accessory for acoustic guitar players”: Meet the Fret37 S1 guitar stand – a new gizmo that attaches to the body of an acoustic in a bid to eliminate the need for larger stands

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“He would probably look at my guitar playing and think, ‘You’re a moron!’” Dave Matthews explains how Robert Fripp inspired his unconventional fretboard approach

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The chart-topping songwriter and producer confessed his love for King Crimson to Howard Stern, and revealed how Fripp's hand positioning and approach to the guitar has hugely influenced his own playing

Think metal guitars can't handle jazz? Cecil Alexander just shredded a set of Wes Montgomery classics on a Jackson Soloist – and his tone has guitarists raving

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Mimicking a semi-hollow guitar in extraordinary fashion, the jazz guitarist is using his Soloist to prove that you can shred bebop with clean and distorted tones

"A must-have accessory for acoustic guitar players": Meet the Fret37 S1 guitar stand – a new gizmo that attaches to the body of an acoustic in a bid to eliminate the need for larger stands

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The removable, 'unobstrusive' design promises to stay clear of your strumming arm – but the not-so-subtle gadget will alter the aesthetic of your prized acoustic quite considerably

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"I've never had a guitar lesson. I was born with a certain technique that many people, namely Tommy Thayer, can't duplicate": Kiss guitar icon Ace Frehley on why his new album, 10,000 Volts, is the best he's ever made – and a wake-up call for his ex-bandmates

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Made with some help from Trixter’s Steve Brown, 10,000 Volts, is – Frehley reckons – the best record of his career. Here, he explains why the album debunks his former bandmates’ claims, what made the Fender Strat a recording mainstay throughout his career – and why Yngwie Malmsteen and Eddie Van Halen’s solos leave him wondering, ‘What the f**k just happened?’

"If a modern player delivered a Jimmy Page solo, they'd get crucified": Nita Strauss discusses the Led Zeppelin icon's unique ability to play the right thing in any situation

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From his incredible ear to his innovative arrangements, Strauss explains why she loves Page's playing

From Guitar Player

"A sports doctor looked at it and he was laughing at me": Steve Morse reveals how his struggle with arthritis has transformed his technique – and the nifty mod he made to limit the damage to his picking hand

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"Rather than roll over and die, I'm like, 'No, I still want to play,'" the Dixie Dregs, Kansas, and Deep Purple maestro explained

"When I play with a pick and without a capo, I have a tendency to go right over to B.B. King's or Buddy Guy's house. I can't help it. But when I use the capo, I think I sound more like me." Jimmie Vaughan reveals his wicked tone secrets

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The elder Vaughan talks tone, recording secrets, fat strings, and more in this 1998 chat with GP

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Lessons

Master the way of the exploding guitar in this lesson on the technique and abundant creativity of cult shred icon Mr Fastfinger

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Take your playing to a higher plane of existence with this study of Mika Tyyskä, the Finnish creator of the animated shredder

Reviews

Mod Electronics Phase/Off review

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For the DIY enthusiast with a steady hand on the soldering iron, this phaser from Mod Electronics might just do the job of one, two, or even three classic modulation units