RECORDING WEEK 2024: They’re a stubborn old lot, guitarists. Though we live in a world where a salvo of superb software can grant access to some of the greatest amplifiers in history, virtual effects ...

The Smashing Pumpkins guitar icon reflects on a tonal journey four decades in the making, what pushes him to make signature ...

The modern blues great discovered the trick while trying to kick a bad habit ...

Guitar synthesis has evolved from a complex, pickup-dependent technology to an accessible tool that any guitarist can use to expand their sonic palette. Today’s synth pedals eliminate the barriers ...

Epic live performances helped Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin build a positive reputation with their massive fan base, even if one concert was like torture for another famous rocker. The band worked ...

While designing a guitar, a regular guitar design follows a fairly consistent blueprint: a body, a neck, and a headstock—where the tuning machines are—strings go from top to bottom. But over the last ...

Inventor Paul Vo‘s latest crazy musical innovation is a hand-held wand that changes the sound of guitars like magic. Hold it up to a guitar string, and it’ll vibrate forever. Depending how you use the ...

While there’s no doubting that the Boss VG-800 fills a very niche part of the guitar spectrum, it does so extremely well. It’s not cheap, especially when you factor in the cost of the pickup and ...

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. - “Are you playing through an amp?” my wife asked me the other day, when I was strumming an acoustic guitar in the living room. The answer was no. “Then why does it sound that ...

Whenceforth cometh that unusual guitar shred? What is this strange device that makes a guitar sound like the budget score to a 80s video game? Let me explain. I’ve written about Jeremy Bell’s ...

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Randall Ball of Ball Amplification about the worldwide guitar tube shortage and the reason behind the warm sounds they produce. Guitar players are always searching for the ...