5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (861+ words) If you’re the kind of guitarist that craves highly responsive overdrive—something that instantly responds to your pick attack and volume knob, like a well-tuned sportscar that hugs the road when you touch the wheel—Keeley Electronics’ new Tube Drive…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (347+ words) From September 26–28, 2025, the Mannheim Rosengarten once again transformed into Europe’s hub of guitar culture. The GUITAR SUMMIT 2025 – now in its seventh edition – exceeded all expectations, drawing 14,600 visitors, more than ever before. The share of international guests rose once again, and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1536+ words) But perhaps most important, each of these tools spoke up in their own voice and said, “There is music within these wires, wood, and circuits. Come! Take it and make it yours!” We’re quite certain you’ll find your own tune…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (431+ words) “We’ve been planning this since 1973,” Vai says with a laugh. “Just unconsciously.” The album came together after a G3 reunion tour created an unexpected opening in their schedules. What began as a suggestion to record a single track quickly expanded when Satriani…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (666+ words) The Tulsa luthier builds what he can’t buy—including his own No. 1. John Bohlinger drove out to Seth Lee Jones’ home in Tulsa to see the guitars the luthier and slide player builds for himself, plus the barn-find Leslie and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1151+ words) The man’s first five albums walk the listener through the varied genes of his vintage vinyl collection. He’s gone through phases that include Free Design-influenced soft rock, classic hootenanny folk, Left Bank-esque baroque pop, bossa nova tinged ballads, neon ’80s power…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1139+ words) “Tambourine Light,” the first previewed song from Woods’ eighth studio album, With Light and with Love, features more of the band’s signature chiming electric 12-strings—but don’t think for a second that it’s some kind of indie-pop nod to “Mr....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1154+ words) Los Angeles trio Zig Zags builds on a foundation of scuzzy, punk-paced rock ’n’ roll similar to ’70s bands like Bizarros and the Rubber City Rebels. But listen closely to their Ty Segall-produced eponymous debut, and you’ll also hear trace elements…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1158+ words) Clise’s own originality as a fretboard shredder comes to life in the B-Side “On the Skids,” a title-track that somehow never made it onto the band’s first album. With a frenzied swirl of muscled riffs, searing leads, and filthy distortion, Clise’s…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1230+ words) It’s easy to mistake Death Valley Girls for a biker gang. First of all, the members of this snarling garage-rock quartet all look like they jumped out from the pages of Karlheinz Weinberger's Rebel Youth (an amazing book documenting '50s and…...