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Sunn O))) Celebrate the Beginner’s Mind
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Sunn O))) Celebrate the Beginner’s Mind

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Derek Trucks’ Forward Motion
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Derek Trucks’ Forward Motion

Charlotte Cornfield Finds Acceptance on "Hurts Like Hell"
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Charlotte Cornfield Finds Acceptance on "Hurts Like Hell"

Portrayal of Guilt Go Deeper Into the Darkness
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Portrayal of Guilt Go Deeper Into the Darkness

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The Black Crowes at the Speed of Sound
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The Black Crowes at the Speed of Sound

Man with sunglasses and a guitar poses joyfully next to a Marshall amplifier outdoors.
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Freak From the Woods: King Tuff’s Triumphant Return to Tape

Kyle Thomas, a.k.a. garage-rock royalty King Tuff, left Los Angeles and moved back to the woods of Vermont. Before he did, he broke out his old Tascam tape machine and recorded Moo, his most fun collection yet.

Smiling man playing a blue electric guitar in a cozy, sunlit living room.
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Bill Frisell: Dreaming in All Directions

The ever-evolving guitarist discusses his new album, his love of Telecasters, and endless musical variety.

Paul Gilbert: WROC-ing in the Free World
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Paul Gilbert: WROC-ing in the Free World

The famed shredder tells us about his latest release—an exercise in hybrid high-tech writing, stream-of-consciousness playing, and minding one’s manners.

Kidd Funkadelic Breaks Out on His Own
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Kidd Funkadelic Breaks Out on His Own

Legendary P-Funk guitarist Michael Hampton on living in the musical moment and launching a trilogy of solo releases.

Lamb of God’s Brutal Truth
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Lamb of God’s Brutal Truth

For their new album, Into Oblivion, the Virginia metal legends dug deep. Guitarist Mark Morton details the unsparing editing process that shaped the record—and how “stock” became the band’s most-hated word.

A musician with curly hair smiles while playing an electric guitar, titled "The Winding Road."
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Fender Master Builder Andy Hicks’ Winding Road

His journey from Nirvana-obsessed kid to Fender Custom Shop Master Builder, making guitars for Dave Murray and recreating Malcolm Young’s “Salute” Jet, and why the best instruments empower players.

Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook Comes Full Circle
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Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook Comes Full Circle

The songwriter and guitarist discusses resurrecting the power-pop legends’ lost 1974 demos for the new Trixies, the art of composed guitar solos, and why he’s finally stepping forward as a player after 50 years.

Toronto’s Frank Brothers Build Guitars From the Heart
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Toronto’s Frank Brothers Build Guitars From the Heart

A decade ago, Tim, Nick, and Jon Frank launched a business together. Today, Frank Brothers Guitar Company builds for some of the industry’s most discerning players, but the lessons the siblings learned as kids are still at the heart of every instrument they create.

Stef Carpenter’s Private Stock
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Stef Carpenter’s Private Stock

From headless 8-strings to high-gain amps, the Deftones guitarist discusses his gear evolution, the band’s recent album, Private Music, and 35 years of chasing texture over technique.

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Gear Radar: 15 Pro-Grade Tools to Refine Your Rig