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With Failure Comes Focus
Guitarists

With Failure Comes Focus

Greg Edwards and Ken Andrews freshen up their space-rock sound on Wild Type Droid via studio improvs, low-end 6-strings, and revisiting their classic ’90s tones with modeling.

Joe Satriani: The Sound of Solitude
Guitarists

Joe Satriani: The Sound of Solitude

The ever-intrepid guitarist recorded in isolation and dug deep on his 18th studio album, The Elephants of Mars, achieving even greater levels of emotional expression and dimension-stretching 6-string sonics.

Sue Foley: Pinky Don’t Play No Mess
Guitarists

Sue Foley: Pinky Don’t Play No Mess

The veteran player’s perfectly tailored take on blues is built on big tones, sculpted picking, and the genre’s Austin tradition—all echoing through a new album named after her beloved paisley Tele.

Joshua Crumbly Explores Bass to the Infinite
Bassists

Joshua Crumbly Explores Bass to the Infinite

On his new album ForEver, the songwriter, player, and conceptualist shows he knows no stylistic bounds.

Thomas V Jäger—Monolord’s Dark Prince of the V
Guitarists

Thomas V Jäger—Monolord’s Dark Prince of the V

Melodies, hooks, clean tones, and no guitar solos. Are we sure this Elliott Smith fan fronts a doom-metal band? (We’re sure!)

Mastodon: Brent Hinds’ and Bill Kelliher’s Catharsis and Redemption
Guitarists

Mastodon: Brent Hinds’ and Bill Kelliher’s Catharsis and Redemption

With a gripping new album and a new direction in their music, the band continues to raise the stakes for what it means to be one of America’s most feverishly creative—and unreservedly beloved—heavy-rock guitar duos.

Carlos Santana: “Feedback Is Good for You”
Guitarists

Carlos Santana: “Feedback Is Good for You”

The legend says the world needs to be “far out,” and he’s cut a new album, Blessings and Miracles, to take it there. He talks about his fabled tone, advice from Miles Davis, his search for universal melodies, and stepping outside the cage.