Joe Charupakorn

New York City native Joe Charupakorn is a guitarist, author, and editor. He has interviewed the world’s biggest guitar icons including Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Yngwie Malmsteen, Carlos Santana, Neal Schon, and Dave Davies, among many others, for Premier Guitar. Additionally, he has written over 35 instructional books for Hal Leonard Corporation. His books are available worldwide and have been translated into many languages. Visit him on the web at joecharupakorn.com.

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Lari Basilio Finds True Redemption

The Brazilian guitarist’s soaring new instrumental record chronicles her recent journey from tragedy to triumph.

John Patitucci Opens the Harmony with Spirit Fall

Legendary bassist John Patitucci continues to explore the sound of a chord-less trio that balances melodicism with boundless harmonic freedom—and shares lessons he learned from his mentors Chick Corea and Wayne Shorter.

Relentless Drive and Obsessive Discipline: Mike Stern’s Keys to Survival

The jazz-guitar virtuoso’s new record Echoes and Other Songs shines bright amidst some major—and challenging—turning points in his life.

Positive Grid Spark 2 Review

The new evolution of the Spark combines surprisingly great sounds, an intuitive app, and a rock-bottom price to transcend mere practice amp status.

Wampler Mofetta Review

A twist on the hard-to-find Ibanez MT10 that captures the low-gain responsiveness of the original and adds a dollop of more aggressive sounds too.

JHS Hard Drive Review

Nineties-style high-gain heaviness that can be surgically tailored with a powerful EQ.

Molly Miller’s High-Energy Balancing Act

The accomplished guitarist and teacher’s new record, like her lifestyle, is taut and exciting—no more, and certainly no less, than is needed.

Boss Katana Artist Gen 3 Review

The latest generation of Boss’ flagship digital amp is out to snatch the tones-per-dollar title belt.

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Joe Charupakorn

The Brazilian guitarist’s soaring new instrumental record chronicles her recent journey from tragedy to triumph.

Legendary bassist John Patitucci continues to explore the sound of a chord-less trio that balances melodicism with boundless harmonic freedom—and shares lessons he learned from his mentors Chick Corea and Wayne Shorter.

The jazz-guitar virtuoso’s new record Echoes and Other Songs shines bright amidst some major—and challenging—turning points in his life.

The new evolution of the Spark combines surprisingly great sounds, an intuitive app, and a rock-bottom price to transcend mere practice amp status.

A twist on the hard-to-find Ibanez MT10 that captures the low-gain responsiveness of the original and adds a dollop of more aggressive sounds too.

Nineties-style high-gain heaviness that can be surgically tailored with a powerful EQ.

The accomplished guitarist and teacher’s new record, like her lifestyle, is taut and exciting—no more, and certainly no less, than is needed.

The latest generation of Boss’ flagship digital amp is out to snatch the tones-per-dollar title belt.