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The Big 5

Black Pumas’ Adrian Quesada on Using a Pick: “I Was Just Shredding My Nails”

Black Pumas’ Adrian Quesada on Using a Pick: “I Was Just Shredding My Nails”

The soulful guitarist talks about his flamenco and classical background, and shares what he learned from Thurston Moore.

“You’re Not Playing Tennis!“—Fontaines D.C.'s Conor Curley on Shredders & Sweatbands

Plus, the Fontaines D.C. axeman explains why he’s reticent to fix the microphonic pickup in his ’66 Fender Coronado.

Billy Howerdel on Going Through 137 Les Pauls to Find “The One” | The Big 5

Plus, the A Perfect Circle guitarist on how tech-ing for Nine Inch Nails was like “going to work in a flamethrower factory.”