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Johnny Marr’s guitars have gone missing days before his tour
By Janelle Borg published
The Smiths legend has been pleading for the return of his lost gear – but UPS has told him that his guitars have been lost

Why Stephen Carpenter has returned to tube amps for Deftones’ latest tour
By Janelle Borg published
The Deftones guitarist was an early champion of amp modelers, but has re-embraced a more hybrid, amp-dependent setup

Wolfgang Van Halen explains the variations in EVH’s trademark technique – and shows you how to play them
By Phil Weller published
The multi-instrumentalist delivered a Mammoth tapping masterclass as he demonstrated how to play one of his new singles, The End

The Raincoats’ Gina Birch on star fans Kurt Cobain and Kim Gordon, and why John Cale led her band into pop when they didn’t want to go there
By Cheri Amour published
With nearly five decades of experience, the post-punk icon explains her resistance to being a pocket player, the merits of classic chords, and the drive behind her second solo album

Robin Trower on the secrets to his signature sound, his Strat headstock theory – and how 007 influenced his new album
By David Mead published
Come and Find Me is another tour de force from the man who gave us Bridge of Sighs but it's a sign of the times that it all started with recordings on his phone

Tool’s Adam Jones and Danny Carey serve up surprise prog rock spar to open the Canelo vs. Crawford boxing match
By Janelle Borg published
The 75-second performance may have been short – but it came right after the band’s appearance at Black Sabbath’s Back to the Beginning extravaganza

Session guitarist extraordinaire Mike Scott on Prince’s critiques during soundchecks
By Janelle Borg published
Scott played in Prince’s New Power Generation, lending his guitar chops to Emancipation, Crystal Ball/The Truth, and Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic

J.D. Simo’s advice that helped Jeremy Allen White play like the Boss
By Janelle Borg published
White is set to play the Boss in the upcoming Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere – and had to learn guitar for the role
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