Rachel Roberts

Vito Bratta on stage in 1989

“We think you’d be perfect for Kiss – would you consider playing a Les Paul?”: Vito Bratta recalls the time Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons suggested he should replace Ace Frehley in Kiss

Bernth holding the long guitar neck

Guitar experimentalist Bernth builds the “world’s longest guitar”, but does it play?

Rolling Stones onstage

A documentary about the making of The Rolling Stones’ Hackney Diamonds is in the works

Sammy Ash

Sammy Ash, COO of Sam Ash and namer of the Tube Screamer, dies at 65

[L-R] Steve Hackett and Eddie Van Halen

Steve Hackett says Eddie Van Halen credited him as influence for his “prototype” tapping technique

Gene Simmons on stage with both arms out to the side, and his bass guitar at his torso

“As long as your schmeckle works, you feel immortal”: Gene Simmons on feeling great as Kiss say farewell

Chris Shiflett

“There’s a lot of s**t that you’ll never see in my hands under any circumstances”: Chris Shiflett on why he’s happy to be a “guitar snob”

The Not For Josh which is in white casing and is branded with big bold letter that read 'Not For Josh'. It also has a yellow warning label at the top.

Effects brand Poison Noises launches the Not For Josh pedal, which Josh Scott is banned from owning

Eddie Van Halen takes a picture of an unwitting fan

An unwitting Tool fan once asked Eddie Van Halen to take his picture – and had no idea who he was

The Rolling Stones on stage. Mick Jagger has both hands in the air with an open-mouthed expression.

The Rolling Stones are already working on a follow-up to Hackney Diamonds

Marcin playing an acoustic guitar with his fingerstyle technique.

The percussive fingerstyle magic of Polish virtuoso Marcin appears on the soundtrack of Netflix’s One Piece

The old tape recorder used to make a distortion effect

YouTuber carries out mission to show “anything can be a distortion pedal”

“We think you’d be perfect for Kiss – would you consider playing a Les Paul?”: Vito Bratta recalls the time Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons suggested he should replace Ace Frehley in Kiss

Vito Bratta on stage in 1989

Guitar experimentalist Bernth builds the “world’s longest guitar”, but does it play?

Bernth holding the long guitar neck

A documentary about the making of The Rolling Stones’ Hackney Diamonds is in the works

Rolling Stones onstage

Sammy Ash, COO of Sam Ash and namer of the Tube Screamer, dies at 65

Sammy Ash

Steve Hackett says Eddie Van Halen credited him as influence for his “prototype” tapping technique

[L-R] Steve Hackett and Eddie Van Halen

“As long as your schmeckle works, you feel immortal”: Gene Simmons on feeling great as Kiss say farewell

Gene Simmons on stage with both arms out to the side, and his bass guitar at his torso

“There’s a lot of s**t that you’ll never see in my hands under any circumstances”: Chris Shiflett on why he’s happy to be a “guitar snob”

Chris Shiflett

Effects brand Poison Noises launches the Not For Josh pedal, which Josh Scott is banned from owning

The Not For Josh which is in white casing and is branded with big bold letter that read 'Not For Josh'. It also has a yellow warning label at the top.

An unwitting Tool fan once asked Eddie Van Halen to take his picture – and had no idea who he was

Eddie Van Halen takes a picture of an unwitting fan

The Rolling Stones are already working on a follow-up to Hackney Diamonds

The Rolling Stones on stage. Mick Jagger has both hands in the air with an open-mouthed expression.

The percussive fingerstyle magic of Polish virtuoso Marcin appears on the soundtrack of Netflix’s One Piece

Marcin playing an acoustic guitar with his fingerstyle technique.

YouTuber carries out mission to show “anything can be a distortion pedal”

The old tape recorder used to make a distortion effect

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