Fretprints: Jeff Watson
Rock and roll in the 1980s saw styles collide after two decades of unbridled innovation. Night Ranger’s melodic-metal arena rock epitomized the period, but...
Pop ’N Hiss: HSAS’ Through the Fire
In the early 1980s, rock-guitar fans were becoming obsessed with superstrats and Van Halen-esque fretboard hijinks. It was a time of “more is more”...
2025 February Issue on Spotify
This month we feature Tommy Castro, Tab Benoit, Yasmin Williams, Oz Noy & Andrew Synowiec, Kristian Borring, Marcin, Grand Funk We’re An American Band,...
Marty Friedman
While Marty Friedman was first known as a shred pioneer in Cacophony (with co-guitarist Jason Becker) and ’90s metal master with Megadeth, his latest...
Classics: Guitars of Twisted Sister
Bar-band grinders with nearly 3,000 gigs in their back pockets, when Twisted Sister began recording its major-label debut 40 years ago, they were already...
“Buy That Guitar” podcast with special guest Tom Guerra
Season 02 Episode 4
Episode 4 of “Buy That Guitar” has host Ram Tuli talking with musician/Strat fanatic Tom Guerra, digging into his career and...
Rhandy Simmons
Bassist Rhandy Simmons’ resumé includes regular onstage jams with Stevie Ray Vaughan and membership in Roomful of Blues as well as Anson Funderburgh and...
Kay-Ta Matsuno
Few – if any – other guitarists claim a movie character as their first musical inspiration, as is the case for Kay-Ta Matsuno.
“My Dad...
W.C. Clark
After seeing a member of country band Jimmy Heap and the Melody Makers playing a homemade washtub bass, W.C. Clark recalled, “I made a...
Richie Faulkner
Making good music isn’t easy, even for bands with a boatload of iconic albums under their studded-leather belts. Judas Priest has weathered many a...