Gear of the Gods

Take a deep dive into Josh Homme's guitar gear and tone on Queens of the Stone Age's 2002 pocket rocket of a release, Songs for the Deaf.

Sleep Token IV's full guitar rig breakdown, including the tuning he'd prefer to keep under wraps...

At the centre of the Rage Against the Machine sound was guitarist Tom Morello – a player who showed you didn’t need a wall of effects to push boundaries. Instead, he built a simple rig and utilised unconventional techniques for out-of-this-world sounds.

Through the recording of Nevermind, Kurt Cobain used some basic gear that is now synonymous with the sound of the era. Let's dig into this and find out more about what Cobain used to create this decade-defining album...

If you were asked which guitar player the most musicians have tried to emulated the tones and style of in the last 20 years, and you answered John Mayer, you'd probably be correct...

In 2005 the electric guitar was beginning to regain popularity and a new wave of heavy bands were emerging. One of the bands leading the charge from the UK was South Wales-based Bullet For My Valentine. 

Very few albums have left a mark on the history of recorded music like Abbey Road has. Recorded and released in September 1969, it was the last Beatles album to be recorded.

Lamb of God’s Ashes of the Wake isn’t just a landmark Metal album — it’s also a masterclass in modern Metal guitar tone.

Released in 2004, the record’s tight, articulate riffing and aggressive sound helped the band on their path to becoming one of the most influential modern Metal bands.

In 1991, Metallica released an album that would change the musical landscape for metal musicians. The self-titled album, best known to the masses as The Black Album, was the band's 5th offering and it launched Metallica to international superstardom.

Led Zeppelin IV was the closing chapter in the band's initial four-album offering over the first three years that kick-started their career. This album contains some of the band's best known songs, including "Stairway to Heaven", and is one of the bestselling albums of all time, having shifted over 37 million copies to date.