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Guitar Pedal Buying Guide: Genre by Genre
November 03, 2026 10 min read
When John Frusciante returned to his role in the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1998, he helped usher in one of the most celebrated periods in the band's history...
October 16, 2026 5 min read
The guitars, amps and effects behind Iron Maiden's Somewhere in Time (1986) – from the custom Jackson superstrat to the Gallien-Krueger 250ML.
August 13, 2026 6 min read
Sleep Token IV's full guitar rig breakdown, including the tuning he'd prefer to keep under wraps...
June 02, 2026 7 min read
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.
December 25, 2025 11 min read
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...
August 01, 2025 7 min read
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.
June 19, 2025 8 min read
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.
February 11, 2025 9 min read
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.
November 20, 2024 8 min read
September 02, 2021 7 min read