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The tone behind "No One Knows": Josh Homme’s Songs for the Deaf rig

September 17, 2026 8 min read

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.

John Mayer's gear through the years

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...

Mark Morton's Gear on Ashes of the Wake

April 02, 2025 7 min read

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.

Kirk Hammett's Gear on Metallica's Black Album (1991)

February 25, 2025 7 min read

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.

Noel Gallagher's Guitar Gear on (What's the Story) Morning Glory?

November 20, 2024 8 min read

Noel Gallagher is one of the most influential song writers and guitar players of the 1990s. He, along with this brother Liam, and their band Oasis, took the UK by storm and changed the face of British music. In this article we take a deep dive into the gear and tones that make their second album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? sound so magical.

Brian May's Guitar Gear: A Night At The Opera

September 10, 2021 4 min read

Queen's second album, Queen II, was released in 1974. On it, you can hear Brian May's unique guitar tone as it begins to develop into the huge stadium rock of the British band's subsequent albums...