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“If you want to trace the origins of heavy metal back to anything, that’s where I would go”: Music journalist says this Jimi Hendrix song gave birth to metal music

marcohageman2025-08-06T17:27:09+02:00

Is it possible to pinpoint the birth of heavy metal? Obviously, many generally agree that the genre is the handiwork of Black Sabbath, but [lees meer]

“If you want to trace the origins of heavy metal back to anything, that’s where I would go”: Music journalist says this Jimi Hendrix song gave birth to metal musicmarcohageman2025-08-06T17:27:09+02:00

“You could argue that the pickups are the most important thing. But in the end, there’s nothing more important on the guitar than this”: Paul Reed Smith on a guitar’s most crucial feature – and how it dictates your tone

marcohageman2025-08-06T16:29:04+02:00

Forget pickups and the weight of a guitar – this is where tone really starts, according to Smith

“You could argue that the pickups are the most important thing. But in the end, there’s nothing more important on the guitar than this”: Paul Reed Smith on a guitar’s most crucial feature – and how it dictates your tonemarcohageman2025-08-06T16:29:04+02:00

“Ghost Guitar is a beam of light coming in through a window and illuminating a big empty space”: Rafiq Bhatia breaks down the experimental techniques that earned him an Oscar nomination for his scores – and why it all stems from Jimi Hendrix

marcohageman2025-08-06T14:33:03+02:00

The Son Lux songwriter and producer explains his return to improvisation after a decade of studio-based constructs, the pedal he won’t tour without and [lees meer]

“Ghost Guitar is a beam of light coming in through a window and illuminating a big empty space”: Rafiq Bhatia breaks down the experimental techniques that earned him an Oscar nomination for his scores – and why it all stems from Jimi Hendrixmarcohageman2025-08-06T14:33:03+02:00

“We’ve had to bring in some help”: Gibson hires the investigative journalists who helped find Paul McCartney’s lost Höfner violin bass to aid the hunt for the missing Back to the Future ES-345

marcohageman2025-08-06T13:28:29+02:00

The guitar has been missing since filming wrapped 40 years ago. This shrewd hire might just turn the tide

“We’ve had to bring in some help”: Gibson hires the investigative journalists who helped find Paul McCartney’s lost Höfner violin bass to aid the hunt for the missing Back to the Future ES-345marcohageman2025-08-06T13:28:29+02:00

“She’s got that thing that I could never do – I have to cheat”: Billy Corgan reveals the technique Kiki Wong can do on guitar that’s beyond him

marcohageman2025-08-06T13:28:27+02:00

Wong was handpicked by Corgan and co. from over 10,000 applicants to join the Smashing Pumpkins, and it's safe to say she's been a [lees meer]

“She’s got that thing that I could never do – I have to cheat”: Billy Corgan reveals the technique Kiki Wong can do on guitar that’s beyond himmarcohageman2025-08-06T13:28:27+02:00

“He said, ‘Carlos, where I am, I don’t have any fingers’”: Carlos Santana says Stevie Ray Vaughan came to him in a dream and told him to borrow his brother Jimmie’s Dumble amp

marcohageman2025-08-06T13:28:03+02:00

Carlos Santana certainly has a spiritual side, and says he often gets “visitations” from other musicians both dead and alive. One particular visit came [lees meer]

“He said, ‘Carlos, where I am, I don’t have any fingers’”: Carlos Santana says Stevie Ray Vaughan came to him in a dream and told him to borrow his brother Jimmie’s Dumble ampmarcohageman2025-08-06T13:28:03+02:00

“I know I’m being judged right now. I read comments saying, ‘You’ve got nothing on Brent.’ I’m not worrying. I feel free”: How Nick Johnston went from instrumental virtuoso du jour to joining Mastodon and playing Ozzy Osbourne’s final show

marcohageman2025-08-06T12:32:40+02:00

The Canadian instrumentalist has taken the leap from small clinics to festival stages in his stride, and thanks to his 10-year relationship with Schecter, [lees meer]

“I know I’m being judged right now. I read comments saying, ‘You’ve got nothing on Brent.’ I’m not worrying. I feel free”: How Nick Johnston went from instrumental virtuoso du jour to joining Mastodon and playing Ozzy Osbourne’s final showmarcohageman2025-08-06T12:32:40+02:00

“A classic fuzz with two distinct flavors makes a welcome return”: Shaftesbury Duo Fuzz Heritage Edition review

marcohageman2025-08-06T11:26:52+02:00

Rose-Morris resurrects a long-gone brand in conjunction with ThorpyFX for a reissue of a vintage fuzz pedal

“A classic fuzz with two distinct flavors makes a welcome return”: Shaftesbury Duo Fuzz Heritage Edition reviewmarcohageman2025-08-06T11:26:52+02:00

“The ego is quite useless in a writing situation. I just ask myself, ‘What does this song want?’” Deacon Blue’s polymath guitar genius Gregor Philps dissects his six-string approach, and reveals his favorite Strat (clue: it isn’t a Fender)

marcohageman2025-08-06T11:26:50+02:00

The venerable Scottish pop-rock institution returns with another immaculately crafted album, taking us down The Great Western Road

“The ego is quite useless in a writing situation. I just ask myself, ‘What does this song want?’” Deacon Blue’s polymath guitar genius Gregor Philps dissects his six-string approach, and reveals his favorite Strat (clue: it isn’t a Fender)marcohageman2025-08-06T11:26:50+02:00

The PRS SE Silver Sky is now available in four new finishes – inspired, according to John Mayer, by “traditional American fashion”

marcohageman2025-08-06T11:26:25+02:00

PRS has refreshed its SE Silver Sky guitar by introducing four new colours, created in collaboration with its signature artist John Mayer. The finishes, [lees meer]

The PRS SE Silver Sky is now available in four new finishes – inspired, according to John Mayer, by “traditional American fashion”marcohageman2025-08-06T11:26:25+02:00

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