A Guitar and a Pen
marcohageman2025-11-02T09:19:22+01:00We live on the frontier of a sci-fi future, so I assume you’ve all heard of the Turing Test, which evaluates a machine's ability [lees meer]
Question of the Month: Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes!
marcohageman2025-11-01T22:10:28+01:00Question: What was the most exciting change in your guitar playing this year? Guest Picker - Brian Dunne A: My guitar playing is pretty [lees meer]
“That’s the last barrier we have to tear down”: The one thing stopping headless guitars being embraced by traditional players, according to Ola Strandberg
marcohageman2025-11-01T20:26:39+01:00Strandberg instruments have been pigeonholed as metal guitars, but the company wants guitarists to realize they aren't just for prog players
This Japanese guitar maker is fashioning phone cases that make your mobile look like vintage instruments – and the internet is going crazy for them
marcohageman2025-11-01T18:06:43+01:00Moonshine Craft & Custom has been overwhelmed by demand for its phone cases, which flash burst finishes and pickguards
Guided Practice with Tom Butwin
marcohageman2025-11-01T16:05:14+01:00Honing in your warmup routine is an important part of your daily guitar ritual. In this guided practice routine, Tom Butwin takes you through [lees meer]
“A first-class build that’s impossible to fault… it would be criminal if this didn’t hit a stage”: Patrick James Eggle Oz-t Cabronita Thinline review
marcohageman2025-11-01T14:03:26+01:00Upholding the craft of the luthier, Patrick James Eggle’s latest build is another reason to look to the UK if you want the best
“I hate new basses. I think they are terrible. I don’t want to have one in my hands”: How Sting’s 1953 P-Bass set the tone for this Police classic
marcohageman2025-11-01T14:03:24+01:00Taken from the fourth Police album, Ghost in the Machine, Sting's fretwork is filled with chord inversions, syncopations, and dynamics – all the right [lees meer]
“Who’d have thought the Oasis reunion would be such an event for signature guitars?” All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including the Hummingbird’s evil twin
marcohageman2025-11-01T11:27:33+01:00A host of highly anticipated signatures, some surprising company-firsts, and the evil twin of the classic Hummingbird all landed this week
“Me and Chino rowed a lot when we were working on it. It was a really abrasive process”: Deftones’ White Pony was one of the first metal masterpieces of the new millennium. Its creation was anything but smooth sailing
marcohageman2025-11-01T10:58:21+01:00Resident riffmaster Stephen Carpenter minced no words in this 2000 interview, rolling his eyes at “our friends” Korn, and even – before walking it [lees meer]
“It’s become impossible to operate sustainably as a predominantly brick and mortar musical instrument retailer in the UK”: Scotland’s Kenny’s Music is the latest guitar shop chain to close its doors – despite strong sales figures
marcohageman2025-10-31T23:27:08+01:00Kenny’s had a physical presence in Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Dunfermline and its closure continues a worrying trend that has seen UK gear heavyweights GAK [lees meer]