We explore three of the most iconic guitar tones that were created on complete accident, inspiring new genres, bands, and equipment.

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Be they in small, dingy bars or massive stadiums, gigs are always hot and sweaty affairs. Guns N’ Roses guitarist Richard ...

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Ives’ playing on the Seattle indie-rocker’s audacious new album, The Scholars, is a masterclass in tone and melody, and maybe ...

The band’s fourth album has broken three records. But while their identities remain a mystery, the gear they’re conquering ...

The other day, after 25 years of playing guitar ... (typically standard shape, Medium-Heavy Fender, Dunlop, or Tortex—again, I never put much thought into pick choice—foolish mortal).

For Van Halen, who was previously diagnosed with tongue cancer in 2000, it is highly likely that the heavy smoking and drinking — not the metal guitar picks — are to blame. Van Halen in the early days ...

“The Guitar Is My Sword” became a kind of motto for the band, and for Ragne in particular, who got it embroidered on his cap. What made that song so powerful and so important to Heavy Loa ...

The kind of music that he was playing was not the kind of music that I would play; his kind of music wasn’t heavy blues ... He played the guitar naturally, without using a pick.

the emergence of non-guitar pop music did most of the heavy lifting there). There’s something gratifying about an instrument you can simply pick up and play. In fact, in a strange way ...

In addition, Blabbermouth reports that Metallica get through 6,000 guitar picks at every concert ... at his happiest when interviewing the most forward-thinking artists heavy music can muster. He’s ...