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Polyphia’s Tim Henson Names Who Made ‘Guitar Music Cool’ Again

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Polyphia’s Tim Henson Names Who Made ‘Guitar Music Cool’ Again

Polyphia's Tim Henson has turned a lot of heads in recent years with his impressive guitar work, but the guitarist gave a shout out to a surprising musician when discussing how he feels guitar music has gotten cool again.Henson was speaking with Guitar World when when interviewer brought up that pre-pandemic he had declared that it was his mission to "make guitar music cool again." While the band's profile has […]

todayFebruary 21, 2025

The Story of Jimi Hendrix’s First Guitar

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The Story of Jimi Hendrix’s First Guitar

Every world famous artist had to start somewhere. For Jimi Hendrix, that somewhere was Seattle where he started his six-string journey with an old ukulele.As the story goes, a teenage Hendrix was helping his father clear out the home of an older woman one day. Among the rubbish was a ukulele with only one string that the woman told Hendrix he could have. One string was evidently all the 15-year-old […]

todayFebruary 20, 2025 1

Brian Setzer Says He Cannot Play Guitar Due to Autoimmune Disease

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Brian Setzer Says He Cannot Play Guitar Due to Autoimmune Disease

Brian Setzer says he currently cannot play guitar due to an autoimmune disease affecting his hands."I just wanted to check in with you all," he wrote on his social media. "Towards the end of the last Stray Cats tour I noticed that my hands were cramping up. I've since discovered that I have an autoimmune disease. I cannot play guitar."There is no pain, but it feels like I am wearing […]

todayFebruary 14, 2025

Rex Brown Names His Favorite Dimebag Darrell Guitar Solo

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Rex Brown Names His Favorite Dimebag Darrell Guitar Solo

Rex Brown has a favorite Dimebag Darrell guitar solo from their time in Pantera, but the bassist reveals that had he not intervened, Dime was about to ditch it. That said, Brown revealed that the Dime solo actually moved him to tears upon initially hearing it.What Is Rex Brown's Favorite Dimebag Darrell Guitar Solo?In the latest issue of Guitar World, Brown was asked for his favorite Dimebag Darrell guitar solo. His […]

todayDecember 24, 2024 2

Alex Lifeson Has Changed His Mind About Guitar Solos

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Alex Lifeson Has Changed His Mind About Guitar Solos

Former Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson's art-rock group Envy of None has released a video for their latest track. “Under the Stars” offers good news for those who were worried about his recent reluctance to play solos.This is the second advance single from Envy of None's upcoming second album, though no release details have been released. Lifeson and bassist and lead songwriter Andy Curren are joined by guitarist-keyboardist, producer Alf Annibalini […]

todayDecember 12, 2024 12

Jin Talks Receiving a Guitar from Coldplay’s Chris Martin on ‘Fallon’

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Jin Talks Receiving a Guitar from Coldplay’s Chris Martin on ‘Fallon’

BTS’ Jin made his hotly anticipated solo debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Nov. 20, promoting his first solo album, Happy. Among the gems from the revealing interview, Jin recounted the fascinating story behind receiving a guitar from none other than Coldplay’s Chris Martin. “Are you a big fan of rock? And who is your favorite rock artist?” host Jimmy Fallon asked Jin, who replied in his […]

todayNovember 21, 2024 2

Hard Rock Cafe Won’t Return Guitar to Tony Iommi as Promised

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Hard Rock Cafe Won’t Return Guitar to Tony Iommi as Promised

Tony Iommi said he wanted the Hard Rock Cafe to return a guitar he sold them, as per the deal they’d done with him, but the corporation wouldn’t do it.The Black Sabbath icon parted with the red Gibson SG, named Monkey after a sticker attached to it, which he’d used on at least four of the band’s early albums. In a new interview with Guitar World (via Guitar.com) he said […]

todayNovember 2, 2024 3

Hard Rock Cafe Refuses to Return Guitar as Promised

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Hard Rock Cafe Refuses to Return Guitar as Promised

Tony Iommi said he wanted the Hard Rock Cafe to return a guitar he sold them, as per the deal they’d done with him, but the corporation wouldn’t do it.The Black Sabbath icon parted with the red Gibson SG, named Monkey after a sticker attached to it, which he’d used on at least four of the band’s early albums. In a new interview with Guitar World (via Guitar.com) he said […]

todayOctober 31, 2024 4

Tetrarch’s Diamond Rowe Celebrates New Music + Signature Guitar

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Tetrarch’s Diamond Rowe Celebrates New Music + Signature Guitar

On Tuesday (Oct. 29), Tetrarch's Diamond Rowe joined Loudwire Nights and opened up about the band she helped co-found — and was excited to hint at what's on the horizon for them."I think when we started playing music, [frontman] Josh [Fore] and I — especially when we started jamming together for the first time, it wasn't long into that that we were like, 'Okay, this is what we want to […]

todayOctober 30, 2024 3

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