My life in three guitars: paul gilbert

The blues-rocker recalls the gift of a precious pedal from an old friend and a recent Hendrix-inspired guitar purchase

This UK-made MD introduces a new pickup set that piles on the beef. But, as we find out, it’s no one-trick pony

Decorated with accolades from the Grammys to the Academy Of Country Music, the legendary Nashville sessioneer has played on over a thousand records. Here, he shares his go-to gear, why he surrendered to the metronome, and how “letting the emotion escape” is the key to nailing that first take

AS THE WORLD MOURNS THE LOSS OF THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS, LONGTIME OZZY OSBOURNE GUITARIST ZAKK WYLDE SHARES SOME MOVING RECOLLECTIONS OF HIS TIME WITH THE MAN HE CALLED “THE BOSS” – AND JAKE E LEE AND GUS G PAY THEIR OWN TRIBUTES

THE Guitarist INTERVIEW

Things might have gotten messy when Jake E Lee was fired from Ozzy’s band in 1987, but looking back he admits that Ozzy “changed everything for me”