Phil Weller

The sale follows Etsy’s $275 million takeover in 2019, and its new owners have some key changes in store for the site

The reformed Alice Cooper Band will release "The Revenge of Alice Cooper" later this year, while the Faces’ return is mooted for 2026.

David Lee Roth had a litany of guitar-playing talents in his band and they all agree on one thing…

Let's face it: Playing alongside Steve Vai would make you re-evaluate some things…

Back in 1983, Yngwie Malmsteen received two big offers in the space of 24 hours –here's how he made his decision…

The guitarist is famed for his use of his Red Special guitar and a Vox AC30 amp, but a Queen expert believes his unusual choice of pick is just as important to achieving his tone

The band’s first taste of playing a major gig soon turned to a moment that left Lifeson reconsidering his future

Harrison’s love for Ravi Shankar and his sitar experiments are well documented, and it seems Crosby got the ball rolling

It’s a light/dark battle that has raged since the first Stratocasters went into production, but the Vaughan family's opinions go against the grain

Matt’s Guitar shop bought the guitar for earlier this year, and now it wants to keep its legacy alive by lending it to the best guitarists in the business

McCartney was seduced by the idea of a “screaming record” after reading about the Who, and said the Beatles cut their track “in madness and hysterics”

Mayer was due to perform with the British trio, but first Summers had to help him tackle a song he had struggled with himself

The drummer has been determined to celebrate Van Halen's legacy in new ways, but Bertinelli says a film would be a bridge too far

Chinese imports make up 43 percent of the instruments imported into the U.S., leading insiders to fear a music recession could result from Trump’s tariffs

Today, the former Deep Purple guitarist is full of praise for his compatriot, but a 1975 interview suggests a slightly different narrative

The bassist grew up adoring British bands and felt they had a wild, carefree attitude that U.S. acts lacked. Kiss set about changing that

Even the band’s label thought Metallica would win, so they refused to fly them out for the ceremony

The pair had become great friends, but when Slowhand stepped up for a guest spot, he got thrown for a loop

After two under-performing albums that had seen their well of songs run dry, Aerosmith found inspiration from unlikely places and turned their fortunes around

The Ibanez signature artist also expains why in-person shopping helps save her from embarrassment

Having made his name with the Gibson brand in the mid to late 1960s, Clapton made the dramatic switch in the ‘70s and hasn’t looked back since

The former Jethro Tull guitarist says, "There’s always some aspect that will grab me, and right now it’s my right-handed technique"

And it turns out he inadvertently tracked it with Leslie West’s preferred guitar tone

The heavily modded guitar is showcased across his 2015 'Via Zammata' album, where he demonstrates the value of its unusual features