Latest articles by Phil Weller
Frank Zappa’s famous Baby Snakes SG is heading to auction. Here’s why it matters
The heavily modded SG copy was a mainstay in his arsenal and is expected to sell for half a million dollars
George Harrison on the guitarist who changed the guitar landscape — and why he wasn't a fan of what followed
A resolute fan of 1950s rock and roll, he never got along with hard rock — despite his love for the guitarist who paved the way for it
Rory Gallagher's iconic 1961 Strat is finally headed to the National Museum in Ireland
The guitar sold for $1.16 million at auction last year, and its arrival at the museum has been eagerly awaited since
Michael J. Fox thinks he knows what happened to the ‘Back to the Future’ Gibson ES-345
Gibson is scouring the globe for the guitar, but the actor has his own theory as to why the guitar hasn’t yet been found
Brian May says Queen's biggest hit seemed like nothing out of the ordinary to him — until the fans went crazy for it
The flamboyant epic would become Queen's biggest hit, but May didn’t see it as being a standout in the band's canon
David Gilmour on Pink Floyd’s difficult years trying to follow up The Dark Side of the Moon
Gilmour blames fame and lethargy for the two years it took for Pink Floyd to record their followup
Buddy Guy on the warning he gave Jimi Hendrix before he went into the British blues clubs
The pair became great friends, but there was one key difference in their approach to the electric blues
Joe Bonamassa says this crowd-pleasing guitar trick is over and done — with one exception
The guitarist shared his insights on reading the room, and knowing the difference between showing off and entertaining
Samantha Fish names the five guitar players she says will keep the blues alive
She’s been backed by Joe Bonamassa and Slash, but who is she backing as the next generation of blues greats?
Ritchie Blackmore is heading out on tour after his health scares. Here's how he plans to do it
Blackmore’s Night will play six shows this November, but Blackmore’s recent ailments have dictated where they play
Donovan says he, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones sowed the seeds for Led Zeppelin and the future of hard rock with this 1968 hit song
Two Led Zeppelin greats played on the Scottish folk singer's hit. He claims it had a lasting impact on music
Adrian Belew leads the tributes to master luthier Ken Parker, who has died aged 73
The man behind the Parker Fly guitar — and a constant innovator in the world of instrument design — has passed away after a two-year battle with cancer
Jimmy Page on the “hypnotic” Led Zeppelin riff he couldn’t stop playing
The track expanded his experiments with an alternate tuning, with electrifying results
“Even when he was drunk, his guitar playing was unbeatable.” How Eric Clapton trounced George Harrison in a guitar duel for a prize like no other
The battle came after years of Clapton’s infatuation with the former Beatle’s wife
The breakup that nearly made Eric Clapton quit music
Slowhand didn’t like the sound of his guitar or how he played. Even the prospect of linking up with a Beatle couldn’t pull him out of his hole
Donovan says David Gilmour bought his former home to channel his songwriting magic
Asked to name his greatest achievement, the British folksinger name-dropped two of the greatest British songwriters of all time
Wolfgang Van Halen says he kept the Frankenstein Strat in his car during the “doomsday energy” of the LA wildfires
He was ready to evacuate, but not without his dad’s most famous guitar
Ritchie Blackmore on why Deep Purple couldn't survive with him and Ian Gillan onboard
The two musicians didn’t say a word to one another during the classic Mark II line-up’s doomed final months, but still produced one more hit record
Ozzy Osbourne told Andrew Watt what every great rock song needs
Ozzy was the first artist who trusted the guitarist ad producer to make a rock album, and he learned a valuable lesson along the way
Eric Idle recalls the violent attack on George Harrison that left him hospitalized and contributed to the former Beatles’ death two years later
In a new podcast, the comedian relates Harrison's struggles following the incident and the resilience in found in his faith
Watch Eddie Van Halen perform in a blizzard as Sammy Hagar unearths never-seen video clip
The band rejected the chance to cancel, instead opting for a memorable, if stormy, evening
The time Pete Townshend trashed the Beatles on television
The Fab Four were selling records like hot cakes, but Townshend wasn’t buying — not until he heard a pair of sides they cut later that same year
Producer Mark Ronson on why Paul McCartney deserves a fresh look for his work in the Beatles and as a solo artist
The man behind Amy Winehouse and Lady Gaga records explains why McCartney stands apart from the Beatles for his musical innovation
