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Suzy Shinn and Rivers Cuomo on the Guitars, Amps, and Pedals Behind 'Van Weezer' By Richard Bienstock Any whammy-bar guitar would do. But for 'Van Weezer,' producer Suzy Shinn explains why Rivers Cuomo's amp had to be a Mesa/Boogie Mark I.
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John Petrucci Discusses the Limitless Potential of Progressive Music and Unpacks the Philosophy Behind His Style By Richard Bienstock In reuniting Liquid Tension Experiment, the prog guitar virtuoso welcomes an old friend to the writing room, and finds new modes of expression within instrumental music.
10 Future Prog Legends: Meet the Players Leading Guitar Towards a New Frontier By Richard Bienstock Guitarists such as Yvette Young, Richard Henshall, Plini, and more are at the vanguard of creativity for progressive music.
Dweezil Zappa on Frank Zappa‘s Guitar Legacy and Why He Sees His Father as More Classical Than Prog By Art Thompson The quicksilver genius of Frank Zappa's playing defied categorization, but it alerted a generation of progressive guitarists to push the boundaries of their instrument.
Rivers Cuomo on the Biological Need to Shred, Heavy Metal, and Why Singing Your Solos First Makes For Good Phrasing By Richard Bienstock Rivers Cuomo lets the shred-obsessed kid inside him break free on 'Van Weezer,' a record that's half Blue Album, half '80s metal.
'Fragile' at 50: Steve Howe Tells the Story Behind Yes‘s Landmark Album By Joe Bosso There was no such thing as progressive rock, explains Howe. It was just that their sound needed a bigger canvas.
Adrian Belew on Alternate Tuning Inspirations, 35-voice Strats, and Why His DigiTech iStomp Remains a Pedalboard Staple By Michael Ross Prog-rock’s perennial superpower makes a feel-good album for hard-luck times.
How Billy Gibbons Wrote ZZ Top's “La Grange“ By Joe Bosso How a warm-up jam became ZZ Top’s breakthrough hit.
Watch Gary Moore and B.B. King Play “The Thrill Is Gone” in 1992 By Christopher Scapelliti The amazing 10-minute performance was recorded at the Town and Country Club in London.
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