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June 4, 2026
Chasing Classic Rock Tones with Modern Multi-Effects Processors
Today, modern modelers and multi-effects processors make it possible to recreate many of those iconic sounds from a single compact unit.
BY Guitar Thrills Magazine
June 3, 2026
Triumph Then and Now: The Enduring Legacy of Canada's Rock & Roll Machine
Triumph occupies a unique position in rock history. The band is no longer viewed solely as a nostalgic act from the classic-rock era.
BY Sophia Radisch
June 1, 2026
Hands-On With the Zaar Cicero: Compact Design, Serious Performance
Rather than building another large-bodied electric that follows established conventions, the company focused on creating an instrument centered on player comfort and responsiveness.
BY Edward Schooley

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June 4, 2025
"Body temperature" measured by the sound of amazing guitar tones.
BY Edward Schooley
Sus Vasquez is a Colombian-born guitarist and composer renowned for her versatility across genres such as rock, pop, funk, ambient, and progressive metal. Currently based in New York City and Los Angeles, she has established herself as a sought-after session and touring guitarist, collaborating with numerous high-profile artists.
May 12, 2025
ICONIC RIFFS AND THEIR UNFORGETTABLE CREATIVITY 
BY Edward Schooley
While Riffs are that constant sequence of notes or chords throughout a song, some people confuse the Riff with a Lick. Think of this way, the riff is that constant groove or drive throughout a song. A Lick is a short musical short, that is not necessarily repeated throughout the song. It is a filler, or improvisation. However, it is also conducive to the success of a son
March 25, 2025
"I didn’t choose this path because it was safe or predictable.... it just makes sense."
BY Edward Schooley
Venson’s breakthrough album Joy received critical acclaim upon its release in 2019, and while the pandemic stood in the way of touring plans for the next year, Venson nonetheless found new levels of fame with her livestreaming presence throughout 2020, which led to her landing the #9 position on Pollstar’s Top 50 Livestreamers list for the year and a booking on the legendary Austin City Limits Television Season 46.
March 19, 2025
Learning how to read guitar Tablature is an essential part of learning how to play guitar.
BY Edward Schooley
Guitar tab symbols tell a guitar player exactly what to do when reading guitar tablature. Tablature is different from standard notation because tabs will specifically explain the motions, fingers, frets and techniques without you needing to memorize the complicated system and music theory that is standard music notation.
March 19, 2025
Guitar Scales is often compared to a road map. "navigate the right path to avoid taking the wrong direction."
BY Edward Schooley
Guitar Scales is often compared to a road map. In which you navigate the right path to avoid taking the wrong direction. The guitar map shows you the way around the fretboard. Manipulating the fretboard in such a way creates an emotion connection to music. There is an endless number of maps within music. Invoking a varying number of emotions or reactions.
March 19, 2025
GWEN STEFANI RELEASES BOUQUET DELUXE 
BY Guitar Thrills Magazine
“Still Gonna Love You” is an emotionally bare addition to the Bouquet track list, featuring slowly growing instrumentation and a message of resilience: “You can push me away, go ahead and make your mistakes, I won’t judge you / Nothin’ that you can say if you want me to hate you, I’m still gonna love you.”
January 14, 2025
“I never thought I would be the guitarist for Dokken, It’s unbelievable to me”.
BY Edward Schooley
It can be said that Nostalgia is often misleading. Often, nostalgia brings about feelings of youth, good times, and experiences once treasured. However, we often forget about the bad. Which is a good thing. Especially for this interview. The opportunity of interviewing Jon Levin was a no brainer. While he wasn’t part of the original […]
November 5, 2024
ERJA LYYTINEN UK SPRING 2025 TOUR
BY Guitar Thrills Magazine
In April 2025 we will play eleven dates in the UK with no off days! Our touring schedule is crazy, and the band never run out of energy. I´m especially excited about the fact that we will be renewing our set list with songs from our new album! It´s going to be so cool planning the setlist. We will perform old gems and new tunes for a rocking 100 minutes on stage. Expect a lot of slide guitar playing. I´m also planning to take a few more new guitars with me on tour. So, it will be a thrilling tour in many ways!
November 1, 2024
Are guitar heroes a thing of the past? Part I
BY Edward Schooley
My music is instrumental—so no lyrics. Some of it has darkness, and some of it has more light. The intention is to channel different aspects of my tastes and experiences into my music, and that is a whole spectrum. Compare “Scrap Metal” to “Fading” on my first album, Hale Souls, or “Beast” to “Grace” on Abandon All Hope. Though I haven’t consciously engineered a sound, I am continually developing my compositional and musical voice.
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