OUR CREATURE ( COVER) FEATURE

I GUESS EVERYONE out there expects me to

READER ART OF THE MONTH

If you’ve created a drawing, painting or sketch

DEFENDERS of the Faith

Rachel Raye “Ricki” Oien AGE: 18

Hardcore Breakdown

HOW GUITARIS TS FROM DRUG CHURCH, MILITARIE GUN AND SCOWL ARE LEADING THE MEL ODIC MOVEMENT IN HARDCORE PUNK

? INQUIRER

DAVE MASON

MY PEDALBOARD

TRACII GUNS

Jax Hollow

ON ONLY THE WILD ONES, THE NASHVILLE-VIA-MASSACHUSETTS AX-SLINGER IS HAVING A BLAST

Hurts So Good

ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY, SHREDDING CAN MAKE YOUR WRISTS AND SHOULDERS GO OUCHIE

Melanie Faye

THE R&B GUITARIST AND PRODUCER TALKS US THROUGH HER NEW D’ANGELICO SIGNATURE MODEL, HER UNIQUE APPROACH TO NEO-SOUL GUITAR AND THE ONE CHORD SHE JUST CAN’T STOP PLAYING

Duane Betts

ON HIS SOLO DEBUT, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS-PEDIGREED GUITARIST EMERGES WITH A VISION ALL HIS OWN

In the Studio with Dirty Honey

JOHN NOTTO PREVIEWS THE HIGH-FLYING L.A. RIFF-ROCKERS’ HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SOPHOMORE ALBUM

Positive Undertones

BECAUSE WE FELT LIKE IT, WE ASKED THE UNDERTONES’ DAMIAN O’NEILL ABOUT THE NORTHERN IRISH ROCKERS’ OUT-OF-LEFT-FIELD 1981 ALBUM, POSITIVE TOUCH. THANKFULLY, HE OBLIGED US!

Marcus Machado

WHEN HENDRIX IS CHILD’S PLAY, THE ONLY PLACE TO GO IS UNCHARTED MUSICAL REALMS

That time Judas Priest’s Richie Faulkner jammed with Tool

OLLY CURTIS (FAULKNER) TRACY ANNE HART (SRV) CHANCES

Simply Orange

ORANGE OR30

One Piece

YAMAHA FG9 M

The Gold Standard

CHARVEL PRO-MOD SO-CAL STYLE 1 HSS FR E

EarthQuaker Devices Aurelius Tri-Voice Chorus

IT’S NOT ENOUGH to be solely a chorus

Believe the Hype(r)

SEYMOUR DUNCAN HYPERSWITCH

TRIPTOPHONIC

IN DEEP

TOOLS OF THE TRADE, PART 6

TALES FROM NERDVILLE

DEVELOPING THE STORY

MELODIC MUSE

Performance Notes

HOW TO PLAY THIS MONTH’S SONGS

DIMARZIO SUPER DISTORTION HUMBUCKING PICKUP

CATEGORY: REPLACEMENT PICKUP

STEVE BARTEK

The former Oingo Boingo guitarist talks “Dead Man’s Party,” his early days with future Skynyrd guitarist Ed King, upcoming shows with Danny Elfman and a lifetime of scoring films

Stoking that Fire

In Flames reignite the death metal fire with Foregone, an album that marks ex-Megadeth master Chris Broderick’s recording debut with the band

THE GRASS IS ALWAYS BLUER

SIX BLAZING BLUEGRASS GUITARISTS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ( BESIDES BILLY STRINGS AND MOLLY TUTTLE! )

In the Eye of the Hurricane

WITH A NEW SOLO ALBUM SHAKING UP THE AIRWAVES, NITA STRAUSS DISCUSSES THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING RISKS, STEPPING OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE AND NEVER SETTLING

GUY TALK

On the eve of his farewell tour, living legend BUDDY GUY looks back on his nearly 70-year career (and a particularly unforgettable Fender Bassman amp)

CRUE TO THE 5TH POWER

MONSTER GUITARIST JOHN 5 DETAILS HIS ASCENSION INTO THE RANKS OF MÖTLEY CRÜE

WHEN SIXX MET 5

NIKKI SIXX PROVIDES HIS OWN ACCOUNT OF HOW THE RECENT CRÜE BROUHAHA WENT DOWN — AND HOW JOHN 5 ENTERED THE FOLD

THE ULTIMATE POLTERGEIST

HOW JOHN 5 DECIDED TO REVOLUTIONIZE ONE OF THE OLDEST ELECTRIC GUITAR DESIGNS FOR THIS YEAR’S EYE-CATCHING FENDER JOHN 5 GHOST TELECASTER

“GOSSIP”

Måneskin (featuring Tom Morello)

“JUMPIN’ JACK FLASH”

The Rolling Stones

“FEAR OF THE DAWN”

Jack White

“MOONLIGHT SONATA” (1st movement)

Ludwig van Beethoven