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3 days ago | 
guitar.com | Rachel Roberts
Robert Fripp has shared a health update with fans after suffering a heart attack and undergoing two surgeries back in April. In a video alongside his wife and fellow artist/collaborator Toyah Willcox for their Upbeat Moments regular YouTube segment, Fripp explains that he originally thought his chest pain was a symptom of acid reflux.
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6 days ago | 
guitar.com | Rachel Roberts
A left-handed 1989 Takamine guitar played by Kurt Cobain could fetch up to $500,000 at auction this May. The guitar – an FP360SC acoustic electric model – was played by Cobain during a Nirvana recording session on 25 November 1991 in Hilversum, North Holland, prior to the band’s performance at Paradiso that same evening. It is due to be sold via Julien’s Auctions at the end of the month.
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6 days ago | 
guitar.com | Rachel Roberts
Bob WeirDead & CompanySammy HagarWhen you purchase through affiliate links on Guitar.com, you may contribute to our site through commissions. Learn more“Bob is fearless. He’s always willing to take chances with music of any kind,” says Sammy Hagar. Image: Terry Wyatt / GettyMay 09, 2025 May 09, 2025 When you purchase through affiliate links on Guitar.com, you may contribute to our site through commissions.
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6 days ago | 
guitar.com | Rachel Roberts
Bring Me The Horizon are one of the biggest metal bands of the modern age, and the secret to guitarist Lee Malia’s heavy tone lies in his interesting string choice. Malia uses an unconventional .074 gauge bass string in place of his low E, but has decided against implementing it on his new Pro Series Signature model with Jackson. The guitar – named the LM-87 – is described by the brand as “a shred-ready axe built for heavy riffing and alternative modern metal”.
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6 days ago | 
guitar.com | Rachel Roberts
Noel and Liam Gallagher are sticking to a strict health regimen ahead of their Oasis reunion tour, according to reports. The band, which famously split in 2009, will be hitting the road this summer for Live ‘25. They’ll begin their trek in Cardiff on 4 July, before heading to Manchester for five dates and London’s Wembley Stadium for seven. They will head to Edinburgh before they take the show internationally to Ireland and beyond until November.
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1 week ago | 
guitar.com | Rachel Roberts
Sammy Hagar has revealed his thoughts on David Lee Roth coming out of retirement to tour again, and well, he’s not too optimistic. Hagar replaced Roth as Van Halen frontman in 1985, but the two later carried out a co-headlining tour together in 2002 which saw the vocalists go head to head. The stint – as per Hagar’s account – didn’t go too well, with Roth often leaving him to open the show each night, when they were supposed to be taking it in turns.
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guitar.com | Rachel Roberts
Soungarden’s Kim Thayil has revealed that the band plan to release the final album they worked on with Chris Cornell before his death in 2017. According to Thayil, it has always been a goal for the band to complete the record the legendary frontman contributed to, and that releasing it would feel like a gift to the fans, and to Cornell too.
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guitar.com | Rachel Roberts
Eddie Van HalenMammoth WVHVan HalenWolfgang Van HalenWhen you purchase through affiliate links on Guitar.com, you may contribute to our site through commissions. Learn moreThe multi-instrumentalist showcases his impressive guitar chops in a new Instagram clip. Credit: Wolfgang Van Halen/InstagramMay 07, 2025 May 07, 2025 When you purchase through affiliate links on Guitar.com, you may contribute to our site through commissions.
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2 weeks ago | 
guitar.com | Rachel Roberts
Mike Campbell has reflected on the loss of Tom Petty, comparing the impact of his death to losing a limb. Petty suddenly passed away in 2017 due to an accidental overdose from medication he was taking for a number of health concerns, including a fractured hip. Campbell and Petty co-wrote a number of hits together during their time in Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, including Here Comes My Girl and Refugee.
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2 weeks ago | 
guitar.com | Rachel Roberts
Dave Dalone of Swedish rock outfit H.E.A.T has shared his thoughts on Eddie Van Halen’s impact on the desirability of guitar gear. When Van Halen were at their peak in the 1980s, Eddie made one guitar brand in particular boom in popularity – Kramer. It was the best-selling brand of 1985 and 1986, but was later purchased out of bankruptcy by Gibson in 1997. The brand went on to reissue some of its classic models, but it was fully relaunched in 2020 by Gibson’s new owners and management team.
