Rachel Roberts

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Dougie Poynter of McFly performing at The O2 Arena on October 9th, 2024, in London, England. Image: Lorne Thomson/Redferns via Getty ImagesApril 17, 2025 April 17, 2025 When you purchase through affiliate links on Guitar.com, you may contribute to our site through commissions. Learn more“I’ve got friends who are like, ‘which part are you playing in that song? I can’t hear it…’ I’m the thing that’s making the seat rumble!” Explains an exasperated Dougie Poynter.

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Jimmie Vaughan feels the wood used to make your guitar’s fretboard doesn’t have much of an effect on its overall sound. The tonewood debate remains ever divisive in the guitar world, with some believing it makes a significant difference, while others sit on the opposite side of the debate. But be it rosewood or maple on your fretboard, Jimmie feels it really doesn’t change anything, and in fact, his brother Stevie Ray Vaughan sounded the same regardless of the neck he played.

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Alex Lifeson is considering hitting the road again, but it won’t be with his Rush bandmate, Geddy Lee. Rush said farewell back in 2015, and following drummer Neil Peart’s death in 2020, it became ever more apparent that they would not tour again. Aside from the odd charity gig or two – including one at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert – both Lifeson and Lee have preferred to leave their memories just as they are.

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When you purchase through affiliate links on Guitar.com, you may contribute to our site through commissions. Learn moreDespite Boone’s disappointment in the crowd’s lack of enthusiasm, May himself is was “awestruck” by their shared performance. Image: Allen J. Schaben / GettyApril 16, 2025 April 16, 2025 When you purchase through affiliate links on Guitar.com, you may contribute to our site through commissions.

1 week ago | guitar.com | Rachel Roberts

Fender has introduced another iteration of its Player series with the Player II Modified range. The new collection is an expansion of its best-selling Player II series – which launched in 2024, and built upon the Player range it had previously released in 2018 – and sees select Player II models “souped up with performance-driven mods”, all right out of the box.