News ReviewsOwners Lessons Latest news, reviews and lessons updates from Ultimate-Guitar.Com. en-US Copyright 1998-2026 Ultimate-Guitar.Com. All rights reserved. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/all_updates.xml.php Fri, 08 May 2026 11:39:53 -0400 Sun, 03 May 2026 04:02:02 -0400 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/static/_img/logo_trans.png https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/all_updates.xml.php 144 44 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/tab_spotlight/elmore-jamess-dust-my-broom-isnt-about-the-notes-its-about-the-slide-attack-open-d-and-one-riff-that-started-careers https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/tab_spotlight/elmore-jamess-dust-my-broom-isnt-about-the-notes-its-about-the-slide-attack-open-d-and-one-riff-that-started-careers Tab Spotlight: Recorded at Trumpet Records in 1951, "Dust My Broom" reworked Robert Johnson's 1936 original into what the Library of Congress later called blues' most famous guitar riff. The song lives in open D tuning over a straight 12-bar progression, and the magic is in the triplet slide attack rather than the notes.]]> Fri, 08 May 2026 11:39:53 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/ozzy-osbourne-admitted-black-sabbath-was-unfair-to-tony-iommi-hed-be-the-only-guy-in-somewhat-of-a-condition-to-do-the-albums https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/ozzy-osbourne-admitted-black-sabbath-was-unfair-to-tony-iommi-hed-be-the-only-guy-in-somewhat-of-a-condition-to-do-the-albums Retrospective: "He would do the albums, and he would complain that we didn't like the way he did the album."]]> Fri, 08 May 2026 02:14:32 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/good-weve-done-our-job-brian-may-said-iron-maiden-frightened-the-life-out-of-queen-at-rock-in-rio-steve-harris-loved-it https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/good-weve-done-our-job-brian-may-said-iron-maiden-frightened-the-life-out-of-queen-at-rock-in-rio-steve-harris-loved-it Music News: "It's good to ruffle feathers."]]> Fri, 08 May 2026 01:10:30 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dimebag-darrells-estate-loses-majority-of-claims-against-dean-guitars-in-new-federal-court-ruling-the-razorback-and-stealth-stay-with-dean https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dimebag-darrells-estate-loses-majority-of-claims-against-dean-guitars-in-new-federal-court-ruling-the-razorback-and-stealth-stay-with-dean Music News: "The United States District Court's order is confirmation of what we have known all along," a statement from Dean Guitars owner Armadillo read.]]> Fri, 08 May 2026 00:07:38 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/gibson-tried-to-fix-lp-and-sg-headstock-fragility-with-volute-traditionalists-hated-it-so-it-was-dropped https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/gibson-tried-to-fix-lp-and-sg-headstock-fragility-with-volute-traditionalists-hated-it-so-it-was-dropped Gear: Introduced during the (in)famous Norlin era, the volute was supposed to address Gibson's headstock problems. However, traditionalists were alienated by it. ]]> Thu, 07 May 2026 16:25:37 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/kiss-producer-warned-them-against-copying-grunge-he-was-right-theyd-hit-it-and-quit-it-186407 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/kiss-producer-warned-them-against-copying-grunge-he-was-right-theyd-hit-it-and-quit-it-186407 Features: "I kind of remember warning Gene against that, because I thought it would be a one-record trend."]]> Thu, 07 May 2026 11:33:05 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/jason-newsted-says-echobrain-wasnt-why-he-left-metallica-id-rather-live-than-be-in-your-band https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/jason-newsted-says-echobrain-wasnt-why-he-left-metallica-id-rather-live-than-be-in-your-band Music News: "The Echobrain thing, that was another project I took to a certain level... But that's not the reason I left Metallica."]]> Thu, 07 May 2026 00:35:30 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-felt-betrayed-nicko-mcbrain-confronted-bruce-dickinson-upon-his-return-to-iron-maiden-dickinsons-reaction-put-it-to-bed https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-felt-betrayed-nicko-mcbrain-confronted-bruce-dickinson-upon-his-return-to-iron-maiden-dickinsons-reaction-put-it-to-bed Music News: "You know there were doubts as to his motives of coming back."]]> Wed, 06 May 2026 23:17:17 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/tab_spotlight/why-the-swords-freya-is-the-perfect-riff-to-study-for-doom-and-groove-metal https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/tab_spotlight/why-the-swords-freya-is-the-perfect-riff-to-study-for-doom-and-groove-metal Tab Spotlight: "Freya" is proof that you don't need a million notes to smash the listener like a raging bull, and there are multiple lessons embedded in its grasp.]]> Wed, 06 May 2026 21:02:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/a-decent-350-super-strat-that-could-use-a-pickup-swap-winzz-wgs150-works-better-as-a-mod-platform https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/a-decent-350-super-strat-that-could-use-a-pickup-swap-winzz-wgs150-works-better-as-a-mod-platform Gear: ]]> Wed, 06 May 2026 20:25:50 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dave-grohl-on-recording-songs-for-the-deaf-without-click-tracks-there-was-this-energy-and-spontaneity-that-anything-could-happen https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dave-grohl-on-recording-songs-for-the-deaf-without-click-tracks-there-was-this-energy-and-spontaneity-that-anything-could-happen Music News: "There was this energy and this spontaneity that anything could happen."]]> Wed, 06 May 2026 19:38:56 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/a-cd-of-old-tapes-reached-j-mascis-and-a-cult-unplanned-folk-album-was-born-sibylle-baiers-colour-green-186167 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/a-cd-of-old-tapes-reached-j-mascis-and-a-cult-unplanned-folk-album-was-born-sibylle-baiers-colour-green-186167 Features: The songs were recorded at home in Germany between 1970 and 1973 on reel-to-reel tape. They stayed in a drawer for decades until her son compiled them as a birthday gift. A copy found its way to the wrong hands, or the right ones.]]> Wed, 06 May 2026 10:21:10 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie-was-becoming-difficult-how-alcatrazz-secretly-auditioned-steve-vai-and-chris-impellitteri-to-replace-malmsteen https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie-was-becoming-difficult-how-alcatrazz-secretly-auditioned-steve-vai-and-chris-impellitteri-to-replace-malmsteen Music News: "Steve was a joy to work with musically and brought a whole new bag of tricks from the Zappa camp."]]> Wed, 06 May 2026 03:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ozzy-osbourne-said-zakk-wyldes-successor-reminded-him-of-randy-rhoads-he-had-no-idea-joe-holmes-was-randys-student https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ozzy-osbourne-said-zakk-wyldes-successor-reminded-him-of-randy-rhoads-he-had-no-idea-joe-holmes-was-randys-student Music News: "He stood right in front of me while I played and afterward told me that my approach and style reminded him of Randy."]]> Tue, 05 May 2026 23:51:40 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/jimmy-pages-mic-placement-accidents-created-the-led-zeppelin-sound-and-modern-recording-kills-that-by-design-186395 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/jimmy-pages-mic-placement-accidents-created-the-led-zeppelin-sound-and-modern-recording-kills-that-by-design-186395 Features: Back in the day, people created unique sounds purely by accident or thanks to faulty equipment, and modern bands would have a tough time recreating them.]]> Tue, 05 May 2026 22:20:08 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/designed-for-students-in-the-50s-gibson-les-paul-jr-became-a-pro-guitar-a-p90-a-slab-body-no-frills https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/designed-for-students-in-the-50s-gibson-les-paul-jr-became-a-pro-guitar-a-p90-a-slab-body-no-frills Gear: Although meant as a budget option, the Junior turned into a historically important guitar. No carved maple top, no binding, no extra pickups, no elaborate hardware, a slab mahogany body, and a wraparound bridge turned to be more than enough.]]> Tue, 05 May 2026 20:22:56 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/venoms-rage-on-nwobhms-northern-boom-why-cant-we-start-a-band-were-from-newcastle https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/venoms-rage-on-nwobhms-northern-boom-why-cant-we-start-a-band-were-from-newcastle Music News: "And then all of a sudden, you had Venom, Raven, Tygers of Pan Tang, Def Leppard from Sheffield, all these like northern towns were starting to produce music."]]> Tue, 05 May 2026 14:43:30 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/what-would-metallica-be-if-cliff-burton-lived-lars-ulrich-might-not-have-been-there-the-next-tour-186377 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/what-would-metallica-be-if-cliff-burton-lived-lars-ulrich-might-not-have-been-there-the-next-tour-186377 Features: "After that, we'll go home for the holidays probably, and then start to go to the next album."]]> Tue, 05 May 2026 11:22:57 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/why-david-crosby-warned-against-genre-lables-when-the-byrds-draw-inspiration-from-john-coltrane-it-was-no-longer-rock-n-roll https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/why-david-crosby-warned-against-genre-lables-when-the-byrds-draw-inspiration-from-john-coltrane-it-was-no-longer-rock-n-roll Retrospective: "I usually try to respond the way I am right now, and say, 'Don't be deceived by them, because they are really misleading.'"]]> Tue, 05 May 2026 03:02:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/billy-sheehan-on-why-cliff-williams-is-rocks-most-underrated-bassist-and-why-back-in-black-is-the-greatest-rock-album-ever https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/billy-sheehan-on-why-cliff-williams-is-rocks-most-underrated-bassist-and-why-back-in-black-is-the-greatest-rock-album-ever Music News: The veteran bassist also reflected on 6,000 live shows and what touring teaches that home practice never can.]]> Tue, 05 May 2026 01:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/reb-beach-says-david-coverdale-controlled-his-guitar-solos-in-whitesnake https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/reb-beach-says-david-coverdale-controlled-his-guitar-solos-in-whitesnake Music News: "He was all over my… What's that Deep Purple song? 'Mistreated'!"]]> Tue, 05 May 2026 00:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/tab_spotlight/dropkick-murphys-im-shipping-up-to-boston-barely-uses-guitar-as-a-melodic-instrument-thats-what-makes-it-work https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/tab_spotlight/dropkick-murphys-im-shipping-up-to-boston-barely-uses-guitar-as-a-melodic-instrument-thats-what-makes-it-work Tab Spotlight: The pipes handle the melody, and the gang vocals handle the mass. The guitar's job is to be the thing everything else pushes against, and that's harder to execute than it sounds.]]> Mon, 04 May 2026 20:36:17 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/how-the-ramones-made-the-same-progressions-sound-different-cj-ramone-explains-they-just-changed-where-on-the-neck-they-were-playing https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/how-the-ramones-made-the-same-progressions-sound-different-cj-ramone-explains-they-just-changed-where-on-the-neck-they-were-playing Music News: "Why would they play it there?"]]> Mon, 04 May 2026 14:53:17 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/what-killed-hair-metal-and-grunge-dangerous-toys-singer-explains-labels-said-go-sign-100-more-nirvanas-100-more-guns-n-roses https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/what-killed-hair-metal-and-grunge-dangerous-toys-singer-explains-labels-said-go-sign-100-more-nirvanas-100-more-guns-n-roses Music News: "'Cock rock' that we are, eventually was gonna kill itself."]]> Mon, 04 May 2026 10:18:04 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/duff-mckagan-says-no-gnr-song-is-hard-to-play-live-the-real-challenge-is-not-letting-the-crowd-overwhelm-him https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/duff-mckagan-says-no-gnr-song-is-hard-to-play-live-the-real-challenge-is-not-letting-the-crowd-overwhelm-him Music News: "We rehearsed so much, and we play so much, that I don't know if anything is necessarily a challenge."]]> Mon, 04 May 2026 03:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/slipknot-has-nine-members-onstage-jim-roots-signature-telecaster-had-to-cut-through-all-of-them-so-he-got-fender-and-emg-to-team-up https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/slipknot-has-nine-members-onstage-jim-roots-signature-telecaster-had-to-cut-through-all-of-them-so-he-got-fender-and-emg-to-team-up Gear: "I kind of wanted to bring those, those two companies together; something more modern with something that's iconic and classic, and marry the two."]]> Mon, 04 May 2026 00:09:44 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/focal-dystonia-ends-guitar-careers-the-players-most-at-risk-are-the-ones-practicing-the-hardest-186365 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/focal-dystonia-ends-guitar-careers-the-players-most-at-risk-are-the-ones-practicing-the-hardest-186365 Features: Endless hours of hard practice won't just stop you from getting better. They put you at a higher risk of ending your entire career. ]]> Sun, 03 May 2026 21:16:20 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/guitar_of_the_week/hand-carved-this-hollowbody-weighs-5-lbs-and-is-built-like-an-acoustic-guitar-ergon-aores-so-miguel https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/guitar_of_the_week/hand-carved-this-hollowbody-weighs-5-lbs-and-is-built-like-an-acoustic-guitar-ergon-aores-so-miguel Guitar Of The Week: At just five pounds, it's lighter than most solid-body guitars. The top is hand-carved quilted maple, the back is Spanish cedar, and the bridge is reclaimed Brazilian rosewood. This isn't typical boutique fare.]]> Sun, 03 May 2026 18:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/tommy-bolin-saved-deep-purple-from-disbanding-fans-booed-him-for-not-being-blackmore-186353 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/tommy-bolin-saved-deep-purple-from-disbanding-fans-booed-him-for-not-being-blackmore-186353 Features: "When Ritchie left, I wanted to discontinue the band. But then David said, 'I want you to hear something.'"]]> Sun, 03 May 2026 16:33:13 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-dont-have-to-play-just-a-strat-or-a-les-paul-how-frank-zappas-gear-philosophy-led-steve-vai-to-create-the-ibanez-jem https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-dont-have-to-play-just-a-strat-or-a-les-paul-how-frank-zappas-gear-philosophy-led-steve-vai-to-create-the-ibanez-jem Music News: "Frank was completely irreverent when it came to guitars."]]> Sun, 03 May 2026 04:02:02 -0400