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Download 2012 - The Verdict: Sabbath, Soundgarden & Refused

Download 2012 - The Verdict: Sabbath, Soundgarden & Refused

Three highly influential and wildly diverse legends reunite to close Download Festival 2012.

Strings: The Great Cover Up

Strings: The Great Cover Up

There are plenty of string types out there coated in various difficult-to-pronounce materials. But are they actually any good? Guitar Planet went to investigate.

The Top 5: Guitarists Gone Solo

The Top 5: Guitarists Gone Solo

As Jack White goes solo Guitar Planet looks back at the top 5 guitarists who stepped out of the shadows to make their own name.

All Strung Up

All Strung Up

In part three of our series investigating some of the string options available to guitarists, we stray into the realm of cobalt and nickel...

Jack White The 21st Century Guitar Icon

Jack White The 21st Century Guitar Icon

Blues revivalist and strict minimalist, quirky outsider turned globe straddling superstar; The White Stripes may be no more, but Jack White is still this generation’s guitar hero.

Further Adventures With String Theory

Further Adventures With String Theory

We continue our string-based feast with a look at silk and steel sets – can they bring new flavours to your playing?

The New Face Of The Blues

The New Face Of The Blues

As The Black Keys headline Coachella, and with a blues rock revival in full swing, Guitar Planet investigates four distinct artists proudly waving the blues banner.

Iron Maiden - En Vivo!

Iron Maiden - En Vivo!

Iron Maiden played a thundering set in Chile and invited the cameras in to record the show, and the rest of the whole damn tour. We investigated the results...

The String's The Thing

The String's The Thing

If you're stuck in a rut using the same old strings, maybe it's time to try something new. There's plenty to choose from out there, as we're going to explain over the next few weeks...

Five Pivotal Springsteen Moments

Five Pivotal Springsteen Moments

As Wrecking Ball rides high in the charts Guitar Planet looks back at some of the most important releases of Bruce Springsteen’s illustrious career.

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