Obscura always reminded me of Death. Maybe it’s because the lead-guitarist Steffen Kummerer also fills the position as the vocalist and he also plays extremely shaped …

Ibanez are most widely known for their RGs, but among the less popular shapes they offer, you will find a lot of models with a …

This surely is one of the most anticipated pickups to enter my 7-String Pickup Shootout yet: The Bare Knuckle Pickups Aftermath 7. This model has …

You might have noticed that we posted quite a bunch of Carvin news lately. That’s just due to the fact that the team around Jeff Kiesel …

Dave Davidson is at it again. Last month he started with some serious sweeping- and tapping-tips and -ideas for Guitar Worlds “Thrash Course” (click here, …

Ola Englund doesn’t need an introduction to the ERG-community. He played 7-strings for years for his infamous Gear-Demos on Youtube and in his band Feared. His signature …

Hey nerds! I just updated my 8-String Pickup Shootout with the Instrumental Pickups SFTY3-8, installed in my Ibanez M80M. You can listen to the clips …

Really low tunings demand thicker strings – we all know that. Unfortunately, the holes in tuning-posts often can only hold a .060-gauge or marginally heavier strings. The …

There’s been a lot of great news coming out of the Carvin/Kiesel guitars headquarters lately. Now Jeff Kiesel announced, that they sell directly to international customers …

I went to NAMM in 2013 and Jackson Guitars had just hit the ERG market with full force. They came out with several 7- and …