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Above, a truss rod seen in cutaway inside a Fender guitar neck, with the headstock end at left and the body end (where adjustments were made on this neck) at right. Below, a Telecaster Deluxe's bullet-type truss rod nut is clearly visible at center. The truss rod. It’s the long metal thing that runs down the length of your guitar...

Mona singer Nick Brown says rock legend Robert Plant told him that the Nashville band play the blues better than Led Zeppelin. According to NME, Brown met Plant while filming Later... With Jools Holland last year and told The Sun newspaper: “Robert Plant told me how much he loved our song ‘Lines in the Sand.’ He said Led Zeppelin tried...

Soundgarden have added additional dates to their upcoming reunion tour and they’ve tagged some mighty openers. Set to launch July 2nd in Toronto, the trek kicks off with six dates along the East coast, starting with Coheed and Cambria. Then, on July 13th in Philadelphia, The Mars Volta will take over the opening duties as they join the Seattle rockers...

When the Big Four announced their upcoming date at Yankee Stadium on September 14, undoubtedly the first thing that came to mind for many Yankees fans was “Enter Sandman.” The 1991 Metallica classic has been a staple of Yankees games for years, heralding the entrance of the greatest relief pitcher of all time, Mariano Rivera. Lest fans be worried the...