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“Jack White is the last rock star that I can think of. He’s very dangerous. His approach to playing… you just don’t know what’s going to happen”: Billy Howerdel is trying to avoid being “too good”, as he writes A Perfect Circle’s next album

Having dropped the all-new single Starless in May, Howerdel says a new record is incoming but “You've got to be a Buddhist about it”

Guitar World · Aug 3

“I’d love to go and see him but I probably wouldn't stay for the whole concert”: What Jeff Beck thought about Eddie Van Halen

Beck shared his thoughts on the Van Halen school of guitar back in 1985

Guitar World · Aug 3

From Hendrix’s pyrotechnics to Cory Wong’s hot-buttered funk, for 72 years the Strat has revolutionized how we play guitar. These are the 25 players who wrote – and burnt – the playbook

The Fender Stratocaster would just be a glorified carpentry project without the players who danced across its neck and gave it life. Here we celebrate 25 of the best

Guitar World · Aug 2

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“It just sounds like doo-doo under a D chord”: Why muting the low E string is one of the most important lessons any beginner guitarist can learn

Learning to mute individual strings makes all the difference when mastering your first guitar chords

Guitar World · Aug 2

“I came out to Los Angeles with $20. I was homeless. I lived off of two tacos and water a day”: Malina Moye reflects on the hardship that shaped her historic career

Moye recently made history by becoming Kramer's first woman of color signature artist

Guitar World · Aug 2

“This is not a tuning Iuse often, but it turned out to be perfect here”: Spiritbox’s Mike Stringer on how extended-range guitars open up new chord voicing possibilities

Mike Stringer's progressive metal masterclass continues as he teaches you how to play Spiritbox’s Tsunami Sea

Guitar World · Aug 2

“Not your average digital delay by any means”: Beetronics Pollinator Hazee Delay review

Beetronics cross-pollinates delay and modulation to create textural sounds that blur the boundaries between them

Guitar World · Aug 2

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“I tend to cringe when I hear people who’ve obviously taken my style. I think it’s a joke that’s often played on me”: The Edge has never been impressed by players who try to imitate his sound

The U2 guitar icon discussed the value of developing your own voice during a 1996 interview

Guitar World · Aug 2

“All I was using was one Fender Twin Reverb, which I stole off Bob Marley… I had it turned up to 10 the whole time”: Stolen amps and punk rivalry – inside the making of the Sex Pistols’ Never Mind the Bollocks

Guitarist Steve Jones reflects on the making of the Pistols' incendiary studio album, Johnny Rotten's overdub myths, and why they had to keep Sid Vicious away from the studio

Guitar World · Aug 2

“He said, ‘There's a room upstairs filled with guitars, but you can't see them – we’re only selling them all at once.’ We came back and waved hundred dollar bills in his face”: Blondie's Chris Stein on his greatest (and strangest) guitar shopping spree

Blondie’s days in rugged CBGB’s were many chart-topping hits behind them in 1980, when Stein told GW about the time he and his bandmates got themselves into an unassuming dream guitar store...

Guitar World · Aug 2

Who's the best guitar duo of all time?

Who had the greatest chemistry? Who pushed each other's playing to the greatest heights? Who best knew how to serve the song together? Let us know

Guitar World · Aug 1

“As far as guitar players go, he’s one of the best conversationalists on the planet”: What Samantha Fish learned from trading licks with Buddy Guy

Fish first played with Guy in 2013 after she was coaxed into an impromptu on-stage jam with the legend

Guitar World · Aug 1

“If you’re a guitar player out there, go listen to her – that is the way you should play guitar”: Brian Fallon on the lick that every guitarist should know

The Gaslight Anthem frontman says the world needs players like Izzy Stradlin and Slash in equal measure– and this lick proves why

Guitar World · Aug 1

“That group was like a dragster when it burns out – you get a lot of noise, but it doesn't go anywhere”: Bassist Tim Bogert on why Beck, Bogert & Appice fell short despite its all-star lineup

The second track on the trio’s only studio album showcases Bogert’s freewheeling bass playing – even if he believed the band never lived up to its immense potential

Guitar World · Aug 1

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Guitar World · Aug 1

“Most people don’t get to see guitars like these”: Meet the 1968 Gibson Super 400 that was customized for Merle Travis – the ultimate artist’s guitar (even if the materials aren’t that great)

With a thinner neck and P-90s instead of humbuckers, this is the kind of unicorn that pops up very rarely on the vintage guitar market

Guitar World · Aug 1

“Harrison lost interest in the Rosewood Telecaster well before Let It Be came out. In December 1969, he gave it away”: How George Harrison fell in and out of love with the Tele he played at the Beatles’ final performance – and where it is now

George Harrison’s heavyweight prototype Fender shaped the late-era Beatles sound, and later passed through the hands of Delaney Bramlett and, briefly, Jerry Garcia

Guitar World · Aug 1

“It all started during a soundcheck. I was playing a Telecaster, and I said to our drummer, ‘Hey man, play the train beat!’ I began playing what became the main riff in Let It Burn”: Charlie Starr on how to turn a simple, catchy riff into a killer song

The Blackberry Smoke guitarist pays tribute to the power of the almighty riff in his latest GW lesson

Guitar World · Aug 1

“I’ve lost count of how many SGs I have. But none of them match up to that one guitar”: Angus Young on his favorite Gibson SG from his collection – and the hunt to find a replacement

The AC/DC guitar hero has tried getting copies made to no avail

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Guitar World · Aug 1

“Harley Benton might have outdone itself. This is custom shop-level detail for under $350”: My pick of the best new guitar gear launched this week – and the new drops you might have missed

New drops from Orange, Kramer, Harley Benton and more

Guitar World · Jul 31

“Well, I’ve always said that if they wanted me to reform, I would do it”: Steve Hackett says he would be up for a Genesis reunion tour with Phil Collins – but could it happen?

There would be some serious obstacles in getting the ’70 to ’75 classic Genesis lineup back together

Guitar World · Jul 31

“He solobombs in to drop some terrifyingly clean sweep passages. Modern technical guitar playing doesn’t get better than this”: July 2026 Guitar World Editors' Picks

Featuring a ferocious new single from the future of shred, defiantly optimistic post-punk, “ecstasy for the ears” indie, irresistible jazz fusion, and much more

Guitar World · Jul 31

"The build quality is superb, it plays like a dream, and unlike other guitars in this price range, the electronics don’t let it down": Sire Larry Carlton S7 Ash Top review

With a raft of premium features, Sire's super value-for-money S-style makes a concrete case for dodging the big brands

Guitar World · Jul 31

“I was geared up to play Steve Vai solos. But they sent me in a completely different direction”: How John Squire’s replacement had to reinvent his playing when he joined the Stone Roses

Aziz Ibrahim says replacing the beloved guitarist was “bittersweet” – and he had a tough time settling into the gig

Guitar World · Jul 31

“Me and my dad went to pick it up from a woman’s house and it turns out it was her ex-husband’s. Somewhere out there is a guy wondering where his Strat went!” Zac Schulze on the ultimate eBay bargain Strat, and the greatest blues tone ever

The Zac Schulze Gang's eponymous band leader discusses blues heroes, tone tricks, and how the sound of the fast-rising UK blues-rock band came together

Guitar World · Jul 31

“He’s pretty fearless in the studio. You just gotta trust him and know it’s gonna work, ‘cause there’s a lot of experimentation”: Dominic Davis on growing up with Jack White and what he’s learned playing bass with him

The session ace talks essential bass gear, channeling John Paul Jones on Jack White's new album, and explains how working with White has made him rethink his tone and his playing

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