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Nikki Sixx, John 5 and the ongoing Mötley Crüe brouhaha – only in the new Guitar World

Plus! Buddy Guy, Nita Strauss, Oingo Boingo, In Flames, Drug Church, Dirty Honey, bluegrass shredders and a new Pink Floyd-style arrangement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata

Guitar World

“I don’t want someone coming away from my show thinking, ‘He doesn’t sound any good’”: Buddy Guy opens up on his retirement from the road

The blues guitar legend says that seeing the toll advanced age took on the live performances of some of his own heroes – including B.B. King – played a significant factor in his decision

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“We never saw it coming that Mick wasn’t going to be able to tour and was going to have to quit the band”: Nikki Sixx offers his own take on the Mötley Crüe drama

“We didn’t choose this, but since we had to be put in this position, we’re very happy with where we’re at right now,” the bassist said in an exclusive new Guitar World interview

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“For me, Wish You Were Here is the most satisfying album. I really love it. I'd rather listen to that than Dark Side of the Moon”: David Gilmour opens up on the creative tension that built Pink Floyd's classic records

In this classic GW interview, the Stratocaster icon discusses the “egocentric megalomaniacal tension” that shaped Dark Side of the Moon, how he constructed the Comfortably Numb solo, and the time he used a mic stand leg as a slide

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Wolfgang Van Halen’s new single has a monster tapping solo – featuring his uncle operating his wah pedal

On the latest preview from the forthcoming Mammoth II album, Wolfgang shows that – when it comes to chops – the apple didn't fall far from the tree

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Paul Gilbert thinks freeform guitar solos are “pretty dangerous” – but he’s brought them back for Mr. Big’s farewell tour anyway

Though the virtuoso has admitted he's “a bit rusty with the artform” of freeform soloing, there's little sign of it in the electrifying examples that have surfaced from the band's ongoing final tour

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"I grew up listening to Megadeth, Metallica and White Zombie. A good riff will always grab my attention": How metal-raised blues dynamo Eric Johanson is taking a heavy approach to a classic genre

The Louisiana gunslinger on why stacking overdrive pedals is the key to great sustain, what he learned from working with Jesse Dayton and how being present opens him up as a guitarist

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Fender ushers in a new chapter of its history by opening flagship Tokyo store – and celebrates the milestone with three custom Acoustasonic Telecasters

A handful of other premium edition Telecasters and Stratocasters have also been introduced to mark the Big F's first-ever physical store

Guitar World

They're one of Yvette Young's favorite bands and influenced a generation of math-rock guitarists – now cheap guitar enthusiasts Enemies are back because their music "never seemed to die"

The Irish instrumentalists on their surprise reunion after seven years away, using a B.B. King Lucille model for math-rock and why they almost stopped playing guitar entirely when the band folded

Guitar World

Nuno Bettencourt on playing with Rihanna: "I’m sorry, most of the guitar players who I admire could not in their lifetime play that gig"

"Slash is one of the greatest rock guitar players of all time but I guarantee – and he’d be the first to tell you – that if he jumps up and he’s got to play a clean intro to Rude Boy by Rihanna, it ain’t happening,” the Extreme virtuoso says

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“You would make Jimi proud if he heard that solo”: Greg Sover and Jimi Hendrix bassist Billy Cox cover Hendrix’s deep cut, Remember

The Philadelphian guitarist and singer steps up to fill some of the biggest shoes in guitar history – with David Bowie’s amp along for the ride

Guitar World

"I'm finally getting up there with Eric Johnson… and the amp goes to s**t!" Orianthi on her A-list collaborations and the guitarists who shaped her sound

The Aussie virtuoso reflects on playing with Steve Vai and Santana, meeting B.B. King, and why Gary Moore was a pioneer of blues-metal soloing

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Greg Howe: “I realized that I wasn't going to push pure technique any further than Paul Gilbert or Jason Becker. So, I thought, 'OK, what am I going to do after that?'”

The master guitarist reveals how he's moving forward after the tragic death of his fiancé and manager, how he blended John Scofield and George Benson with Van Halen, and the solo album he hopes people have forgotten

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“A f**king disaster”: Vito Bratta says White Lion’s debut album left him “devastated” – here’s why

The virtuoso doesn't harbor too many fond memories of White Lion's 1985 LP Fight to Survive, and that's partly because of the guitar tracks that made it onto the final album

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“This is going to sound so embarrassing…”: Sophie Lloyd says this kids cartoon – no, millennial icon – was responsible for her picking up the guitar

We’ll give you a clue: he lives in a pineapple under the sea...

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Vito Bratta recorded White Lion’s All You Need is Rock 'n' Roll with Jimi Hendrix’s black Stratocaster – and Leslie West’s Marshall amp

West's 100-watt Mountain Marshall is still owned by Bratta, who got his hands on the fabled Strat through Al Kooper – who was gifted the guitar by Hendrix himself

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Sophie Lloyd on the pros and cons of being 2023's reigning shred queen – only in the new Guitar World

Also featuring new interviews with Vito Bratta, Warren Haynes and Jake Kiszka, plus Sevendust, Opeth, Dirty Honey, and a review of the new Boss SDE-3000 EVH Dual Digital Delay

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Watch Joel Hoekstra put on a riff and solo clinic as he performs and teaches his blazing single, Far Too Deep

From chugging powerchords to multi-finger tapping, this exclusive Guitar World playthrough and lesson breaks down one of the highlights from Hoekstra's new album, Crash of Life

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"I wanted to make a reggae song out of Peaches": JJ Burnel on the birth of that iconic Stranglers bass part

"Those three notes in Peaches: you do those three notes and it's instantly identifiable"

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Zakk Wylde: “It’s not just about Dime’s chops – it’s about what he created. That’s his legacy – and it’s way, way bigger than just being a great lead player”

Just how to do you replicate the hyper-aggression of Dimebag's guitar? Well, as Zakk Wylde explains, you need a noise gate, you need to let things rip, and you might need some magic, too

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September 2023 Guitar World lesson videos

Featuring an exclusive Do or Die lesson starring Sophie Lloyd, plus a new batch of videos by Joe Bonamassa, Andy Timmons, Josh Smith and more

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Remember that Squier with the Epiphone bridge? Fender says it was unintentional and we won’t see many more of them

“This is a rare example of that specific part showing up in our production”

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Ola Englund was in the running to be Pantera guitarist on the ongoing tribute tour

Though the gig ultimately went to Zakk Wylde, the Swedish metaller and Solar Guitars founder was being considered for the spot – and he was told as much by Phil Anselmo

Guitar World

The Offspring's Noodles on why he picks Ibanez Talmans over Les Pauls – and that time he played James Hetfield's Explorer

One of punk-rock's most distinctive lead guitarists on why mistakes make the best riffs, the unlikely vintage guitar that's his no. 1 electric for recording, and how super-producer Bob Rock shook up the band's gear habits on Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace

Guitar World

Tom Morello says his favorite Nuno Bettencourt solo is one you haven’t heard – and it’s “his version of Eruption”

The Rage Against the Machine guitarist says he followed Extreme religiously on the Boston circuit before they were signed: “I was blown away by this 16-, 17-year-old guitar phenomenon”

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