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June 2025 Guitar World Editors' Picks
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Metal guitarist commemorates late father by incorporating his ashes into his Fender Telecaster's neck
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Wes Borland cosplays as an ’80s-era James Hetfield while opening for Metallica
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“Steve Vai goes, ‘I’ve been thinking about this a long time. He’s a really good guitar player.’ That’s unusual’”: Paul Reed Smith on the time John Mayer was hailed by a shred hero – and why he found it strange
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George Thorogood on his “mutt” amp, ES-125s, and talking shop with Hound Dog Taylor
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![Scott Gorham [right] and Brian Robertson of Thin Lizzy, long-haired, playing Les Pauls onstage with the legendary Irish rock institution in 1978](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NRYL34jkDSxxFnJfiiczc7.jpg)
Scott Gorham on his partnership with Brian Robertson and how Thin Lizzy nearly split up over a beard
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Vivian Campbell names his new guitar hero
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![Scott Gorham [right] and Brian Robertson of Thin Lizzy, long-haired, playing Les Pauls onstage with the legendary Irish rock institution in 1978](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NRYL34jkDSxxFnJfiiczc7-800-80.jpg.webp)
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Brent Hinds fuels speculation of tension with Mastodon after calling them out on social media
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Heart's stolen instruments have been recovered by the police – with a little help from the public
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How an Oasis engineer ended up with the Wonderwall acoustic
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![A black-and-white portrait of Deafheaven's Shiv Mehra [left] and Kerry McCoy playing guitar in close-up.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g7ES9cMBnW4L769Nr2W5q7.jpg)
Shiv Mehra and Kerry McCoy on stompbox thrill-seeking and Deafheaven's return to super-heavy guitars
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Kelly Garni on how a drunken fight with Randy Rhoads spelled the end of his Quiet Riot career
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Here’s how you can still watch Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s last-ever live show
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Man arrested for Heart instrument theft – but the “one-of-a-kind” instruments are still missing
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A guide to all of Whitesnake's A-team guitarists
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Watch Indian band Girish and the Chronicles deliver a searing hard rock take on an Adele classic on America's Got Talent
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![A black-and-white portrait of Deafheaven's Shiv Mehra [left] and Kerry McCoy playing guitar in close-up.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g7ES9cMBnW4L769Nr2W5q7-800-80.jpg.webp)
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Kelly Garni founded Quiet Riot with Randy Rhoads – but it ended with shots fired
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Wrecking Crew director responds to Carol Kaye’s criticisms of the film
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Joe Satriani’s best basslines (Yes, he plays bass, too)
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Alex ‘V-Man’ Venturella on the secret to metal’s heaviest bass tone and nailing his Slipknot audition
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Bootsy Collins on the musician that totally “changed his mind” about bass playing
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Iron Maiden remain one of most domineering forces in heavy metal – and bassist Steve Harris has led the charge
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Carol Kaye has declined her Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction invitation
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How an unassuming bassist carved out a spot in music history on Derek & the Dominos’ Layla
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Stephen Malkmus is using his bass string as a guitar strap
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Glastonbury 2025: the iconic guitar moments that stole the show at one of the world's biggest music festivals
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A 15-year-old guitarist was brought onstage by Yungblud to riff in front of 30,000 people – and it was only the second time he’d played live
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Melissa Auf der Maur reunites with Billy Corgan to perform a Smashing Pumpkins classic
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Albert Lee, Joe Bonamassa and Vince Gill on the life and legacy of Duane Eddy
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Peter Frampton joins Pearl Jam and trades solos with Mike McCready over Black during Nashville performance
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Bob Weir joins Joe Satriani and Sammy Hagar for Best of All Worlds guest spot
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Eddie Vedder uses one of Jack White's signature guitars to play a Pearl Jam deep cut
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Slash dons a Gibson SG as Guns N’ Roses pay tribute to John Sykes with rampant cover of a Thin Lizzy classic
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Bruce Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt and Smokey Robinson join forces on their own rendition of a Motown classic at the 2025 American Music Honors
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Metal guitarist commemorates late father by incorporating his ashes into his Fender Telecaster's neck
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Wes Borland cosplays as an ’80s-era James Hetfield while opening for Metallica
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“Steve Vai goes, ‘I’ve been thinking about this a long time. He’s a really good guitar player.’ That’s unusual’”: Paul Reed Smith on the time John Mayer was hailed by a shred hero – and why he found it strange
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George Thorogood on his “mutt” amp, ES-125s, and talking shop with Hound Dog Taylor
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Scott Gorham on his partnership with Brian Robertson and how Thin Lizzy nearly split up over a beard
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Vivian Campbell names his new guitar hero
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![Adam Jones [Left] wears sunglasses and plays his signature Gibson Flying V as he performs with Tool; [Right] Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath is pictured in a black leather jacket with his customary SG with cross inlays.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X4KLTgVPy829SMjLkpazyW.jpg)
Adam Jones on Tony Iommi and saluting Black Sabbath with an all-star Tool x Pumpkins x RATM jam
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OpinionMove over Taylor Swift: Olivia Rodrigo is this generation’s Eddie Van Halen – her Glastonbury performance proved it
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Wolfgang Van Halen has dropped his initials from the Mammoth band name
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![Adam Jones [Left] wears sunglasses and plays his signature Gibson Flying V as he performs with Tool; [Right] Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath is pictured in a black leather jacket with his customary SG with cross inlays.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X4KLTgVPy829SMjLkpazyW-800-80.jpg.webp)
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June 2025 Guitar World Editors' Picks
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May 2025 Guitar World Editors' Picks
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Ed Sheeran forms an unlikely hard rock power trio with John Mayer and Dave Grohl
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Stone Temple Pilots’ Dean DeLeo announces One More Satellite – a new collaborative project that stars a host of special guests
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The SatchVai Band's new single is an ode to the instrument that made them famous – and it features Glenn Hughes on vocals
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Mike Dawes has transformed a Sleep Token song into a solo acoustic guitar masterclass
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April 2025 Guitar World Editors' Picks
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March 2025 Guitar World Editors' Picks
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