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Richard Fortus on how Aerosmith changed his life, and what he and Slash learned from Joe Perry
The GNR guitarist and Aerosmith super-fan explains what makes Joe Perry one of rock guitar's GOATs and the influence he and Brad Whitford had on him, sonically and sartorially
The 50 greatest acoustic guitar songs of all time
As voted for by you, this list spans some of the most significant acoustic moments ever committed to tape – and features a controversial winner…
Mick Mars on finding his thrill with the Fender Strat – and the ’54 unicorn that broke his heart
The former Mötley Crüe guitarist pays tribute to the most important Strats in his life, the mods they have had, and why he had to step away from the pointy guitars crazy of the '80s
“I played with Clapton… 15 minutes later I was back in the office”: Probyn Gregory’s incredible double life
His cautious career approach has given him the chance to play Jeff Beck’s rig, avoid taking a doomed TV gig, bring Pet Sounds back to the stage – and help Wilson revive the Smile project he’d run away from in 1967
How PRS made the SE NF3 – and what makes it different from the Silver Sky
We catch up with PRS Guitars’ COO, Jack Higginbotham, to get the lowdown on the company’s hotly hyped new budget bolt-on – and whether a USA model is on the cards…
“I played on about a billion records…that was on all of them”: Steve Lukather on the Robot Strat
When Lukather appeared on the Sep 1983 issue of GW, he was holding an EMG-loaded Strat that was about to undergo a similar transformation to Alex Murphy in RoboCop. Here is the story of a cult classic
How Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones took flight with Them Crooked Vultures
Back in 2010 John Paul Jones, Dave Grohl and Josh Homme joined forces in a bid to redefine heavy rock
Longtime David Letterman bassist Will Lee recalls his toughest recording date in NYC
The session took place in January 1975 at Secret Sound Studios on West 24th Street
