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TONE3000 rolls out potentially game-changing new A2 NAM modeling tech
Open-source Architecture 2 is promising to deliver “the best sounding amp modeling technology in history”
Positive Grid branches out from the Spark with the Reactor – an AI-powered combo that can generate tones from images and adapts to your playing
The firm’s first major foray outside of the Spark family could become a fierce new force in the smart amp market
How Dave Davies wrote the savage solo for the Kinks' breakthrough hit
Davies debunks false claims that the track featured Jimmy Page and reveals how it all came about
Eddie Van Halen’s soon-to-be-released recordings are going to blow you away, according to Steve Lukather
The highly anticipated project could be the ultimate Eddie Van Halen honor record
Les Claypool’s bonkers one-string leads the biggest (and strangest) bass releases of the month
May saw the reissue of Fender's best-selling bass, a custom Rickenbacker for Geddy Lee, and a supersized version of the daddy of all fuzz
Why being an acoustic guitarist doesn't necessarily make you an electric player – according to Eric Bibb
Bibb admits he won't be calling himself an electric guitar player anytime soon
May 2026 Guitar World Editors' Picks
From The Rolling Stones to Julian Lage, Tamikrest to the Warning, this month's guitar greatness spanned many generations of players
This week's hottest new guitar gear – featuring Wes Borland's Jackson and a Korn pedal
Jackson and Limp Bizkit's Wes Borland unveil the coolest metal guitar of the year, IK Multimedia go '60s Marshall mad, and someone put Korn's early sound in a pedal
