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Matteo Mancuso reveals the advice his hero gave him

By Phil Weller published 26 May 26

The two virtuosos trade licks on Mancuso’s new song, Solar Wind

Paul McCartney explains how John Lennon is still inspiring his songwriting six decades on

By Janelle Borg published 26 May 26

McCartney chats with Paul Mescal, the actor portraying him in the upcoming Beatles four-part biopic, about his songwriting process and upcoming album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane

6 reasons why Fender won’t win its Stratocaster legal campaign – according to the lawyer who beat them before

By Matt Owen published 26 May 26

Ron Bienstock, the attorney who defeated Fender's previous attempt to trademark the Strat, has been hired to defend a firm hit by recent cease-and-desist letters – and Guitar World has seen a redacted response

Why Graham Coxon is questioning his classic Blur guitar rig

By Phil Weller published 26 May 26

The Britpop icon is reassessing his gear choices

David Lee Roth fights tears as he recalls his partnership with Eddie Van Halen

By Phil Weller published 26 May 26

The singer spoke of the touching “full circle” moment that bookmarked their final chapter together

Guitar Center CEO responds to backlash over the brand’s in-house guitar project

By Janelle Borg published 26 May 26

Gabe Dalporto gives his take on why gearheads should contribute their ideas to Guitar Center’s new Guitar Lab initiative

“There was a big commotion – alarms going off and fire engines circling – so I went straight to the closet, looked at my four Les Pauls…” The time Billy Squier had to pick one guitar to save from a burning building

By Jonathan Horsley published 25 May 26

Squier had an almighty decision to make when he had to evacuate his building with just one guitar under his arm

Alex Lifeson is taking a Metallica signature guitar on the road with him for Rush’s reunion

By Phil Weller published 25 May 26

The gift from Kirk Hammett is about to make prog history

The words of encouragement a Led Zeppelin legend gave Gus G after he joined Ozzy Osbourne’s band

By Jonathan Horsley published 25 May 26

One minute you're getting your makeup on for a photo shoot with your new boss, the next your sitting down with Jimmy Page

I've been covering Memorial Day guitar sales for 6 years. If you really want to save on guitar gear today, these are the 7 sales you need to check out – and it’s an Amazon-free zone

By Chris Barnes published 25 May 26

I’ve never seen Memorial Day guitar discounts this big in all my time covering the event, but you won’t find them at Amazon