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Wolfgang Van Halen on his early gigs with Van Halen – and keeping Eddie in line
By Phil Weller published
Wolfgang also wanted to unearth some B-sides to help honor the genius of his predecessor once he stepped into the role

In 1988, a shred prodigy opened for Ozzy Osbourne. He was eight years old
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Thomas McRocklin would go on to become Steve Vai’s protégé. But his first major gig was opening for the Prince of Darkness

Mike Dirnt looks back on his early bass days – as Epiphone launches signature version of his cult classic Grabber G-3
By Phil Weller published
Dirnt has championed the oddball 1970s bass throughout his career. Now he's got his own signature Epiphone version

Michael J. Fox jams with Jackson Browne at charity event – but what is that mystery guitar he’s playing?
By Phil Weller published
The boutique custom build is quite the instrument, and may have previously been played by Sheryl Crow

New study names the most inspiring bands for aspiring guitarists – and The Beatles have been beaten to top spot
By Phil Weller published
UK retailer guitarguitar studied the top 5,000 guitar tabs from Ultimate Guitar to see which artists are having the greatest influence on today's players

This insane Jaws guitar was made using thousands of tiny pieces of paper from Guitar World magazines – now it’s going up for auction
By Matt Owen published
The intricately decorated Ibanez was featured in Guitar World back in 2013 after Trey Xavier spent hours putting it together

Guitarist Dave Burgess – of Tequila hit-makers the Champs – dies at 90
By Phil Weller published
The pop culture phenomenon is said to have been written in just 15 minutes

Kiss honor Ace Frehley with candlelit tribute at their first show in nearly 2 years
By Phil Weller published
The band honored their founding guitarist at a fan event in Las Vegas
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