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Rowan Robertson on the key advice he received from Ronnie James Dio on how to faithfully play Tony Iommi’s riffs

By Jackson Maxwell published 2 June 26

Though Robertson was only 17 at the time he was hired for Ronnie James Dio's band, the legendary frontman had the utmost confidence in him

TONE3000 rolls out potentially game-changing new A2 NAM modeling tech

By Phil Weller published 2 June 26

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

By Phil Weller published 2 June 26

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

By Janelle Borg published 1 June 26

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

By Phil Weller published 1 June 26

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

By Nick Wells published 1 June 26

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

By Janelle Borg published 31 May 26

Bibb admits he won't be calling himself an electric guitar player anytime soon

May 2026 Guitar World Editors' Picks

By Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Janelle Borg, Michael Astley-Brown, Matt Parker published 31 May 26

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

By Jonathan Horsley published 30 May 26

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

Billy Duffy on the one guitar he wish he never sold

By Phil Weller published 30 May 26

Duffy’s timing could hardly have been worse