Jason Momoa is auctioning off a host of Gibson and Fender Custom Shop guitars and handmade basses By Matt Parker published 10 May 24 The instruments are all being sold to raise money for a host of charities, having featured in the actor’s On The Roam series
Heart's Nancy Wilson says this “Clapton-type shredder” is her favorite contemporary guitarist By Janelle Borg published 10 May 24 Nancy Wilson explains how the young guitarist has impressed her with her distinct conversational-type shredding
Rivolta’s Forma series brings Dennis Fano’s square, circle and triangular-inspired designs to life By Matt Parker published 10 May 24 Inspired by circular, square and triangular shapes, the Forma models are far removed from your typical electric guitar
Guitar World deals of the week: save $280 on an Epiphone, get half-price guitar software, plus all the week's biggest savings By Matt McCracken published 10 May 24 We've searched high and low this week for the best deals on guitar gear, with offers from Fender, Epiphone, Walrus Audio, and more
One of The Edge's personal Strats is up for auction for a good cause By Janelle Borg published 10 May 24 The Edge Strat is expected to sell for $75,000, benefiting Venice Family Clinic's mission to fund critical healthcare services in LA
Why Mdou Moctar loves two-year-old strings – and what makes the Roland Cube his favorite amp By Janelle Borg published 10 May 24 The gear (or lack of) behind Mdou Moctar's searing signature sound on Funeral For Justice, which fuses Saharan rock music with Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen flair
Gibson has announced a signature Slash ES-335 – and it includes tickets to an exclusive gig By Matt Parker published 10 May 24 The Custom Shop Collector’s Edition Slash 1963 comes with some significant case candy
Fender Play 1:1 will offer “personalized one-on-one lessons with top instructors” By Matt Parker published 10 May 24 Fender has teamed up with coaching specialists Blayze to help augment its popular learning app
Electro-Harmonix has reimagined the 1968 effect that launched the brand as a tone-shaping powerhouse By Michael Astley-Brown published 10 May 24 The LPB-3 Linear Power Booster is loaded with features, and could radically change your guitar sound for the better
Three of the biggest guitar and bass YouTubers are going on tour to ‘Escape the Internet’ By Janelle Borg published 9 May 24 The aptly titled Escape The Internet Tour sees three YouTube guitar and bass behemoths tour together for the first time
Improve your Fender’s neck playability and reliability with a KLŌS Guitars’ F-Series Carbon Fiber Neck Replacement for Strat, Tele and Jazzmaster By Guitar World Staff published 9 May 24 Carbon fiber upgrade makes “everything so precise and stable all across the fretboard”
Magnatone’s mega-loud signature Slash head the SL-100 is available in new Blackout Edition finishes By Matt Parker published 9 May 24 The GN’R guitar hero has debuted a new darker finish for his thunderous signature amp
Ozzy Osbourne names the best guitarist he’s played with By Janelle Borg published 9 May 24 Ozzy Osbourne says he has played with many guitarists, but none of them could quite capture the energy of one of his former bandmates
Lee Ranaldo remembers the time Steve Albini made Sonic Youth a guitar with 16 high E-strings – and an inlaid appendage By Janelle Borg published 9 May 24 The alt rock icon has recalled the producer and guitarist’s ultimate in-joke custom guitar build
Steve Albini, punk guitar icon, dies at 61 By Jackson Maxwell published 8 May 24 Guitarist and frontman for hard-edged alt-rock titans Big Black and Shellac, Albini was also a famed producer, most famously manning the boards for Nirvana's In Utero
Slipknot's Mick Thomson has just released his much-speculated Fishman Fluence signature pickup set By Janelle Borg published 8 May 24 Mick Thomson's signature pickups come fully equipped with three voicings that reflect the wide array of tones Thomson has employed during his career
Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony sets the record straight on the much-rumored VH tribute project By Janelle Borg published 8 May 24 According to Michael Anthony, internal disputes have ruined the Van Halen tribute project's potential
Mick Mars’ NSFW ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’ Kramer has just gone up for auction By Phil Weller published 8 May 24 The guitar was used extensively during Motley Crüe’s 1987-88 Girls, Girls, Girls world tour
“Sharper attack, extended sustain and a warmer tone”: Could brass saddles supercharge your Strat tone? By Phil Weller published 8 May 24 AxLabs Hardware certainly thinks so – its String Surfer brass saddles promise to improve Stratocaster tone and reduce string breakages
B.B. King gifted one of his Lucille guitars to the Pope – it’s now up for auction By Janelle Borg published 8 May 24 After belonging to B.B. King and Pope John Paul II’s Vatican collection, the guitar is expected to fetch more than $80,000 at auction