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Do you remember NAMM 2026? Yeah, we've still got the nightmares, the Anaheim stare, but this affordable, all-kinds-of-high-end-looking Wong signature model is no flashback
![Sammy Hagar plays a red Explorer [left] in 2025; Alex Van Halen in action behind the kit during a Van Halen show in 2015.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WsbwJw5JKcus23XwZA52mh-840-80.jpg.webp)
Hagar makes an impassioned play for the Van Halen co-founder and drummer to clear the air, and insists whatever he wrote in his book, it was all true
Six new guitars are being sold to raise funds for the firm’s charity – and they've been launched alongside a new single that features Mateus Asato and Jordan Rudess
Jett's 2026 edition of her signature Olympic Finish is a no-frills workhorse that gives everyone permission to make unapologetic rock
Guitars and amps with ties to the Smiths and his solo career have gone to new homes – and he’s happy many guitars fetched more humble prices
Sheeran's Loop Tour is at the center of controversy after opening act Macklemore was forcibly removed from the tour after voicing support for Palestine
Save big on Fender, Epiphone, MXR, and more in this massive autumn savings event at Guitar Center
From the Archive The SG-touting AC/DC legend has used Chuck Berry and B.B. King to back up his argument
The alt-rock chameleon explains how his new Paranormal XII Telecaster fits into the Queens of the Stone Age sound, and why the band are stripping things way back on their new record
Harrison’s bandmates weren’t bothered. The song was stalling. Then a spur-of-the-moment decision changed its fortunes and gave birth to a Beatles hit
The ex-Megadeth guitarist has played alongside stellar guitarists from across the globe on Rock Fujiyama
We get a guided tour of The Smiths guitar icon’s most famous instruments just before they go under the hammer
The Portland alt-rock polymath returns to the full-band format for new album These Killing Times. She explains why she’s making uplifting, empowering music in a difficult era, and names the rare baritone she’ll never part with
From B.C. Rich to Jackson King Vs and and his current range of signature Flying Vs, we chart the evolution of Mustaine's guitar arsenal
With guitarist Lyle Workman at the helm, Bootsy Collins reunited with the J.B.’s for the 2007 Superbad soundtrack
After discovering women had written many of the standards she’d grown up singing, Lindsay Lou went digging into history. What she found inspired a four-day Nashville session – and a record designed to put the mothers of bluegrass back in the room
Does this John Mayer pedalboard mainstay still hold up to scrutiny in this day and age?
Take a deep dive into the cavernous world of 'verb and explore the best reverb pedals for every budget
Big-box reverb workstations can bury their best sounds in menus. We put Strymon's dual-engine BigSky MX through its paces to see if it falls into the same trap
Some signature models are little more than a cash-in, but surprising amounts of R&D are invested in the best ones
Four years ago Higginbotham said he’d turn their SE line into a $75 million business. How close are they? What’s getting them there? And which guitar icon would he love to hear on which of their models?
Discover the best signature guitars tested by the experts at Guitar World, with options from PRS, Epiphone, Ibanez, and Fender for every budget and style
These sub-$500 acoustic guitars are ideal for everything from folk and indie guitar to blues and country
A more affordable way to gain entry to the factory floor
Introduced in 1946, produced through the mid–1960s, the DeArmond Tremolo Control is the O.G. guitar effect and was used by Muddy Waters, Billy Gibbons and Canned Heat
Strumming a few chords is all it takes to open up a world of possibilities for new songs, and here the Blackberry Smoke frontman shows us how
Based on an approach Larry Carlton taught him, Corey Congilio says these extended arpeggios can power up your vamping
How to get your fingers fretboard ready by building your calluses the right way
In the blues-rock maestro's new GW column, he unpacks the core influence in his playing that came from listening to the original greats
Some of guitar’s biggest names swear by suspended chords. Learn why they’re not so sus after all…
Do it the wrong way and your tuning will suffer, the acoustic great warns
Sometimes finding the right chord is a process of subtraction. Here are five examples of how you can jazz up your chord vocab
Does this John Mayer pedalboard mainstay still hold up to scrutiny in this day and age?
Big-box reverb workstations can bury their best sounds in menus. We put Strymon's dual-engine BigSky MX through its paces to see if it falls into the same trap
A more affordable way to gain entry to the factory floor
Orange expands its Baby line of products with the Baby Terror. A 20-watt solid-state amp head that is as mighty as it is mini
This mid-scooped fuzz has been around for nearly 60 years, and it deserves to be around a whole lot longer
The firm’s celebrated Spark series of modelers and multi-effects units finally gets an amp-in-the-box format
Old Englund reckons his pedal is the new gold standard for pitch shifters, but can it oust Boss and DigiTech from the top of the de-tuning tree?
Take a deep dive into the cavernous world of 'verb and explore the best reverb pedals for every budget
Discover the best signature guitars tested by the experts at Guitar World, with options from PRS, Epiphone, Ibanez, and Fender for every budget and style
These sub-$500 acoustic guitars are ideal for everything from folk and indie guitar to blues and country
Want to know your Fuzz Face from your Fuzz Gun, or channel your inner Jimi Hendrix? This guide is for you
Get low with my expert pick of the best baritone guitars from PRS, Gretsch, Jackson, and more
From retro reissues to contemporary shredders, here are the best Gibson SGs on the market right now
My pick of the top-rated overdrive pedals will get your gain tones on point
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![Sammy Hagar plays a red Explorer [left] in 2025; Alex Van Halen in action behind the kit during a Van Halen show in 2015.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WsbwJw5JKcus23XwZA52mh-320-80.jpg.webp)
