Seattle’s Perfect Friday the 13th Event By Guitar World Staff published 15 August 24 Guitar virtuosos, Al Nesbitt and Tony Abreu, team on up Friday the 13th
Stone Mecca reveals what’s on his pedalboard – and the metal distortion that’s great for hip-hop By Andrew Daly published 27 June 24 What goes on a hip-hop player's pedalboard? Stone Mecca shows us right here, and with a heavy hitting distortion from Boss, it might handle a metal gig, too
Dear Guitar Hero: Michael Schenker Talks Scorpions, Influences, Early Gear, Gibson Flying V's and More —with Video By Guitar World Staff last updated 4 November 22
Nile’s Karl Sanders talks new guitar partnerships, the key to heaviness and what all tech-metal bands can learn from The Beatles By Jonathan Horsley last updated 28 October 22 Sanders has composed some of death-metal’s most pulverizing arrangements, but “people go ridiculously nuts over” his most simple songs
Devin Townsend on finding his perfect guitar rig, the key to great improv and the guitarist who changed everything for him By Jonathan Horsley last updated 28 October 22 Ahead of his Empath Europe Volume 1 Tour, Hevy Devy reflects on performing live and in the moment with no safety net
Pete Townshend: get the guitar sound and style By Alex Bruce last updated 28 October 22 How to nail The Who icon's tone and playing approach
The 15 best Halloween guitar songs By Jonathan Horsley published 24 October 22 A trick-or-treat bag's full of sinister six-string classics to learn at the spookiest time of year
How the Stars Aligned for A Perfect Circle and Their New Album, 'Eat the Elephant' By Jon Wiederhorn last updated 6 September 22
Judas Priest Legend Glenn Tipton Speaks Candidly About His Struggle with Parkinson's Disease By Jon Wiederhorn last updated 6 September 22
August Burns Red's JB Brubaker and Brent Rambler Talk New Album, 'Phantom Anthem' By Jon Wiederhorn last updated 6 September 22
Watch and listen to John Entwistle's isolated bass on The Who's Won't Get Fooled Again By Damian Fanelli last updated 29 June 22 The Who's John Entwistle died 21 years ago. Listen to this thunderous example of his talent…
Steve Jones on joining the Sex Pistols: "The only spot open in the band was guitarist, so I had to do that or f**k off" By Joe Matera published 16 June 22 In this archival GW chat, the punk guitar ace discusses the Pistols' origins, and his first Les Paul
Eddie Van Halen revisits Van Halen's landmark '1984' album By Chris Gill published 6 October 20 EVH tells GW how Van Halen's Diamond-certified blockbuster came to be
Stevie Ray Vaughan opens up in his first Guitar World interview from 1984 By Bill Milkowski published 27 August 20 "He doesn't go in for the leather-and-studs macho posturing of popular heavy metal bands and he's not particularly adept at crowd manipulation as many of the top rock bands are"
Paul McCartney's 6 best guitar solos with The Beatles By Damian Fanelli published 18 June 20 Though he was technically their bassist, Paul McCartney was responsible for many fine six-string moments in The Beatles catalog
Les Paul's 9 greatest guitar moments By Jackson Maxwell published 9 June 20 Les Paul's influence on the development of the guitar is incalculable. Explore nine moments that demonstrate his genius
7 of the greatest 7-string guitar songs By Peter Hodgson published 26 May 20 Believe it or not, the 7-string has been around since long before djent rose to popularity... Here are some of the best songs that utilize this genre-pushing instrument
Watch Ace Frehley play classic Kiss songs in the Guitar World studio By Jackson Maxwell published 27 April 20 The Spaceman himself shows off some classic Kiss riffs - in all their attitude-filled, swaggering glory
Watch Ritchie Blackmore and Deep Purple perform in New York in 1973 By Damian Fanelli published 14 April 20 See the band's classic Mark II lineup at the peak of their powers
5 times a live version of a song was better than the studio recording By Tom Gilbert published 6 April 20 A studio recording merely captures a moment in time. Who says you can't play the song more convincingly 17 days later in front of a live audience in Peoria?
