Artists

Why Sting just paid $800,000 to his former Police bandmates, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland

By Janelle Borg Published 15 January 26

The story of the stolen Fender offset that unites three indie icons

The story of the stolen Fender offset that unites three iconic indie rock bands

By Janelle Borg Published 14 January 26

The Aristocrats' Bryan Beller recalls the moment he met Guthrie Govan and formed a new kind of supergroup

By Janelle Borg Published 31 December 25

“They stole our name – Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were listening to our records”: The tale of the original Irish Skid Row

By Andrew Daly Published 31 December 25

Girlschool guitarist Kim McAuliffe reveals what touring with Lemmy was really like

By Janelle Borg Published 23 December 25

Joe Walsh joins The War on Drugs as their surprise guitar hero guest for annual benefit show

By Phil Weller Published 23 December 25

New compilation album of old Van Halen rehearsals with Eddie, Alex and Wolfgang is reportedly on the way – and it won’t feature a singer

By Phil Weller Published 22 December 25

Danish prog-metal band suffers devastating loss after all their gear is destroyed in a fire

By Janelle Borg Published 22 December 25

English Teacher on the dangers of self-relic'ing, and why they love Fender offsets “for the same reason any alternative band does”

By Guitar World Published 19 December 25

How Charlie Jones became the ‘other bassist’ to work with Robert Plant and Jimmy Page

By Andrew Daly Published 15 January 26

She put a video of herself playing bass on YouTube. Then Prince called

By Nick Wells Published 14 January 26

What it takes to get to the top of the bass world, according to Victor Wooten

By Jonathan Herrera Published 13 January 26

How Leland Sklar went from being banned from the studio to a session legend

By Janelle Borg Published 13 January 26

The making of Don Was, the über-producer trusted by the Stones, Bob Dylan and John Mayer (and who’s a pretty good bassist too)

By Andrew Daly Published 11 January 26

Robert “Kool” Bell on how one of Kool & The Gang's most enduring hits came about

By Janelle Borg Published 10 January 26

Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones is auctioning off his gear – including his Them Crooked Vultures amp that he left at Dave Grohl’s house

By Phil Weller Published 9 January 26

What Brandi Disterheft learned from her studies with bass legend Ron Carter

By Chris Jisi Published 3 January 26

Bootsy Collins was tripping on LSD when he took the James Brown bass chair to its most in-your-face level

By Nick Wells Published 1 January 26

Jack Osbourne sets the record straight on how much Back to the Beginning actually donated to charity

By Janelle Borg Published 14 January 26

3 of today's leading virtuosos have assembled for a US tour – and it involves one of Steve Vai's favorite new guitarists

By Phil Weller Published 22 December 25

Steve Vai and Joe Satriani announce the return of the SatchVai Band with their debut U.S. tour – and tease an upcoming album

By Janelle Borg Published 9 December 25

Jim Carrey remembers Chris Cornell and Soundgarden’s generous guitar gift as he inducts them into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

By Matt Owen Published 10 November 25

Nancy Wilson joins Chappell Roan on stage for an explosive rendition of a Heart classic

By Janelle Borg Published 24 September 25

IDLES invite Jack White to join chaotic Riot Fest guest spot – and give him the keys to Lee Kiernan’s famed Pink Mustang

By Phil Weller Published 24 September 25

Johnny Depp joins Alice Cooper onstage to cover Black Sabbath’s Paranoid in honor of Ozzy Osbourne

By Matt Owen Published 29 July 25

Pantera cancel tour dates to mourn Ozzy Osbourne

By Matt Owen Published 29 July 25

Steve Morse tackles Led Zeppelin, Mountain, Cream and Lynyrd Skynyrd hits during intimate jam session

By Phil Weller Published 22 July 25

Why Yungblud will never join a band – despite collaborations with Aerosmith and the Smashing Pumpkins

By Janelle Borg Published 16 January 26

The making of Red, the album that pushed King Crimson to the brink

By Andrew Daly Published 16 January 26

Måneskin guitarist Thomas Raggi reveals the piece of advice Tom Morello gave him when making his solo album

By Janelle Borg Published 16 January 26

Mike Sullivan of Russian Circles on the time Tool's Adam Jones saved him from rental amp hell with a random act of kindness

By Jonathan Horsley Published 16 January 26

How acoustic wizard John Smith went back to the future in search of acoustic transcendence

By David Mead Published 16 January 26

How John Mayer, Ed Sheeran and Dave Grohl channeled Eddie Van Halen on the F1 soundtrack

By Janelle Borg Published 15 January 26

T-Bone Walker and the guitar that gave birth to electric blues

By Tony Bacon Published 15 January 26

Why Randy Rhoads had reservations about Ozzy’s Diary of a Madman before it came out

By Matt Owen Published 15 January 26

The story of the oddball Yamaha that Peter Capaldi played on Doctor Who – and its mysterious disappearance

By Matt Owen Published 15 January 26

Steve Vai guests on the new Matteo Mancuso album – and he had one piece of advice for the young virtuoso

By Phil Weller Published 16 January 26

Megadeth shares new single ahead of farewell record – and it’s a shred guitar celebration

By Matt Owen Published 22 December 25

Guns N’ Roses share 2 new singles ahead of 2026 world tour – could the long-awaited studio album be next?

By Matt Owen Published 4 December 25

“The perfect marriage of Aerosmith and the Cult. An Aerocult, if you will”: November 2025 Guitar World Editors’ Picks

By Michael Astley-Brown Published 28 November 25

October 2025 Guitar World Editors' Picks

By Michael Astley-Brown Published 31 October 25

Mateus Asato left Bruno Mars and Jessie J to begin his solo career – and now his debut single is finally here

By Phil Weller Published 21 October 25

September 2025 Guitar World Editors' Picks

By Jackson Maxwell Published 30 September 25

After causing a stir at the VMAs, Yungblud and Aerosmith are officially releasing an EP together

By Phil Weller Published 19 September 25

Jacob Collier’s new album is a love letter to the guitar – and alternate tunings

By Jonathan Horsley Published 12 September 25