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Tom Morello performs at the 2026 Aerosmith and Friends show.
Tom Morello on embracing mistakes, his secret folk career – and why his son is no nepo riffer

By Andrew Daly Published

Tom Morello sits down for 11 questions with Guitar World and does not hold back…

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Protest the Hero’s Tim MacMillar [left] and Luke Hoskin.
Inside Protest the Hero’s full-throttle (and surprising) return

By Gregory Adams Published

Riffsmiths Tim MacMillar and Luke Hoskin on the strange yet endearing “it takes a village” approach to recording, touring and covering each other’s blazing guitar parts

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Robin Finck poses with his Les Paul Goldtop
Nine Inch Nails’ Robin Finck selling prized guitars played with Trent Reznor and Guns N’ Roses

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

Finck’s new Reverb Shop includes the Goldtop Les Paul that features in the March of the Pigs video, alongside guitars that survived multiple NIN tours

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Buddy Guy performs onstage in 2004
Buddy Guy on the most under-appreciated blues guitarist, the problems with his early records, and learning rhythm

By Guitar World Published

From The Archive In this reader questionnaire, the living legend of the blues gave some advice on how to avoid repetition in your playing, and recalled with wonder the Chicago club scene he came up in

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Johnny Ramone performs onstage with the Ramones at The Palladium in New York City on January 7, 1978
Why Johnny Ramone was a different kind of guitar hero

By Jackson Maxwell Published

The late riffmeister’s widow says that – though he lacked virtuosity – he and his band inspired innumerable guitarists to pick up the instrument

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(L-R) Joe Satriani and Steve Vai of SatchVai Band perform at Meridian Hall on May 13, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario
Joe Satriani and Steve Vai on what happened when Billy Gibbons and Brian May played through their rigs

By Janelle Borg Published

Does the rig shape the guitarist, or does the guitarist shape the rig? Satriani and Vai give their two cents on the matter

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Zakk Wylde with his new Wylde Audio Grand Auditorium acoustics.
Zakk Wylde on his acoustic double life, tonewood myths and Pantera’s future

By Amit Sharma Published

The Black Label Society frontman is one of the most electric players around and yet with Wylde Audio about to drop its first acoustics, maybe we should rethink that

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Michael Angelo Batio
Michael Angelo Batio recalls the first time he played his two-neck ambidextrous guitar – in front of 23,000 people

By Matt Owen Published

From the Archive Batio and his bonkers builds burst onto the scene in the 1980s, but life with his infamous dual-neck guitar got off to a rocky start

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Ralph Macchio In 'Crossroads'Ralph Macchio playing guitar in a scene from the film 'Crossroads', 1986
A sequel to cult guitar movie Crossroads is in the works – and Steve Vai is up for reprising his role

By Janelle Borg Published

In an exclusive GW interview, screenwriter John Fusco confirms that a followup to the ’80s classic could be on the cards

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Tony Iommi poses in a wooden room with his signature Gibson SG
Tony Iommi on life after Black Sabbath, Ozzy’s last gig and why he has no intention of slowing down

By Joel McIver Published

The metal godfather tells GW about making his first album in 21 years, tracking with Brian May’s Red Special and the blind panic of losing his false fingertips

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