Acoustic Master Molly Tuttle Talks New Album, 'When You're Ready' By Clifford Hall Meet the first woman to be crowned The International Bluegrass Music Association Guitarist of the Year.
Gus Sinaro: What's on My Playlist By Guitar World Staff What's Gus Sinaro listening to? Find out here!
Blues-Rock Guitar Powerhouse JD Simo Talks New Album, 'Off at 11' By Alan Paul 'Off at 11' is another step toward the 34-year-old Chicago native establishing himself as a contemporary blues rock giant.
Uncovering Nik Mystery: Mike Dawes Discusses His New Band with Jukka Backlund and Periphery's Spencer Sotelo By Richard Bienstock Nik Mystery, in the words of Mike Dawes, “is about as far removed from solo fingerstyle guitar and [Periphery’s] progressive metal as anything.”
How Tedeschi Trucks Band's Triumphant New Album, 'Signs,' Was Shaped by Sadness and Grief By Alan Paul "I think people are really craving to hear someone swinging for the fences."
Blues-Rock Guitar Phenom Chris Buck Talks New Album, 'Write a Better Day' By Richard Bienstock This Welsh guitarist’s emotive lead work is winning over legions of fans across the globe.
Alexi Laiho on Writing Riffs, Imitating Yngwie and Children of Bodom's New Album, 'Hexed' By Mark McStea Y’all sent us a ton of questions for Laiho, the longtime lead guitarist and frontman for Children of Bodom. Here are some of the best — and some of the rest!
Strat Legend Robin Trower Talks New Album, 'Coming Closer to the Day' By Joe Bosso Robin Trower discusses his new album, his love of Strats and why he can't listen to 'Bridge of Sighs.'
Stevie Ray Vaughan Shows How He Plays "Rude Mood," "Superstition" and "Hideaway" By Damian Fanelli Number One Strat in hand, Stevie Ray Vaughan himself demonstrates how to play some classics.
Tracii Guns Talks Revitalized L.A. Guns and Their New Album, 'The Devil You Know' By Mark McStea "Every time you work on something, it should be better than the last." Tracii Guns muses on the magic of L.A. Guns, and their inspired new album.
Zac Tiessen: What's on My Playlist By Guitar World Staff What's Zac Tiessen listening to? Find out here!
Meet the 'Red Dead Redemption II' Guitar Slinger, Woody Jackson By Joe Bosso Thanks to his evocative scores for video games such as Grand Theft Auto V, L.A. Noire, Red Dead Redemption and its sequel, Woody Jackson just might be the most-heard guitarist in the world today.
Queen's Brian May on Freddie Mercury's Guitar Skills, 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Actors and the Most Difficult Song to Play Live By Joe Bosso Dr. Brian May talks all things Queen, 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and gear in our June cover story.
‘Blessings’: Rome Ramirez of Sublime with Rome Talks New Album, Gear and the Band’s Legacy By Richard Bienstock “I get a lot of joy out of going around and watching people vibe out to this music."
Catching Up with Ted Nugent, the Motor City Madman Behind 'The Music Made Me Do It' By Richard Bienstock “I bring the primal goo into the studio.” “You know, the primal goo can be figurative. But with me it’s literal."
Prime Cuts: Eddie Van Halen Breaks Down 10 Van Halen Classics, from "Eruption" to "Right Now" By Guitar World Staff King Edward weighs in on two decades’ worth of Van Halen classics.
Guitar Phenom Jake Dreyer Talks New Witherfall Album, 'A Prelude to Sorrow' By Mark McStea Although Jake Dreyer has been making waves as a major-league shred monster for years, it’s astonishing to remember that he’s only 26.
Five Questions with 'SNL' and Pearl Lion Guitarist Jared Scharff By Mark McStea "The best thing is getting to play with that great band."
Bring Me the Horizon's Lee Malia Lifts the Veil on 'Amo,' Their Genre-Jumping New Album By Jon Wiederhorn “What would be the point of giving people exactly what they expect every album?”
Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell Discusses Dio Days, Composing Solos and Last in Line's New Album, 'II' By James Wood This constantly in-demand six-stringer has played with Dio, Def Leppard, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake and Last in Line. But what Guitar World readers really want to know is...
