Interviews

Kurt Cobain's final Guitar World interview: “We play so hard that we can’t tune our guitars fast enough. People can relate to that”

By Jeff Gilbert

The Nirvana icon talks his love for the Fender Mustang and why he wouldn't endorse Gibson in his last conversation with GW

Tony Iommi names the best - and worst - Black Sabbath albums

By Jeff Kitts

The heart and soul of Black Sabbath offers his own thoughts on the highs and lows of the band's vast discography

*repeat repeat's Jared Corder: "College only offered jazz or classical guitar, and the guys in classical were all metalheads, so I chose that"

By Mark McStea

The guitar playing half of the US-based duo talks Glazed, *repeat repeat’s guitar-packed (and catchy-as-hell) new album

Dylan LeBlanc: "Certain guitar moments can sound like poetry if you get ’em right"

By Joe Bosso

The American guitarist and singer-songwriter on the influence of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on his writing style

Turkish metal guitarist Demir Demirkan on how writing in English shaped his latest album, Elysium in Ashes

By Jeff Kitts

The hard-rocking shredder by way of Istanbul looking to make a name for himself on American Shores

Stephane Wrembel: "When you cut out string noise, you’re left without the physical aspect of what a musician does"

By Joe Bosso

Stephane Wrembel’s annual The Django Experiment albums are mind-blowing odes to the music, legacy and influence of the late, great Django Reinhardt

Sam Kiszka: hard rock is alive with Greta Van Fleet

By Freddy Villano

The fast-rising band's bassist talks influences, gear and what he thinks of those Led Zeppelin comparisons

Tim Commerford: "My tone is always a work in progress, and the stage is my laboratory"

By Jon D’Auria

The Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave bassist talks Prophets of Rage, songwriting and his practice regimen

Guthrie Govan: "I don’t see how it’s possible to have too much technique or knowledge"

By Joe Bosso

He of the mad, mad skills talks dinosaurs, blind alleys and the Aristocrats’ quirky-as-hell new album, You Know What...?

Laura Cox on being a leftie playing right-handed and why she'd take a high-end Epiphone over a cheap Gibson

By Jonathan Horsley

The maverick French hard-rocker talks Burning Bright, chicken pickin’ and why the YouTube comments section is not as terrifying as being onstage for the first time

Stone Sour's Josh Rand on how he changed from bass to guitar by accident and what's next for the band

By Amit Sharma

The hard-rock guitarist gives GW the lowdown on the group's surprise live album Hello, You Bastards: Live in Reno

Joe Bonamassa: "It’s easy to play marginally good blues. It’s very difficult to play great blues"

By Richard Bienstock

The best living blues guitarist - as voted by you - shares soloing advice and the inside scoop on his next album

Gov't Mule's Warren Haynes: "When I switch to my ’59 Les Paul, there’s something magical there that you just can’t replicate"

By Mark McStea

Warren Haynes dishes on how he's kept Gov't Mule together for 25 years, and offers an interesting take on the regime of self-improvement as a guitarist

Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram: “I can’t be the kid wonder forever”

By Alan Paul

Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram is the future of the blues. Here, he discusses his fiery debut album

The Underground Thieves' Nick Perri on ignoring directives from Eddie Van Halen, and why he's more satisfied with his tone than ever before

By Jeff Kitts

The former Silvertide man discusses his new band, and how he learned to stop worrying and love a simple guitar rig

Tommy Emmanuel: "You don’t have to fill up every millisecond with sound and noises - I let the audience fill in the gaps"

By Jonathan Horsley

The Australian fingerstyle maestro on technique, leaving something to the imagination, and why the story is the most important thing

Scott Stapp guitarist Yiannis Papadopoulos: "When it’s time for the solo, I give my best to play things that justify the hours I put into the guitar"

By John Katic

The guitar virtuoso on why The Space Between the Shadows is Stapp's best album yet

Rig tour: Caleb Miller reveals the gear behind King Calaway’s infectious country hits

By Sam Roche

The Ohio-born guitarist takes us through the guitars, amps and pedals that fuel his vocal playing style

Jimmy Eat World's Jim Adkins: "I used to study classical and jazz... then I was suddenly sleeping on floors and playing punk-rock"

By Amit Sharma

The founding frontman shares wisdom gained from a career spanning nearly three decades - and explains why he can't tear himself away from heavy-gauge strings

The Allman Betts Band: "This is really about our chapter, and we’re still writing it"

By Alan Paul

Devon Allman, Duane Betts and Johnny Stachela discuss how they carry the Allman Brothers torch, while forging their own impressive sonic path