“This is the bit where we’d normally introduce this month’s expertly curated playlist… But we won’t be doing that today”: November 2024 Guitar World editors’ picks

Guitarist Ola Englund of The Haunted performs at The Regency Ballroom on February 21, 2016 in San Francisco, California.

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Howdy fellow guitar nerds! This is the bit where we’d normally introduce this month’s expertly curated playlist, and herald the effusive, occasionally witty, write-ups from Team GW. But we won’t be doing that today.

Why? Well, because we’re all frantically sifting through mountains of webpages to bring you the Black Friday guitar deals that are actually worth a damn. But while our effervescent prose may have been cut, no amount of bargains will prevent us from getting a piping-hot playlist out the door.

So enjoy this month’s assortment of GW Approved Guitar Bangers – maybe while sipping a coffee and pondering your next guitar-related purchase – and we’ll see you next time for a festive 2024 closeout. Happy listening!

Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.