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“There can be no more fitting sendoff to this uncompromising sonic innovator”: May 2024 Guitar World editors’ picks
From acoustic wizards to bedroom pop mainstays, prog-metal masters and fallen heroes – here are our standout guitar tracks from the past 31 days
Lost recordings from flamenco virtuoso Paco de Lucia have been discovered – after spending 60 years stored in a meat can
The 21 new tracks highlight guitar virtuoso Paco de Lucía's extraordinary talent at just 11 years old
How Judas Priest made a blockbuster new album in the face of adversity – and became unstoppable
Judas Priest’s Richie Faulkner, Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton open up on their guitar tag-team approach on Invincible Shield, a bold new album that lashes out at human frailty
Tony Iommi on that time Eddie Van Halen helped co-write a Black Sabbath song – but didn’t get a credit
Van Halen joined the band for a rehearsal in Birmingham, England, and ended up contributing a solo to a track
Andy Aledort on dreaming up his Satch and Vai-endorsed blues album
The veteran guitarist’s new album, In a Dream, features US guitar great David Grissom, plus covers of Jimi Hendrix, Cream and Albert King
The 20 greatest slap bass songs of all time
These masterful slap basslines chart the evolution of the quintessential bass technique, from Larry Graham to today's YouTube heroes
Bon Jovi rolls back the years for a new single that will give you Livin’ On a Prayer vibes
Living Proof previews the band's upcoming album Forever, and Phil X's riff has a distinctly familiar talkbox swagger about it
Duane Betts joins Derek Trucks to cover the Allman Brothers Band’s Dreams in tribute to Dickey Betts
The pair made guest appearances during each of their sets at Miami’s Sun, Sand and Soul festival, paying tribute to Dickey Betts, who died last month
Lou Reed once recorded an avant-garde album consisting solely of guitar feedback
Metal Music Machine nearly cost Reed his reputation… over the years, it became a source of inspiration for Sonic Youth and Neil Young
Blondie’s Chris Stein talks folk and jazz influences, fighting with early effects, and his MIDI future
The co-founder of one the most beloved bands of the '70s and '80s recalls taking advantage of the time when they could go crazy in the studio, the one guitar he wishes he’d never sold, and another that you’ll recognize if you own it
