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“Dave helped us understand how to make a good Megadeth album”: Teemu Mäntysaari on the making of Megadeth’s final album
Mäntysaari says Dave Mustaine's last hurrah was a very modern collaboration built upon the established principles of Megadeth's sound
How Zakk Wylde wrote his tribute song to Ozzy Osbourne
Wylde explains how no one expected Ozzy to pass away two weeks after Back to the Beginning, saying that, “Keith Richards, Lemmy, Ozzy... they're like the air you breathe, and you think they're going to be around forever”
The guitar that changed Billy Corgan’s life
It soundtracked two of the biggest alt-rock albums of all time, but as the Smashing Pumpkins leader remembers, the guitar itself was far from expensive
Marcus Miller and Pino Palladino share the stage alongside Lauryn Hill at the 2026 Grammy Awards
The two bass legends took to the biggest stage in music for a tribute to D’Angelo and Roberta Flack
![Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy [on the white Telecaster] perform on Late Night with Seth Myers.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eX6S7nn9FNajPVn3zcPXdM-840-80.jpg.webp)
How a Chicago alt-rock stalwart and Hollywood A-lister put together a supergroup to celebrate their favorite records
You might know Jason Narducy from playing bass with Bob Mould. You might recognize Michael Shannon, too. He’s in the movies. But they are also in band, and are celebrating R.E.M.’s Lifes Rich Pageant in concert. Narducy tells GW how it all went down
When he joined the Black Crowes, Marc Ford had no time to second-guess his playing – even when he found it embarrassing
After he was hurried into the studio, Ford’s instincts took over for the Black Crowes’ The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion. Now, he wouldn’t change a note. Back then, however…
![[L-R] Joe Satriani wears dark shades and smiles as he solos on his Ibanez JS signature model; Ian Anderson strikes a pose as he plays the flute; Yngwie Malmsteen pulls his aviators down to give the camera some eye-contact in this portrait from 2019.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qpBDNvdaGjWXpBHjWdQG7S-840-80.jpg.webp)
“Don’t turn into Yngwie Malmsteen or Joe Satriani”: Ian Anderson had some soloing advice for Jethro Tull’s new guitarist
No Arpeggios From Hell!? Denied! What the hopping flautist with the wild-eyed stare told Jack Clark when it came time to track leads for Jethro Tull's latest album, Curious Ruminant
Steve Howe reveals his most embarrassing onstage moment – and it involves his prized Gibson ES-175
The guitar legend proves that he's just like the rest of us, with an awkward mid-gig blunder that's extremely relatable
January 2026 Guitar World Editors’ Picks
Featuring an onslaught of leviathan power chords from Sunn O))), a bruiser of a blues rock romp from Jared James Nichols, a beautiful, heartfelt piece of desert blues from Imarhan, a genre-obliterating piece of twisty guitar genius from Tim Henson, and a whole lot more
