Watch Andy Gillion and Paul Wardingham unleash a menagerie of other-worldly lead lines in this exclusive playthrough By Sam Roche published 11 December 19 Hiraeth is taken from guitar virtuoso Gillion's debut album Neverafter
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 published 10 December 19 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 published 10 December 19 Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram is the future of the blues. Here, he discusses his fiery debut album
Manuel Gardner Fernandes: "I wanted to do something people might not have heard before - and I hope I’ve proved I can play everything live" By Amit Sharma published 9 December 19 The Instagram virtuoso speaks exclusively to GW about those guitar fakery accusations, his gear secrets and how he honed his jaw-dropping technique
Meet Dabin Lee, the DJ pushing boundaries with his genre-splicing guitar playing By Amit Sharma published 9 December 19 The revolutionary EDM producer on how incorporating guitar into his live sets brought a new dimension to his music
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 published 6 December 19 The former Silvertide man discusses his new band, and how he learned to stop worrying and love a simple guitar rig
The 20 best guitar solos of the decade By Jonathan Horsley published 5 December 19 The results are in. This is the best lead playing from 2010-2019, as voted by you
10 things you didn't know about Stevie Ray Vaughan By Damian Fanelli, Andy Aledort published 5 December 19 Think you know everything there is to know about the late, great SRV? Read on!
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 published 5 December 19 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 published 5 December 19 The guitar virtuoso on why The Space Between the Shadows is Stapp's best album yet
Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington shares the story behind Free Bird By Guitar World Staff published 4 December 19 Learn how the most requested song in live music was created
Rig tour: Caleb Miller reveals the gear behind King Calaway’s infectious country hits By Sam Roche published 4 December 19 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 published 4 December 19 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 published 4 December 19 Devon Allman, Duane Betts and Johnny Stachela discuss how they carry the Allman Brothers torch, while forging their own impressive sonic path
Samantha Fish on her newfound studio confidence and how a wonky fret inspired a whole solo By Damon Orion published 3 December 19 The singer/guitarist dishes the dirt on raucous new album Kill or Be Kind
Matt Sweeney on his secret formula for Josh Homme's Desert Sessions: "I can fingerpick, I know how to sound good... and I smell nice" By Mark McStea published 3 December 19 The alt-rock collaborator talks working with a stellar cast for the QOTSA man's latest super-record
Mark Tremonti's 10 greatest guitar moments By Rob Laing published 2 December 19 Over 20 years, three bands, 14 albums and one man: we pick through the Alter Bridge and Creed guitarist's highlights
Joanne Shaw Taylor: the mistakes I made while learning BB King formed my guitar-playing personality By Laura B. Whitmore published 25 November 19 The UK guitarist reveals how simplicity is the key to her gritty blues tone
The 30 best blues guitarists in the world today By Jonathan Horsley, Damian Fanelli published 21 November 19 Here's who you voted the finest players keeping the blues alive
Carmen Vandenberg: "It’s definitely Jimi’s fault that I became obsessed with playing guitar" By Guitar World Staff published 20 November 19 Find out what the former Jeff Beck guitarist has been listening to as of late