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Guitar World Discussion: What’s your greatest guitar hero encounter?
By Matt Owen published
Ever bumped into your favorite player at the grocery store, or crossed paths with your six-string hero at the guitar store? We want to hear all about it – and don’t spare us the details

How Bobby Koelble brought his jazz chops to Death – and made one of the greatest metal albums of all time
By Andrew Daly published
He left his mark on 1995 album Symbolic, and while he moved on to jazz, he still keeps metal sensibilities within his playing

Why Uli Jon Roth turned down a $9 million offer for Jimi Hendrix’s iconic black Strat
By Janelle Borg published
Hendrix’s “Black Beauty” was one of his go-to guitars – and he was in fact photographed with it a day before his death

Former Evanescence guitarist steps away from music industry due to “AI-related developments”
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist feels the industry is changing – and not for the better

Why Robben Ford didn’t learn much from touring with George Harrison
By Phil Weller published
The Beatle’s music may not have put the fusion star’s guitar skills through their paces, but the tour proved the making of him in other ways

The Callous Daoboys reveal the gear behind their calculated chaos (except for a secret stompbox)
By Phil Weller published
Maddie Caffrey and Daniel Hodsdon say they’ve outgrown “knockoff Dillinger Escape Plan” comparisons as they discuss the tonal delights of their new album, I Don’t Want to See You in Heaven

Kelly Garni on how a drunken fight with Randy Rhoads spelled the end of his Quiet Riot career
By Janelle Borg published
Rhoads became an integral part of Ozzy Osbourne's sound and legacy, but his earlier stint with Quiet Riot – the band he co-founded with Garni – was marked by tension

The time Ozzy Osbourne almost blew up Tom Morello and Slash
By Phil Weller published
The two guitar heroes had signed up to play some classics with the Prince of Darkness – but nearly got more than they bargained for
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