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Why The Cars' Elliot Easton believes a guitar's setup is more important than its price tag
Is it worth breaking the bank for a guitar? The Cars' six-stringer doesn't think so...
![LA LOM [L-R] Nicholas Baker on percussion, Zac Sokolow on his fiberglass guitar, and Jake Faulkner plays a custard-yellow double bass](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nxKtr2RYyU72p7yqfZPjP-840-80.jpg.webp)
Introducing LA LOM, the LA trio turning fiberglass guitars and psychedelia into a dance party of guitar instrumentals
This trio fuse the rhythms of Havana, Medellín and Lima with ’60s surf rock (even if that isn’t their intention). Guitarist Zac Sokolow, bassist Jake Faulkner and drummer Nicholas Baker tell us how it all comes together
![K.K. Downing [left] plays his white Flying V, and Black Sabbath's Ozzy and Tony Iommi share a moment onstage in 1978.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xUKq2rNaFRvbrV5tDw7kfL-840-80.jpg.webp)
K.K. Downing on coming up with fellow metal gods Black Sabbath in Birmingham, and why no-one can play like Tony Iommi
They are from the same city, sharing a similar mission, and this weekend they will gather for one last push for metal as the former Judas Priest man steps onstage to celebrate Black Sabbath
Meet Dutch Interior, the SoCal indie-rock outfit channeling the Allman Brothers with six – yes, six – guitarists
Noah Kurtz and Connor Reeves of Dutch Interior on long-form songwriting and how six guitarists come together around one vision
![Jerry Cantrell [left] plays his blue dress G&L live at Tons of Rock 2025; an archive shot of Tony Iommi playing with Black Sabbath in 1976.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rBdqDZFoyFhpYdD8tfChsE-840-80.jpg.webp)
Jerry Cantrell on his lifelong love of Black Sabbath and touring with Ozzy Osbourne (before taking his bassist)
The Alice in Chains riffmaster on his love of Tony Iommi and what to expect from his performance at Black Sabbath's curtain call, Back to the Beginning
June 2025 Guitar World Editors' Picks
There's been plenty of heat this month, and not just the temperature outside. Check out some of that six-string (and seven-string... and eight-string) fire from Muse, Rafiq Bhatia, Eric Gales & Buddy Guy, Wunderhorse, Haim, and many, many more
Metal guitarist commemorates late father by incorporating his ashes into his Fender Telecaster's neck
Mark Wood chose to honor his dad through something they were both passionate about: guitars
Wes Borland cosplays as an ’80s-era James Hetfield while opening for Metallica
The attention to detail, right down to his guitar of choice and the 'mod' he's made to it, needs to be applauded
“Steve Vai goes, ‘I’ve been thinking about this a long time. He’s a really good guitar player.’ That’s unusual’”: Paul Reed Smith on the time John Mayer was hailed by a shred hero – and why he found it strange
Smith recalls Vai singling out Mayer for praise – and reveals what Mayer’s songwriting background means for his overall guitar style
