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Why being an acoustic guitarist doesn't necessarily make you an electric player – according to Eric Bibb
Bibb admits he won't be calling himself an electric guitar player anytime soon
May 2026 Guitar World Editors' Picks
From The Rolling Stones to Julian Lage, Tamikrest to the Warning, this month's guitar greatness spanned many generations of players
Billy Duffy on the one guitar he wish he never sold
Duffy’s timing could hardly have been worse
Bill Laswell on Lemmy, Paul Simon, and his failed studio session with Jaco Pastorius
The visionary producer also had his say on Lemmy, Paul Simon, and his failed studio session with Jaco Pastorius
Yvette Young on ending up in a Super Bowl commercial she didn't know about – and the realities of going viral
The guitarist lifts the veil on her chance appearance in a 2021 Super Bowl commercial and keeps it real about the trappings of virality
Smashing Pumpkins’ Kiki Wong on how Billy Corgan led her down the stompbox rabbit hole
Kiki Wong discusses her pedalboard strategy for nailing classic Pumpkins tones and credits Corgan as a bona-fide guru of effects
Reb Beach on working with David Coverdale, and what comes next now Winger and Whitesnake are over
With both his star bands calling it quits, the ace sideman finds himself at a career crossroads. But which path will he choose – jazz-fusion or stand-up comedy?
Alex Lifeson used TONEX and Fractal to recreate classic Rush tones
Lifeson has become a digital modeling convert in recent years after IK Multimedia cloned his amp collection – and the results blew him away
