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GW Aug 26 Editor's Picks [L-R]: Johnny Marr, Kele Okereke, Grace Bowers, Tim Henson, Phoebe Bridgers

Guitar World Editors’ Picks – our favorite tracks this month

By Michael Astley-Brown, Janelle Borg, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Matt Parker Published

Featuring a tongue-in-cheek single from a certain Rivers Cuomo, a dash of microtonal pop, and jangly riffs from a very charming man

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Alex Lifeson (L) and Geddy Lee of Rush perform in concert during the "Rush: Fifty Something" tour at Dickies Arena on July 11, 2026 in Fort Worth, Texas

Geddy Lee details the intense preparation behind Rush’s reunion

By Janelle Borg Published

Lifeson and Lee also reveal what they consider to be the hardest song on their set list

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Mike Campbell takes a solo on his Telecaster while Tom Petty looks on.

Mike Campbell on what makes the Telecaster magic (even if he thinks they’re kinda ugly)

By Andrew Daly Published

The former Heartbreaker and Dirty Knobs main man on his lifelong love affair with the world's first mass-produced electric guitar

Guitarists
Evil Island guitarist Cody Votolato is covered in theatrical blood and pictured against a wall with his black Rickenbacker.

From Blood Brothers to Evil Island’s horror-surf, the wild ride of hardcore hero Cody Votolato

By Gregory Adams Published

Evil Island is a vampire-obsessed, POG-abusing new project from hardcore scene survivors

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Joe Satriani plays his Paisley Pattern JS signature Ibanez; Kirk Hammett [right] plays his ESP Mummy.

“They were the weirdest things. He was asking me, ‘What do you think I should play over this stuff?’” When Joe Satriani got an exclusive preview of new Metallica material during lessons with his student Kirk Hammett

By Jonathan Horsley Published

From the Archive When Joe Satriani got an exclusive preview of new Metallica material during lessons with his student Kirk Hammett

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Rick Danko and Robbie Robertson of The Band perform on stage at Madison Square Garden in New York on 29th January 1974. Danko plays an Ampeg AUB-1 fretless bass guitar.

Manning the world’s first production fretless bass, Rick Danko had to be laser-sharp in the Band

By Brian Fox Published

Along with Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones and Boz Burrell of Bad Company, Rick Danko was one of the earliest players to take fretless bass guitar into the mainstream

Bassists
Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram plays his signature Tele Deluxe onstage.

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram on the enduring appeal of the Fender Telecaster

By Andrew Daly Published

The modern day blues king is a Telecaster signature artist and an advocate for its bona-fides as the working player's guitar

Guitarists
Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath, inductee, and Brian May of Queen

How Brian May ended up playing on Tony Iommi's forthcoming solo album

By Janelle Borg Published

The two legends have been friends for over five decades and previously collaborated on a Black Sabbath and solo Iommi track

Guitarists
Stage Tour Kramer guitar controller

Guitar Hero’s spiritual successor is stacked with iconic tracks – but some big hitters are missing

By Phil Weller Published

Stage Tour comes from the makers of the cultural smash and is set to release on December 10

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Joyce Manor's Barry Johnson with Strat, amp – and tequila.

How a little songcraft and a lot less gain brought chart success for emo-punk veterans Joyce Manor

By Jim Beaugez Published

Killing the gain made the emo-punks’ new album kick harder than ever; now they’re hijacking the Billboard charts on their own terms

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