Phish's Trey Anastasio takes you on a guided tour of his full live rig By Jackson Maxwell From the switching options on his custom Languedoc guitar to his cables, the jam-band guitar legend leaves no stone unturned in this exhaustive rig tour
From riff-tastic sledgehammers to serene acoustic beauty: here are this week's essential guitar tracks By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche, Matt Owen Enjoy a playlist of guitar greatness from My Morning Jacket, MUNA featuring Phoebe Bridgers, Eric Bibb, Bullet for My Valentine, Biffy Clyro and more
Instrumental Aluminum is a new company building sustainable electric guitars out of, well, aluminum By Sam Roche The brand's hybrid guitars feature recycled aluminum bodies, promising increased resonance and sustain
Emerald Guitars breaks the mould with carbon fiber, Fishman Fluence-equipped electric-acoustic hybrid, the Virtuo By Matt Owen The futuristic six-string aims to encapsulate both the body of an acoustic and the spirit of an electric via an innovative design blueprint and versatile pickup configuration
Watch the pro-shot version of Guns N’ Roses and Dave Grohl’s plug-pulling Paradise City performance By Matt Owen The new release lets us hear how the energetic end to the song was meant to sound, complete with Slash's closing solo, though still features the crowd’s show-carrying vocals when the sound abruptly stopped
Fender unveils Adrian Younge’s insane half-fretless, fuzz-equipped Jazz Bass By Matt Owen The multi-instrumentalist producer described the bonkers build, created by Master Builder Vincent Van Trigt, as "the perfect, perfect, perfect bass"
Australian Guitar x Bluesfest 2022: The Living End By Matt Doria AG goes one-on-one with the artists set to make history Bluesfest's all-Aussie comeback edition. This week, we're chatting with The Living End
Australian Guitar x Bluesfest 2022: All Our Exes Live In Texas By Matt Doria AG goes one-on-one with the artists set to make history Bluesfest's all-Aussie comeback edition. This week, we're chatting with All Our Exes Live In Texas
The Superjesus’ Jason Slack: “I had no real plan from the start, I just wanted to make a guitar” By Matt Doria Ahead of their tour celebrating 2000’s Jet Age this September, Jason Slack gives us an exclusive tease of the homemade guitar he’ll be playing on it
Australian Guitar x Bluesfest 2022: Tex Perkins By Matt Doria AG goes one-on-one with the artists set to make history Bluesfest's all-Aussie comeback edition. This week, we're chatting with Tex Perkins
Children Collide’s Johnny Mackay: “We were using old, shitty, tiny Fender amps” By Matt Doria After nine years (that felt more like 90), the psych-rock powerhouse have finally minted their fourth album – a furiously fun, rivetingly raucous affair
Australian Guitar x Bluesfest 2022: Jeff Lang By Matt Doria AG goes one-on-one with the artists set to make history Bluesfest's all-Aussie comeback edition. This week, we're chatting with Jeff Lang
The Jungle Giants’ Sam Hales: “Lockdown was sad and weird, but it was definitely productive” By Matt Doria On the brisk and bubbly new album from The Jungle Giants, the guitar plays a very ~interesting~ role
Tropical Fuck Storm’s Gareth Liddiard: “I don’t know what the f*** other bands are even thinking about” By Matt Doria Gareth Liddiard explains why he feels the inescapable need to expose the dangers of conspiracy culture, and why the analogue fad should f*** right off
Australian Guitar x Bluesfest 2022: Ross Wilson By Matt Doria AG goes one-on-one with the artists set to make history Bluesfest's all-Aussie comeback edition. This week, we're chatting with Ross Wilson
Rise Against’s Tim McIlrath: “The world keeps creating an audience for our music” By Matt Doria Nowhere Generation, their ninth album, comes at a particularly touchy time in the Western world’s sociopolitical landscape – particularly for its younger folk
Polish Club’s David Novak: “We’ve moved beyond the OG Polish Club setup” By Matt Doria On their loud and lively third album – the aptly titled Now We’re Cookin’ – the bonafide rock dogs in Polish Club take a big ol’ bite of the pop pie
DZ Deathrays’ Shane Parsons and Lachlan Ewbank: “It’s almost like the record opens up as you get further and further into it” By Matt Doria After what feels like the longest two years in history, DZ Deathrays bring their Positive Rising era to an explosive peak, delivering riffs aplenty on a tight and turbulent new long-player
Dropkick Murphys’ Ken Casey: “I’m having a blast being able to connect more with the audience” By Matt Doria It kind of goes without saying that we could all use a bit of positivity right now. Enter: the trailblazing punk-rockers in Dropkick Murphys
Gojira’s Joe Duplantier: “I think humans are pretty shitty sometimes, but we’re as horrible as we are incredible” By Matt Doria The modern metal titans in Gojira take aim at the root of all evil on their convulsive new album
Rag’N’Bone Man: “It feels like we really concentrated on the songs before anything else was done” By Matt Doria Singer‑songwriter Rory Graham (a.k.a. Rag’N’Bone Man) bucks the trend of mainstream pop artificiality with the defiantly raw, powerfully authentic Life By Misadventure
20 classic rock songs with no guitar solo By Greg Prato Guitar solos are a key component of rock 'n' roll's DNA. But as these classic rock tracks show, they're not always required
An introduction to the fundamentals of classical guitar By Roxane Elfasci Tempted to pick up classical guitar but intimidated by its lore? Classical pro Roxane Elfasci breaks down everything from its compositional tradition, style-specific playing practices and instrumental requirements
Billy F. Gibbons: “We let off steam by letting it rock... Hardware is a raging rocker but always mindful of the desert’s implicit mystery” By Alan Paul Why the ZZ Top legend headed to the California High Desert to seek rock ’n’ roll inspiration
Julia Kugel: “When you’re a musician, there's no separation between work and self. That’s why criticism is so gnarly, because they’re criticizing you as a human” By Jacob Uitti The Coathangers guitarist on growing up in the Atlanta punk rock scene, her “plug and play” attitude towards gear, and why she's so inspired by simplicity
Face to Face's Trever Keith: “This album focuses on the best tones and emotions from the records we’ve made throughout our career” By Gregory Adams The long-serving frontman walks us through the gear behind No Way Out But Through, recording guitars in his closet, and why the LP doesn't fit into the traditional punk-rock mould
10 best pedalboards 2021: organize your guitar effects with these budget-spanning pedalboards By Jonathan Horsley, Daryl Robertson Get the best from your effects with these 'boards from Voodoo Labs, Boss, Friedman and more
Best acoustic guitars 2021: 12 top options for guitarists of all ages and abilities By Chris Corfield, Daryl Robertson Guitar World’s pick of the best acoustic guitars from Fender, Gibson, Martin, Taylor, Epiphone and more
Best acoustic guitar pickups 2021: 10 recommended acoustic pickups for all budgets By Jonathan Horsley No matter what style of guitarist you are, the best acoustic guitar pickups from LR Baggs, Fishman and others will help you get more from your tone
8 best acoustic guitars under $500 for 2021: our top picks, including acoustic-electric guitars By Chris Bird, Daryl Robertson These cheap acoustic guitars are ideal for everything from folk and indie guitar to blues and country
The best reverb pedals 2021: 12 great options for your pedalboard By Michael Astley-Brown, Alex Lynham Take a deep dive into the cavernous world of 'verb and explore the best reverb pedals for every budget
Best electric guitar strings 2021: the best guitar strings for every budget By Chris Corfield Breathe some new life into your guitar with a set of the best electric guitar strings
Universal Audio Starlight Echo Station review By Trevor Curwen A high-end delay with layers of immaculately crafted old-school sounds
Epiphone Hummingbird Studio review By Daryl Robertson The budget-friendly acoustic that soars above its competition
Charvel Pro-Mod San Dimas PJ IV and JJ V review By Joel McIver Hot-rodded, Fender-inspired, with a touch of retro flair, these high-performance basses have a timeless appeal
Yamaha THR30II Wireless review By Simon Fellows Range-topping Yamaha desktop amp is a wireless wonder
Vox Adio Air GT review By Richard Blenkinsop A compact, portable desktop modeling amp capable of huge tones
Eastman Romeo LA review By Dave Burrluck Bridging the gap between old-school archtop and modern thinline, Eastman’s Romeo impressed. Time to meet its flash new cousin. Is this a ‘no jazz’ zone?
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