Fender adds to its Tone Master digital amp series with powerful new Super Reverb combo By Jackson Maxwell Fender's latest tube-tone-meets-21st-century-modeling creation features vintage looks, four 10” Jensen speakers and 45 watts of power
Tremonti unleashes epic new track Marching In Time By Matt Parker Hear the seven-minute closer from the Alter Bridge maestro’s latest album
Wolfgang Van Halen is using EVH’s pedalboard from 2012 in his new live rig By Matt Owen The resurfaced rig first made its debut at Van Halen’s intimate Cafe Wha? concert 9 years ago, which happened to feature a young Wolfgang on bass
Lindsey Buckingham: “Pretty much everyone would love to see me come back to Fleetwood Mac” By Sam Roche The guitarist details his firing from the legendary rock band in a new conversation on the WTF With Marc Maron podcast
Weezer dial up the wah in this mostly faithful take on Metallica's Enter Sandman By Sam Roche Rivers Cuomo and Brian Bell omit Kirk Hammett's face-melting solo, opting instead for a harmonized take on the lead vocal line… and a lick straight from Buddy Holly
Gibson serves Mojo Hand FX with cease and desist over use of Mister-O name By Matt Parker Guitar giant says the name and branding infringes on its Maestro trademark
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
Beabadoobee - Our Extended Play EP review By Matt Doria "The record en masse is cohesive, but each track illuminates a disparate angle of Beabadoobee’s prismatic musicality..."
Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis on being inspired by Thin Lizzy and working with Kurt Vile By Matt Doria Never ones to rest on their laurels, the legendary Dinosaur Jr. shake things up with meteoric might on their first album in five years
Paper Citizen - Wandering Ghost EP review By Matt Doria "Despite running just short of 20 minutes, Gohst unfurls a sprawling musicality on the disc..."
Liz Stringer: “I didn’t have any design for the outcome, which was very different to other records I’ve made” By Matt Doria The soul-bearing new opus from Liz Stringer is some of her strongest, and undoubtedly most poignant, work to date
Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake: “If we share the load, it should mean that we can come up with a stronger album” By Matt Doria Rejuvenated by a lineup shuffle and a spirited new creative dynamic, Scottish rockers Teenage Fanclub make album #11 another effortless hit
The Offspring’s Dexter Holland and Noodles: “Everything from Smash ’til now seems like it’s all part of the same era” By Matt Doria Almost a whole damn decade in the making, The Offspring are officially back in top form with their timely new album, Let The Bad Times Roll
Garbage’s Steve Marker: “It was important to keep the initial spirit that we had when we wrote these songs” By Matt Doria No Gods No Masters. That’s the title of the hotly awaited new jam-fest from the pop-rock mainstays in Garbage – but it’s also the mission statement they avowed when they gathered in the Californian desert to make it
Sly Withers - Gardens album review By Matt Doria "Gardens is a bold, widescreen punk epic well worth diving into..."
An interview with Fender Custom Shop Master Builder Kyle McMillin By Matt Doria Australian Guitar gets down to the wire with a renowned Custom Shop artisan to learn all about his latest psychedelic work of art
Australian Guitar's Fresh Frets: Vol. 8 By Matt Doria On the lookout for your next favourite Aussie band? You've come to the right place – here are eight of the locals we're loving most at the moment!
Amends - Tales Of Love, Loss, And Outlaws album review By Matt Doria "It’s impressive, the dexterity with which the band play into the smokiness and sleaze of their Southern influences..."
Royal Blood’s Mike Kerr: “We wanted Typhoons to feel like a debut record” By Matt Doria For album #3, Royal Blood shed the limitations of a two-piece to deliver a hard-out epic of explosive punk, groove-laden soul and rip-roaring dance-rock
Wolf Alice’s Ellie Rowsell and Joff Oddie: “It almost felt like we were having the ‘difficult second record’ on the third one” By Matt Doria Following a well-earned rise to stardom, UK alt-rockers Wolf Alice leap to even grander heights with their dreamy and deep new album, Blue Weekend
Kim McAuliffe on the riotous story of Girlschool: “I got electrocuted onstage, nearly died, and the rest of them went back and had a massive party!” By Jonathan Horsley Pigs’ heads, electrocution, high volume – how Girlschool put a little danger into rock ’n’ roll
Tony Iommi and James Hetfield discuss their guitar journeys with Black Sabbath and Metallica in this classic 1992 Guitar World interview By Brad Tolinski, Alan Paul The titanic pair on gear, influences, being heavy metal pioneers, setting bandmates on fire and everything in between
Lunachicks' Gina Volpe: "Most bands aren't getting signed by a couple of very prominent indie-rockers within their first year. That was a huge coup for us" By Cheri Amour In new memoir Fallopian Rhapsody, Volpe revisits her experiences of learning the guitar, recalls her instinctive affinity for the Marshall Jubilee and discusses what the future holds for the iconic punk-rock outfit
The Who bassist Jon Button talks stepping into the shoes of John Entwistle and Pino Palladino By Bass Player Staff The touring bass player for the British rock legends – not to mention Sheryl Crow and Shakira – on the evolution of his playing and his onstage rig
The 47 greatest live guitar moments: the most iconic, infamous and explosive onstage antics in six-string history By Amit Sharma, Guitar World Staff From legendary solos to infamous and (literally) incendiary performances, we’ve tracked down the best live moments in the history of guitar
Juanes: "If you want to be a good player, you need to practice every day, take your instrument everywhere. Sleep with it" By Amit Sharma The Colombian singer-songwriter on his love for the Fender American Acoustasonic Jazzmaster, and how he incorporated Latin influences into his recent cover of Metallica's Enter Sandman
Best acoustic guitars 2021: 12 top acoustics 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
The best acoustic guitar strings 2021: outfit your acoustic with the strings it deserves By Chris Corfield 11 of the best acoustic guitar string sets, and everything you need to know about them
Vox Mini Go 50 review By Nick Guppy Vox’s latest amp is perfect for al fresco performance, with mains or battery power and a host of onboard extras for practically endless fun and inspiration
Fender Mustang Micro review By Rob Laing When it comes to portable practice solutions, small is beautiful...
Epiphone Alex Lifeson Les Paul Axcess Standard review By Rob Laing The Rush guitar icon's cut-price, feature-packed signature model deserves its spot in the limelight
Cort Gold-A6 review By Chris Gill Torrefaction is the magic word as Cort assembles an acoustic-electric with a vintage-voice and a friendly price tag
Jackson Pro Series Dinky DK Modern EverTune 6 review By Paul Riario With its multi-voiced Fishman humbuckers and stay-in-tune hardware, this state-of-the-art Jackson is built to shred hard
