The life and times of Jamaican guitar legend Ernest Ranglin By Alan di Perna The king of ska guitar, Ranglin helped define the island's sound and took it global
Leslie West: "I wanted the biggest tone, and vibrato like somebody who plays violin in a 100-piece orchestra" By Alan di Perna The life and times of a titanic presence in hard rock and a trailblazer for tone
The life and times of Quicksilver Messenger Service's John Cipollina By Alan di Perna A bold, original and unheralded stylist, Cipollina's playing anticipated the future of rock
The life and times of Frank Zappa – composer, satirist and towering giant of the electric guitar By Alan di Perna Looking back at the career of the one-of-a-kind musician and guitar visionary
Keith Richards reveals his 10 all-time favorite Rolling Stones riffs and the stories behind them By Alan di Perna How the guitar used to record Gimme Shelter disintegrated immediately after the song's completion, and other incredible stories
Why The Byrds' Roger McGuinn is one of rock's greatest guitar heroes By Alan di Perna In general, Roger McGuinn has gotten more love from the rock critic fraternity than from the guitar community. Maybe it’s time to turn that perception around
The genius of Andy Gill: paying tribute to the post-punk pioneer who influenced a generation of guitarists By Alan di Perna The Gang of Four guitarist inspired big names from U2 and Franz Ferdinand to Tom Morello. We take a look at his diverse and storied career
The inside story of The Beatles' turbulent break-up - and what came next By Alan di Perna 50 years on, we dig deep into the unraveling of the most commercially successful band of all time, and the subsequent solo careers of John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison
"He was our spiritual leader": A tribute to the life and career of AC/DC's Malcolm Young By Alan di Perna Young's influence and contribution to rock music continue to loom large
Guitar's biggest names tell us what really happened at Woodstock By Alan di Perna Carlos Santana, Stephen Stills, Pete Townshend and more recall the trials and tribulations behind their era-defining performances
Dick Dale: Requiem for the King of the Surf Guitar By Alan di Perna "I don’t know how to play a goddamned scale. I don’t know what a 13th is, or an augmented ninth. I could give a shit. All I do is make the guitar scream with pain or pleasure.”
Keith Richards' Guitar Tech Reveals Keef's Studio Rig By Alan di Perna Keith Richards owns nearly a thousand guitars, so which does he typically use in the studio? Find out here.
'Imagine' This: How John Lennon and George Harrison Teamed Up to Record a Classic Album in 1971 By Alan di Perna “I think my greatest pleasure is writing a song — words and lyrics — that will last longer than a couple of years.”
Stephen Malkmus Talks Pavement-Era Gear, Alternate Tunings and New Jicks Album, 'Sparkle Hard' By Alan di Perna He made alternative rock history with Pavement and the Jicks, but what do Guitar World readers really want to know about Stephen Malkmus?
Fanny: The Female Rock Pioneers Are At It Again with Help from the Runaways, Go-Go's and Bangles By Alan di Perna
Ritchie Blackmore: Talking Tone, Gear, Deep Purple Years and a Rocking Rainbow Revival By Alan di Perna
Phil Manzanera Talks Roxy Music History, Gibson Firebirds and His Neighbor and Occasional Bandmate, David Gilmour By Alan di Perna
Honoring George Harrison: Randy Bachman's Track-by-Track Breakdown of New Album, 'By George, By Bachman' By Alan di Perna
Jimi Hendrix Jams with Johnny Winter, Stephen Stills and More on a New Album, 'Both Sides of the Sky' By Alan di Perna
AC/DC: Young Lust By Alan di Perna Ballbreaker, AC/DC’s Angus and Malcolm Young demonstrate yet again that they are randy as a pair of billygoats, out of their minds with lurid desires and obscenely concupiscent.
Tom Petty: Tribute to an American Icon Who Made the Rock World a Better Place for 40 Years By Alan di Perna
Walter Becker (1950-2017): Paying Tribute to the Steely Dan Legend and Reluctant Guitar Hero By Alan di Perna Reclusive, elusive and sardonically self-effacing, Walter Becker was not your typical guitar hero.
Lee Ranaldo Talks 'Electric Trim,' New Gear and Chances of a Sonic Youth Reunion By Alan di Perna One of the key guitars in my career has been an early-Seventies Fender Telecaster Deluxe that I had before Sonic Youth started, and that I played pretty much throughout Sonic Youth.
Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie Talk Debut Duo Album By Alan di Perna The classic Fleetwood Mac lineup always was an odd bunch.
