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“I wanted to break it all down like you would learn a basic 12-bar blues. There’s no reason you can’t approach surf guitar the same way“

Jen Majura and Troy McLawhorn wax lyrical on the high-octane gear, influences and themes behind the band's upcoming fifth album, The Bitter Truth

Exclusive The guitar giant kicks 2021 off with a bang by adding the revered amp company to its stable of brands

Nerdville's very own blues-rock maestro on the guitars behind Royal Tea, and his appreciation of Jethro Tull, Genesis and Yes

The country music star on his guitar rig essentials, how he came to develop his secret neck pickup-equipped Fender Esquire, and the similarities between metal, jazz and country…

The Dream Theater shredder-in-chief talks happy songs and finding the fun in instrumentals on his new solo LP, Terminal Velocity

The Haim bassist talks tracking down her first Fender P-Bass, her love of fusion, and the group's multifaceted new album, Women In Music Pt. III

In this GW exclusive, Malakian discusses his surprising guitar heroes, how he wrote Chop Suey!, and why he’s never practiced a day in his life

The Floridian six-stringer talks championing Fender's new American Professional II series, and the theory-free approach to his new album, What Could Possibly Go Wrong

Surprise the guitarist in your life with the best guitars, accessories and gadgets for every budget

From studio cans to noise cancelling headphones – and even headphones that are the amp – check out the best headphones for guitarists, from Boss, Audio-Technica, Sennheiser and more

How the genre-defying avant-garde metal veterans came to enlist Anthrax's thrash pioneer to re-record their debut album, The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo, 34 years later

The enigmatic four-stringer weighs in on the best solos a funk bassist can learn, playing with Prince and why he can't get enough of the Fender Jazz Bass

The R&B wunderkind on his love of Prince, learning guitar from jazz cats and his guest-rich debut album, Apolonio

The best Strats for every budget and playing style

The godfather of funk guitar talks his enormous collection, growing up in New York's studio session scene and how Fender's Acoustasonic Stratocaster is stoking his creative fire

The Deep Purple guitarist talks tone, tension and technique – and explains how jazz continues to inspire him

The head honcho on Fender's record-breaking year, how guitar players have changed since the company's inception, and the business lessons he learned from Steve Jobs

The '80s shred machines made famous by EVH and Sambora are brought into the modern age under Gibson ownership...

The Queens of the Stone Age multi-instrumentalist dishes on his many projects, the pedals that define his sound, and his lavish new signature Fender Jazzmaster