Latest articles by Andrew Daly
The first time Rickey Medlocke played Lynyrd Skynyrd’s iconic Free Bird guitar solo
Medlocke rejoined Lynyrd Skynyrd as their new guitar player in the early 1990s, and one of his main responsibilities ever since has been to tackle Allen Collins’ legendary lead effort
“I got the phone call – I was out”: Bob Daisley recalls his rollercoaster years with Ozzy Osbourne
The Blizzard of Ozz bassist and co-writer on the time he was dismissed only to be re-hired days later – and his thoughts on Randy Rhoads, Jake E. Lee and Zakk Wylde
George Lynch on his custom ESP that’s too valuable to leave the house
Mr Scary on how his heart melts for the 1990 ESP Custom Haji/Wicked Sensation from the cover of Guitar World's November 1990 issue
How Ozzy Osbourne pushed Gus G to change his guitar of choice
Gus G rocked up to the Ozzy gig with his Star guitar – a distinct stylistic departure from the guitars wielded by his predecessors
Suzi Quatro on the spirit that’s driven her, and the moment of fate that made her a bassist
She reflects on never having learned to play with a pick, using her late drummer’s kit to keep his vibe, her son’s influence as a bandmate, and the three quotes she’s given about retirement
Joe Perry on the weirder guitars in his collection
The Aerosmith guitarist shares the story behind his custom-made Dazzle guitars and his greatest gear modding mistakes
Don Felder names the most important guitar in his 300-strong collection
Every guitar is painstakingly ordered in his vault, but there's one he finds himself grabbing more than most
How Richard and Linda Thompson regrouped to record a folk-rock classic after Gerry Rafferty tried to turn them “pop”
Is 1982’s Shoot Out the Lights the best album Richard Thompson ever made? Fans think it is. His own opinion might surprise you
How a young Blind Melon made it big with No Rain
Channeling Dickey Betts and using different gear paid off for the band in 1992. But it wouldn’t have happened if their label hadn’t been so supportive, guitarist Rogers Stevens says
How Mike Campbell ended up reconnecting with a classic piece of Heartbreakers gear
Turns out, the missing piece of his ideal tone was closer than he thought...
Linda Perry on the enduring success of 4 Non Blondes’ What’s Up?, and the Goldtop she wouldn't sell to Slash
The veteran hitmaker recalls attending guitar class without owning an instrument, and reveals why she decided to re-record the smash she wrote for Christina Aguilera
“As it was going up in the air, I thought, ‘Wow, that looks so cool.’ On the way down, I was thinking, ‘What did I do?!’ Joe Perry on his customized ‘50s Gibson Les Paul Junior that refused to die
The Aerosmith guitarist on the iconic Junior with the custom mother-of-pearl inlay, his desert island guitar – and why he reads Guitar World every month
Blur's Graham Coxon on how Damon Albarn rejecting his songs started his solo career
With eight solo records and four film scores under his belt, Coxon has looked back on the moment that led to his first solo record, 1998’s The Sky Is Too High
Why P-funk legend Michael Hampton is keeping an open mind in search of his solo sound
The P-Funk veteran takes us inside his latest life stage, a much more mellow place than the frenzied funk days of his past
Richard Oakes on the making of Suede’s 1996 Brit-pop classic Coming Up
Guitarist Richard Oakes arrived in the band as Bernard Butler's replacement – a relative rookie. Suede were supposedly cooked. And yet in songs like Trash and Beautiful Ones, they had something special indeed
How Sean Lennon's legendary father inspired him to pick up the guitar
For Sean Lennon, the guitar was a means of connecting to the father who was taken from him when he was barely five years old. Though, he added in a new interview with GW, their playing styles are noticeably different
How Joe Holmes got the coveted Ozzy Osbourne gig
Holmes rocked up fully prepared for his audition thanks to his teacher
Joe Perry tells all about that “too cool” electric you saw on MTV when Walk This Way came on
The Aerosmith guitarist's mid-’80s X-100 Blade Runner is so cool it makes you wonder why Guild doesn't bring it back
Gary Shea’s never-say-never approach to Alcatrazz, New England… and maybe even Vinnie Vincent
The left-handed bassist discusses the pitfalls of being with Kiss’ management, selling his Ampeg gear to Malmsteen’s band, and releasing a record that shows what might have been with Vincent
Josh Hager on the deceptive genius of the late Devo guitarist Bob Casale
With his custom yellow Fender in hand, Hager is playing the new wave classics as best he can – and having a good time while doing it
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What’s cookin’ on the Skillet pedalboards? Korey Cooper and Seth Morrison reveal all
Or how Skillet kept growing and the ’board kept growing until the Boss MIDI switcher assumed executive function on Cooper and Morrison's live rig
Jason Walker on touring with fellow Beatles freak Gene Simmons
His professional career started at 14, but it was a chance booking in Las Vegas that really changed the Gibson fan’s life
“Working and being in his presence was magical”: Jerry Jemmott on playing bass with B.B. King
When Jemmott was drafted to play on the Live & Well sessions in 1969, he would find himself in awe of the King, and joined a band that would produce three albums’ worth of material
