Latest articles by Andrew Daly
How Roger McGuinn’s Byrds Rickenbacker was stolen – from right under his nose
The guitarist’s trust in a ‘fellow musician’ was tragically misplaced
John McLaughlin has been playing a revolutionary new PRS guitar
The jazz legend has been testing one of two prototypes, and both big names have been blown away...
Ted Turner on eating biscuits with John Lennon and how Deep Purple gave Wishbone Ash their big break
The Les Paul slinger shares the secret behind his twin-guitar sound with Andy Powell, why he quit the band not once but twice, and working as a session player on John Lennon’s Imagine
Jake E. Lee revisits Badlands, the album the music industry doesn't want you to hear
Why can't we buy Badlands' self-titled debut? Who knows. The record label buried it. But former Ozzy guitarist Jake E. Lee swears it's his best work
I spoke to Ace Frehley a dozen times in the last two years of his life – he was the true embodiment of rock ‘n’ roll spirit
Guitar World correspondent Andrew Daly got to know Frehley, his idol, incredibly well in his final years, and just as vivid as the memories of conversations about Kiss and the guitar are the chats about egg sandwiches, and why the guitar hero's home always had geese around
Xan McCurdy of iconic alt-rockers Cake on why he quit taking lessons from Satch
The Satriani curriculum failed to move Cake's Xan McCurdy
David Immerman on moving from pure shredding to playing with American Idol stars and Avril Lavigne
The session and production specialist reveals how indulging his ‘90s dreams evolved into touring gigs with A-list pop-rockers, and what he does to match the studio sounds of Lavigne’s timeless hits
Richard Fortus on how he’s held down the Guns N’ Roses gig – and his other favorite GNR guitarist
Fortus reveals who his favorite co-guitarists have been, and the man whose parts he'll never change
JHS Pedals' Josh Scott on how IKEA inspired him to create a DIY Klon clone that took the internet by storm
Last year, the budget-friendly Notaklön turned heads – and made fans (and foes) along the way...
Buddy Guy remembers the first time he saw Jimi Hendrix play – and the warning he used to give him before gigs
Guy also remembers how Hendrix won the guitar amp “dogfight”
Sweet Child O’ Mine is Guns N' Roses' most iconic song, but Slash originally wasn't a fan
The guitar slinger has previously dismissed claims that the iconic riff was crafted as a warm-up exercise
Joe Bonamassa shares his top tips for blues players looking to level up – and it’s not to learn more solos
There’s no “Rosetta Stone of the blues” – but he says doing this will transform the fundamentals of your playing
Scott Reeder on the last days of Kyuss, QOTSA and what he told James Hetfield after that Metallica audition
The veteran bassist enthuses about his Spinal Trap tribute album, his part in a James Hetfield lyric session and the heady days of desert rock
Jake E. Lee on defying expectations, arthritis and gunshot wounds to mend his friendship with Ozzy at Back to the Beginning
In an interview that took place before Ozzy Osbourne's death, the Back to the Beginning standout talks Charvel guitars, next steps and the joy of achieving closure with his former boss
Are Guns N' Roses going to release a new record? This is what Slash had to say
The band have “so much material” to work with, but Slash isn’t giving a timeline for its release
How The Cranberries became ’90s alternative icons on borrowed amps and banjo-like guitars
Noel Hogan tells us about the three-guitar secret of Zombie, why they fit surprisingly well with Seattle’s grunge superstars and the tragedy that ended the band
Wigs, fake blood, and Ferrari jumpsuits – Brad Gillis on what it was like to be Ozzy Osbourne’s guitarist
They were in the Helmsley Palace Hotel Presidential Suite. Gillis sat on the end of the bed playing his '62 Strat. Ozzy was cross-legged on the floor. Gillis nailed the part, and got the gig; the rest is history...
Josh Scott on how John Mayer ended up demoing JHS Pedals' new Mk.gee-coded pedal
Scott reveals how Mayer’s surprise demo video – in which he spoke of an ongoing revolution in guitar playing – came about
Al Jardine on good times with Brian Wilson, and how the Beach Boys transformed ‘60s surf and guitar culture
As Jardine reflects on the pop-cultural miracle of the Beach Boys and their rising tide of musicality as Brian Wilson's genius crested, he talks about the guitars behind it, and says it was fun, fun, fun
Scott Reeder on the time he auditioned for Metallica – after Lars Ulrich cold-called him
Reeder didn't get the Metallica gig but the stoner-rock bass icon got a helluva story out of it – and the silver medal in the metal Olympics
He’s a go-to guitarist for Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter and Jack Antonoff – but for Mikey Freedom Hart, it all started with a kid playing Eruption at church camp
The multi-instrumentalist Fender fan, who finally settled on guitar, explains where he gets his pop inspiration, why keeping it simple and clean is the way to go, and the secret of his creative partnerships with Jack Antonoff and others
When Ricky Byrd needed to record a solo for this Joan Jett hit, he asked the Mountain legend for advice – this is what he said
The simple advice paid off and helped forge a rock classic
Bryan Adams says he’s no guitar hero, but believes he’s written songs that cover versions can’t beat
The Canadian songwriter extraordinaire on what he learned from Mutt Lange, how he got his long-sold Les Paul back, why he dug his Rockman out of the basement, duetting with Taylor Swift and the single piece of technical advice he has to offer
John 5 on staying true to the Crüe, pushing his playing and why he’s surrounded by ghosts
The virtuoso explains what made him the perfect fit for Mötley Crüe, how he’s channeling Paul Gilbert and Robert Johnson on his latest solo album, and what’s next for his signature Fender Telecaster
Gilby Clarke on the story behind his modded ’69 Fender Telecaster, immortalized on the cover of Guitar World
It was the Nov 1992 issue. Guns N' Roses were officially and unofficially the biggest – and still most dangerous – band in the world, and its guitarists, Slash and Gilby Clarke was on the cover. Slash had done this before. Clarke? It was all new...
