Andrew Daly

Rudolf Schenker’s 60 years with the Scorpions – Flying Vs, trading guitars with brother Michael, and anchoring one of the 30 greatest rock bands

By Andrew Daly Published 12 February 26

He lost Michael Schenker to UFO and Uli Jon Roth to Jimi Hendrix’s ex, then Matthias Jabs helped him fulfill his ambition of being in one of the 30 greatest rock bands. But it might have been very different if his dad had bought him a motorcycle

April Wine's Brian Greenway on his hopes for a new album, and the pedal he couldn't live without

By Andrew Daly Published 11 February 26

The last man standing from the Canadian band's best-known era recalls the making of classic songs, talks about being underrated, and explains how he’s modded the Les Paul Custom he’s had for over 50 years

Dave Mustaine breaks down Megadeth’s final album, track by track – and why he paid tribute to Metallica

By Andrew Daly Published 10 February 26

The thrash pioneer reveals the stories behind the thrash icons’ final songs

Marty Friedman on leaving Megadeth, reconnecting with Dave Mustaine, and why he wasn't a good fit for Ozzy

By Andrew Daly Published 9 February 26

Friedman recalls 18-hour days working on his solo debut alongside Jason Becker’s first album, how Kiss were the blueprint for his career, and why he’s avoiding making a follow-up to 2024’s Drama

“I asked for a discount. The assistant said, ‘I could phone up Clapton and he’d buy it’”: Robert Fripp’s life in three guitars

By Andrew Daly Published 9 February 26

The King Crimson founder has enjoyed the company of all kinds of guitars in his time – from the good, bad to the ugly – but these are the three that have meant the most to him

Pete Evick has played with Bret Michaels for 21 years. Here’s what he learned

By Andrew Daly Published 5 February 26

He compares the Poison singer to Prince and Trent Reznor in terms of creativity, hails his boss for the freedom he’s given, recalls making early gear choices for the wrong reasons, and says he can only tolerate one Marshall amp – but it’s his all-time favorite

“Dave helped us understand how to make a good Megadeth album”: Teemu Mäntysaari on the making of Megadeth’s final album

By Andrew Daly Published 3 February 26

Mäntysaari says Dave Mustaine's last hurrah was a very modern collaboration built upon the established principles of Megadeth's sound

When he joined the Black Crowes, Marc Ford had no time to second-guess his playing – even when he found it embarrassing

By Andrew Daly Published 2 February 26

After he was hurried into the studio, Ford’s instincts took over for the Black Crowes’ The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion. Now, he wouldn’t change a note. Back then, however…

Mark Kendall on Great White’s two big tragedies, and why he welcomed Nirvana's rise

By Andrew Daly Published 29 January 26

Great White’s legacy has come to be defined by two-fold tragedy – the Station nightclub fire in 2003, and the recent death of vocalist Jack Russell – but when Kendall, who’s currently battling cancer, looks back, he does so with gratitude

Dave Mustaine recounts the hiring and firing of every Megadeth guitarist

By Andrew Daly Published 27 January 26

As Megadeth prepare for their final album release and tour, Mustaine looks back at some Mega-memories, the ghosts that still haunt him and the lead guitarists he played with along the way

Texas blues legend Jimmie Vaughan on longevity, Strats and collabs with a Beatle on the Porky’s Revenge OST

By Andrew Daly Published 22 January 26

A new Fabulous Thunderbirds box set is bursting with powerful stuff by Jimmie Vaughan & Co. – including an entire unreleased album from 1978. Here, Vaughan talks T-Birds and Strats and Fender amps, and tells us what flips his switch

Reb Beach on the story of his ’90s Ibanez signature guitar – and the mystery behind its sequel

By Andrew Daly Published 22 January 26

The year is 1990 and Reb Beach is on the cover of Guitar World with his Ibanez WRB-3, a super-cool weird shape electric. But what happened to the WRB-1?

Kool & The Gang’s Robert Bell on how he laid down three top 10s in a single session – and became one of the most sampled artists in history

By Andrew Daly Published 21 January 26

The funk masters’ only surviving original member explains the humble beginnings of most of their hits, how they put them together and why he isn’t going back to big rigs even if everyone else is

Keith Urban tells the tale of the Dumble that got away – and why he let down the buyer of his ’Burst

By Andrew Daly Published 21 January 26

The country superstar shares his love for holy grail amps, writing riffs on cheap guitars, and the Nocaster once owned by Cinderella’s Tom Keifer that’s “worth every cent”

Randy Holden’s 1970 album pioneered doom metal. But he was never told it had been released

By Andrew Daly Published 20 January 26

Two decades after he’d been sickened enough to quit playing, Holden discovered he was a guitar hero. He picked up the guitar again straight away, but he’ll never return to the industry that burned him

Richard Lloyd on episodes with Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix, and his bittersweet relationship with Tom Verlaine

By Andrew Daly Published 19 January 26

They lost touch long before Verlaine’s death, but now the guitarist is at peace with those adventures. He reflects on Television, and his memories of backstage lessons with Jimmy Page's tech, and an onstage jam with John Lee Hooker

The making of Red, the album that pushed King Crimson to the brink

By Andrew Daly Published 16 January 26

Robert Fripp digs into his long-unopened personal diaries with Guitar World as he shares the story of the relentlessly heavy and ambitious 1974 prog classic