A history of Guitar World: the good, the bad and the ridiculous By Brad Tolinski #GuitarWorld40: Former editor Brad Tolinski attempts to recall the ups and downs over 40 years of Guitar World
Tom Morello: "I wanted one foot planted on a Marshall stack and another in the world of 2019 sonics" By Brad Tolinski The always-eclectic axeman talks gear, the Play it Loud exhibition and his absolutely wild, guest star-packed solo album
Five Notable Highlights from David Gilmour's Christie's Guitar Auction By Brad Tolinski Careful with that axe, 'cause if you buy one of these, it's gonna cost you a bundle!
Pink Floyd legend David Gilmour takes us inside the guitar sale of the century By Brad Tolinski "There’s no statement of intention to retire," David Gilmour tells us. So why is he selling off some of his most iconic guitars?
Rival Sons' Scott Holiday and Jay Buchanan Delve Deep into Their Primal New Album, 'Feral Roots' By Brad Tolinski "It’s not a roots record, but it has an inherently rootsy feeling.”
Want a Big Guitar Sound? Try the Glyn Johns Technique By Brad Tolinski It’s not necessary to know all the audio science of why this works, but it’s damn good information to have in your back pocket so you can request it at your next session.
Nita Strauss Steps into the Spotlight with Her New Solo Album, 'Controlled Chaos' By Brad Tolinski 'Controlled Chaos' is a panoramic view of Nita Strauss' many strengths. In our Holiday cover story, one of the industry's rising stars breaks down her stellar debut.
Alice Cooper's Guitarists, Past and Present: Does He Find Them Worthy? By Brad Tolinski Alice Cooper has performed with an astonishing array of guitar virtuosos, but what does he think of them? Find out here.
Five Great Guitar Jams You Need to Hear Now! By Brad Tolinski A handful of amazing players you might have missed—at their finest.
John Mayer Explains the Heat Around His Cool New PRS Silver Sky Guitar By Brad Tolinski "I want to take a point of view and adjust it.” John Mayer opens up about his controversial PRS Silver Sky guitar.
Geezer Butler Discusses Black Sabbath's Final Show and New DVD, 'The End of the End' By Brad Tolinski
Tony Iommi Administers Last Rites to Black Sabbath and Shares His Memories of the Band's Final Gig By Brad Tolinski
Guitarists Troy Van Leeuwen and Dean Fertita Feel Most at Home in Their Modern Stone Age Family By Brad Tolinski There are few bands in rock music whose individual members have résumés as long and as impressive as those in Queens of the Stone Age.
Post-Hardcore Supergroup Mutoid Man Get a Little Help from Marty Friedman By Brad Tolinski You may not have heard of Mutoid Man, but it seems like just about everyone else has.
Roger Waters Rails Against the Powers That Be and Asks, 'Is This the Life We Really Want?' By Brad Tolinski In 1979, the British songwriter wrote The Wall, a nightmarish rock opera he recorded with his former band, Pink Floyd.
Reigning Blues Champ Gary Clark Jr. Talks New Album, 'Live North America 2016' By Brad Tolinski Back in the early Sixties, the brilliantly eccentric jazz pianist Thelonious Monk created a list of what he thought every musician should know about gigging.
Avenged Sevenfold's Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance Talk 'The Stage' By Brad Tolinski “My grandpa always said, getting old ain’t for pussies, and that is soooo true,” says a laughing Synyster Gates, co-guitarist in the hard rock force of nature known as Avenged Sevenfold.
Metallica's James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett Talk 'Hardwired,' Buddy Guy and Jimi Hendrix By Brad Tolinski It’s a pretty harsh way to say “howdy do” after such a long absence, but most metal fans would probably agree a pissed James Hetfield is a good James Hetfield.
Steve Vai Talks 'Passion and Warfare' and Its Sophisticated Antecedent, 'Modern Primitive' By Brad Tolinski
Johnny Winter Talks Gibson Firebirds, Muddy Waters and "Highway 61 Revisited" By Brad Tolinski He’s an albino blues guitarist who’s jammed with Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix and Duane Allman. But what Guitar World readers really want to know is …
Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Testify" Source: Jimi Hendrix's Original Version with The Isley Brothers By Brad Tolinski