Damian Fanelli
Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor, and his non-Pulitzer-Prize-winning stories have appeared in Guitar Aficionado, Vintage Guitar, Total Guitar and countless other publications. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton and Ty Tabor chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums (one of which appears in the 2015 Disney film 'Tomorrowland' starring George Clooney and Britt Robertson). He's now in two NYC-area bands and plays Teles with four-way switches, B-benders and snazzy aftermarket pickups.
Latest articles by Damian Fanelli

October 2023 Guitar World lesson videos
By Damian Fanelli published
Featuring a new batch of videos by Joe Bonamassa, Andy Timmons, Josh Smith and more

Sophie Lloyd on the pros and cons of being 2023's reigning shred queen – only in the new Guitar World
By Damian Fanelli published
Also featuring new interviews with Vito Bratta, Warren Haynes and Jake Kiszka, plus Sevendust, Opeth, Dirty Honey, and a review of the new Boss SDE-3000 EVH Dual Digital Delay

September 2023 Guitar World lesson videos
By Damian Fanelli published
Featuring an exclusive Do or Die lesson starring Sophie Lloyd, plus a new batch of videos by Joe Bonamassa, Andy Timmons, Josh Smith and more

The Rise of Nuno Bettencourt, fully transcribed – only in the new Guitar World
By Damian Fanelli published
Plus! Win a Washburn N4-Nuno Vintage USA guitar!

August 2023 Guitar World lesson videos
By Damian Fanelli published
Plus! Win a Washburn N4-Nuno Vintage USA guitar!

Inside Zakk Wylde's heartfelt celebration of Pantera's Dimebag Darrell – only in the new Guitar World
By Damian Fanelli published
Plus! Neil Giraldo, the history of Aria Guitars, why Joe Bonamassa loves '54 Strats, Jesus Piece, Ally Venable, the life and times of Zal Yanovsky, a fuzz fiesta and more

July 2023 Guitar World lesson videos
By Damian Fanelli published
Featuring the latest column videos by Joe Bonamassa, Andy Timmons, Josh Smith and more

Watch Albert King reunite, jam with Stevie Ray Vaughan in 1983: “There's a lot of guitar players that just play fast, they don't concentrate on soul – but you got ’em both”
By Damian Fanelli published
See King wrap his head around the (then up-and-coming) talent of SRV – a player he first knew as ‘Little Stevie’ – in a blues jam for the ages

Everything you need to know about Metallica's scorching new album – only in the new Guitar World
By Damian Fanelli published
Plus! Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton, Steel Panther, Paul Gilbert does Dio, Chris Holmes, the top 10 tools for every gig and tributes to Gary Rossington and David Lindley

The pedals that the world's greatest guitarists can't live without – only in the new Guitar World
By Damian Fanelli published
Plus! Periphery, Huey Lewis guitar great Chris Hayes, Nova Twins, Tom Verlaine, Vinnie Moore, Obituary, Slade's Noddy Holder, the Sweet's Andy Scott and more, more, more!

An unpublished Jeff Beck interview and his 10 favorite guitars (with rare photos) – only in the new Guitar World
By Damian Fanelli published
Plus! Dave Mustaine talks Metallica and John Fogerty recounts his Creedence Clearwater Revival-era gear

The 50 greatest moments in electric guitar history – only in the new Guitar World
By Damian Fanelli published
Plus! The truth about gear acquisition syndrome, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Mercyful Fate, Arch Enemy, the Kinks and more

Jeff Beck's 13 best studio guest appearances
By Damian Fanelli published
From studio sessions with Ozzy Osbourne all the way to a surprising reggae run-out with Toots & The Maytals, here are 50-plus years' worth of Beck's greatest collaborative credits

Beatles tone blowout, Arch Enemy and Marcus King – only in the new Guitar World
By Damian Fanelli published
Plus! Wings guitarist Denny Laine revisits Red Rose Speedway and Band on the Run, our headless guitar roundup, a new lesson by Joe Bonamassa and more

Wolfgang Van Halen, Nita Strauss and the absolute best of 2022 – only in the new Guitar World
By Damian Fanelli published
Plus! The year's biggest guitar news, best new gear, our picks for guitarist of the year, the future of EVH Gear, Orianthi, Jason Richardson and much more!

George Harrison's 15 greatest guitar moments after The Beatles
By Damian Fanelli published
Following the breakup of the Beatles, Harrison invented an entirely new, distinctive, and often-imitated guitar persona for himself. Revisit the finest of those post-Beatles six-string moments

The 10 best covers of Jimi Hendrix songs
By Josh Hart published
A good Hendrix cover is a rarity, so we've taken it upon ourselves to compile the 10 greatest takes on Hendrix classics
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