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

By Damian Fanelli Published
The year saw the collapse of the world's most commercially successful band of all time. But it also saw the genesis of its members' solo careers...

By Damian Fanelli Published
These tone machines have earned a place in history for being first-rate gamechangers

By Damian Fanelli Published
See the band's classic Mark II lineup at the peak of their powers

By Damian Fanelli Published
You can take the schoolboy out of Glasgow, but you can't take the streets of Glasgow out of the schoolboy

By Damian Fanelli Published
The overlooked solo Clapton tunes you need to hear

By Damian Fanelli Published
Quite simply one of the greatest all-star guitar jams of all time

By Damian Fanelli Published
Round up your best and brightest questions and send them our way, people

By Damian Fanelli Published
The complete guide to the guitar innovation that uses your strap to change the pitch

By Damian Fanelli Published
Round up your best and brightest questions and send them our way, people

By Damian Fanelli Published
Round up your best and brightest questions and send them our way, people

By Damian Fanelli, Andy Aledort Published
Think you know everything there is to know about the late, great SRV? Read on!

By Jonathan Horsley, Damian Fanelli Published
Here's who you voted the finest players keeping the blues alive

By Damian Fanelli Published
Brad Paisley - and his young, talented sidekick - rock a Van Halen classic

By Damian Fanelli Published
Ramble On turns 50 today, October 22

By Damian Fanelli Published
John Lennon embraced his inner rock 'n' roller on his first two non-Beatles live performances

By Damian Fanelli Published
Round up your best and brightest questions and send them our way, people.

By Damian Fanelli Published
A prime example of "the best unknown guitarist in the world" in action

By Damian Fanelli Published
"His thought process was phenomenal," Vai said of this guitarist

By Damian Fanelli Published
"It's the best," Clapton said of the playing on this vintage tune

By Damian Fanelli Published
Grover Jackson-era Charvel in hand, a young George Lynch wows a small Hollywood audience

By Damian Fanelli Published
Out-of-tune guitars and basses add a touch of charm to these recordings

By Damian Fanelli Published
An inspired, guest-star filled performance

By Damian Fanelli Published
It's annoyingly insane how incredible SRV could be at the drop of a hat—or at the ring of a bedside alarm clock.
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