Latest articles by Jackson Maxwell
The mod that made Kurt Cobain's $6 million MTV Unplugged Martin one of a kind
According to Nirvana guitar tech Earnie Bailey, Cobain was far from a vintage guitar fiend, and had no qualms with making his already weird D-18E even more unusual
Dimebag Darrell and Snake Sabo on their love of Ace Frehley, and how the Kiss legend shaped their playing
Both guitarists were recruited by Guitar World in 1993 for a roundtable of sorts with Frehley – during which Dimebag and Sabo even went to the trouble of donning “Spaceman” makeup themselves
Orianthi will re-join Alice Cooper’s band on tour as a fill-in for her successor, Nita Strauss
Orianthi toured with Cooper from 2011 through 2014, and will reunite with his band for a series of shows from late January through mid-February 2025
“I hit the first chord and my Marshall blew up”: Richie Sambora on Bon Jovi's nightmare arena debut
Reflecting on the experience decades later, Sambora said that – embarrassing as they are in the moment – mishaps like that are “what shape you as a pro”
Greg Suran on his time with Joe Walsh – and the Eagle’s passion for tonal tinkering
A veteran guitarist whose resumé also includes work with Sunny Day Real Estate, The B-52's, and Lionel Richie, Suran tells GW that he learned plenty from the Eagles legend, both tone-wise and solo-wise
A guide to everything David Gilmour used on his new solo album, Luck & Strange
Gilmour's tech, Phil Taylor, provides GW with an exhaustive list of the guitar gear used to record the prog icon's first solo album in nine years – and there are some surprising pieces of kit
“The sonic equivalent of a fist-fight between James Hetfield and Alex Lifeson”: October 2024 Guitar World editors’ picks
The hot new tracks and deep cuts GW editors have been listening to this month
Rory Gallagher’s 1961 Fender Stratocaster sells at auction for $910,000
The historic Strat – the sale of which attracted the attention of senior members of the Irish government, who hoped to keep the instrument in Gallagher's native country – went under the hammer along with dozens of other guitars from the legendary player's collection
AI-aided Eddie Van Halen solos could be a possibility, according to Alex Van Halen
The late guitarist's older brother says that he reached out to OpenAI about potentially analyzing “the patterns of how Edward would have played something” to help round out unfinished material
Former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee shot multiple times in Las Vegas
According to Lee's representative, the guitar virtuoso was out walking his dog in Las Vegas when he was shot multiple times. He is expected to make a full recovery
Brian May on his unlikely guitar kinsmanship with Steve Cropper and Billy Gibbons
Recruited for the recent Cropper tune Too Much Stress, May says the three masters fit together better than you might think
Cream were one of the loudest rock bands of their time – that excessive volume helped tear the band apart
During Cream's late '60s heyday, and again during their brief reunion in 2005, drummer Ginger Baker felt that both his – and even Eric Clapton's – contributions were often drowned out by bandmate Jack Bruce's
“I got a call: ‘I’m putting a super band together’”: How Les Dudek joined Journey “for two hours”
Recruited due to his stellar resume – which included studio work with the Allman Brothers Band and Steve Miller – Dudek turned down the gig to pursue a solo career
Steve Morse modded the heck out of his first serious guitar, and it became the blueprint for his signature Ernie Ball Music Man model
Unsatisfied with the limitations of his first proper guitar, Morse took matters into his own hands, a lá Eddie Van Halen
How Jonny Greenwood's renewed love of delay pedals defined the Smile's new album
The sound of the Radiohead offshoot’s latest record stemmed from a challenge the famously tech-savvy guitarist set for himself – and his renewed love of delay
“I just turned my back”: Martin Barre on the time Jimmy Page nearly cut him off mid-Aqualung solo
“I think it was take two,” the Jethro Tull guitarist recalled, “and if I hadn’t got it in two then it would have been a flute solo”
Guitar Player magazine to cease print publication
The world's oldest continuously published magazine devoted to guitarists, guitar gear, and instruction, Guitar Player was instrumental to the careers of Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert, and Yngwie Malmsteen, to name just a few examples
Joe Bonamassa's 1958 “Amos” Flying V was owned by Norm Harris and featured in Spinal Tap – now it's been recreated by Gibson's Murphy Lab
A year and a half in the making, the Collector's Edition “Amos” is limited to just 50 examples, and replicates in molecular detail all of the storied original guitar's quirks
How Les Dudek ended up on the Allman Brothers Band's Ramblin’ Man
“Dickey was thinking about harmony guitars, like what he did with Duane,” the veteran guitarist recounted to GW
David Gilmour explains why he still uses a 30-year-old Zoom multi-FX for his home demos
He may have once had a guitar worth $4 million, and you'll still see physical heads and cabinets at his live shows, but when laying tracks down at home, the Pink Floyd legend's tastes are far from expensive
Why Grace Bowers prefers the Gibson SG to the Les Paul
Though her preference was originally based on aesthetics and weight, her reasons have – as she's grown more seasoned – expanded to feel and tone
James Hetfield reflects on the anxieties he experienced after stepping away from the guitar for too long
Speaking to GW in 1996, the always-candid Hetfield recounted how Metallica's post-Black Album break left him “vegging”, and out of practice
How Justin Hayward ended up with Lonnie Donegan’s 12-string – before Donegan took it back
Decades later, the guitar would once again end up in Hayward's hands, this time for good
