Latest articles by Joe Bosso
Leo Nocentelli and Farees on the far-reaching influence of Jimi Hendrix and recording with $50 amps
The Meters funk guitar legend has found a like-minded soul in the multi-instrumentalist – here, they share musical philosophies, talk gear, and hint at more music to come
Reb Beach guides you through his latest pedalboard
The longtime Winger/Whitesnake guitarist reveals his compact 'board for fly-in dates – and the pedal he can’t be without
Horsegirl: “If you want to be rebellious, there’s still nothing better than picking up a guitar”
Penelope Lowenstein and Nora Cheng on why the guitar remains the number one musical tool for disaffected youth – and how the Electric Bass VI expands the Chicago indie-rockers' sound
Eric Johnson on digging into the vault to turn up two albums bursting with guitar gold
The Texas guitar great returns with a pair of new records and sits GW down to walk through the gear, tones and process behind them
Eric Johnson reveals his at-home pedalboard
What the groundbreaking Texas virtuoso sees when he looks down while practicing and writing
Warren DeMartini, Steve Stevens, Lita Ford and an all-star panel share their guitar highlights of the ‘80s
Some of the biggest names in guitar look back on the era of big solos and even bigger hair to share their favorite riffs, shredders and, yes, haircuts of the decade
Def Leppard’s Vivian Campbell and Phil Collen on writing rock for a stadium audience and learning from ‘80s spandex cringe
Collen and Campbell take you behind the scenes of their first album in seven long years, Diamond Star Halos, and talk Marc Bolan, David Bowie, Mick Ronson and Lou Reed
Warren DeMartini on the ‘80s: “Everybody wanted to play like Eddie, and every band wanted to hit it big like Van Halen”
The former Ratt guitarist looks back on a decade in which competition spurred players on to new heights, and recalls adventures with Van Halen, and Grover Jackson's kindness
Ross “the Boss” Friedman: “The Ramones were like our brothers... We were very different bands, but we both had the swagger and attitude”
The Dictators and Manowar co-founder on SGs, bad photos and manly stacks, the influence of Wes Montgomery and how the Monkees kicked this wild, crazy musical adventure off
Johnny Marr: “If there’s a room full of guitar players, I’m the last to leave, man. I’m just as hooked as everybody else, and I have been since I was 5 or 6”
The British guitar legend on his enduring love affair with the instrument, choosing projects and chasing tones, and why there is something noble about the idea of a guitar hero
Guns N' Roses' Slash and Izzy Stradlin: "We wanted the necessary studio polish, but with the live, raw feeling intact"
In this 1989 GW interview, Slash n' Stradlin reflect on the tough circumstances and jam sessions that helped form Guns N' Roses' blockbuster debut, Appetite for Destruction
28 players name their favorite John Frusciante guitar moments
Steve Vai, Nita Strauss, Samantha Fish, Cory Wong and more weigh in on the RCHP guitarist's six-string highlights, from RHCP stadium-shakers to his solo instrumentals
Larry LaLonde and Les Claypool join Alex Lifeson to discuss A Farewell To Kings and recall that one time the Rush guitarist used a tortilla chip as a guitar pick
With Primus on tour playing the 1977 classic, the band's guitarist and bassist/frontman talk tribute acts and discuss the album's legacy with Rush's Alex Lifeson
Jack White: “I’m the proudest I’ve been in my life of my guitar playing. There are places I’ve never gone before... techniques I thought I wasn’t capable of doing”
As two new solo albums illustrate the breadth of his art, Jack White explains why he believes he’s reaching a new peak as a guitarist
Animals As Leaders’ Tosin Abasi and Javier Reyes on taking the maximalist “more is more” approach to their spectacular new album, Parrhesia
Returning to the studio with Misha Mansoor producing once more, Abasi and Reyes threw everything at a record that once more takes the electric guitar to new extremes
Sue Foley: “Everybody who plays the blues has their own take on it”
This Canadian-turned-Texan turns in some slinky blues, complete with SRV drummer Chris Layton and Hammond B3 master Mike Flanigin
Michael Romeo: “There’s always some Randy Rhoads in what I do, but I throw in a little Van Halen, too”
For his latest solo album, Symphony X shredder Michael Romeo returns to the H.G. Wells of inspiration
Beach Goons’ Pablo Cervantez: “Jose Feliciano is untouchable for flamenco, but he’s an amazing rock guitarist, too”
Cervantez on stirring up hysteria – and lo-fi masterpieces – with his San Diego-based surf punk trio
"I like to approach every track and every solo I do with an open mind": David Gilmour discusses his blues influences, Steinbergers, his oft-imitated tone and more in 1988 GW interview
The Pink Floyd legend also reveals his admiration for Eddie Van Halen and Steve Lukather, and why he likes to keep things spontaneous in the studio
Steve Vai: “I’m very fortunate in that whatever ridiculous ideas come into my head, the people at Ibanez can make them real”
After two serious surgeries, Vai could have simply packed it in. Instead, he gave himself some familiar-sounding advice and emerged with his most dazzling new album – and triple-neck guitar – in years
Steve Howe: “Sometimes I’ll play something and it’s over the top, so I’ll pull it back. There’s a certain kind of order and sensibility I like to bring to my guitar”
The stalwart Yes guitarist discusses the inspiration, tones and sentiment behind The Quest, the prog-rock masters’ first studio album since the passing of founding bassist Chris Squire
Kim Thayil on 30 years of Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger: “Right before we released the album, you could feel things were ready to explode”
The guitarist charts the writing and recording of Soundgarden's 1991 commercial breakthrough, and explains how it ended up as his favorite of the Seattle pioneers' releases
Jerry Cantrell: “I'd plug into Eddie Van Halen's amp and sound like Jerry Cantrell. Eddie would play through my s**t and sound like EVH. It's in the hands. It's in your flesh”
Cantrell unpacks Alice in Chains’ rollicking past, present and future, recalls his time touring with EVH, and sheds boundless light on Brighten, his first solo album in 19 years
Knifes' Ben Young: “We have great day jobs, but if the new EP takes off, maybe our own band can be more than just a hobby”
Composed of guitar techs and roadies for the likes of Linkin Park, Fall Out Boy and Stone Temple Pilots, Knifes vie for the limelight with their latest EP, Regression to the Mean
