Latest articles by Joel McIver
50 years after Frampton Comes Alive! and 16 since his last studio album, Peter Frampton returns with Carry the Light – a recording featuring H.E.R., Sheryl Crow, Tom Morello and more
In their own words When David Bowie needed a unique guitar voice for Heroes, he called Robert Fripp. In his own words, the King Crimson founder recalls those heady days “by the Wall”
10 years after Bowie's death, Adrian Belew, Peter Frampton, Carlos Alomar and other guitar-slinging comrades-in-arms recall high times alongside the master
Frampton used the surprise gift when he was playing alongside David Bowie
They both played guitar solos in front of Han Solo. Then, they joined forces on Frampton’s new album
Bowie's various sidemen share their thoughts on what their former leader was like as a guitarist
Fripp had made magical contributions to Bowie's masterpiece, Heroes, just a few years earlier – but this time the legend had something very different in mind…
Belew would serve as Bowie’s lead guitarist between 1978 and 1979, before returning as his musical director in 1990
Bachman and Cummings talk favorite songs, cherished guitars and what it means to be back as the Guess Who after years of legal struggles
Billy Corgan loved First and Last and Always so much he invited guitarist Wayne Hussey to his home to jam it. Over 40 years on, Hussey and Gary Marx look back on its dark majesty
And Bachman says this builder is working on an electric guitar that will weigh less than 4lbs.
The Rolling Stones icon reflects on life as a rhythm guitar hero, the size of his collection, and how the restriction of five-strings and open tunings blew his mind
Bachman became obsessed with collecting Gretsch guitars after his prized 6120 model was stolen in 1976
Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson on the drone pioneer's Sub Pop debut, the restorative but draining power of volume and the gear behind their sound
His digits aren’t what they used to be, but that’s not keeping Keef away from his beloved guitars
Richards never had any interest in becoming a lead player – and the early innovators of the shred movement did not change his mind
After he quit Jamiroquai, Stuart Zender became an in-demand session bassist, jamming with Gorillaz, Stevie Wonder, and Amy Winehouse co-writer Mark Ronson
Guitar World pays tribute to the late Brent Hinds, one of metal's wildest and most inventive players, who died on 20 August
Limp Bizkit may be known for their planet-sized guitar riffs, but behind every monster moshpit there's a talented bassist
Remembering John “Ozzy” Osbourne, the frontman who breathed life into heavy metal and found some of its greatest guitar players
Disturbed's riff-master talks songwriting, longevity, how Soundgarden and Alice in Chains informed his guitar playing, and how the band gradually made millions down with The Sickness
Phil Lynott was a troubled genius who rose from a tough background to take his place in the pantheon of rock gods
As the blues veteran releases a fiery new album, Sign of the Times, and wrestles with his new gym regimen, he checks in to talk tone and share memories of a career like no other
