Latest articles by Joel McIver
The continuing guitar adventures of Peter Frampton – from Skywalker Ranch to his new all-star solo album
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
Robert Fripp on his landmark David Bowie sessions – and why he didn’t join the legendary singer on tour
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”
David Bowie’s guitarists on what it was like to play with the Thin White Duke
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
Peter Frampton on how he ended up with one of Jimi Hendrix’s most experimental instruments
Frampton used the surprise gift when he was playing alongside David Bowie
Peter Frampton met one of his favorite new guitar players at George Lucas’s birthday party
They both played guitar solos in front of Han Solo. Then, they joined forces on Frampton’s new album
Was David Bowie a good guitar player? Adrian Belew, Peter Frampton and more weigh in
Bowie's various sidemen share their thoughts on what their former leader was like as a guitarist
When David Bowie asked Robert Fripp to play like a Deep Purple legend
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…
Adrian Belew on how he went from playing with Frank Zappa to joining David Bowie's band
Belew would serve as Bowie’s lead guitarist between 1978 and 1979, before returning as his musical director in 1990
Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings on the Guess Who’s fight to return to the stage
Bachman and Cummings talk favorite songs, cherished guitars and what it means to be back as the Guess Who after years of legal struggles
The difficult birth of The Sisters of Mercy’s trailblazing goth classic
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
Randy Bachman on the guitar builder who’s up there with the greats of the industry
And Bachman says this builder is working on an electric guitar that will weigh less than 4lbs.
Keith Richards on his enduring love affair with the guitar – and why he’s still learning at 82
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
How Randy Bachman saved Gretsch after its factory burned down
Bachman became obsessed with collecting Gretsch guitars after his prized 6120 model was stolen in 1976
Sunn O))) on working with 130 guitar tracks and why their live shows are like jumping into a frozen lake
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
Keith Richards opens up on how age and arthritis has changed his approach to playing
His digits aren’t what they used to be, but that’s not keeping Keef away from his beloved guitars
Keith Richards shares his response to the Sunset Strip shredders of the 1980s
Richards never had any interest in becoming a lead player – and the early innovators of the shred movement did not change his mind
Stuart Zender on sessioning for Stevie Wonder and supplying the funk to Jamiroquai’s first three albums
After he quit Jamiroquai, Stuart Zender became an in-demand session bassist, jamming with Gorillaz, Stevie Wonder, and Amy Winehouse co-writer Mark Ronson
The life and times of Brent Hinds, the visionary guitarist with a maverick style who made Mastodon a big beast of metal
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 remain one of the biggest nu-metal bands ever – but they wouldn't have taken those giant strides without bassist Sam Rivers
Limp Bizkit may be known for their planet-sized guitar riffs, but behind every monster moshpit there's a talented bassist
The life and times of Ozzy Osbourne – metal’s godfather and Prince of Darkness
Remembering John “Ozzy” Osbourne, the frontman who breathed life into heavy metal and found some of its greatest guitar players
Disturbed's Dan Donegan on Ozzfest, the versatility of his ginormo-rig, and his migration to Schecter
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
The life (and tragically early death) of Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy’s legendary bass-playing frontman
Phil Lynott was a troubled genius who rose from a tough background to take his place in the pantheon of rock gods
Walter Trout on wild times with Canned Heat, how John Mayall helped him get sober – and his death metal tone secret
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
