Latest articles by Joel McIver
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
Nikki Sixx recalls his decadent early days with Mötley Crüe
The legendary glam-metal bassist looks back on the crazy times he enjoyed with one of the most notorious bands ever
Why Walter Trout uses a metal setting to dial in his blues guitar tones
The American-made amps are sometimes associated with far heavier genres, but Trout insists they are perfect for the blues
There are some rock ’n’ roll stories that you couldn’t make up. One is how ‘Grog’ Lisee was electrocuted by an unearthed microphone
If you’ve heard Die So Fluid’s music you’ll appreciate that running around the stage is a necessary part of the formula
Why Nick Beggs passed on his audition for Blue Man Group, and what he learned from Frank Zappa
Nick Beggs played bass in Kajagoogoo – and almost every band you can think of
The complete history of Black Sabbath – lineup by lineup, album by album
As Black Sabbath took a triumphant bow at Back to the Beginning, we reexamine their recorded works, from the riff that started metal through the Dio years, to the return of Ozzy Osbourne and 13
20 metal bassists who took heavy bass playing in new directions
Featuring metal’s leading low-enders – from old-school thrash to modern metal
Geezer Butler names his favorite bassist of all time
His basslines with Black Sabbath are iconic, but Geezer Butler’s still a fan with his own four-string idols
How Jaco's 1962 Jazz Bass – the so-called Bass Of Doom – eventually came back to the Pastorius family
Stolen in 1982, the bass vanished from the public eye until 2006 when it resurfaced in a New York music store
That time Rage Against the Machine's Tim Commerford injected himself with steroids then set himself on fire
The RATM bassist went all out for Future User’s Mountain Lion video – which also features a cameo by Lance Armstrong
When he joined the Rolling Stones, Darryl Jones had to change the way he approached classic Bill Wyman basslines
The Rolling Stones bassist Darryl Jones looks back on joining the fold in 1993
If you play funk, you owe Bootsy Collins – the bass legend who played with James Brown
Bootsy Collins is a legend not just for his interstellar bass playing, but also for his star-shaped bass guitars
“If you can handle the fanned frets, this is a bass you’ll cherish for decades”: Dingwall John Taylor Signature review
After playing a custom Dingwall live with Duran Duran, John Taylor has launched his production model, loaded with a new bridge design, a Rupert Neve Design preamp to die for and a monster tonal range
