Latest articles by Matt Owen
Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi on what it was like to play Jerry Garcia’s $11 million Tiger guitar
Trucks took the Tiger to the stage hours after it sold at the historic Jim Irsay Collection auction
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
All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including the answer to all your modeler tone woes
Fresh new drops from Taylor, Fender, Gibson, Eastwood and more...
The 16 most expensive guitars of all time
Fenders owned by Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan, Martins belonging to Kurt Cobain and David Gilmour, and one independently made axe headline the list of most profitable guitars sold at auction
Joe Satriani put Nuno Bettencourt’s name forward for the failed EVH tribute tour with Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth
Before embarking on the Best of All Worlds tour with Sammy Hagar, Satch was close to hitting the road for a Van Halen tribute tour with Roth and Alex Van Halen
Jacob Collier on what happened when he gave his 5-string acoustic to Julian Lag
Collier has ushered in a five-string revolution and a few big names are already on board…
Joe Satriani opens up on the hand injury that forced him to relearn how to play his songs
Satch stuck it out for an entire tour before seeking help from a specialist, and it prompted him to explore new ways of playing the guitar
How Adrian Belew ended up working with Nine Inch Nails – and why their plans for a tour never came to be
The King Crimson legend worked on The Downward Spiral with Reznor, but a planned tour never took place
Fender’s John Osborne Telecaster brings the B-Bender back to its ranks for the first time in over 20 years
Fender’s first-ever in-house B-Bender mechanism makes its debut on one of the firm’s most eye-popping Telecasters
Fender secures legal ruling to protect the Stratocaster body design
Fender says the ruling creates enforceable rights against any guitars using the Stratocaster body shape that are manufactured, sold or distributed into Germany or other countries of the European Union
Why Kim Gordon has stopped playing the bass – despite being an icon of the instrument
Gordon's work with Sonic Youth cemented her reputation as a modern pioneer of the bass guitar – but she hasn't picked one up in over 10 years
All the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including the angriest fuzz pedal you will ever come across
Plenty of new pedals, amps and more from the likes of Epiphone, IK Multimedia, Fender, Laney, Mesa/Boogie and beyond...
Her manager didn’t like him. But Doug Pettibone grinded to land his dream gig with Lucinda Williams
Pettibone cut his teeth playing with Jewel and Tracy Chapman – but when he heard Williams was looking for a new guitarist, he knew he had to get the spot
Joe Bonamassa leads tributes for musical troubadour John Hammond, who has died aged 83
The prolific blues great once had Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton both sit in with his band
Joe Satriani on the guitar ace he recommended for the Guns N’ Roses gig
Axl Rose was on the lookout for a player who could match Buckethead's ability and eccentricity – and Satch knew just who to call
Marshall pledges to donate a percentage of gear sales to support grassroots venues
Amplify is a new, free-to-join membership scheme that continues Marshall's work of supporting grassroots venues and local music communities
The hottest new guitar gear releases of February 2026 – according to Guitar World readers
GW readers have been voting for their favorite gear drops of the month – this is what you picked
Joe Bonamassa is cutting back on his gear collecting habit
Bonamassa was forced to rethink his collection following the LA wildfires last year
Eric Clapton announces US tour – and he’s bringing another blues guitar hero on the road with him
Nathan East and Doyle Bramhall II will make up Slowhand's band for the short run later this year
That time Joe Perry had to rescue a broken guitar from Steven Tyler in the middle of an Aerosmith gig
The guitar almost met a gruesome end before Perry stepped in
February 2026 Guitar World Editors’ Picks
Two generations of virtuosos – Steve Vai and Matteo Mancuso – join forces, Midwest Emo GOATs American Football return, Anna Calvi works wonders with her Telecaster, Mateus Asato gives us long-awaited instrumental bliss, and Angine de Poitrine deliver, uh, “Dada-Pythago-Cubist Mantra-rock” – all this and much, much more
All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including a firm-first from my favorite pedal brand
New drops from Gibson, Ernie Ball Music Man, JHS Pedals and more
"A successful first foray into amp and effects modeler floorboards for the firm, which has a really bright future in the space": Blackstar ID:X Floor One review
Blackstar becomes the latest in a long line of companies to develop a floorboard-based amp modeler rig solution – and it's gone about it in the perfect way
