Latest articles by Matt Owen
Line 6’s $179 POD Express just became a pedalboard must-have after “game-changing” new update
Line 6 has issued a new piece of software that blows the humble amp modeler/multi-FX's true potential wide open
“I woke up to Eric and George playing ukuleles at the foot of my bed”: Session pro George Terry recalls the first time he met a Beatle
Terry was Clapton's guitarist in the 1970s, and through Slowhand he was able to meet a particularly famous face
That time Ritchie Blackmore disturbed Eric Clapton by cranking Marshalls in a hotel at 3am
Blackmore decided to protest some noisy hotel maintenance with some equally noisy guitar antics. Unfortunately, Slowhand was in the room next door…
Aerosmith may have retired from touring, but bassist Tom Hamilton says it might not be the end for the band
The US rock icons announced they'd be retiring from the road following Steven Tyler's vocal injury
Pat Travers recalls how Eddie Van Halen gave rise to caricature impersonators
Travers witnessed Van Halen at the peak of his powers, but was able to appreciate aspects of his trailblazing playing style that often went under-appreciated by Eddie's peers
Unreleased Prince documentary suggests his iconic While My Guitar Gently Weeps solo was an “act of revenge” against Rolling Stone
Prince's famous solo from the 2004 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony was performed a year after Rolling Stone omitted him from its 100 Greatest Guitarists list
Fender honors viral bass sensation Blu DeTiger with a signature Jazz Bass – and it sounds as good as it looks
DeTiger helped Fender first launch the Player Plus Jazz Bass back in 2021, and now she's been treated to her very own signature model
Gibson channels Superstrat and PRS vibes as it revives its Victory model for the first time in 40 years
The Victory's revival was first teased late last year, and the offset double-cut has been rebooted with a few choice tweaks
Slipknot's Corey Taylor collaborates with his hero Steve Vai on new Billy Morrison track
Incite The Watch is lifted from The Morrison Project, which sees the Slipknot vocalist fulfil a lifelong dream of working with the virtuoso
Yamaha’s Upcycling initiative turns scrap instrument offcuts into one-of-a-kind guitars
Using surplus material from its piano and marimba instrument production lines, Yamaha has assembled three 'upcycled' guitars
The Neural DSP team reveal the vintage amp they dream of one day modeling
With the help of its TINA modeling robot, Neural DSP has assembled a huge archive of vintage amp sims – but there’s one it desperately wants to add to the collection
Steve Lukather confirms Jeff Beck guitar tribute project as he wields his iconic White Strat to cover Jimi Hendrix’s Little Wing
Lukather is one of the first players to use the late guitar great's old instruments as part of an ongoing “musicians’ project to honor Jeff’s legacy” – and many more are expected to follow
Fender’s Mustang Micro Plus looks to fill the void left by the Boss Katana:GO
With a new screen and Fender Tone app compatibility, the new Mustang Micro looks to take the hugely popular practice platform to new heights
Hear Eddie Van Halen solo again in a preview of the last song he worked on with his brother
Titled Unfinished, the full song will be released as part of the audiobook version of Alex Van Halen's forthcoming tell-all memoir
Boss brings back a delay loved by Eddie Van Halen and Steve Vai in its most affordable form yet
The Roland SDE-3000 became a staple for numerous guitar heroes, and now it's been repackaged in a new pedalboard-friendly form that has extra enhancements to boot
Jared James Nichols is reviving a 1975 Les Paul Custom that was being played when its original owner died
The vintage instrument was ravaged by hurricane Katrina, after it had been put in storage for decades following the tragic death of its first owner
Dimebag Darrell’s Warhead amp has been revived as a compact lunchbox head – and it was tested during Pantera rehearsals
The affordable 40-watt amp head looks to faithfully deliver “pure, unfiltered Dimebag tone” with pre-set EQ circuits and identical settings – and was put through its paces with Pantera by Zakk Wylde
Brian May recovering after suffering “minor stroke”
The Queen legend's ability to play guitar was in “some doubt” following the health scare
Seymour Duncan supercharges two classic Billy Gibbons guitar tones with new signature Tele and Les Paul pickups
The Pearly Gates have been beefed-up as the Hades Gates, and the ZZ Top legend's Red Devil humbucker has been turned into a hot output Telecaster pickup
MXR’s new Yngwie Malmsteen signature stompbox could be its most dynamic overdrive to date
The streamlined drive pedal is engineered for expressive dynamics in order to accommodate Malmsteen's fiery playing
Epiphone’s Jimi Hendrix ‘Love Drops’ Flying V recreates the guitar great’s most psychedelic model
Hendrix used his hand-painted Love Drops V extensively in the late 1960s, and was rumored to have played it during the recording of Electric Ladyland
“More proof of the rude health guitar music is in right now”: August 2024 Guitar World editors' picks
Our rundown of the finest fretboard cuts from the past four weeks is here – and with it comes new efforts from fast-rising guitar stars, a potentially generational indie rock group, Eric Clapton's favorite contemporary player and much more
Fender Japan revives its 12-string Stratocasters and Telecasters for the first time in over a decade
Fender first put out a 12-string electric in the 1960s, and it's been over 10 years since we last saw the firm produce expanded Strat and Tele models
