Latest articles by Phil Weller
When Nils Lofgren tried to join the Rolling Stones
From The Archive Lofgren almost flew out to audition after Mick Taylor’s eventual successor put him in touch with the Stones
The Canadian musician who co-wrote a Rolling Stones song without realizing it
k.d. lang collaborator and lifelong Stones fan Ben Mink says the unexpected co-credit fulfilled a childhood dream – sort of
No-one nails Eddie Van Halen’s playing quite like Jacob Deraps – now he’s the face of the new EVH Wolfgang
The Van Halen-obsessed shredder has called working on the guitar's new promo video a “dream come true”
Brian May hails 17-year-old for his uncanny Queen guitar covers
The guitarist fell in love with Queen through the Bohemian Rhapsody film, and now has a fan in the man himself
King Gizzard’s Tiny Amp Destroyer is a $399 pedal that makes your rig sound like a $29 practice amp
The oddball Aussies take rig shrinking to a whole new level with new Stu Mackenzie x JAM Pedals collab
Eastwood debuts the Micawber, a Keith Richards-inspired Tele-type factory-fitted with five strings
The Rolling Stones guitarist famously deems the sixth string unnecessary when churning out open G riffs. Eastwood has built the Micawber with that in mind
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
Guitar Center CEO explains how customer feedback is helping to turn the chain around
Mistakes were made, but now a community of players is guiding its direction , says Gabe Dalporto
Phoebe Bridgers’ new album features one of the most eclectic guitar lineups we’ve seen in years
Guitarists from across the musical map joined forces on Lost Weekend
“I wasn’t there to play correct notes”: Ritchie Blackmore opens up on his Deep Purple reunion performance
Blackmore has hit back at critics of his playing in Smoke on the Water
Country star surprises seller as he personally shows up to buy Facebook Marketplace find
Jacksonville singer-songwriter Riley Green shrugged off his rising fame to personally collect the Gibson J-45
Fender Japan’s new Stratocaster collection is inspired by Kyoto, katanas and matcha
The Made in Japan Limited Japan-Inspired Collection Stratocaster celebrates Japanese culture with five fresh aesthetics
How Angine de Poitrine’s eccentric guitar teacher shaped their oddball sound
The “highly strung” Frank Zappa nut was an imposing figure, but a guitar hero in his students’ eyes
Ronnie Wood joins Joe Perry and Johnny Depp for two blues rock classics in London
The Hollywood Vampires just got even more star-studded as they kicked off their European tour in London
Guitar Center names its best-selling electric guitar strings – and there’s a surprise silver medalist
An industry staple claims top spot, but there’s a few surprising inclusions elsewhere in the top five
Chris Shiflett plays Randy Rhoads’ Gibson ‘Quiet Riot’ Les Paul with Foo Fighters
He also got to play a host of other iconic guitars before the show
Meet the Pink Floyd tribute band celebrating 50 years of Wish You Were Here by writing three new songs for the classic album
Floyd Nation has offered an alternate ending to the record’s “tragic” narrative. Guitarist Brendon McDonnell explains what compelled them to add to an iconic album – and why he isn’t trying to be David Gilmour
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
Angine de Poitrine on why they’re one of 2026’s biggest success stories
Guitarist Khn shares his theories in an exclusive interview with Guitar World
16-year-old guitar prodigy blows America’s Got Talent away once again with crushing cover of Muse hit
Nene Royal nailed the classic bassline and dished out a feast of guitar solos
Billy Strings plays show wearing a helmet after being hit in the head by object on stage
The bluegrass virtuoso wasn’t taking any risks when he returned to the stage in Indiana
Dan Hawkins on the time he jammed “back to back” with Brian May
The Darkness shared the stage with the Queen guitar legend back in 2011
Nikki Sixx confirms Mötley Crüe are using backing tracks, but says it’s fine because Queen are too
The band have been accused of miming in the past
