Latest articles by Phil Weller
What Ozzy Osbourne said to Wolfgang Van Halen after his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Crazy Train cover
Wolfgang honored the Prince of Darkness with a cover of the classic track during Ozzy’s Hall of Fame induction in 2024
Steve Vai pays tribute to Brian May as he receives his radical custom Red Special
Guyton Guitars' highly customized version of May’s iconic axe is now in Steve Vai’s “humbled” hands
Tom Morello says “there is hope” as his son shreds Steve Vai's For the Love of God
He’s been saying his son can “shred circles” around him for years – this might just prove it
Wolfgang Van Halen on one the most overlooked and underrated aspects of Eddie’s playing
Eddie Van Halen’s talents reshaped the guitar scene in the 1980s, but his son says there’s far more to his craft than tapping
Daron Malakian on the time he saved a Metallica gig – and ended up filling in for an injured James Hetfield
Malakian stepped up to sub for Hetfield at the last minute while on tour – and stuck around until he was fully recovered
Why Billy Corgan and Smashing Pumpkins collaborated with Yungblud
The alt-rock legend has become the latest big name to link up with Yungblud
Adrian Smith on the time he auditioned for Def Leppard
He lost out to former Dio man Vivian Campbell, as well as another classic rock star...
Jack Black reveals he still owns the Gibson SG from School of Rock
The off-the-shelf guitar became a piece of cinematic history in 2003 when it was featured in the once-in-a-generation movie
Dave Mustaine reveals the life-changing hand condition behind his decision to retire Megadeth
The band’s album will be their last, as his plight with Viking Disease has forced his hand
Mick Gordon is selling the Axe-Fx that soundtracked Doom – and it includes all of the original presets
The amp modeler is subject to a silent auction and comes loaded with tones used on his most famous video game soundtracks
Richard ZK on the coffee shop rendezvous in East Germany that got him his first Fender
The Rammstein riffer wanted a Strat to imitate his hero, Jimi Hendrix – but getting hold of one took some serious work
Robert Fripp explains how King Crimson paved the way for heavy metal
Robert Fripp says the band doesn't get enough credit for its hard-hitting groundwork
Dave Mustaine on the ill-fated guitar appointment that led Megadeth to Jeff Young
The thrash icons thought they’d found Chris Poland’s replacement, only for a bizarre moment in the studio to force a change
Brad Whitford and Joe Perry on the time Aerosmith were upstaged by their support act
The guitarist – who came before an Aerosmith festival headline slot – returned to the stage for three separate encores and proved to be a tough act to follow
Tim Pierce opened for The Eagles at one of the biggest gigs in history – and was banned halfway through
During one of the biggest nights of his career, Pierce went to crafty measures to stay in a venue everyone else was getting kicked out of
The Guitar World reviews team's gear of the year 2025
Platinum Award-winners, forward-thinkers and new classics from our favourite guitars, amps, effects, plugins, bass gear and more
Joe Walsh joins The War on Drugs as their surprise guitar hero guest for annual benefit show
He calls them “one of my favorite bands” and was even joined by their former lead guitarist for an all-star set closer
Footage emerges of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Allen Collins learning to play guitar again after the 1977 plane crash that killed three of his bandmates
The video, filmed for medical purposes, documents Collins’ trauma recovery, but is being dismissed as AI by some
Reverb unveils the best-selling pedals of 2025 with more categories than ever before
Last year’s winner falls to fourth, while there’s a surprise victor among the most popular used pedals
New compilation album of old Van Halen rehearsals with Eddie, Alex and Wolfgang is reportedly on the way – and it won’t feature a singer
The recordings come from the 5150 Studios soundboard as the band rehearsed ahead of their 2007 tour
John Mayer’s signature guitar has been reimagined as the wild ‘Golden Sky’ – and it’s inspired by Jerry Garcia’s Tiger
Eric Krasno is now the proud owner of what has been dubbed the world's first Golden Sky conversion
“It has your initials carved into the headstock”: The strange tale of Marcus King’s latest vintage guitar find – the ‘MK Burst’ 1959 Les Paul
The Gibson guitar’s history is both beautiful and sad, and Carter Vintage Guitars knew King was the only player who could offer it a second life
3 of today's leading virtuosos have assembled for a US tour – and it involves one of Steve Vai's favorite new guitarists
Hedras Ramos will hit the road with his fellow trailblazers for a G3-like tour of California and Texas
