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Lunachicks' Gina Volpe: "Most bands aren't getting signed by a couple of very prominent indie-rockers within their first year. That was a huge coup for us"

By Cheri Amour

In new memoir Fallopian Rhapsody, Volpe revisits her experiences of learning the guitar, recalls her instinctive affinity for the Marshall Jubilee and discusses what the future holds for the iconic punk-rock outfit

The Who bassist Jon Button talks stepping into the shoes of John Entwistle and Pino Palladino

By Bass Player Staff

The touring bass player for the British rock legends – not to mention Sheryl Crow and Shakira – on the evolution of his playing and his onstage rig

Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Jimi Hendrix, Prince

The 47 greatest live guitar moments: the most iconic, infamous and explosive onstage antics in six-string history

By Amit Sharma, Guitar World Staff

From legendary solos to infamous and (literally) incendiary performances, we’ve tracked down the best live moments in the history of guitar

Juanes: "If you want to be a good player, you need to practice every day, take your instrument everywhere. Sleep with it"

By Amit Sharma

The Colombian singer-songwriter on his love for the Fender American Acoustasonic Jazzmaster, and how he incorporated Latin influences into his recent cover of Metallica's Enter Sandman

Paul McCartney: "Anything Wings did had to be viewed in the light of The Beatles. And the comparisons were always very harsh"

By Tony Bacon

In this classic interview from 1994, McCartney looks back on the transition to Wings, its effect on his bass playing, and how he became an entertainer again

Meet Kenny Brown, the greatest of the Hill Country blues sidemen

By Jim Beaugez

The 68-year-old guitarist has been there, done that, and is steeped in Mississippi Hill Country blues. This is his story...

Tamar Aphek: "The first thing that captivated me about rock was all the kinds of distorted sounds you can get on a guitar"

By Jon Wiederhorn

How a former concert pianist was lured into rock – and guitardom – by the siren call of distortion

The 15 best electric guitars 2021: top electric guitars for every playing style, ability and budget

By Chris Corfield

Useful buying advice and our expert pick of the best electric guitars for newcomers to pro players

Everything you need to know about in-ear monitors

By Dan Veall

Protect your hearing and enjoy a better quality live mix – what's not to like?

Zach Person: “My hope is that I can expose the blues to a new audience and a new generation of listeners“

By Brad Angle

How a jaw-dropping Gary Clark Jr. cover on American Idol led to Person sharing a stage with Buddy Guy, sharing bills with the Foo Fighters, and a multi-faceted debut album

Eddie Van Halen talks honing his technique, his imitators, and the origins of Eruption in this classic 1996 interview with Billy Corgan

By Billy Corgan

In this gem from the GW archives, the alt-rock titan talks guitar, the music industry and more with one of his heroes

Cory Wong playing his signature Fender Stratocaster

Cory Wong: "When you design a guitar with Fender, you want to make it unique, so it stands out against all the other Strats"

By Amit Sharma

As he releases his signature Strat, the funk virtuoso discusses the six-string’s brilliant spec sheet, season two of Cory and the Wong Notes and the most important lessons he’s learned from the jazz community

Anna Leone: "I've never seen myself as a guitarist per se. It's more like a tool that I use to write songs with"

By Cheri Amour

The Stockholm-based songwriter opens up on tackling stage fright at festivals, her biggest folk influences and the forces behind her debut album, I've Felt All These Things

Overhead shot of a group of guitar pedals

True bypass vs buffered bypass: what’s the difference?

By Alex Lynham

We lift the lid on the pros and cons of both, and the impact they can have on your guitar tone

[L-R] David Gilmour, Eddie Van Halen, St. Vincent and Brian May

The greatest delay moments of all time: 25 classic guitar tracks elevated by echo

By Jonathan Horsley

The exemplars of echo, the doyens of digital and the analog innovators that made delay pedals a pedalboard perennial for guitar players

Modest Mouse's Isaac Brock: "I quit trying to find my favorite guitar. All the precious pairing of instruments and amps is just time spent not writing"

By Matt Parker

Upon the release of the indie-rock outfit's first album in six years, Brock breaks down his changing relationship with tech, affinity for all things stereo and how The Golden Casket almost featured the kalimba instead of the guitar

Brad Gillis: “My first gig with Ozzy was horrendous – at soundcheck we only played 7 of the 18 songs on the setlist, and Ozzy didn't even show up!”

By Greg Prato

The Night Ranger guitarist recalls playing with The Prince of Darkness after Randy Rhoads' death, and details the band's forthcoming album, ATBPO

Best acoustic guitars 2021: 11 top acoustics for guitarists of all ages and abilities

Best acoustic guitars 2021: 12 top acoustics for guitarists of all ages and abilities

By Chris Corfield, Daryl Robertson

Guitar World’s pick of the best acoustic guitars from Fender, Gibson, Martin, Taylor, Epiphone and more

Marty Friedman: "I spend 80 percent of my time on the arrangement. If I have that beautiful frame, the notes I play inside it are going to really come through"

By Joe Bosso

On the goosebumps-inducing Tokyo Jukebox 3, shred great Friedman tackles the Japanese pop charts

Yasmin Williams: "Don’t just look at the guitar as this thing to play four chords on. They're multi-dimensional – they’re like eight instruments in one"

By Amit Sharma

The acoustic fingerstyle prodigy picks apart her innovative approach to playing, breaking the boundaries of conventional acoustic technique and her eye-popping Skytop six-string

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