The best Fender Stratocasters 2020: expert advice on the best Strats around By Amit Sharma These are the best Fender Stratocasters for every budget and playing style
Wishbone Ash's Andy Powell: "We were the second generation. You’d already had Beck, Clapton, Page, Green. It was up to us to carry the torch" By Henry Yates Wishbone Ash's Andy Powell on Jamaican weed, redeeming the Flying V, and how Peter Green became his guitar hero…
Eddie Van Halen's guitar gear: get the tone of the hard-rock icon By Jonathan Horsley From the Frankenstein to the 5150, we chart the essential ingredients in EVH's hugely influential Brown Sound
How to use bass compressor pedals By Dan Veall The Bass Player guide to compressors and how to integrate them in your rig
Best guitar cables 2020: top instrument cables for acoustic, bass and electric guitars By Guitar World Try these premium guitar leads from Planet Waves, Mogami, Ernie Ball, George L’s and more
The best acoustic guitar strings 2020: our complete guide By Chris Corfield Whether you're playing at home or on stage, these are the best acoustic guitar strings for a range of budgets and playing styles
Opeth: "Prog-rock has become all about intricate guitar solos and weird time signatures - there's more to us than that" By Jon Wiederhorn Mikael Åkerfeldt and Fredrik Åkesson talk gear, jazzy (and folky) influences and In Cauda Venenum, the band’s poignant, personal and ripping new album
Rig tour: Jimmy Eat World on how Fractal put an end to Riverdance and why only .013-gauge strings will do for Jim Adkins' signature Fender By Jonathan Horsley For the tonally adventurous punks, heavy gauges and the super-practical Fractal Axe-Fx IIIs are heaven
Sonny Landreth: “I once played slide with motorcycle handlebars!” By Henry Yates The South's greatest slide man tells us about the thrill of improv, his battle with tendonitis and his "three-day limit"
Chris Shiflett: "Foo Fighters isn’t a band that has a lot of guitar solo-type stuff - on my own material, I do a lot more of that" By Joe Bosso The guitarist discusses his gutsy, twangy - but definitely rocking - second solo outing, Hard Lessons
Kurt Cobain's final Guitar World interview: “We play so hard that we can’t tune our guitars fast enough. People can relate to that” By Jeff Gilbert The Nirvana icon talks his love for the Fender Mustang and why he wouldn't endorse Gibson in his last conversation with GW
Jimi Hendrix's guitar gear: how to capture the tone of the greatest guitarist who ever lived By Jonathan Horsley Hendrix's tone has transcended generations and influenced legions of guitar players - find out how to achieve it in this comprehensive gear guide
Torche's Jonathan Nuñez: "I’ve always been a fan of guitars doing things that are not so expected" By Amit Sharma The sludge-metal quartet's bassist-turned-guitarist talks his first recording with the band as a six-stringer, and using his own company's amps and pedals in his live rig
Tal Wilkenfeld: "I don’t really think about switching from guitar to bass or vice versa - it’s more about what mindset you’re choosing to be in" By Amit Sharma Australian musician Tal Wilkenfeld - known for her work with Jeff Beck, Prince and Herbie Hancock - on her new album and incredible journey so far
10 best pedalboards 2020: organize your guitar effects with these budget-spanning ‘boards By Jonathan Horsley Bring order to your stompbox collection with the best pedalboards from RockBoard, Gator and Pedaltrain
Tony Iommi names the best - and worst - Black Sabbath albums By Jeff Kitts The heart and soul of Black Sabbath offers his own thoughts on the highs and lows of the band's vast discography
Maddie Jay: "I feel like it was an advantage transferring from bass to guitar… which is a controversial statement!" By Amit Sharma The Instagram guitarist/bassist on releasing her own music after being a session player and her affinity for the Fender Mustang bass
Sylosis's Josh Middleton: "I always try and balance out the shreddy stuff with feel and melody" By Amit Sharma The Architects guitarist explains why he felt the time was right to resume his frontman duties in the revered British metal outfit
Best guitar picks 2020: find the right plectrums for you By Jonathan Horsley Our guide to the best picks for bass, acoustic and electric guitar
Leprous bassist Simen Daniel Børven: "Good sound is in the hands. All the cool brands out there won’t save you" By Bass Player Staff The French prog-metaller steps out of the gear mindset and says the tone is all in your hands
