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Jon Gomm: “It doesn’t matter how crazy your technique is, the hardest thing is always playing in time and in tune“

By Henry Yates

The maestro returns with new music that healed him in hard times and reflects on his status as one of today's leading percussive guitarists

The Offspring: “We wanted to go back to basics: heavy guitars, bass and drums – and a melodic song underneath all that”

By Amit Sharma

Dexter Holland and Noodles talk production tips from Bob Rock, how to dial in a great punk-rock tone and the gear behind new album, Let The Bad Times Roll

The Commander in Chief: ”Metal was polarizing. People loved it or hated it. Classical music is the same – I get the same reaction”

By Adam Kovac

This sedulous seven-stringer puts a completely new spin on classical-inspired guitar music

Greta Van Fleet’s Jake Kiszka: “We wanted to create something orgasmic and cinematic”

By Matt Doria

On LP2, the Kiszka brothers' love of film collides with their talents in rock 'n' roll

[L-R] Sean Long and Mat Welsh of While She Sleeps

While She Sleeps on why they've gone DIY: “People in the music industry have never picked up a guitar or written a song but they have the big opinions”

By Amit Sharma

Guitarists Sean Long and Mat Welsh dive deep on ditching management with their star-studded new album, Sleeps Society

The best reverb pedals 2021: 12 great options for your pedalboard

By Michael Astley-Brown, Alex Lynham

Take a deep dive into the cavernous world of 'verb and explore the best reverb pedals for every budget

Fusion legend Mark Egan talks creative chemistry, custom basses and the spirit of improvisation on new album Electric Blue

By Bass Player Staff

With Danny Gottlieb, Egan has crafted another album of musical surprises and virtuoso performances

Lari Basilio: “My plan with the Ibanez LB1 was to make an electric guitar that could do it all“

By Henry Yates

The Brazil-born virtuoso guides us through her new signature model, from tonewood exotica to working with Seymour Duncan, and that lipstick-inspired finish

The best guitars for kids 2021: 10 of the best electric and acoustic guitars for children

By Jonathan Horsley

The top kid’s guitars available today and everything you need to know to get your child started with the guitar

5 pedals that nail ‘80s guitar tones

By Guitar World Staff

You've got the shoulder pads, the hairspray, maybe some Spandex, too. Now just add these to your pedalboard...

Emily Kinney: “My music is a place where I get to be the lead”

By Cheri Amour

Best known for her role as The Walking Dead's Beth Greene, the actor and songwriter dives deep into the themes of her latest record, The Supporting Character

Kirk Douglas: “I wanted to give other like-minded players the ability to use an SG in a way they haven’t been able to before“

By Rod Brakes

The Roots guitarist's new signature Gibson might just be the most versatile SG yet. He walks us through its many features...

Téa Campbell on how layered melodies and lots of guitar made Meet Me @ The Altar‘s energetic brand of pop-punk take off

By Jim Beaugez

The Reverend-toting six-stringer discusses the challenges of interstate collaboration, starting out early, and learning by music video

The Antlers - Green To Gold album review

By Matt Doria

"There’s no two ways about it: The Antlers’ comeback effort is simply delightful"

'68's Josh Scogin: “The guitar is the closest thing I have to the other side of that pandemic tunnel”

By Matt Parker

The noise-punk frontman talks returning to the stage post-Covid, his copious pedal collection and the Atlanta duo's raucous new album, Give One Take One

Meet 2020's Guitarists of the Year

By Guitar World Staff

Featuring the best electric and acoustic guitarists, best teacher, and best young guitarist, as picked by GW editors and star judges

Best distortion pedals 2021: the top 11 high-gain stompboxes for guitarists

By Jonathan Horsley, Alex Lynham

Crunch, filth, mayhem! Dive into our expert round-up of the best distortion pedals available today

Trevor Dunn: “It’s in my personality to sit back and groove with the drummer – I took to bass immediately“

By Joel McIver

With his groundbreaking work with Mr. Bungle, John Zorn and Tomahawk, Dunn is a bassist like no other

Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen: “We’ve loved Australia since the first time we went there in 1978”

By Matt Doria

Neilsen chats LP #20 and Cheap Trick's upcoming Australian tour, and bleeds a whole bunch

Download and stream the audio from Total Guitar 344

By Total Guitar editors

All of the backing tracks and audio from issue 344 of Total Guitar, to download and stream

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