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Black Veil Brides: "We really hated the lead tones on that first album - it was exciting to go back and re-record it all"

By Amit Sharma

Jake Pitts and Jinxx wax lyrical on technique, classical influences and completely re-recording the band's debut album, Re-Stitch These Wounds

Best 8-string guitars 2020: embrace the low-end with our djent-friendly electric guitars for all budgets

By Jonathan Horsley

The 8-string guitar opens up a world of musical possibilities – these are the best from Schecter, Ibanez, Jackson and more

The Go-Go's: "If you think we're sweet girls who wrote candy-flavored pop songs, our history is going to be a surprise"

By James Wood

The LA pop-rockers discuss touring with The Police, selling out Madison Square Garden and their upcoming tell-all documentary

(L-R) Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of Rush

Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee name 22 songs that shaped Rush's sound

By Guitar World Editors

The guitarist and bassist put together the ultimate mixtape of Rush influences

Ashley Reeve: "Your talent is all in your hands. You can make a $200 bass sound great if you know what you’re doing"

By Ashley Reeve

The Cher bassist shares her tips on how to make it as a musician

Great guitar players who play cheap guitars

17 pro guitarists who play cheap guitars

By Jonathan Horsley

Because not every song requires a custom shop instrument to get the tone right

Brian May's 20 greatest guitar moments

By Amit Sharma

From Brighton Rock to Bijou, here are the Queen icon's finest songs, solos and acts of melodic genius

10 of the best slide guitar songs

By Damian Fanelli

From Derek Trucks to Elmore James, these slide tracks are essential listening

17 star guitar players share their favorite Peter Green moments

By Richard Bienstock

Billy Gibbons, Joe Perry, Jonny Lang, Joe Satriani, Joe Bonamassa and more on the late Fleetwood Mac founder's genius

Women in lutherie: how female builders are rewriting the rulebook and pioneering new guitar design

By Adam Bradbury

Going behind the scenes with esteemed builders Linda Manzer, Kathy Wingert, Rosie Heydenrych and more

Scott Reeder: “I play left-handed but the bass is strung right-handed, so I can’t just walk into a store and try a bass. Not one!”

By Mike Brooks

The Kyuss, Obsessed, and Fireball Ministry bassist, soundtrack composer, studio owner and icon on a career less ordinary

The secrets behind David Gilmour's tone on Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb

By Chris Gill

Here's how the prog legend achieved his sound on one of the group's most enduring hits

How much difference does your guitar cable actually make?

By Chris Corfield

Exploring the science behind cables and how much impact they have on your sound

(L-R) Brian Johnson, Malcolm Young, Angus Young and Cliff Williams of AC/DC

The inside story of AC/DC's Back In Black, the biggest-selling rock album of all time

By Paul Elliott

It was the record that resurrected a band in mourning. From tragedy to triumph, this is the story of AC/DC’s greatest victory...

The Beatles: guitar by guitar - a guide to the models that made music history

By Tony Bacon

The Beatles revolutionised music and made the guitar the world's most popular instrument. On the 50th anniversary of their final album, we trace the models that made the magic…

Refused’s Kristofer Steen: "Staying in between genres is what we do - we try to find a sound that works between the lines"

By Brad Angle

The Swedish post-hardcore masters find the funk, the punk and their very essence on their latest release, War Music

Mark King: “Level 42 were so successful in the '80s. No-one was more surprised than me at how big the band became”

By Joel McIver

As Level 42 celebrate four decades in business, we sit down with King and take a look back - with the benefit of 2020 vision

Howard Gee: “I’m a big fan of the Echoplex EP-3, because that, to me, is the sound of '70s rock guitar”

By Guitarist editors

The ex-Catalinbread masterbrain talks vintage echo and reveals his new brand of guitar effects pedals…

Jeff Bridges on how his Breedlove signature acoustic will help save the planet - and why he started his first rock band at 60

By Jonathan Horsley

The Oscar-winning actor reflects on his guitar heroes, Zen koans, and finding harmony on the film set

The secrets behind Slash's guitar tone on Guns N' Roses' Welcome to the Jungle

By Chris Gill

Here's how the legendary hard-rocker achieved his sound on one of the band's most iconic hits