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LP: “The ukulele is a serious instrument and it has range – It doesn’t have to be cutesy”

By Jacob Uitti

Veteran New York singer-songwriter Laura Pergolizzi on why the ukulele is rock 'n' roll, the “life-affirming” nature of playing guitar, and the writing process behind her forthcoming sixth album, Churches

Metallica's 1991 Guitar World cover

Metallica's James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett reveal The Black Album's deepest, darkest secrets in this classic 1991 Guitar World interview

By Jeff Gilbert

Shortly before their seminal self-titled LP went stratospheric, the metal titans tell all: arguing over guitar solos, shaking up their gear, fighting with Bob Rock, and the mystery behind ...And Justice For All's missing bass

Hiatus Kaiyote

Australian Guitar x Bluesfest 2022: Hiatus Kaiyote

By Matt Doria

AG goes one-on-one with the artists set to make history Bluesfest's all-Aussie comeback edition. This week, we're chatting with Hiatus Kaiyote

Jaco Pastorius performs on stage at The North Sea Jazz Festival on July 10 1983 in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Jaco Pastorius talks Weather Report, playing fast, and why the bass is "the number one instrument in the world" in his first Guitar World interview from 1983

By Peter Mengaziol

In a freewheeling and candid chat, the late bass legend opens up to GW about improvising, his approach to the four-string and that legendary '62 Jazz Bass

Dave Keuning

Dave Keuning: “The second I get a pedal, I write a song with it right then and there, because it’s some fun, new sound that inspires me”

By Sam Roche

The Killers guitarist explains why he took a break from the indie-rock giants, how he ended up returning to record Pressure Machine, and his most recent solo album, A Mild Case of Everything

Rise Against

Rise Against's Zach Blair and Tim McIlrath on their Grateful Dead-inspired guitar interplay and making music with a message

By Brad Angle

The Chicago punk-rock institution's latest album, Nowhere Generation, sends a message of solidarity to the young

Paul Thorn

Paul Thorn: “Half the songs on this album were recorded on a Gibson Hummingbird with three-year-old strings!”

By Alison Richter

The Americana singer-songwriter talks cutting out drinking, how a Mississippi-shaped electric became his main guitar, and paying tribute to late family members on his new LP, Never Too Late to Call

Jackson Browne

Jackson Browne: "It took me a long time to understand what guitars I preferred – sometimes it’s the beat-up old one that works and the spectacular thing doesn’t"

By Jamie Dickson

The laureate of the '70s Laurel Canyon scene talks old guitars and the new directions on Downhill From Everywhere

Lou Barlow

Lou Barlow: "Every time we make a record, I hope to find some magic combination that approximates the growl of what we get live. I don’t know if I’ve done that yet"

By Gregory Adams

The Dinosaur Jr. bassist and co-founder on the unending quest to capture his live sound on record, and swapping instruments with J Mascis

Dead and Company

How John Mayer came to join Dead & Company

By Ellie Rogers

Mayer's journey as a Deadhead was like many who got into the band after the fact – except he soon found himself onstage beside Bob Weir and a custodian of the Grateful Dead's legacy

Boss MT-2 Metal Zone

How the Boss MT-2 Metal Zone conquered the world and inspired a new generation of metal guitar players

By Jonathan Horsley

We celebrate 30 years of the million-selling distortion pedal with an in-depth look at its history, legacy and controversy

Fender Jazzmaster

The origins of the Fender Jazzmaster, from surf supremo to alternative hero

By Dave Hunter

Read the Guitar World-exclusive excerpt from Dave Hunter’s upcoming book, Fender: 75 years – the officially licensed anniversary celebration of the guitar giant’s iconic instruments

Kiko Loureiro

Kiko Loureiro: "I thought the greatest message would be to have Marty Friedman on Open Source, not only because he was the Megadeth guy, but to show that music is not a competition"

By Gregory Adams

The Megadeth shredder on taking an open-source approach to making music so that anyone with internet access can remix his new album

Richard Fortus

Richard Fortus: "Gretsch were in rehearsals with us, winding pickups on the spot while I was trying them out"

By Rod Brakes

The Guns N’ Roses guitarist on how he developed the hybrid PAF/Filter’Tron pickups for his signature Gretsch Falcon

Thrice's Dustin Kensrue and Teppei Teranishi

Thrice reveal how challenging their songwriting and transforming the Fibonacci sequence into a guitar riff shaped bold new album, Horizons/East

By Michael Astley-Brown

Dustin Kensrue and Teppei Teranishi detail the experimental guitar approach that led to their darkest, most cinematic album yet – and why they’re already halfway through its follow-up

Fangz

Spotlight: Sam Sheumack of Fangz

By Matt Doria

The new single, "Prove Me Wrong", is out now

[L-R] Jimi Hendrix, Mick Mars, Kirk Hammett and Angus Young

20 classic rock songs with no guitar solo

By Greg Prato

Guitar solos are a key component of rock 'n' roll's DNA. But as these classic rock tracks show, they're not always required

Roxane Elfasci

An introduction to the fundamentals of classical guitar

By Roxane Elfasci

Tempted to pick up classical guitar but intimidated by its lore? Classical pro Roxane Elfasci breaks down everything from its compositional tradition, style-specific playing practices and instrumental requirements

Billy Gibbons

Billy F. Gibbons: “We let off steam by letting it rock... Hardware is a raging rocker but always mindful of the desert’s implicit mystery”

By Alan Paul

Why the ZZ Top legend headed to the California High Desert to seek rock ’n’ roll inspiration

Julia Kugel

Julia Kugel: “When you’re a musician, there's no separation between work and self. That’s why criticism is so gnarly, because they’re criticizing you as a human”

By Jacob Uitti

The Coathangers guitarist on growing up in the Atlanta punk rock scene, her “plug and play” attitude towards gear, and why she's so inspired by simplicity