The secrets behind Zakk Wylde's guitar tone on Ozzy Osbourne's No More Tears By Chris Gill Get to know the gear that shaped the 1991 album's title track
The 12 best guitar amps 2020: tube, solid-state and modeling amplifiers for all levels and budgets By Chris Corfield, Alex Lynham These are the best combo amps and heads from PRS, Marshall, Fender, Orange, Boss and others
The 8 best amps for metal 2020: the loudest and proudest from Marshall, Blackstar and more By Guitar World Staff 8 powerhouse guitar amps for different budgets that will have you primed to seek and destroy straight out of the box
9 best boost pedals 2020: including the best clean boost pedals for guitar By Alex Lynham Vamp up your tone with the best boost pedals for guitarists, as well as the best clean boost pedals for making your electric guitar solos really sing
Green Day's Mike Dirnt: “My wife bought me a ’58 Olympic White Fender P-Bass - it eats my friends alive that I play it live” By Mike Brooks The icon of the low-end talks songwriting, collecting vintage basses and giving others to good causes
The 10 best acoustic guitars for beginners 2020: easy strummers for new acoustic guitar players By Chris Corfield The best beginner acoustic guitars, featuring quality six strings from Epiphone, Taylor, Fender and more – prices start from $149
Alcest's Neige: "I went with my aggressive feelings and wrote these songs very quickly - they were true to my emotions" By Jon Wiederhorn The frettin' frontman takes you inside the cult French blackgazers’ latest album, the turmoil-driven Spiritual Instinct
100 things every guitarist should know By Joe Bosso GW joins forces with Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Joe Bonamassa and many more to teach you 100 essential lessons in the art of the six-string
How Gary Moore came to own Peter Green's iconic Les Paul, Greeny By David Mead In this 1995 interview, Moore reveals how Green's departure from Fleetwood Mac led him to sell his legendary guitar - for a surprisingly low price...
Tora Dahle Aagård: "Playing guitar is my meditation" By David Mead Norway's genre-shifting six-stringer talks gear, why she's not a typical guitar player, and how School of Rock changed her life
Black Pumas: "A lot of groups fall into that 'soul revival' thing, but we embrace rock equally" By Joe Bosso Adrian Quesada and Eric Burton on their unlikely pairing, vintage gear and letting the ear guide the song
Tiger Army's Nick 13: "'50s rock is so great - it just needs another generation to rediscover it" By Mark McStea The psychobilly frontman on the band's fittingly titled sixth studio record, Retrofuture, and the possibility of another country-driven solo album
Best electric guitars under $500: 10 epic electrics for smaller budgets By Chris Gill, Amit Sharma, Guitar World Staff These budget electric guitars offer fantastic tone and great playability, all within a more wallet-friendly price range
My Dying Bride's Lena Abe: "When you’re playing slow, it’s even more noticeable if your timing’s not bang-on" By Bass Player Staff The doom-metal bassist talks playing exclusively with a pick and the creation of the band's latest album, The Ghost of Orion
Best electric guitar strings 2020: top guitar strings for all budgets By Chris Corfield Our expert pick of the best electric guitar strings to breathe new life into your guitar
8 best multi-effects pedals for guitarists 2020: top floorboard FX modelers By Alex Lynham Quite simply the best multi-effects pedals for guitarists craving a do-it-all guitar effects unit
Def Leppard: "Steve Clark was a very unique player - he didn't get enough credit for the stuff he was doing" By Joe Matera Joe Elliott and Phil Collen look back at the band's first two albums - On Through The Night and High ‘N’ Dry - and the impact of guitarists Pete Willis and Steve Clark
Lillie Mae: "I might write a melody on the fiddle. But I've loved the guitar since day one - everything comes from that" By Mark McStea The Americana singer/songwriter talks image-based prejudices in Nashville, and signing with Jack White's label, Third Man Records
How Martin redefined the acoustic guitar with the SC-13E By Adam Kovac YouTube star Jared Dines and Martin's Fred Greene take you behind the scenes of the acoustic giant's offset, bolt-on design
Kirk Hammett: "I love that Greeny has its own fanbase that’s completely independent of me" By Jon Wiederhorn The metal icon details how he came to own Peter Green's legendary Les Paul, where it fits in Metallica's sound, and his own tributes to the Fleetwood Mac co-founder
