Joe Satriani on his greatest used guitar find, Bonamassa-inspired buyer's remorse and why he just can't play SGs By David Mead Satch on his six-strings past and present, and a previously unthought-of attachment to a 1958 Fender Esquire…
The best Stratocasters 2020: expert advice on the best Fender Strats around By Amit Sharma These are the best Fender Stratocasters for every budget and playing style
Olivia Jean: "I always wanted to play a Gretsch 6120, but with the amount of dirt I use, that was never going to work!" By Mark McStea From Garage Bats to Night Owls, this quirky rock ’n’ roller’s new album is packed with animal magnetism - not to mention some dangerously catchy riffs
The secrets behind Prince's tone on Let's Go Crazy By Chris Gill How The Purple One got those raucous rock sounds on this classic Purple Rain cut
The best electric guitars under $2,000: top spec guitars for intermediate and pro players By Guitar World Staff, Chris Corfield Discover superior tone and playability with our round-up of sub- $2k axes – from Strats to seven-strings
Tony Iommi: "I've got hundreds of riffs - new music is going to happen" By Richard Bienstock The godfather of heavy metal goes deep on his iconic "Monkey" Gibson SG, jams with Led Zeppelin, recording with Brian May, and what he plans to do with all those unheard riffs...
The best overdrive pedals 2020: explore which drive pedal is right for you By Alex Lynham Overdrive is one of the most essential guitar effects pedals. These are our top picks for every budget
Slash dishes the dirt on his sessions for Ozzy Osbourne's Ordinary Man By Richard Bienstock The top-hatted one reflects on his time in the studio with Andrew Watt and the Prince of Darkness
The history of the Gibson ES-330 By Rod Brakes We take an in-depth look at the background, development and evolution of Gibson’s iconic double-cut thinline hollowbody electric...
The Beatles' break-up in 1970 yielded some of its members' best work - and these 9 albums prove it By Damian Fanelli The year saw the collapse of the world's most commercially successful band of all time. But it also saw the genesis of its members' solo careers...
Payton Smith: "It’s really important to me that people realize I’m a guitarist as much as a singer" By Mark McStea The up-and-coming country singer-songwriter discusses the importance of building his audience steadily and why nothing beats a Gibson into a Marshall Plexi
7 of the best 7-string guitar songs By Peter Hodgson Believe it or not, the 7-string has been around since long before djent rose to popularity... Here are some of the best songs that utilize this genre-pushing instrument
Metallica, Megadeth and Def Leppard guitar techs discuss survival on the road and life 20 feet away from stardom By Adam Kovac "When the show is over and the gear is packed up in the truck, it’s satisfying to see 75,000 people leave with smiles on their faces"
Fiokee on how he became Africa's most in-demand guitarist and the secret to writing guitar parts that connect By Amit Sharma "I see the guitar as a microphone - I try to keep my melodies very simple so that everyone can understand the message"
Mike Mushok: "If there’s gonna be a solo, it needs to make the song better - not just, ‘Look what I can do!'" By Brad Angle The alt-rock guitarist talks recording with Saint Asonia, why he's been inspired by Journey's Neal Schon and what the future holds for Staind
Adam 'Nergal' Darski: "If you have something to say, you'll say it through your instrument regardless of whether you know theory" By Brad Angle Dear Guitar Hero: the Behemoth frontman on everything from his dark blues side project, Me and That Man, to visiting cannibal priests in India, and why he loves Whole Foods
The genius of Andy Gill: paying tribute to the post-punk pioneer who influenced a generation of guitarists By Alan di Perna The Gang of Four guitarist inspired big names from U2 and Franz Ferdinand to Tom Morello. We take a look at his diverse and storied career
Jared Dines' top 10 tips for beginner guitarists By Adam Kovac The YouTube guitar titan delivers some essential pointers for accelerating your musical growth
The best Gibson SGs you can buy today: the best SGs for all budgets By Rod Brakes From Epiphone’s new Inspired by Gibson collection to the Gibson Custom Shop, here’s our pick of the best SGs available right now...
Kim Gordon: "If dissonance is something we added to the vocabulary of indie rock, from a legacy standpoint, that’s pretty cool" By Joe Bosso The former Sonic Youth bassist/vocalist/guitarist breaks down her truly wild solo debut, No Home Record
