What happened to Jimi Hendrix's Monterey Stratocaster? By Eric Kirkland The iconic Fender Strat and others were set on fire by Jimi's hand, but thereafter their whereabouts are the stuff of legend
How Paul Gilbert, Vince Gill and Gretchen Menn powered through the pandemic – and what it means to return to the road By Joe Bosso With live music reopening, we talk to three touring pros about life mid-pandemic and how it will feel to see an audience again
Peter Frampton: “I’ve never wished to be a shredder of speed, because the notes go by so quickly you don’t enjoy them“ By Amit Sharma The talkbox-toting guitar legend discusses his new covers album, modded Marshalls and being reunited with his prized Les Paul Custom after 30 years apart
Blues powerhouse Christone “Kingfish” Ingram shares his top tips for touring as he returns to the road By Adam Kovac The 22-year-old phenom on studying the masters, keeping your gear gig-ready, and why it always pays to listen to Mr. Guy
Rag’N’Bone Man: “It feels like we really concentrated on the songs before anything else was done” By Matt Doria Singer‑songwriter Rory Graham (a.k.a. Rag’N’Bone Man) bucks the trend of mainstream pop artificiality with the defiantly raw, powerfully authentic Life By Misadventure
Kathleen Hanna: “I love that really sparse guitar sound so much – that’s how I write and that’s what I want to hear” By Jacob Uitti The punk icon talks working with viral rockers The Linda Lindas, her love of “more amateur-sounding stuff” and why she started a T-shirt business to help send Togolese girls to school
Isaiah Sharkey: "I never chased being a celebrity guitarist, because I'm too busy liking what I do" By Alison Richter The in-demand session player, John Mayer sideman and solo artist details his genre-crossing career, go-to recording tricks and the guitars he wants to add to his 40-strong collection
Myles Kennedy talks soloing strategies, vintage guitars, and 'fesses up to a sacrilegious mod on a Fender Deluxe By Amit Sharma On his latest solo album, The Ides of March, Kennedy brings his blues-rock A-game to the party, and a whole lot of gear
Beabadoobee - Our Extended Play EP review By Matt Doria "The record en masse is cohesive, but each track illuminates a disparate angle of Beabadoobee’s prismatic musicality..."
Paul McCartney: “I figured out my own way of doing fingerstyle – that’s really how I learned every instrument I play” By Harold Steinblatt In this classic 2007 interview, Macca discusses his greatest acoustic songs, his unique fingerpicking style and the musical influences that shaped his playing with The Beatles and beyond
Steve Howe: "There has to be a certain accuracy in the live sounds. It was possible because I was using Line 6 – I was fascinated with the Variax" By James Wood The Yes legend reflects on his time fusing prog, rock and pop with Asia, as the supergroup releases The Reunion Albums: 2007-2012
Best blues amps 2021: electric guitar amplification for when the thrill is gone By Jonathan Horsley Guitar World picks out 12 of the best blues amps from Fender, MESA/Boogie, Marshall and more
The history of Fender tweed amps By Rod Brakes Terry Foster, co-author of Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970, imparts his expert knowledge on Fender’s earliest amps
Tony Choy: "I’m a groove-oriented bass player – I love to stay in the pocket. I love the groove. We call it a kick drum with notes" By Joel McIver The super-talented bassist, producer, arranger, manager and now educator isn’t taking the pandemic lying down. We meet the busiest man in bass...
Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis on being inspired by Thin Lizzy and working with Kurt Vile By Matt Doria Never ones to rest on their laurels, the legendary Dinosaur Jr. shake things up with meteoric might on their first album in five years
Tracking down Steve Vai's elusive "Crossroads" Jackson – the most famous guitar that was never heard By Eric Kirkland How an epic 20-year quest to find the red Jackson Vai played as Jack Butler in the movie Crossroads led to the ultimate replica headcutter
Jim Ward: “I've always written on an unplugged electric guitar. That's why I play a lot of bombastic stuff with open strings – it fills up the room” By Alex Lynham The Sparta and At the Drive-In founder details the making of Daggers, his first solo album proper – and why he'll never exhaust the possibilities of his spartan setup
BIG|BRAVE's Mathieu Ball: “Whenever we play something too musical, I feel it’s almost a cop out. We have to get rid of any traditional guitar playing!” By Gregory Adams Ball talks open tunings, eschewing leads and using a hand-built guitar on Vital, the Montreal trio's biggest and bravest drone-metal offering yet
Slash's 10 best guitar solos ranked By Amit Sharma The top-hatted one's greatest leads from Guns N' Roses to Velvet Revolver and beyond
Steve Hackett: "My first professional gig with Genesis was a complete disaster. I forgot every single note I was supposed to play" By Joe Matera Inquirer: The former Genesis and GTR six-stringer talks nightmare gigs, his favorite piece of gear and new acoustic album
