Black Pumas’ Eric Burton and Adrian Queseda on how two “rhythm players“ found an unintentionally retro sound By Richard Bienstock 23 September 2021 Burton and Queseda are looking to the future with album number two, where a Mobb Deep track may have as much influence as a Stax classic
Rivers of Nihil's Brody Uttley: “If you're building a solo, really consider what you're playing over, because it's just as important as what you're playing” By Amit Sharma 23 September 2021 The Pennsylvania guitarist on his approach to constructing leads, the challenges of playing slide, and why simplicity is key on the band's new outing, The Work
April Kae: “Bringing my bass playing to social media has challenged me, and I feel like I’m growing“ By Bass Player Staff 23 September 2021 The influencer, model, activist, and highly trained bass player is out to change the world. Here, she explains how she's going to do it
I didn’t touch an acoustic guitar during the pandemic. Could a private island retreat with one of the world’s biggest guitar tutors help me reconnect? By Michael Astley-Brown 23 September 2021 A chance work trip to an acoustic guitar workshop with Justin 'JustinGuitar' Sandercoe on the tiny Caribbean island of Petit St. Vincent gave me the opportunity to unplug – in more ways than one
LP: “The ukulele is a serious instrument and it has range – It doesn’t have to be cutesy” By Jacob Uitti 22 September 2021 The veteran New York singer-songwriter 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 James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett reveal The Black Album's deepest, darkest secrets in this classic 1991 Guitar World interview By Jeff Gilbert 22 September 2021 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
Australian Guitar x Bluesfest 2022: Hiatus Kaiyote By Matt Doria 21 September 2021 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 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 21 September 2021 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: “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 Greg Prato 21 September 2021 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's Zach Blair and Tim McIlrath on their Grateful Dead-inspired guitar interplay and making music with a message By Brad Angle 21 September 2021 The Chicago punk-rock institution's latest album, Nowhere Generation, sends a message of solidarity to the young
Paul Thorn: “Half the songs on this album were recorded on a Gibson Hummingbird with three-year-old strings!” By Alison Richter 20 September 2021 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: "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 20 September 2021 The laureate of the '70s Laurel Canyon scene talks old guitars and the new directions on Downhill From Everywhere
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 20 September 2021 The Dinosaur Jr. bassist and co-founder on the unending quest to capture his live sound on record, and swapping instruments with J Mascis
How John Mayer came to join Dead & Company By Ellie Rogers 20 September 2021 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
How the Boss MT-2 Metal Zone conquered the world and inspired a new generation of metal guitar players By Jonathan Horsley 17 September 2021 We celebrate 30 years of the million-selling distortion pedal with an in-depth look at its history, legacy and controversy
The origins of the Fender Jazzmaster, from surf supremo to alternative hero By Dave Hunter 17 September 2021 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: "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 17 September 2021 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: "Gretsch were in rehearsals with us, winding pickups on the spot while I was trying them out" By Rod Brakes 17 September 2021 The Guns N’ Roses guitarist on how he developed the hybrid PAF/Filter’Tron pickups for his signature Gretsch Falcon
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 17 September 2021 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
Spotlight: Sam Sheumack of Fangz By Matt Doria 16 September 2021 The new single, "Prove Me Wrong", is out now
