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Billy Howerdel is trying to avoid being “too good”, as he writes A Perfect Circle’s next album

By Andrew Daly Published 3 August 26

Having dropped the all-new single Starless in May, Howerdel says a new record is incoming but “You've got to be a Buddhist about it”

“I’d love to go and see him but I probably wouldn't stay for the whole concert”: What Jeff Beck thought about Eddie Van Halen

By Matt Owen Published 3 August 26

From the Archive Beck shared his thoughts on the Van Halen school of guitar back in 1985

The 25 Stratocaster players who revolutionized the guitar

By Henry Yates Published 2 August 26

The Fender Stratocaster would just be a glorified carpentry project without the players who danced across its neck and gave it life. Here we celebrate 25 of the best

The Edge has never been impressed by players who try to imitate his sound

By Phil Weller Published 2 August 26

From the Archive The U2 guitar icon discussed the value of developing your own voice during a 1996 interview

“All I was using was one Fender Twin Reverb, which I stole off Bob Marley… I had it turned up to 10 the whole time”: Stolen amps and punk rivalry – inside the making of the Sex Pistols’ Never Mind the Bollocks

By Alan di Perna Published 2 August 26

Guitarist Steve Jones reflects on the making of the Pistols' incendiary studio album, Johnny Rotten's overdub myths, and why they had to keep Sid Vicious away from the studio

Blondie's Chris Stein on his greatest (and strangest) guitar shopping spree

By Jackson Maxwell Published 2 August 26

From the Archive Blondie’s days in rugged CBGB’s were many chart-topping hits behind them in 1980, when Stein told GW about the time he and his bandmates got themselves into an unassuming dream guitar store...

Bassist Tim Bogert on why Beck, Bogert & Appice fell short despite its all-star lineup

By Stevie Glasgow Published 1 August 26

The second track on the trio’s only studio album showcases Bogert’s freewheeling bass playing – even if he believed the band never lived up to its immense potential

Meet the 1968 Gibson Super 400 that was customized for Merle Travis – the ultimate artist’s guitar (even if the materials aren’t that great)

By Dave Davidson Published 1 August 26

With a thinner neck and P-90s instead of humbuckers, this is the kind of unicorn that pops up very rarely on the vintage guitar market

How George Harrison fell in and out of love with the Tele he played at the Beatles’ final performance

By Chris Gill Published 1 August 26

George Harrison’s heavyweight prototype Fender shaped the late-era Beatles sound, and later passed through the hands of Delaney Bramlett and, briefly, Jerry Garcia

Angus Young on his favorite Gibson SG from his collection – and the hunt to find a replacement

By Phil Weller Published 1 August 26

From the Archive The AC/DC guitar hero has tried getting copies made to no avail