Best Epiphone Les Pauls 2021: 10 budget-friendly versions of Gibson’s iconic single-cut By Jonathan Horsley Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned guitarist, our list of the best Epiphone Les Pauls is sure to inspire you
Garbage’s Steve Marker: “It was important to keep the initial spirit that we had when we wrote these songs” By Matt Doria No Gods No Masters. That’s the title of the hotly awaited new jam-fest from the pop-rock mainstays in Garbage – but it’s also the mission statement they avowed when they gathered in the Californian desert to make it
The Tragically Hip's Rob Baker on how the Canadian rock icons unearthed their long-lost sophomore sessions for surprise new EP, Saskadelphia By Gregory Adams The Hip's guitarist explores the gear that helped create the new archival release, how his playing changed over time, and why you're unlikely to hear the band's Mötley Crüe cover any time soon…
William DuVall: "That conception of basic musical competence as punk… I wasn’t one of those people. I was on a quest for the truth and jamming to everything" By Amit Sharma The Alice in Chains vocalist looks back on his early guitar years as he revisits cult hardcore outfit Neon Christ for a deluxe reissue of their 1984 recordings
Tash Sultana: “I always think there is never enough guitar on records. I’m all for the guitar layering and layering and layering...“ By Jonny Scaramanga One of Fender's latest signature artists explains how jazz, soul and pop and whatever else goes, just so long as it makes sense for the song
Renforshort: "I get surges of creativity at 3 in the morning – I'll be up in bed, trying different tunings and seeing if I come up with anything cool" By Cheri Amour Following the release of sophomore EP, Off Saint Dominique, we speak to the prodigious 19-year-old about teenage angst, alternate tunings and working with Mateus Asato
Guitar accessories for beginners and beginner guitar gear essentials By Chris Barnes, James Farmer Start playing today with our pick of the best beginner guitar accessories for guitarists and bassists – including strings, picks, cables, tuners and more
Wolfgang Van Halen: "Dad would rather people not try and sound like him but sound like themselves. I’m being myself – I’m not sitting there doing covers of Panama" By Jonny Scaramanga The multi-instrumentalist details the recording of Mammoth WVH, and explains why making the music he wants to make is the best way to honor his father
Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready looks back on 30 years of Ten: “It was the first time I was in a situation where everybody was firing on all cylinders“ By Richard Bienstock In this exclusive interview, McCready, discusses early gear, his Muddy Waters/Stevie Ray Vaughan roadmap, the Ten sessions and being a reformed shredder
11 best guitar cables 2021: brilliant instrument cables for electric, acoustic and bass guitar By Guitar World Plug in with confidence using our guide to the best guitar cables from Planet Waves, Mogami, Ernie Ball, George L’s and more
Cleopatrick's Luke Gruntz: “We want to try and give kids something enticing to belong to in guitar music” By Matt Parker The hard-riffing six-stringer talks mosh pit meltdowns, his “fighter jet” pedalboard and why he loves “stupid” guitar parts
Alter Bridge‘s Brian Marshall: “Bass is a different skill set and a different mindset. I think we’re just born that way“ By Bass Player Staff Marshall checks in to share some advice for bass players and reminds us that “we're unicorns“
Phil Collen: “I put a DiMarzio Super Distortion T in my Teles and got the sound we’d been trying to get for years“ By Jonny Scaramanga The Def Leppard guitarist reveals the role of the Fender Telecaster on the band’s multi-million selling albums Pyromania and Hysteria
Sly Withers - Gardens album review By Matt Doria "Gardens is a bold, widescreen punk epic well worth diving into..."
9 best bass amps for practice 2021: top combos for working on your chops at home By Chris Schwarten Get the most out of your playing at home with one of these great bass practice amps
The 10 best guitar wireless systems 2021: set your playing free, from the rehearsal room to the stage By Jonathan Horsley Fed up with cumbersome cables? These are the best wireless guitar systems for every budget
10 best beginner electric guitars 2021: kick start your musical journey with these epic electric guitars for beginners By Chris Corfield Get started with the best beginner electric guitars from Squier, Yamaha, and Epiphone with prices from only $179
Chris Robertson: "For me, 'self-medicating' always meant sitting down with a guitar, but it got to where that didn't do it for me anymore" By Alison Richter The Black Stone Cherry frontman speaks about his struggles with depression and how it affected his career, and why it's so important to break the stigma surrounding mental health
Classic gear: Gibson ES-175 By Rod Brakes With its Florentine cutaway, this hollowbody electric archtop was a Gibson first
