Features

Skid Row’s Rachel Bolan on going solo, his ’70s inspirations, and the band’s continuing search for a new singer

By Andrew Daly Published 23 August 26

Bolan looks back on the only gear he could afford when he started, his creative process, and what he learned from Gene Simmons, Paul McCartney, and Yes

How Merle Travis pushed Paul Bigsby to one-up Gibson with his iconic vibrato

By Jackson Maxwell Published 23 August 26

From the Archive The country guitar giant was possibly the first to ever try out the game-changing piece of guitar hardware, and its invention was born out of a challenge he set for his friend

When Robert ‘Bubby’ Lewis mistook Andrew Gouché for a security guard – and ended up landing the gig with Snoop Dogg

By E.E. Bradman Published 23 August 26

Lewis landed the bass chair with Snoop Dogg in 2007. Shortly after he moved to L.A. for good

How Positive Grid reinvented the digital guitar amp

By Amit Sharma Published 23 August 26

From lightbulb moments to the Amp Intelligence tech that turns cellphone snaps into sound, the Californian amp-builders tell GW about their wild 15-year ride

An all-star guitar panel choose their Telecaster Mount Rushmore – its greatest players, their greatest tracks

By Andrew Daly Published 23 August 26

Pros pick their favorite Tele riffs and solos and decide who should be carved into that massive “Telecaster Mount Rushmore” that exists only in our deranged minds

The Alice in Chains guitar solo that Jerry Cantrell hated – and the one he wished he re-recorded

By Jonathan Horsley Published 22 August 26

Cantrell explains why he never saw himself as a hot-shot soloist and had to be convinced by his producer that his solo was “perfect” for the song

How did The Last Dinner Party become one of the UK’s biggest bands? Bassist Georgia Davies reflects

By Nick Wells Published 22 August 26

From a Wayne’s World-inspired Fender to “Roadie Friday”, Georgia Davies reveals the chaos, camaraderie, and curveballs of life on the road with The Last Dinner Party

Brian Fallon on what makes for guitar greatness, and the most fundamental lick

By Andrew Daly Published 22 August 26

With new solo album Not Bad For New Jersey out next month, the Gaslight Anthem frontman checks in and discusses his love for the Telecaster, and Keith Richards

Elliott Randall on his blistering Steely Dan solo – and what Walter Becker and Donald Fagen were really like

By Joe Matera Published 22 August 26

Rescued from the vaults, this lost interview with Elliott Randall sheds new light on the “craziness” of Steely Dan’s first sessions – and the disaster behind the Reelin’ In the Years solo

King Tuff on his beloved butchered Gibson SG and the world’s most embarrassing Uber journey

By Jacob Paul Nielsen Published 22 August 26

The inimitable Kyle Thomas – aka King Tuff – checks in for a confessional interview documenting misadventures with the electric guitar