Best beginner guitar amps 2020: top guitar amplifiers for beginners By Chris Corfield Looking for the best beginner guitar amp? We have them right here, and they don’t cost the earth either, thanks to Boss, Yamaha, Fender and more
Higher Power: "You can pull guitar ideas from anywhere - even grime music" By Brad Angle Louis Hardy and Max Harper talk 27 Miles Underwater, the second outing by the UK hardcore squad. But wait - are they really hardcore?
Best acoustic guitar amps 2020: let your acoustic guitar tone shine By Chris Corfield Our expert pick of the best acoustic guitar amplifiers for all budgets, from Boss, AER, Mesa Boogie, Fender and others
Darryl Jones: "The Rolling Stones are pretty cool about letting me play what I want - they trust that I'll find the essence of the songs" By Joel McIver The in-demand bass player goes deep on nailing the Stones' tones, playing with Miles Davis and the luxuries of touring with one of the world's most commercially successful bands
Everything you need to know about guitar amps By Chris Corfield Stuck wondering “which guitar amp should I buy?” Read on to understand your combos from your heads, and your tubes from your effects loops
The history of instrumental rock By Joe Matera We look back at 60 years of the electric guitar-driven instrumental, from Link Wray and the Shadows to Dick Dale, Joe Satriani, Polyphia, Roopam Garg and beyond...
Jakub Zytecki: "I don’t really listen to guitar music - I’m not even sure if I like it!" By Adam Kovac One of today's most exciting instrumental guitarists on his latest album Nothing Lasts, Nothing's Lost, and why excessively technical guitar music doesn't spark his interest
The secrets behind Zakk Wylde's guitar tone on Ozzy Osbourne's No More Tears By Chris Gill Get to know the gear that shaped the 1991 album's title track
The 12 best guitar amps 2020: tube, solid-state and modeling amplifiers for all levels and budgets By Chris Corfield, Alex Lynham These are the best combo amps and heads from PRS, Marshall, Fender, Orange, Boss and others
The 8 best amps for metal 2020: the loudest and proudest metal amps from PRS, Orange, Marshall and more By Guitar World Staff, Jonathan Horsley Our pick of powerhouse guitar amps for different budgets that will have you primed to seek and destroy straight from the box
9 best boost pedals 2020: including the best clean boost pedals for guitar By Alex Lynham Vamp up your tone with the best boost pedals for guitarists, as well as the best clean boost pedals for making your electric guitar solos really sing
Green Day's Mike Dirnt: “My wife bought me a ’58 Olympic White Fender P-Bass - it eats my friends alive that I play it live” By Mike Brooks The icon of the low-end talks songwriting, collecting vintage basses and giving others to good causes
The 10 best acoustic guitars for beginners 2020: easy strummers for new acoustic guitar players By Chris Corfield The best beginner acoustic guitars, featuring quality six strings from Epiphone, Taylor, Fender and more – prices start from $149
Alcest's Neige: "I went with my aggressive feelings and wrote these songs very quickly - they were true to my emotions" By Jon Wiederhorn The frettin' frontman takes you inside the cult French blackgazers’ latest album, the turmoil-driven Spiritual Instinct
100 things every guitarist should know By Joe Bosso GW joins forces with Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Joe Bonamassa and many more to teach you 100 essential lessons in the art of the six-string
How Gary Moore came to own Peter Green's iconic Les Paul, Greeny By David Mead In this 1995 interview, Moore reveals how Green's departure from Fleetwood Mac led him to sell his legendary guitar - for a surprisingly low price...
Tora Dahle Aagård: "Playing guitar is my meditation" By David Mead Norway's genre-shifting six-stringer talks gear, why she's not a typical guitar player, and how School of Rock changed her life
Black Pumas: "A lot of groups fall into that 'soul revival' thing, but we embrace rock equally" By Joe Bosso Adrian Quesada and Eric Burton on their unlikely pairing, vintage gear and letting the ear guide the song
Tiger Army's Nick 13: "'50s rock is so great - it just needs another generation to rediscover it" By Mark McStea The psychobilly frontman on the band's fittingly titled sixth studio record, Retrofuture, and the possibility of another country-driven solo album
Best electric guitars under $500: 10 epic electrics for smaller budgets By Chris Gill, Amit Sharma, Guitar World Staff These budget electric guitars offer fantastic tone and great playability, all within a more wallet-friendly price range
