<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Feature ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/feature Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:41:32 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I have no idea what the first song I learned was. My memory has been worn down by copious LSD experiments”: Billy Squier on saving his ’59 Les Paul from a fire, the world’s greatest Marshall and why he stopped practicing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/billy-squier-q-and-a NQwHfQAciuyrGZLJ7ruGUo Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:41:32 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:43:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Look for ones built from 2013 onwards… Gibson changed a lot of things and they became much, much better guitars”: How to get a bargain on a Les Paul Standard ’Burst reissue ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/how-to-get-a-bargain-on-a-les-paul-standard-burst-reissue tFzr5bz2V3PLuexBkarsFb Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:27:51 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:34:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “These days I would be reluctant to say that Gibson invented the archtop”:The untold history of German guitar building ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/untold-history-of-german-guitar-design UVNFMTfwty3LifHcbxi8vb Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:16:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Someone in the band screamed, ‘Don’t you know what a privilege it is to play with Frank? How can you ruin his music?’” The notorious final tour of the Zappa band,and his bassist’s role in its demise ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/scott-thunes-recalls-the-final-tour-of-the-zappa-band U5fApEaNKHs62HM9Z6tH2o Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We started talking about Black Sabbath, and Buzz goes, ‘You know they did this thing called drop D.’ We said, ‘What’s that?’” Kim Thayil on how Soundgarden took rock guitar into the superunknown – and the unfinished Chris Cornell tapes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/kim-thayil-soundgarden-a-screaming-life M4u2daNHLYoSzazpib4XEC Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:55:55 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:07:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Was Neal Schon the godfather of ’80s glam metal? Tracing the surprising origins of Mötley Crüe’s seminal Looks That Kill riff ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/looks-that-kill-riff-motley-crue yeNjhawLZwECy9LWNn7nk4 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:08:15 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:11:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There was a lot of interference and push to be commercial. We went along for the ride – and got left in the middle of nowhere”: The thrash metal bands who deserved to make it – but didn’t ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/the-thrash-bands-that-didn-t-make-it TbRyYDihofLtPqhXPZxET3 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:44:51 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:50:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The downpicking approach was inspired by competition between Dave and I. Like, ‘Here’s a riff… Wait, you can’t play that. Hahaha!’” How James Hetfield wrangled Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax for metal’s biggest reunion ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/james-hetfield-kirk-hammett-big-four-concert-interview S2XRC8buQC9yrXVoVdKsGT Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:28:54 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:53:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My next-door neighbor was Paul McCartney. We got to talking, but I never told him who I was. I had this fear that he wouldn’t know me”: YouTubers, sloppy solos, Paco deLucía’s darkest tour secrets… in conversation with Al Di Meola and Julian Lage ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/julian-lage-and-al-di-meola-in-conversation UGAUNRM6hYXknyjuiBy44a Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:23:26 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:50:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Alex and I looked at each other and went, ‘Wow, I think we have a drummer… Now what do we do?’” Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson on the inside story behind the Rush reunion ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/rush-geddy-lee-alex-lifeson-reunion GhG8uzp9gWr8Y6sB8pnzz Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:44:46 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:50:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That is the most ‘Seattle’ riff I’ve ever heard in my life”: The recording of Nirvana's Bleach – and the band's “ultimate grunge song” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/krist-novoselic-on-recording-nirvanas-ultimate-grunge-song BV2DHQevAjR4EGsLdkonr4 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:31:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I want three Telecasters, rather than just one, because they’re sufficiently different to justify it!” Everything you need to know about 1950s Telecaster pickups – and how to build your own replicas ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/1950s-fender-telecaster-pickups 59JKaMLCQVr3TChFwkYj87 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:31:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Steve Albini died, a friend died, my father died, the father of my wife died. But I want to focus on the positive”: How a composer's approach and 40 DD-3 pedals helped noise masters MONO to heal their grief ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/mono-snowdrop dwjtibZ3Q7Pa6TDFGqqyDP Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:35:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s something I’ve always done all my life, and I can’t get away from it. I have to remind myself it’s okay to play the tops of chords”: Doug Gillard of Guided By Voices on finally going solo again –and the playing quirk he can’t shake ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/doug-gillard-parallel-stride V6LiCU67YHefTK7dnzGuhC Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:13:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Van Morrison didn’t speak to us, and we didn’t speak to him. We just started playing through the charts”: How jazz bassist Richard Davis helped shape Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/how-richard-davis-helped-shape-van-morrisons-astral-weeks QfzDpb6rohShoVUSY4rftA Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:09:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Be mercenary – get rid of five guitars to get one incredible piece”: 25 tips for finding your dream guitar (for the right price) ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/25-tips-for-tracking-down-your-dream-guitar-at-a-good-price jrYmbAhgWZF9ifB7sfkjL6 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I fell in with some Texas boys and started jamming. They had these G&Ls. The first time I picked one up, I fell in love”: Jerry Cantrell on the magic and mods of his iconic “Blue Dress” G&L Rampage – and his gift from Eddie Van Halen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jerry-cantrell-blue-dress-g-and-l-rampage 4AWiZPsqXSexnDJK2M85R8 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was the nicest guitar at NAMM”: The Gold Caged Steelcaster is a $15,000, 24-carat T-style inspired by a Cadillac – and it takes James Trussart’s metalwork lutherie to new levels ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/james-trussart-gold-caged-steelcaster a9AnMbtmS8FUmLchMU3rPQ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I just don't like chords – I don't like playing them. Music is much more interesting when everybody plays a harmonic line that creates a wider picture”: How Death Cab for Cutie found their second act – by embracing the weird, and guitars from their past ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/death-cab-for-cutie-i-built-you-a-tower 6bu7ck9UqeTWy27FFHryKY Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:42:02 +0000 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:06:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I jammed with Prince once, and he was like, ‘What is that effect you have on your guitar?’ I said, ‘Nothing.’ He couldn’t believe it”: Lenny Kravitz on the time he blew Prince’s mind with his guitar tone ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/lenny-kravitz-on-the-time-he-blew-princes-mind-with-his-guitar-tone NGstBFpobLtx2VMYjpLro3 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:38:17 +0000 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:14:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The guitar is based on a Strat I have, as well as my Jazzmaster. I’m biased, of course, but it sounds really good!” Guitar tone gourmand Ariel Posen spills the secrets to his sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/ariel-posen-on-the-tone-secrets-behind-bannatyne iBmdAT2ZcNYYjakfbTJFKi Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:13:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I looked at him like he had two heads and said, ‘Let me get this straight – you’re going to fire Jake E. Lee from his own band?’” Greg Chaisson waited years to reunite with Jake E. Lee. But then he had to quit, and couldn’t say why ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/greg-chaisson-badlands-jake-e-lee caKTSw7rYNLrJNuPqnMFNb Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:52:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I wanted to leave, but I didn't have the guts to quit. Just as I reached for the phone, it rang. ‘Hi, Flea, you’re fired’”: The call that ended Flea’s days as a pick-playing punk and set him on the path to worldwide fame with the Red Hot Chili Peppers ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/how-flea-got-fired-from-hardcore-punk-band-fear WnkZPrfvn9q8XVH34srLLD Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:01:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “So common that it is depicted as a generic electric guitar in a dictionary”: When Fender went to court and lost – the 2009 court ruling that failed to trademark the Stratocaster ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/fender-2009-trademark-case KXPWoeFkWcLCrF7MjoU8DX Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:30:31 +0000 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:31:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was just playing, warming up for the show, and Glenn comes busting in… ‘What the hell’s that?’ ‘I don’t know, it’s just this lick I warm up with.’ He said, ‘No, that‘s an Eagles song, dude!’” The making of the Eagles’ 1976 masterpiece Hotel California ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/the-making-of-the-eagles-hotel-california tKHC2vHDsTZvjDKqP3R8uS Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:06:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ The $330,200 Fender Telecaster that connects Danny Gatton to Lou Reed ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/lou-reed-fender-telecaster AqSiM9pmLoZxcXrESZq3M5 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:35:51 +0000 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:39:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I woke up hallucinating. It felt like a really bad acid trip. I tried to talk about that in the song”: Failure’s Ken Andrews is one of alt-rock's most influential tonesmiths. He talks teaming up with Hayley Williams and his return from near-death ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/ken-andrews-failure-location-lost JB8U9xTd3etCCdzw64pj6Q Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:11:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was like, ‘Oh, this playing sounds weirdly familiar.’ And then I found the video. It was lifted note for note”: The moment Jack Gardiner realized Giacomo Turra had lifted his licks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-moment-jack-gardiner-realized-giacomo-turra-had-lifted-his-licks GqbHfjntdfcEFZmycgC7dD Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:53:43 +0000 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:11:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The P-90s in it are ridiculously good. I’m still trying to work out quite why they’re as good as they are, if I’m honest”: What makes this 1957 Les Paul Special such a smokeshow? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/1957-gibson-les-paul-special 9pcbTtPnEGv8jksRASNGTj Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:01:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I found myself sitting next to Keith Richards – just two guys playing the guitar. Doesn’t get much better than that!” From Eric Clapton to Daft Punk and Avenged Sevenfold, Greg Leisz has played with everyone. But don’t call him a session guitarist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/greg-leisz-on-his-studio-and-stage-career NwvYDTXXU4QaSJYiDXLyga Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:05:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Everyone in the room thought I was buying it. Maybe it helped – people weren’t bidding the way they were on some of the other guitars!” What Derek Trucks made of Jerry Garcia’s $11m Tiger guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/derek-trucks-future-soul uqgDkDP3KgHYxgCdFGP2Xj Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:58:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When Ozzy approached me, there was an inner warning light that said, ‘Don’t do that because you have just left UFO and Scorpions’”: Michael Schenker on his lifelong pursuit of self-expression and track-by-track guide to Don't Sell Your Soul ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/michael-schenker-msg-dont-sell-your-soul-track-by-track GvpeymWoCvqQVJMQLooDDh Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:39:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s fine to become a technical monster, but if you can’t come up with a good bassline it’s useless”: Lee Sklar shares his secrets for finding the perfect groove in the studio ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/lee-sklar-shares-his-studio-secrets ZgyvAb6EcBzP7z7hETZmCj Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I wasn’t shocked by Angine de Poitrine. Microtonalism has always been there. When Hendrix played 20 cents sharp, it’s the most beautiful thing he played”: David Torn is playing louder and heavier than ever, leaving a trail of trashed bridges in his wake ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/david-torn-now-i-imagine-a-place-not-the-same h9f6uRQpLcRz6VrUVuMC35 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When Squeeze were first successful, we essentially had to dumb down to fit in with what was going on”: Glenn Tilbrook on the sounds that gave Squeeze a push, and the resurrection of the English rock legends' early recordings ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/squeeze-trixies-glenn-tilbrook Dc6y2No5dvoHCDJqmEDbVN Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I borrowed that lick from Willie Weeks. By the time we hit my hometown, I had the entire solo under my fingers”: How Gerald Johnson’s twisting bassline culminated in a full-on solo – a rarity for a 1973 rock track ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/gerald-johnson-steve-miller-band-shu-ba-da-du-ma-ma-ma TgKVzsmajFKWDwTa4Q9NXX Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 15 hotshot NYC guitarists that prove the Big Apple’s still got some bite – from the Rat Queen to the most-hyped indie band on the planet ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/15-nyc-guitarists-to-check-out 89e3WdpdwxXQPWiA92B5bn Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:48:11 +0000 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:20:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ve tried Strandbergs and other ergonomic guitars. They were all close, but they weren’t it”: Meet the Afghanistan war veteran who made it his mission to design the ultimate ergonomic guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/ghost-lab-acoustics-hypernova-2 ra4ecyL9bpfWQVnMToARWc Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:21:44 +0000 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:48:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was just jamming to the track, and Michael came down with Brooke Shields. I asked, ‘Is this cool?’ He said, ‘Anything you want, Slash’”: The surreal beginning to Slash’s musical relationship with Michael Jackson ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/when-slash-first-worked-with-michael-jackson tYEtXQzQCpkzwQsgaAizfQ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:52:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Some of these guitars have doubled in value between 2019 and now”: The best guitar bargains on Reverb – and how to get more for your old gear ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/tips-on-buying-and-selling-on-reverb-and-trends-in-used-guitar-prices AC9nL58DDDuW23YBMLtafS Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:31:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was broke, so I said yes to everything. I just knew I could never have a normal job”: How Henrik Linder went from struggling music student to overnight success with Dirty Loops ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/henrik-linder-dirty-loops gGegcR37fsVsKp7TjU4LJC Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:12:04 +0000 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:23:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I snapped, flipped him off, grabbed my coat, and stormed out of the studio. I told him to ‘get Steve Vai’”: Kim Thayil reveals his battles over Soundgarden’s Superunknown and Black Hole Sun ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/kim-thayil-screaming-life-excerpt weyaGoxgYkreJVK9cDuX6G Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:58:41 +0000 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:06:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Without the guitar, I’d probably be a professional dog-walker or in jail”: The life and times of Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/phil-campbell-obituary vADaNeZ3UGzD6CzESLyFWP Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:47:37 +0000 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:53:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He was extremely let down by his manager. The guy ripped him off of so much money. To get Peter to talk about that, it was very painful”: Behind the scenes of the Peter Frampton documentary ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/frampton-documentary 7yk9t8HWb2aHfW9hjAddre Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:43:38 +0000 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:09:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Stone Gossard is the reason I picked up guitar in the first place. Having a front row seat to his playing has been amazing”: Josh Klinghoffer on Chili Peppers vs. Pearl Jam and playing in Andrew Watt's new wrecking crew ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/josh-klinghoffer-pluralone-drop-in-the-ocean hUd2RMyDXFxcDpRmJqg8Mf Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:04:10 +0000 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:59:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was like, ‘Let’s freshen up the electric guitar.’ 60 years later, you’re still putting out tributes to the station wagon”: The story of John Mayer’s Fender fallout – and how it gave birth to the Stratocaster’s biggest rival ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/why-john-mayer-left-fender-and-joined-prs-guitars 3kEp7Ak4E93vu9WT29yfan Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:36:33 +0000 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:54:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Even though it’s a budget guitar, it’s great. Paul Stanley used to smash one up at the end of KISS shows”: The amps that defined punk, the custom electric that was “painted in a shed” – Bruce Watson on the gear behind Big Country’s sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/bruce-watson-big-country-gear-tour e5m8pGpgivNoz32JegJuef Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:37:56 +0000 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:59:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was a child – he’d choose which records I would get royalties on and which I didn’t. He was stealing my money, and I didn’t realize it”: The untold story of “The Lost Beach Boy” David Marks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/david-marks-the-lost-beach-boy tzn74aJRnWoo8m3AtkPGqL Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:10:48 +0000 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:10:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I suspect Fender decided against building Thinlines with this specification because they would have been too expensive to manufacture”: What two 1967 prototypes tell us about the evolution of the Telecaster Thinline ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/fender-1967-telecaster-thinline-prototypes 7fqGK9yVsgPhTwjJeJ2U9k Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:21:22 +0000 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:23:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Damon got very good, so it was pretty hard to write with him around – especially when he was rejecting your songs”: How Graham Coxon came out from his Blur bandmate’s shadow ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/graham-coxon-castle-park hVRcY6iUvtFLmKqz3ACHBo Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000