<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in News ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:57:43 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Ace Frehley's main Kiss guitar, the 1975 “Budokan” Gibson Les Paul, sells for over half a million dollars at auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/ace-frehley-budokan-gibson-les-paul-sells-for-over-half-a-million-dollars 3dfefETRVbY9ekCgVqWmJA Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:57:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “More Tim Henson than Bob Dylan”: An Elvis Presley guitar and Bob Dylan’s ultra-luxe custom Strat are up for sale – and could fetch a combined $1.5 million ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/elvis-presley-and-bob-dylan-guitars-sale-ms-rau pPfkt2hjUMSaTiDEipoFG7 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:30:46 +0000 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:38:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I kept seeing him out the corner of my eye, where he’d be with his guitar”: Mastodon’s first single with their new guitarist is a powerful tribute to Brent Hinds ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/mastodon-your-ghost-again WtRX4apKKDYSHuBQ8GVNbN Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:00:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was the biggest mistake of my career”: JHS Pedals once mistakenly put an ultra-rare Dumble boost circuit into one of its DIY pedals – now it’s been launched as an $89 standalone stompbox ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/jhs-pedals-fumble-clean-boost xinxn5HWRDmRCMTk8rtAkm Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:36:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I wanted to dislike it!” Is Joe Bonamassa warming to modeling amps? He’s taken a Fender Tone Master on tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-bonamassa-playing-fender-tone-master-on-tour v4Tqz24x4gRERz9u747hgb Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:33:22 +0000 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:37:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ve got a little story about a chord you might like”: Paul McCartney is challenging fans to work out the mystery guitar chord that inspired his new album – and we’ve figured it out ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/paul-mccartneys-secret-chord bzE6WKg3dLJUG7Rv7fQ3Nc Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:41:51 +0000 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:25:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s a genuinely unique instrument – and it always raises a smile”: Nigel Tufnel's “World on Fire” guitar, used during Spinal Tap's Live Earth performance, is headed to auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/nigel-tufnel-world-on-fire-guitar-auction nNuxvfTjxVyvB7g8Kks87L Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:59:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He only ever said one thing to me about sounding like anyone he’d played with before”: Rowan Robertson on the key piece of advice he received from Ronnie James Dio on how to faithfully play Tony Iommi’s riffs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/ronnie-james-dio-advice-to-rowan-robertson-on-playing-like-tony-iommi 2QSMwyi2twDQTCgcyAwTeH Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:45:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A turning point for the industry”: TONE3000’s new A2 NAM modeling tech beat some huge hitters in a blind listening test – and it’s completely free to use ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amp-modeler-pedals/tone3000-nam-architecture-2 ap3KtcKtr8tJg6obvE8RTb Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:46:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Positive Grid branches out from the Spark with the Reactor – an AI-powered combo that can generate tones from images and adapts to your playing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/combo-amps/positive-grid-reactor X3rgcLraymtpYiQqakNezZ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:08:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If anybody could play like that, they must be crazy”: How Dave Davies wrote the savage solo for the Kinks’ breakthrough hit ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-dave-davies-wrote-the-kinks-you-really-got-me-guitar-solo 37JGS8ZNE8aYVTzdWaEXmZ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:05:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If you think this is a bunch of throwaway crap to suck the dollar out of poor, unsuspecting Van Halen fans, it’s not”: Eddie Van Halen’s soon-to-be-released recordings are going to blow you away, according to Steve Lukather ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/steve-lukather-van-halen-album-update fbAnjGg2Gs2yDhxENMStpW Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:36:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s a one-string instrument with a handle on it, and I hit it with a stick”: Les Claypool’s bonkers one-string leads the biggest (and strangest) bass releases of the month ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/bass-guitars/bass-gear-round-up-may-2026 ZCegzLiqESYedX2RxxzuFQ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:46:49 +0000 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:47:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Australian Guitar #168 is on sale now, featuring The Beatles, The Eagles, Sunn o)), Courtney Barnett and more ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/magazines/australian-guitar-168-is-on-sale-now-featuring-the-beatles-the-eagles-sunn-o-courtney-barnett-and-more 972vCANhfbFDUhF5Df9UR4 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 05:02:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I find that the electric guitar is almost a separate species”: Why being an acoustic guitarist doesn't necessarily make you an electric player – according to Eric Bibb ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/why-being-an-acoustic-guitarist-doesnt-necessarily-make-you-an-electric-player-according-to-eric-bibb 2bzvAJhpV7wHs2NTfDKWqQ Sun, 31 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The riffs are precision-engineered steel. The whiplash solos deliver mind-melting dexterity in the vein of classic-era Megadeth. And it’s catchy as hell, too”: May 2026 Guitar World Editors' Picks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/may-2026-guitar-world-editors-picks 9mZneeh4LgRKuRdPSvjEQB Sun, 31 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It won’t leave your tap water tasting of hot dogs. It won’t make your Hershey’s bar taste of starfish”: This week's hottest new guitar gear – featuring Wes Borland's Jackson and a Korn pedal ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-world-gear-round-up-29-may-2026-ik-multimedia-jackson-and-more pukgW4nk5XyUoYhMDoNNRV Sat, 30 May 2026 16:00:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I sold the guitar to Bob Rock like an idiot for $10,000. Then Slash blew up, and I immediately missed out on about $150,000": Billy Duffy on the one guitar he wish he never sold ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/billy-duffys-buyers-remorse RNxsd2nG4XAVvQTzakkcpi Sat, 30 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I had people from the woodworks reach out… I hadn’t talked to them for years, and they're like, ‘Hey, how's it going? We should get a coffee’”: Yvette Young on ending up in a Super Bowl commercial she didn't know about – and the realities of going viral ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/yvette-young-on-how-she-ended-up-in-a-super-bowl-commercial TiTDFBxe6b9ap99GD3v8AJ Sat, 30 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Built on the same ingredients that forged the sound”: Korn have released another pedal that channels the sound of their genre-defining debut record due to overwhelming fan demand ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/korn-distortion-inc-indigo-sludge-head zHZ3koKqZi4NeB2FXL4qyd Fri, 29 May 2026 16:28:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool if I could go back and emulate all those guitar sounds I had from those records?’” Alex Lifeson used TONEX and Fractal to recreate classic Rush tones – and he’s taking them on tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/alex-lifesons-signature-tonex-pedal 5GS5DXkgpdd9Fo7vfLsvgK Fri, 29 May 2026 15:17:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was sobbing for eight minutes. After that I was like, I don't care so much about guitar solos anymore”: Why Paul Gilbert started prioritizing quality songwriting over crazy guitar solos ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/why-paul-gilbert-started-prioritizing-quality-songwriting-over-crazy-guitar-solos mgSDZzhpNqPwjXyvQY5aDb Fri, 29 May 2026 13:01:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Roasted maple necks on a $185 S-style? Harley Benton’s refreshed and relaunched ST-Modern HH goes all-in on value ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/harley-benton-st-modern-hh-st-modern-plus-hss-2026-models WTyv8QJLNjP8BULokXQCgX Fri, 29 May 2026 11:43:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was starting to get tired – as much as I hate to say it – of the very predictable Marshall sound”: Slash took his new favorite amp brand on the Guns N’ Roses tour without telling anyone ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/slashs-secret-guns-n-roses-amps D5SoeNCT3m6CXLjhvEnkRA Fri, 29 May 2026 11:35:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I thought, ‘I’ll show him how to do Blackbird.’ I think he knew it better than I did!” Paul McCartney on the time he gave Paul Mescal a Beatles guitar lesson ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/paul-mescals-paul-mccartney-lesson JkDUpEHojMLfXGLgyChRKE Thu, 28 May 2026 16:22:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A lot of guitar players are like, ‘Oh, well, Jimmy Page was fine with that, so I guess I don’t need more fret access, or I don’t need better balance’”: Tosin Abasi on the art of designing cutting-edge instruments that keep the guitar’s core ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/tosin-abasi-on-the-art-of-designing-cutting-edge-instruments 42sWvBreVVaPYTCeDG7Tbk Thu, 28 May 2026 15:36:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Guitar Center just launched an awesome acoustic guitar sale with discounts hitting up to 30% off premier strummers from Taylor, Martin, Gibson, Yamaha, and more ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/acoustic-guitars/guitar-center-acoustic-guitar-sale-2026 gDSP6JpBy9Go7rjBZsNjHD Thu, 28 May 2026 14:42:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I spent the next 45 years trying to get someone to replicate that”: John Fogerty on the long-lost amp that was the key to his Creedence Clearwater Revival tone ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/john-fogertys-long-lost-amp RMhcBjgZj5Doi4DsswgkbF Thu, 28 May 2026 14:27:54 +0000 Thu, 28 May 2026 16:21:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s not a guitar where you grab the strings and bend them, Albert King-style. I tried twice and broke two strings!” Derek Trucks on the challenge of playing Jerry Garcia’s Tiger ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/derek-trucks-on-the-challenge-of-playing-jerry-garcias-tiger SSEz8Y7FPKEaL9ViD6AAZZ Thu, 28 May 2026 14:14:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The company disagrees with Fender’s assessment”: PRS has been hit by a cease-and-desist from Fender – bringing John Mayer’s Silver Sky into the center of the S-style legal dispute ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/prs-fender-cease-and-desist vAbJxK4gyhL4pMM3f7paSV Thu, 28 May 2026 13:00:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Once John’s back in the picture, it’s like the other records don’t exist”: Why Josh Klinghoffer feels his Red Hot Chili Peppers contributions have been erased from history ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/why-josh-klinghoffer-feels-his-chili-peppers-contributions-have-been-erased-from-history yLfUjADsTJ9YakPiqccSW8 Thu, 28 May 2026 12:33:55 +0000 Fri, 29 May 2026 09:20:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I will never forget looking across the sound booth in the studio and seeing Paul smiling, and I’m playing guitar to Ringo’s drums”: Ozzy Osbourne producer Andrew Watt on what it was like to play with two Beatles in the studio ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/andrew-watt-on-what-it-was-like-to-play-with-two-beatles-in-the-studio 5np3raJ4uwNwT3ik45QoZk Thu, 28 May 2026 10:56:36 +0000 Thu, 28 May 2026 10:58:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A pedal that leaves players saying, ‘WTF!’”: DOD and Morley team up for the triple threat Wah-ocTo-Fuzz pedal ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/dod-morley-wah-octo-fuzz tthiXQrJdTdLsGfx2wHYwZ Wed, 27 May 2026 22:02:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘It’s everything I need. Can I borrow it to do my demo?’ They went, ‘Let me ask Ern’”: Steve Morse on how a gear nightmare lead him to Ernie Ball – and the signature guitar of his dreams ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-a-broken-volume-pedal-lead-steve-morse-to-ernie-ball gxZdcFG6QpvMDCbG2Gis6B Wed, 27 May 2026 16:22:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The focus is on products that completely replicate the exact body design”: Fender is finally speaking out on its cease-and-desist strategy. We reveal the company’s endgame, how it plans to work with rivals and who it’s really going after ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/fender-speaks-out-on-cease-and-desists rvWwLpQtBrB7vnQyfNCeYi Wed, 27 May 2026 15:56:39 +0000 Wed, 27 May 2026 15:59:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s about time!” Wes Borland’s Jackson King V went from factory floor reject to Limp Bizkit icon – now it’s been released as a signature guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/jackson-wes-borland-king-v-signature-guitar gGsY3ZCTgcM2XgVtSKoazd Wed, 27 May 2026 15:17:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He called and said, ‘I don’t like what’s going on with Ritchie Blackmore. I’m looking for an escape’”: That time Ronnie James Dio offered to front ’70s glam-rock outfit The Sweet ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/that-time-dio-offered-to-front-the-sweet tsauCmmyCjyquYTgV7cVSc Wed, 27 May 2026 14:21:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were heavily in debt. Either we go home, and I go work for my dad as a plumbing assistant, or we just say screw everybody”: Alex Lifeson on the Rush “protest record” that saved the band – and won them their independence ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/alex-lifeson-on-the-rush-protest-record-that-saved-the-band qKBSYfUxDRByL6m6ja2SVk Wed, 27 May 2026 10:21:23 +0000 Wed, 27 May 2026 15:38:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I wanted to have the most Steve Vai song possible on the record”: Matteo Mancuso reveals the advice his hero gave him – after they ended up working together ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/matteo-mancusos-lesson-from-steve-vai tgBGTddaDwKPpyvczv37gW Tue, 26 May 2026 15:48:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I might even refer to him in my mind, as if we’re still writing together”: Paul McCartney explains how John Lennon is still inspiring his songwriting six decades on ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/paul-mccartney-john-lennon-songwriting-inspiration ZLo8caThWtjzYmFsycH658 Tue, 26 May 2026 15:27:59 +0000 Tue, 26 May 2026 15:33:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ 6 reasons why Fender won’t win its Stratocaster legal campaign – according to the lawyer who beat them before ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/6-reasons-why-fender-wont-win-its-stratocaster-legal-campaign-according-to-the-lawyer-who-beat-them-before o5H8yX5T9F5f2rXaiPCdRU Tue, 26 May 2026 14:50:59 +0000 Tue, 26 May 2026 15:29:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “In my older age, I’m thinking, ‘Maybe I shouldn’t have been playing Marshalls for 35 years…’” Why Graham Coxon is questioning his classic Blur guitar rig ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/why-graham-coxon-is-questioning-his-classic-blur-guitar-rig rJBZqLdsHEdRB7FdjnbrCX Tue, 26 May 2026 14:43:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He had an electric guitar, and his mom wouldn’t let him plug into the amp”: David Lee Roth fights tears as he recalls his partnership with Eddie Van Halen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/david-lee-roths-full-circle-moment-with-eddie-van-halen LvuqMjBj4wTtDTYtbM9buD Tue, 26 May 2026 14:19:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Would you rather we didn’t listen to customers? That we just hide in our offices and listen to some corporate shirts pontificate on pickup choices?” Guitar Center CEO responds to backlash over the brand’s in-house guitar project ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/guitar-center-ceo-responds-to-backlash-over-in-house-guitar-project bpqRXZa3qKGfjmZq8TyvCn Tue, 26 May 2026 12:18:12 +0000 Tue, 26 May 2026 12:19:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There was a big commotion – alarms going off and fire engines circling – so I went straight to the closet, looked at my four Les Pauls…” The time Billy Squier had to pick one guitar to save from a burning building ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/billy-squier-choosing-one-guitar-to-save-from-a-fire f7DctVZYGjHjDShpdAGpTH Mon, 25 May 2026 16:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Kirk Hammett gave me one of his Greenies. I’ve been having fun with that”: Alex Lifeson is taking a Metallica signature guitar on the road with him for Rush’s reunion ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/alex-lifeson-is-taking-a-greeny-copy-on-tour y8jNj6XDxNo5EwdUfcVYZe Mon, 25 May 2026 14:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I couldn’t tell who it was. When he turned around, I went, ’Oh my God! That’s Jimmy Page!’” The words of encouragement a Led Zeppelin legend gave Gus G after he joined Ozzy Osbourne’s band ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/gus-g-on-meeting-jimmy-page-during-ozzy-photoshoot FYAJWuNXdUnQfuByFQU5WN Mon, 25 May 2026 12:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ I've been covering Memorial Day guitar sales for 6 years. If you really want to save on guitar gear today, these are the 7 sales you need to check out – and it’s an Amazon-free zone ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/7-memorial-day-guitar-sales-you-need-to-check-out caqXCaCF4TniHvge3zcPoS Mon, 25 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They had already gone through a lot of guitar players, but there were only a few they liked. One of them was this kid, Zakk Wylde”: The guitarist who lost the coveted role to Zakk Wylde on what it was like to audition for Ozzy Osbourne ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/amir-derakh-on-what-it-was-like-to-audition-for-ozzy-osbourne rieLRkSVFzHrqL8EHgvd63 Sun, 24 May 2026 07:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “New S-styles from Ibanez? They company probably couldn’t believe its timing”: This week's hottest new guitar gear – including a pedal you can wear on your wrist (sort of) ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-gear-round-up-may-23-2026 w82awpbsiKWPymFETz3dV3 Sat, 23 May 2026 08:05:00 +0000