Soul legend Bill Withers dies aged 81 By Richard Bienstock Lean on Me and Ain't No Sunshine singer and songwriter succumbs to heart complications
Martin launches Jam In Place Facebook series to help artists “spend some quality time with fans from the comfort and safety of their homes” By Richard Bienstock Musicians including John Oates, Chris Carrabba and more will perform three-song acoustic sets and talk about their Martin guitars
8 great guitars for kids: acoustic and electric guitar options for children By Jonathan Horsley Plus, all the advice you need to get your child playing the guitar today
Ice ice baby: Danelectro’s new Ice Gray-finished ‘64XT is a stone-cold stunner By Richard Bienstock Retro-styled model sports offset, reversed double-cutaway chambered body, single coil and humbucking lipstick pickups
Catalinbread’s Blood Donor is a distortion pedal that aids the Red Cross By Richard Bienstock The new offering is a “revamped and fine-tuned version” of the company’s Katzenkonig, with increased saturation and gain
Beginner guitar gear essentials and accessories By Chris Barnes Start playing today with our pick of the best guitar accessories and gear for beginners
How guitar relic'ing took over the world By Tony Bacon Fender, Gibson and more tell the story of new guitars made old, from the very first relic experiments to today's sought-after Custom Shop replicas
11 best metal guitars: hell-raising electric guitars for shredders on any budget By Guitar World Staff, Jonathan Horsley From 8-string guitars to Flying Vs, here's our pick of the best metal guitars from Jackson, ESP, Ibanez and more
Get 3 months of Fender Play online guitar lessons absolutely FREE By Guitar World Staff There's no catch! Start learning guitar, bass and ukulele at home via your smartphone today
Up to 11: a full harmonic-melodic analysis of Nigel Tufnel’s genre-bending Trademark Solo in Spinal Tap By George Howlett How the pre-eminent guitar hero draws on classical, Indian and freeform jazz approaches to sculpt his game-changing leads
KMA Machines Logan Transcend Drive review By Trevor Curwen Meet the drive pedal with ultra-adjustable midrange for ample sculpting power
Tony Iommi: "I’ve always had determination. I had to go against all the people who said, 'You’re never going to be able to play guitar'" By Neville Marten The Black Sabbath guitarist and architect of heavy metal on a lifetime in riffs, bandmates and his trusty Monkey SG
Joe Satriani names the one guitar that appears on all his albums - and it's not an Ibanez By Richard Bienstock "I’ve used it clean, dirty, with slide, for power chords - it’s a beautiful guitar," he says
Alan Merrill tells the story of I Love Rock 'n' Roll in his final Guitar World interview By Mark McStea The Arrows frontman muses on his career in music in this never-before-published conversation
Steve Vai to talk guitars, music and “esoteric life principles” in two weekly Facebook Live series By Richard Bienstock “It seems the world lockdown situation was the right time,” says Vai about the Q&A sessions
Arrows frontman Alan Merrill, co-writer of I Love Rock ‘N Roll, dies aged 69 from coronavirus By Richard Bienstock “I can still remember watching the Arrows on TV in London and being blown away,” says Joan Jett in tribute
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
Eric Clapton: 13 of his best under-the-radar solo songs By Damian Fanelli The overlooked solo Clapton tunes you need to hear
Strymon Iridium review By Trevor Curwen Get the sound of an amp in a room for your pedalboard with Strymon's take on amp modeling
10 biographies, motivational manuals and killer guitar books to read during lockdown By Matt Parker Great guitar reads covering inspiration, idiotic antics and information, in mostly equal parts
