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Guitar Center continues its big-brand collaborative hot streak and takes Fender on a Moonlight Drive with a trio of limited-edition Player II models
Tonal and comfort upgrades have been included as part of the glow-up – which introduces a striking new colorway
Adam ‘Nolly’ Getgood busts myths about how to get great high-gain tone
Getgood is a guru of contemporary metal guitar tones. Here he discusses the variables, from pick gauge to overdrive choices, and tackles some received wisdom that is less relevant to today's player
Sammy Hagar reveals how many songs Ozzy Osbourne will perform at his final show
Ozzy previously said he’ll only do “little bits and pieces” during the historic show
English folk icon Wizz Jones – guitar hero of Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Thurston Moore – has died at 86
Jones was an influential and consistent figure in the British folk scene for the past six decades
What happens when a guitar store goes bust? A former employee at one of the UK's biggest guitar stores tells all
GAK, based in the UK city of Brighton, opened in 1992 and has recently closed down after weeks of speculation – and employment uncertainty for its staff
Wednesday 13 says the late Alexi Laiho once came close to joining him and Joey Jordison in Murderdolls
The late Children of Bodom virtuoso nearly featured on the group’s second and final album
One of the most iconic session players of all time has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Oasis and Phish were notably snubbed from the Class of 2025
“He said, ‘I've never heard it played that good’”: When Roy Clark met his guitar hero
Speaking to Guitar World in 1984, Clark painted a picture of a master musician who nonetheless remained incredibly humble despite his success, and the massive shadow he cast over country (not to mention folk and bluegrass) guitar playing
Frank Stallone on his “magnificent” Epiphone Emperor and its mysterious origins
Frank's brother, Sylvester Stallone, bought the prized instrument for him from Norman’s Rare Guitars, but who owned the guitar for the first 20 years of its life remains undiscovered
Yngwie Malmsteen on why he turned down UFO
The two offers came in the space of 24 hours as the bands looked to forge their next chapters with the Swedish virtuoso by their side
These are the gear releases that have caught my eye this week – and the ones you might have missed
An amp modeler update that players have been waiting months for, a sustainable build from Martin and a premium collaboration between Gibson and Serj Tankian headline this week's action
Pete Townshend admits he’s not a natural collaborator – even with bandmates and fellow guitar heroes
That said, the Who guitarist did recently collaborate with an up-and-coming singer-songwriter...
Kiko Loureiro on why players shouldn't be too precious about their guitars
The shredder says if a guitar looks pristine, it isn’t being played enough
Nuno Bettencourt recalls Extreme’s rebellious Queen medley at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
All bands were banned from playing Queen songs, but Bettencourt wanted to pay tribute to “one the greatest composers of all time” in his own way
The song Sammy Hagar wrote with Joe Satriani after dreaming about Eddie Van Halen is here
The singer says the song is meant as a “thank you” to the late virtuoso
EVH delivers on its hardtail promise and launches the Wolfgang Standard T.O.M.
The firm's newest model puts a radical spin on the traditional Wolfgang template
An interview with the late, great Mark Sampson, the trailblazing amp designer behind Bad Cat and Matchless
Just before he died, guitar amp guru Mark Sampson sat down us to discuss his reunion with Bad Cat, and with the storied US amp company's John Thompson, he laid out a future vision for what boutique amps should be
Original Alice Cooper lineup reunites after more than 50 years – and announces brand-new album
The Revenge of Alice Cooper – the lineup's first record since 1973's Muscle of Love – promises to deliver all the shock rock goods of the band's heyday
Dave Navarro has chosen the guitar he’s using to record his first post-Jane’s Addiction material – and it’s a historic build
Navarro will be taking a milestone six-string from PRS into the studio with Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins
Nashville guitar extraordinaire Mac Gayden – who worked with Elvis, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt and Simon & Garfunkel – dies at 83
The guitarist, who formed part of an elite group of Nashville session players known as the Nashville cats, is also responsible for co-writing the evergreen pop hit Everlasting Love