Wampler shakes up the mini-pedal market with the feature-rich Plexi-Drive Mini and Belle Overdrive By Michael Astley-Brown New offerings span low-gain punch to Marshall-esque thrills
Eddie Van Halen honored at the Billboard Music Awards By Richard Bienstock A lone Kramer Frankenstrat stood on stage at this year's ceremony in tribute to the late guitar legend
David Crosby apologizes – sort of – for Eddie Van Halen diss, says he "didn’t remember" the guitar hero had just died By Richard Bienstock Croz steps back from previous comments
George Harrison’s rare Bartell fretless electric guitar sells for more than $300,000 at auction By Richard Bienstock The ‘60s-era instrument is also believed to have been played by John Lennon
Former AC/DC bassist Paul Matters has died By Richard Bienstock Matters played with the band just after the recording of their 1975 debut, High Voltage
Those guitars Pete Townshend smashed onstage with the Who? He glued them back together in order to smash them again By Richard Bienstock “As long as the neck didn’t break you could glue the body back,” frontman Roger Daltrey explains
Fender CEO Andy Mooney: “When that article came out with the headline ‘Guitar is dead’, that was the definition of fake news” By Amit Sharma The head honcho on Fender's record-breaking year, how guitar players have changed since the company's inception, and the business lessons he learned from Steve Jobs
This is the pedalboard Jack White used for his Eddie Van Halen tribute performance on SNL By Michael Astley-Brown White’s mystery custom-finished pedals identified
Kirk Hammett reflects on Peter Green's legacy: "You could put Oh Well or Green Manalishi up against the first two Sabbath albums" By Rod Brakes The custodian of the Greeny Les Paul recounts his recent meeting with Peter to reunite him with the guitar after decades apart
Watch Steve Stine unlock the myriad tones offered by the PRS S2 Vela By Richard Bienstock Versatile model boasts eye-catching design, unique hum/single-coil pickup combination
Here are the top Fender electric guitar and bass deals this Prime Day By Michael Astley-Brown Grab a bargain on these heavily discounted guitars from the iconic US guitar company – Teles, Strats, acoustics and more
These incredible Prime Day Apple AirPods deals are the best you’re going to see this year By Guitar World Staff Apple’s wireless earbuds are the subject of some wild discounts this Prime Day – save big on AirPods and AirPods Pro
Prime Day guitar deals 2020: These deals are still live By Guitar World Staff Prime Day is over, but these deals on acoustics, electrics, amps, effects and more are still rocking
Danelectro’s new Baby Sitar promises to conjure the sounds of the psychedelic ‘60s By Richard Bienstock Reissue of the classic model features gourd-shaped body, thermometer headstock and Gotoh “buzz bridge”
Malcolm Young co-wrote every song on the new AC/DC album, Power Up By Richard Bienstock “He’s there with us in spirit,” Angus Young says in new video interview
Original pedals from Jimi Hendrix, Jack White, SRV and many more gathered in new Stompbox coffee table book By Richard Bienstock The tome features 100 of the most famous and significant effects in history in hi-res detail, with artist interviews, histories, essays and more
Jimmy Page says he “reconnected with guitar” during lockdown By Richard Bienstock And it could lead to new music from the Led Zeppelin great – “I’ve always got ideas," he says
Score $100 off Martin's Special X1 and 15ME Streetmaster acoustic-electric guitars with this unmissable deal By Sam Roche There are huge Martin discounts to be had at Guitar Center right now
How Barefaced Audio revolutionized the guitar cab By Jamie Dickson A British company is producing huge sounds from small, featherweight guitar cabs – thanks to the appliance of science
Eric Johnson: “Prioritizing perfectionism is not how you make emotionally meaningful music“ By James Rotondi The virtuoso's virtuoso on his pastoral new album, EJ II, his new Fender “Virginia” Sassafras Strat and songcraft over technique
