Ibanez’s AZ series expands with first 7-string and rosewood fingerboard models By Michael Astley-Brown Classic looks and versatile tones meet extended-range playability
Steve Hackett: ”The wounds never healed from my dad’s guitar. He said, ‘You’ll get calluses’… but I just had fingers that were bleeding!” By David Mead The former Genesis guitarist on the story of his career, from the mouth organ to prog-rock trailblazer
Blackstar HT Venue MkII Club 40 6L6 combo review By Nick Guppy A fully featured 1x12 tube combo that's a potent weapon for the stage, studio or home
Brad Paisley gifts guitar to Nashville-based guitarist whose home was destroyed in Christmas Day blast By Matt Owen Guitarist Buck McCoy returns to work with an all-new Fender Signature Esquire Telecaster, courtesy of the Grammy award-winning country guitar star
Ernie Ball brings out all-new Limited Edition Slash signature string set By Matt Owen The new Slinky strings promise increased durability and tuning stability without sacrificing the Guns N' Roses star's sound
Conspiracy theorists share schematic for “5G chip” they claim is implanted in COVID-19 vaccines – only it's actually for the Boss Metal Zone By Sam Roche As soon as it's your turn, you'll have op-amps and 1n4148 diodes injected straight into your bloodstream, apparently
Electro-Harmonix supercharges the Metal Muff with new noise gate-equipped Nano design By Michael Astley-Brown Downsized distortion pedal boasts three-band cut/boost EQ and hum-free performance
Rick Beato is getting a signature Gibson Les Paul Special DC By Sam Roche The YouTuber lifted the lid on the new collaboration during his New Year's Eve livestream
Tony Rice, bluegrass flatpicking master, dies aged 69: guitarists pay tribute By Michael Astley-Brown Jason Isbell and Ricky Skaggs honor “the king of the flatpicked flattop guitar”
Leslie West, 1945-2020: the guitar world pays tribute By Matt Owen Peter Frampton, Joe Bonamassa and Joe Satriani are among the players who have paid their respects to the influential Mountain guitarist
Leslie West talks jamming with Jimi Hendrix and seeing Eddie Van Halen for the first time in this classic 1987 Guitar World interview By Gene Santoro The trailblazing Mountain guitarist discusses life on the road in one of the heaviest hard-rock outfits of the time
4 guitar tricks you can learn from Gary Clark Jr. By Richard Barrett Throwing some curveballs in among old-school John Lee Hooker callbacks, Clark's style is fresh, vital and liberating
Guitar legend and Mountain frontman Leslie West dies aged 75 By Richard Bienstock Best known for his scorching guitar work on Mississippi Queen, West influenced generations of players
St. Vincent continues her streak of stellar covers with an acoustic take on The Beatles’ Martha My Dear By Richard Bienstock The performance was part of the Ally Coalition Annual Talent Show to raise funds for LGBTQ youth
Kirk Hammett wishes he could redo the guitar solos on Metallica‘s Kill ‘Em All By Richard Bienstock The metal guitar hero opens up about how he changed his approach to soloing and that ever-present wah pedal in an hour-plus new interview with Gibson TV
Ariel Posen shares his compact, tone-rich rig in this pedalboard playthrough By Jamie Dickson The stellar Canadian guitarist runs through the pedalboard he uses for touring and recording
PRS announces a Virtual Launch Party for its 2021 guitar lineup that anyone can attend By Matt Owen Guitarists can get a glimpse of all the new PRS gear from the comfort of their own home
Paul Reed Smith once attempted to build Carlos Santana a guitar with 25 onboard effects By Richard Bienstock “I think it’s a good idea… never gonna make it!” the guitar builder reflects
Nuno Bettencourt recalls two-hand tapping in front of Eddie Van Halen: “He stops me and goes, ‘Hey, none of that silly stuff!’” By Richard Bienstock The Extreme virtuoso tells Guitar World about his first-ever meeting with EVH
M-Audio unveils $39 audio interface, including Eleven Lite guitar amp modeling plugin By Matt Owen M-Track Solo – and the $69 two-track Duo – promise studio-quality recording and production in a portable package
