Gibson and Chicago Music Exchange unveil exclusive Murphy Lab 1961 Les Paul/SG Junior in Shell Pink By Matt Owen published 14 July 22 The CME-spec'd beauty wears the color well, and looks every inch the rock 'n' roll machine with its single custom 'bucker setup and short vibrola
Alice Cooper reenlists former lead guitarist Kane Roberts for fall tour By Matt Owen published 14 July 22 Roberts’ return comes after Cooper’s former resident shred star Nita Strauss announced her departure from the lineup earlier this week
Thermion Stone Age review By Trevor Curwen published 13 July 22 Four flavors of fully-analogue fuzz in one pedal... How many more could a guitar player need?
Great Eastern FX's super versatile Design-a-drive might just be the ultimate overdrive pedal for tone tweakers By Matt Owen published 13 July 22 The flexible gain shaper gives players pedal-altering powers, offering Width and Edge parameters that reshape the circuit's frequency response depending on your setup
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame curator indicted over conspiracy to sell $1 million worth of stolen handwritten Eagles notes By Sam Roche published 13 July 22 The notes – handwritten by Eagles co-founder Don Henley – contain lyrics for Hotel California and Life in the Fast Lane
Kirk Fletcher drops feel-good title track from his upcoming album, Heartache by the Pound By Matt Owen published 13 July 22 The blues titan's forthcoming LP, which was recorded at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, will arrive later this month
Victory V4 The Jack review By Nick Guppy published 13 July 22 Victory’s latest addition is a highly portable all-valve preamp with a 180-watt power amp, digital reverb and built-in Two Notes Torpedo cab sim technology
Córdoba unveils the Stage – its first nylon-string electric guitar By Matt Parker published 13 July 22 This stunning hybrid nylon-string is built with playability in mind, and has a specially developed Fishman pickup system that promises “truly authentic plugged-in acoustic tone”
Brian May and 10cc’s Graham Gouldman release new single inspired by the James Webb Space Telescope By Matt Owen published 13 July 22 The pair released Floating in Heaven to celebrate the first pictures from the most powerful telescope ever launched into space
Fender has the sound of summer covered with its new California Coast ukuleles By Sam Roche published 13 July 22 The brand-new Avalon Tenor Ukulele joins the lineup, and there are updated specs for three of the stage, travel and beach-friendly range's existing models
Larkin Poe share video for Blood Harmony, the soulful title track of their much-anticipated new album By Jonathan Horsley published 13 July 22 Blood Harmony is out November 11, and you can watch the video premiere for its title track right here, right now on GW
Mesa/Boogie puts vintage U.S. tube amp tones back on the menu with new 20W California Tweed 6V6 2:20 lineup By Jonathan Horsley published 13 July 22 The California Tweed series expands with 1x10, 1x12 and 20W head formats: single-channel amps with Duo-Class and Dyna-Watt power scaling, tube-driven spring reverb, effects loops and the tantalizing prospect of 1950s-inspired guitar tones
The stage-played Ernie Ball Music Man EVH that Eddie Van Halen gave Aerosmith’s Brad Whitford is up for sale on Reverb By Matt Owen published 13 July 22 The purple electric was gratefully received by the Aerosmith guitarist in the '90s, with Whitford using it extensively on tour up until 2017. Now it could be yours...
Bond theme composer Monty Norman dies aged 94 By Sam Roche published 12 July 22 Norman was commissioned to create the score for the first Bond movie, Dr. No, and wrote one of the most iconic guitar riffs in the process
Monty’s Guitars offers Gibson-style PAF tones with its new UnderSpun pickups By Sam Roche published 12 July 22 The humbuckers feature a shorter wind, leading to a boost in clarity, sparkle, depth and natural resonance
Richie Faulkner says “the power of heavy metal” kept him alive during his onstage aortic aneurysm By Matt Owen published 12 July 22 The Judas Priest hero tells Guitar World about the medical emergency he suffered in 2021, and reflects on his triumphant return to full fitness
EarthQuaker Devices unveils special edition Plumes overdrive to raise money for Akron elementary school By Matt Owen published 12 July 22 Sold exclusively through Reverb, the collector's edition pedal is released in partnership Save The Music and Firestone High School's Class of '72 to provide music instruments and education to schoolchildren at an underserved elementary
Mark Tremonti says Myles Kennedy wrote “the heaviest riffs” on the upcoming Alter Bridge album By Matt Owen published 12 July 22 “He's an amazing guitar player. He's got one of the best vibratos of any guitar player I've ever heard,” Tremonti said of his bandmate
Fender facing class-action lawsuit alleging millions of players were overcharged for guitars By Sam Roche published 12 July 22 After the guitar giant was fined for resale price maintenance in 2020, law firm PGMBM is seeking monetary compensation for anyone who paid above market value between 2013 and 2019
Robby Krieger says Jim Morrison took acid before The Doors’ huge Hollywood Bowl show – and wound up examining a moth By Matt Parker published 11 July 22 The guitarist and drummer John Densmore recalled the group’s live adventures and more in their recent chat with Rick Rubin
