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Jim Gustafson and Poobah endured decades in the dark, but now their early albums are selling for $1,000 a copy
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Ryan Gosling insisted Slash was flown in from Thailand to play a guitar solo at the Oscars
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Keith Richards opens up on how age and arthritis has changed his approach to playing
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Beach Boys hire new bass player from social media – after he made a video on how to sound like the Beach Boys
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Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready explains why switching to digital modeling improved his guitar playing
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Jon Gomm reflects on the horror fall that almost ended his career
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Joe Perry gives us a decade-by-decade guide to the amps behind his Aerosmith tone
By Andrew Daly Published
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Beach Boys hire new bass player from social media – after he made a video on how to sound like the Beach Boys
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Ill Niño part ways with new guitarist just weeks before tour
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Guitarists"The bush can make you whacky, especially if you’re running from a few coppers who are shooting at you": William Crighton on bush psychedelia, collaborating with the late Rob Hirst, and his new LP Colonial Drift
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How a new recruit turned Swedish adventure rockers Hällas into a band of gearheads
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Viral duo Angine de Poitrine have become one of the most talked-about bands on the planet – with microtonal guitar
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I’m a drummer. You guitarists have made me hate being in bands
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Billy Corgan on the first time he met future Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf der Maur
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It was nothing more than a throwaway jam – then they were playing it at the Grammys in tuxedos
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What really happened with Cream behind the scenes? Ginger Baker’s daughter reveals all
By David Mead Published
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Bassists
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Greg Chaisson on his gruelling Ozzy Osbourne audition
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Why bassist Paul Samwell-Smith chose a short-scale Epiphone for his “rave-ups” with the Yardbirds
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When a teenage Suzi Quatro laid down a marker by jamming with Jeff Beck and Cozy Powell
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How bassist Eva Gardner landed the gig with Pink
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Les Claypool looks back on his disastrous Metallica audition
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Melissa Auf der Maur on joining Hole amidst tragedy and her “Master’s in Music” with the Smashing Pumpkins
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Chicago bassist Peter Cetera reflects on opening for Jimi Hendrix and why Paul McCartney changed everything
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Steve Di Giorgio sets the record straight on what it was like to sideman for Dave Mustaine and Megadeth
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How new Nine Inch Nails bassist Stu Brooks went from pop royalty to one of rock’s most sonically adventurous gigs
By Nick Wells Published
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Concert, Gigs & Tours
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Slash and Gilby Clarke play together again as former Guns N’ Roses bandmates reunite for fundraiser show
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Pat Metheny, Al Di Meola and more of the biggest names in jazz and fusion are playing in London this year
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Eric Clapton announces US tour – and he’s bringing another blues guitar hero on the road with him
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Metallica announces Sphere residency – and they’ll be spared from the issues all other guitar bands have faced so far
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What was the guitar-like instrument played during Bad Bunny's history-making 2026 Super Bowl halftime show?
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Jack Osbourne sets the record straight on how much Back to the Beginning actually donated to charity
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3 of today's leading virtuosos have assembled for a US tour – and it involves one of Steve Vai's favorite new guitarists
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Steve Vai and Joe Satriani announce the return of the SatchVai Band with their debut U.S. tour – and tease an upcoming album
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Jim Carrey remembers Chris Cornell and Soundgarden’s generous guitar gift as he inducts them into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
By Matt Owen Published
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Guitarists
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Jim Gustafson and Poobah endured decades in the dark, but now their early albums are selling for $1,000 a copy
By Andrew Daly Published -

Ryan Gosling insisted Slash was flown in from Thailand to play a guitar solo at the Oscars
By Janelle Borg Published -

Keith Richards opens up on how age and arthritis has changed his approach to playing
By Phil Weller Published 3 Comments -

Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready explains why switching to digital modeling improved his guitar playing
By Michael Astley-Brown Published -

Jon Gomm reflects on the horror fall that almost ended his career
By Phil Weller Published -

Joe Perry gives us a decade-by-decade guide to the amps behind his Aerosmith tone
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Jimmie Vaughan was a garbage man listening to B.B. King. Then he wound up touring with his hero
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Brian Setzer shares autoimmune disease struggles – and how he recovered
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Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti on making an Alter Bridge album at Eddie Van Halen’s studio
By Gregory Adams Published
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Paul Gilbert’s completely unplanned Jimi Hendrix tribute set for first-ever digital release
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Paul McCartney announces new Andrew Watt-produced album inspired by an unfamiliar guitar chord
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Peter Frampton announces first album in 16 years – and it features an all-star cast
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Former Kiss guitarist Vinnie Vincent is charging $2 million for his new album
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Mike McCready has spent 20 years making a rock opera that explores an alternate history of grunge – and it’s finally ready
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Steve Vai has recorded a new solo over Van Halen’s Jump
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February 2026 Guitar World Editors’ Picks
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Guitar Hero producers have announced a new game – and it’s got the backing of Gibson
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January 2026 Guitar World Editors’ Picks
By Janelle Borg Published
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Joe Perry gives us a decade-by-decade guide to the amps behind his Aerosmith tone
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Jimmie Vaughan was a garbage man listening to B.B. King. Then he wound up touring with his hero
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Brian Setzer shares autoimmune disease struggles – and how he recovered
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