Official Jeff Buckley biopic announced, with Reeve Carney set to play the iconic singer-songwriter By Matt Owen Buckley's mother, Mary Guibert, will co-produce Everybody Here Wants You, which promises to be "the only official dramatization of Jeff's story"
Gibson's former Kalamazoo factory is being converted into a Hard Rock Hotel By Sam Roche The hotel – which will “offer programming highlighting local music, food and entertainment”, is set for completion in 2023
Harley Benton supercharges sub-$500 SC-550 Plus and SC-Custom Plus models with EMG Retro Active pickups By Matt Owen The new-look models come equipped with EMG's Fat 55 and Hot 70 humbuckers, which seek to provide both "earth-shaking" crunch tones and pristine cleans
Brittany Howard: “Sister Rosetta Tharpe created rock and roll as we know it” By Richard Bienstock The Alabama Shakes leader and solo artist talks Tharpe’s significance and her unpredictable jams with Prince
Fender celebrates its history – and iconic Surf Green finish – with the Masterbuilt Surf Green with Envy Collection By Richard Bienstock One-off Custom Shop models are joined by amps, pedals and even a Gretsch drum kit
Why Eddie Van Halen was told to stop throwing picks into the audience By Richard Bienstock Guitar tech Tom Weber, the keeper of Ed’s plectrums, reveals the truth
Steve Vai held a guitar chord for so long he had to undergo surgery By Sam Roche The virtuoso reveals he “won't be able to play for a while” after going under the knife for trigger finger
Fender unveils stunning 2021 Custom Shop Prestige Collection, featuring “guitars with no boundaries” By Richard Bienstock One-off Master Built creations include the Sugar Surprise Strat, Acrylic Jazzmaster and Double Neck Marauder
Eric Gales partners with MXR for signature Raw Dawg overdrive pedal By Matt Owen The mini pedal promises to provide gritty overdrive tones and sweet natural sounds worthy of the blues wizard himself
RockBoard releases StageTuner ST-02 chromatic rack guitar tuner By Matt Owen The unit boasts a bright LED display visible from several meters away, and can be easily integrated into any rack or RockBoard pedalboard rig
Stephen Carpenter shreds in this rare Deftones Public-Access TV performance from 1992 By Sam Roche Watch the band's performance of dub/reggae-influenced pre-Adrenaline track Answers now
Tom Morello joins forces with Game of Thrones co-creators for new Netflix movie, Metal Lords By Matt Owen Morello joins the coming-of-age comedy project, which tells the tale of two kids forming a heavy metal band, as executive music producer
Queen launch their own free mobile game, Queen: Rock Tour By Sam Roche Play along with 20 of the band's hit songs, and unlock exclusive imagery from the band's official archives
Wampler seeks to reproduce classic RAT distortion sounds with new Ratsbane mini-pedal By Matt Owen The compact pedal is based on the original ProCo Rat, and promises to deliver an equally throaty fuzz-like distortion
Peter Frampton reimagines Roxy Music’s Avalon in latest single from upcoming instrumental album By Matt Owen Listen to the latest offering from the Peter Frampton Band, which follows up Frampton's rendition of Radiohead's Reckoner
Lehle announces Dual Expression and P-ISO hum suppressor pedals By Sam Roche The German audio company adds two new no-frills signal-crafting units to its product range
Liquid Tension Experiment, featuring John Petrucci, release new song, Beating The Odds By Jackson Maxwell "If LTE ever had a 'prog pop hit' this would be it," Petrucci says of the second single from the band's upcoming third album
Another Prince-owned and played Cloud guitar is hitting the auction block By Richard Bienstock The custom instrument, which boasts a bright yellow finish and gold hardware, is estimated to sell for $60,000
Save up to 20% off the Positive Grid Spark amp and bundles - but hurry as stock is getting low By Guitar World Staff Waiting times for the smart amp are about to get way longer, so if you’re after a Spark, now is the time to buy
Listen to Ariel Posen's bluesy, slide guitar-heavy new single Heart by Heart now By Sam Roche The track is taken from the Canadian singer-songwriter's upcoming album Headway, which arrives March 5
