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Mark Speer's celebrated playing style is due to playing him only one guitar for over two decades
By Janelle Borg published
Speer's recently-announced signature model with Fender is a near-replica of the Strat he plays on the daily

Everyone is expecting Jake E. Lee to play Bark at the Moon at Ozzy Osbourne’s last show – but he has his doubts
By Phil Weller published
The song may be too much for the guitar icon – but he has a backup plan in mind

Squier rolls out its 2025 Classic Vibe collection – and heads into unexpected territory
By Matt Owen published
Some surprising hardware setups and unorthodox configurations head up the drop – which sees Fender commit to its beloved Classic Vibe family

PMT, one of the UK's largest instrument retailers, has been placed into administration
By Janelle Borg published
The company’s stock and assets have been sold to online retail giant Gear4music for roughly $3.26 million

Black Sabbath! The final interview with Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – all yours in the new Guitar World
By Damian Fanelli published
Plus interviews with Jake E. Lee, Adam Jones, Creed Bratton from The Office, the guys from Goose, former Jethro Tull man Martin Barre, K.K. Downing, Zakk Wylde, Jerry Cantrell, Tom Morello, Lzzy Hale, Billy Duffy, Robben Ford and more

The player that almost convinced Creed Bratton to give up guitar altogether
By Phil Weller published
Away from his starring role in The Office, Bratton is an accomplished guitarist – but one blues icon almost made him rethink his relationship with the instrument

Brad Paisley thought he had bought just another ’60s refin Tele – turns out, there was a $30,000 guitar hidden under black spray paint
By Janelle Borg published
The country star recently teamed up with Fender for his very own Limited Edition “Lost Paisley” Telecaster

Zakk Wylde on how a student introduced him to a pickup pairing that would define his sound
By Phil Weller published
It was a revolutionary moment for the guitarist – and he’s never looked back since
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