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Line 6 ushers in a bold new era of amp modelers with the Helix Stadium
By Matt Owen published
Brand new modeling tech, gear capturing capabilities, an overhauled interface, and the ability to control your entire live performance with your feet – the Helix Stadium has set a new benchmark in the amp modeler arms race

Brian Wilson, creative leader of the Beach Boys and transformative figure in pop music, dies at 82
By Jackson Maxwell published
Having gone from writing surf-rock to remarkably complex and intricate masterpieces in just a few years as the Beach Boys' principal songwriter and musical director, Wilson in many ways defined the development of popular music in the 1960s

Slash had been watching Marty Schwartz videos to brush up his blues chops
By Phil Weller published
It seems the GNR man looks to Schwartz for guidance like millions of other aspiring players

Nancy Wilson’s stolen custom Telecaster has been found by police
By Phil Weller published
The guitar was swiped on the eve of Heart’s current tour, but Paul Moak’s cherished Gibson mandolin is still missing

How George Thorogood stumbled across the Gibson that became his go-to guitar – a week before his first gig with the Destroyers
By Janelle Borg published
Thorogood recounts how he originally opted for a now-discontinued hollowbody – with a little inspiration from the Beatles and Keith Richards

After a tornado devastated its community, this local music store is fixing guitars damaged in the storm
By Phil Weller published
Mountain Sound Guitar Works has partnered with the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame for the initiative

Orangewood has launched its first electric – a stunning offset baritone
By Phil Weller published
Built in collaboration with TreeTone, the Del Sol baritone blends a chambered mahogany body with P-90 pickups and the best of both firms’ DNA

Guitar World Discussion: What’s your greatest guitar hero encounter?
By Matt Owen published
Ever bumped into your favorite player at the grocery store, or crossed paths with your six-string hero at the guitar store? We want to hear all about it – and don’t spare us the details
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