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John Osborne on the time he got warned off the B-Bender – even though he didn’t have one
Osborne couldn't afford a B-Bender at first, so instead he got good, really good, at emulating the pedal steel sound without one
Prime Day guitar deals 2026: early savings, predicted deals, and everything you need to know about Amazon's biggest sale
Guitar World's gear experts help you separate the real bargains from the filler with the best early savings on guitars, amps, pedals, accessories, and more
Billy Idol and Steve Stevens inducted into Guitar Center’s Hollywood Rockwalk
They’ll be be among some prestigious players on Sunset Boulevard
Alex Lifeson’s Rush reunion live rig has been revealed – and there’s not an amp in sight on the Fifty Something tour
Tube amps remain sidelined for the band's reunion tour as Lifeson leans into modeling gear
Nuno Bettencourt pays tribute to Yngwie Malmsteen – and names the one thing most people get wrong about his playing
The Extreme guitarist thanks the Swedish virtuoso for giving him a guitar-playing epiphany
Dime Guitarz has officially launched – and its first model pays tribute to the Pantera legend’s most iconic guitar
The firm is a collaboration between the Pantera guitarist’s estate and Dean Zelinsky, the luthier behind his most famous axes
Why bebop master Wes Montgomery never used a guitar pick
It became the jazz legend’s defining technique, but it wasn’t a decision made wholly by choice
How Wings guitarist Henry McCullough recorded his one take solo on My Love
The late guitar great was in the studio with Paul McCartney – and the pressure was on to deliver
