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Steven Wilson reveals his go-to guitar plugin – and why digital can successfully coexist with analog
By Janelle Borg published
The highly-coveted plugin prides itself in emulating the full range of cheap tape sounds

Nita Strauss shreds an Alice Cooper classic at her own wedding in newly shared clips
By Phil Weller published
Strauss has celebrated her first anniversary with Josh Villalta by looking back on the ceremony – which hosted a star-studded jam band

Joe Bonamassa swears by this easy string-saving hack – which was inspired by Jimmy Page and Billy Gibbons
By Phil Weller published
Bonamassa’s go-to stringing method for his Les Pauls improves durability – and helps achieve a slinkier feel

The SatchVai Band's new single is an ode to the instrument that made them famous – and it features Glenn Hughes on vocals
By Jackson Maxwell published
Guitar World and Guitar Player have an exclusive premiere of the '70s-flavored track, which arrives a month and change ahead of the band's first tour

Fender teams up with country superstar Brad Paisley on a signature Telecaster that brings back a cult classic finish from the 1960s
By Janelle Borg published
The Limited Edition “Lost Paisley” Telecaster revives the short-lived Summer of Love and psychedelia-inspired Paisley finish that Fender first launched in 1968

Rick Beato weighs in on the Giacomo Turra controversy – and discusses their ill-fated collaboration
By Matt Owen published
Turra was accused of plagiarizing other player's songs for his own content earlier this year

Seymour Duncan has recreated Philip Sayce's blues rock tones with new signature single-coil set
By Phil Weller published
Sayce’s sound blends a 1963 Strat with pickups from 1958, which have been faithfully reverse-engineered by Seymour Duncan’s in-house tone experts

ESP’s latest Richard ZK ESP and LTD signature guitars are heavy rock riff machines of the highest order
By Guitar World Staff published
The Rammstein riffer rigorously road-tested his LTD RZK-III, which puts a fresh spin on the ESP Phoenix template

JHS has unveiled its latest DIY pedal kit – and it's a $119 Dumble-style overdrive
By Phil Weller published
With easy instructions and no soldering required, the Notadümblë adds to the firm's ‘build your own pedal’ family – and offers two tonal flavors from one of the world’s most sought-after amp brands
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