John Petrucci, Nita Strauss and John 5 are your Electric Guitarist of the Year 2020 judges By Sam Roche These certified shredders will be judging your entries
Sick Riffs: Mike Visser teaches you the looped, alternate-tuned clean lines of Imaginary Tricks' Art Flakey By Sam Roche Learn the title track from the band's ambitious 2020 EP
Watch Guitar World’s Paul Riario test-drive the “bold and innovative” Martin SC-13E acoustic-electric By Richard Bienstock New model debuts the company’s S body shape, paired with a Sure Align neck system and dramatic cutaway for supreme playability alongside classic Martin tone
Save 25% on G&L's Limited Edition Tribute ASAT Classic Bluesboy with this tasty deal By Chris Barnes This stunning Turquoise Mist electric guitar is on sale at Musician's Friend and selling fast at just $337
Harley Benton reveals eye-popping sub-$200 T-style electric – the TE-90FLT Blast By Sam Roche The super-affordable single-cut boasts a chambered sungkai body and gorgeous sandblasted aesthetic
Machine Head’s Robb Flynn shreds Eruption in tribute to Eddie Van Halen By Richard Bienstock “This song is still so hard to play over 40 years later,” Flynn says
Eddie Van Halen's final live solos showcase his unending creativity and love of the guitar By Richard Bienstock Watch Ed shred at Van Halen’s last-ever show in 2015
John Mayer pays tribute to “guitar superhero” Eddie Van Halen By Richard Bienstock "Looking up to him as a young kid was one of the driving forces in my needing to pick up a guitar,” Mayer says
Joe Satriani: “Eddie Van Halen put so much joy into every little note that he played” By Richard Bienstock Satch pays tribute to guitar “savior”
Jimmy Page on Eddie Van Halen: “He was the real deal” By Richard Bienstock The Led Zep legend also recalls sharing space with him at the Met’s Play It Loud exhibit
Remembering the time Guitar World visited Eddie Van Halen at 5150 Studios to discuss his iconic Frankenstein guitar By Richard Bienstock The in-depth video was shot to celebrate the 2006 release of the limited-edition replica
Sire collaborates with Larry Carlton once more on mid-priced A4 acoustic series By Sam Roche Dreadnought- and Grand Auditorium-style models boast roasted spruce tops, rolled-edge fingerboards and Sire electronics
Pete Townshend reveals how he first connected Eddie Van Halen and Michael Jackson in tribute to late guitar legend By Michael Astley-Brown The Who guitarist says he was asked to play on Thriller, but suggested EVH instead
BishopSound unveils super-affordable full-range, flat-response speakers By Sam Roche UK company launches 8 and 12-inch FRFR cabs for use with amp modelers
Bog Street’s innovative Axe Series picks offer more picking control and options, minus the hand fatigue and tension By Richard Bienstock Unique plectrums boast three-sided form-factor design and thick and thin edges in one pick
AC/DC release new single Shot in the Dark, confirm Power Up album details By Michael Astley-Brown Angus Young and co are back on fine, very AC/DC form
Eddie Van Halen: the guitar world mourns By Guitar World UPDATED Tributes to EVH are flooding in from across the world of music...
Eddie Van Halen dies aged 65 following cancer battle By Michael Astley-Brown Wolfgang Van Halen confirms the passing of one of the greatest guitarists of all time
What if Eric Johnson or Eddie Van Halen played Jimmy Page’s iconic Stairway to Heaven solo? By Richard Bienstock Rick Beato asked the question – Phil X and Johnson himself provided the answer
Spotify's Global Top 10 gets a metal makeover at the hands of one intrepid YouTuber By Sam Roche Nik Nocturnal – dissatisfied with the list's pop leanings – injects distorted guitars and breakdown beats into mainstream hits
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