https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/october-2026-guitar-world-editors-picksGuitar Worlden“The release of Tony Iommi’s first new album in 21(!) years lays bare his eternal influence on the world of metal”: October 2026 Guitar World Editors' Picks2026-10-30T20:00:00Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v36Q5u5nt5iGhXggiMHo78.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/john-motley-crue-john-5-nfl-draftGuitar Worlden“I was praying, because it was live TV. There were like a billion people watching”: John 5 on the time tech issues almost ruined one of his biggest Mötley Crüe gigs at the NFL draft2026-10-30T18:00:00Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xgD7ZTGg9Gc4YBLrd2V5bX.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/johnny-marr-age-of-everythingGuitar Worlden“It sounds like a Rickenbacker crossed with a Gretsch, but plays like a Fender. It’s like 50 shades of treble!” Johnny Marr on megalomania, insecurity and the mercurial art of songwriting – and what people get wrong about his sound 2026-10-30T16:50:04Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZPC58eWkbj5P4fpbdoH3dD.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/bill-kelliher-mastodon-marrow-deepGuitar Worlden“I could say anything to Brent now, it would be, ‘No hard feelings.’ I’d say, ‘Hey man, remember the good times?’” Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher on grief, persistence, and why Josh Homme is our generation’s Elvis2026-10-30T15:50:22Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/22fsWhSR5uPmrh6RhJY8a8.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/queens-of-the-stone-age-dr-no-blameshifterGuitar WorldenTroy Van Leeuwen has turned a QOTSA rehearsal joke into an actual pedal – and it features a severed finger2026-10-30T13:30:00Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MUnzBeBU57mcwew9HJgDRD.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amp-modeler-pedals/tone-master-pro-nam-a2-teaseGuitar WorldenIt’s official: Fender confirms NAM A2 compatibility is coming to the Tone Master Pro for the modeler’s biggest update yet2026-10-30T13:18:25Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RgQL8XmGU8pM9DY6oYJFHg.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jimi-hendrix-orianthi-power-of-3-taxiGuitar Worlden“Getting to hear something from Jimi that the world hasn’t heard before was pretty incredible”: An unheard Jimi Hendrix riff has been unearthed from the archives – and turned into a new single by Orianthi’s supergroup2026-10-30T12:23:04Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7jawaWC6PH2Tn4KaoGKLsR.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/fender-japan-pokemon-30th-anniversaryGuitar WorldenFender Japan is releasing Pokemon guitars with an onboard 8-bit effect – but they’re so limited you need to enter a lottery to get one2026-10-30T11:39:59Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UqzKwGxmRxNDVzVro8qEcN.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/j-mascis-dinosaur-jr-discovering-jazzmaster-in-nycGuitar Worlden“I went to buy a Strat but they had a Jaguar for $200 and Jazzmaster for $300”: Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis on the time he discovered the guitar to build his sound around2026-10-30T11:17:26Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fLbhKqFbPLkRzxmBKnzfD.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/noel-gallagher-noasis-guitar-giftGuitar WorldenNoel Gallagher gifted a guitar to an Oasis tribute act: “We went to see them and it was sold out. I brought one down and gave it to the lad”2026-10-29T16:36:33Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YrgADbSRw9PQJmLHe9uHeZ.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/martin-simpson-some-kind-of-jubileeGuitar Worlden“They decided there was no market for PRS acoustics, so they put ’em in a warehouse. This guitar sat there for 13 years”: Martin Simpson on five decades as a recording artist and the stunning collection of rare guitars that made it happen2026-10-29T15:55:52Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SVTZAEdrpQG8qQ3cCvZMJD.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/danny-sapko-marcelo-perez-schneiderGuitar Worlden“I am one step away from whole channel deletion”: Danny Sapko’s YouTube copyright strike removed after allegedly exposing viral bassist’s fake playing2026-10-29T15:51:36Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TsLLUgZqEwpFwBkxoKyqQT.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/pete-townshend-smashed-1969-gibson-sg-unearthed-after-five-decadesGuitar Worlden“He touched the amps and went way off-tune, which made him angry. This resulted in Pete throwing the guitar on the floor”: In 1970, Pete Townshend smashed his iconic SG at a show and gave it to a superfan – 56 years later, it’s finally been unearthed2026-10-29T15:22:05Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VEsK4hfQaphGutu6V4hvNH.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/up-to-30-off-pre-black-guitar-center-saleGuitar WorldenThe first Black Friday guitar sale has officially launched – bag a monstrous up to 30% off Epiphone, Fender, Martin, and more at Guitar Center2026-10-29T14:27:15Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4JerWsh7Whi8PU6UUtFyoF.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tracy-g-on-getting-the-ronnie-james-dio-gigGuitar Worlden“It wasn’t insulting. I knew Ronnie was doing what the record company wanted him to do. I was never at odds with him”: Tracy G got the dream gig with Ronnie James Dio – then left when his solos were silenced2026-10-29T13:52:41Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eHhqCZsRE6yQSmhJTVdh9o.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-edge-on-string-gaugesGuitar Worlden“Light strings are a bit of a fallacy. People have gone a bit lazy now”: String gauge does actually matter to tone, according to The Edge2026-10-29T12:58:25Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZWUXnWKPAMqZkCPc6UvzmT.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/steve-lukather-on-getting-a-daily-guitar-lesson-from-larry-carltonGuitar WorldenSteve Lukather on how he ended up getting a daily guitar lesson from one of his biggest heroes: “I got an hour every day before the show, where we’d sit in a room and warm up”2026-10-29T11:18:59Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Mn5dG4Hy3ErrdqFNo87LVA.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/carl-carlton-miles-of-timeGuitar Worlden“Christmas ’66, I got my first guitar. The first song I learnt was House Of The Rising Sun. 40 years later, we’re on stage together playing it”: Session legend Carl Carlton on imposter syndrome, meeting his heroes and the adventure that gave him his name2026-10-29T10:00:00Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CVpMnidZPi4ksAzHzMgC5P.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/gear/combo-amps/boss-katana-25Guitar WorldenBoss unveils the Katana that’s always been missing – a compact 25W combo designed for home playing2026-10-29T07:00:00Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ufTTKHyk8YvacJxdrN4iFE.jpg