https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/eric-gales-high-school-secretGuitar Worlden“I didn’t want a lot of new friends. I’d just signed quarter-million-dollar record deal at 15 years old”: Eric Gales signed a six figure deal as a teenager and his classmates had no idea2026-06-20T12:00:00Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/H7cXWB657rqSh39oypwkuP.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/steve-vai-is-bringing-his-original-for-the-love-of-god-ibanezGuitar Worlden“It’s called Bruno…. They blowtorched it and scraped it up”: Steve Vai is bringing his original For the Love of God Ibanez with him on tour – but he isn’t playing it2026-06-20T11:00:00Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Baba3GHRRFLXxAWjJNMRZN.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/jeff-berlin-on-meeting-his-bass-heroGuitar Worlden“Eric Clapton isn’t God. Jack Bruce is. When I was 14 I sprayed his name on my bedroom wall in luminous paint to remind me who the greatest bass player in the world is”: Jeff Berlin on meeting his bass hero – and playing White Room alongside him2026-06-20T08:00:00Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rN32eCdUmgnyvwSb9uDsBh.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/gear/best-new-gear-06-19-26Guitar WorldenMy pick of the best new guitar gear launched this week – and the new drops you might have missed2026-06-19T15:04:14Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LbtSZnZQYa37oCBcTq24xD.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/chad-gilbert-performs-with-new-found-glory-again-as-he-returns-to-the-stageGuitar Worlden“I got to play a show in front of my daughter, something I never thought I’d get to do again”: Chad Gilbert riffs with New Found Glory again as he returns to the stage in wheelchair mid-cancer battle2026-06-19T14:50:25Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3hpJmwH262jdS8Mpv3hEFo.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/herbie-flowers-making-of-walk-on-the-wild-sideGuitar Worlden“I’m sick of people saying Walk On the Wild Side is a classic. I got paid £12, and David Bowie didn’t even show up”: Session bass legend Herbie Flowers on the making of Lou Reed’s 1972 hit – and the hardest session he ever did2026-06-19T14:40:45Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jDvbWjX8SkmRvvGLTvDMdg.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/when-chuck-berry-punched-keith-richardsGuitar Worlden“We were in his dressing room, I was having a peek at his guitar… and he went, ‘Nobody touches it!’” Keith Richards on the time Chuck Berry punched him2026-06-19T14:22:02Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/44steZbSu5gcMhMfWV45hJ.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/rowan-robertson-dio-lock-up-the-wolvesGuitar Worlden“I’d given up hope. Then Wendy Dio called me. She asked how I’d feel playing in front of 20,000 people”: Rowan Robertson was 17 years old when he joined Dio. He looks back on how he got the gig – and why it all came to an end after one album2026-06-19T12:00:12Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EyYYbejfvVq86xLsqGCioN.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/normans-rare-guitars-documentary-free-to-watchGuitar Worlden“It’s like Shangri-La. It’s an oasis for guitar players”: You can now watch the Norman’s Rare Guitars documentary online for free2026-06-19T11:26:11Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jUsb9ciDmqKF8yTv7q9ffR.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/guitarists-generative-ai-fraudGuitar Worlden“It was identical. Same room, same guitar, same movements. It was literally my video… except I’d been replaced”: Guitarists are having their videos stolen, replaced by AI and used to scam people out of money – and nobody is doing anything to stop it2026-06-19T10:39:03Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tBpVjTtpx7vw5d7RjEyiyP.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/marc-ford-guitars-bought-and-soldGuitar Worlden“There’s a lot of gear I had to get rid of because rent was due. I was always paid as a sideman – there were only a few moments where I was paid decent money”: Marc Ford’s life in guitars2026-06-19T09:32:43Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4TT2SFk9etQhXWLSNENMsi.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/fender-player-fusion-seriesGuitar WorldenFender's limited edition Player Fusion range has taken its entry level electrics in a radical hard rock direction2026-06-18T17:24:14Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JFY5vh9Jv4qAbjpduycKEX.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/squier-paranormal-series-2026-mid-year-dropGuitar WorldenThe Fender legal furore is a damn shame, because Squier just launched its coolest guitars in years2026-06-18T15:00:27Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ER2w8Ng3LMmJ2Qgzy35gqX.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/matt-pike-quits-sleepGuitar Worlden“A choice no-one would have seen coming”: Matt Pike has quit doom-metal icons Sleep – and his surprise replacement has been announced2026-06-18T14:00:00Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Sv5CjtS3iZdH4ZRUZGqgP5.jpg