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We want you to have it’”: How actor turned musician Morgan Nagler got her 1977 Martin acoustic, wrote with neighbor Phoebe Bridgers, and finally made a solo album2026-04-28T15:10:22Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3R6DbxLKkXkAfHyxdEeVej.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/former-kiss-guitarist-bruce-kulick-shares-he-is-recovering-from-heart-valve-surgeryGuitar WorldenFormer Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick recovering from heart valve surgery2026-04-28T14:48:05Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DsTwXqe7wkfoVdc4JADLc9.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/jhs-pedals-josh-scott-chat-gpt-warningGuitar Worlden“Pedal history is in danger. ChatGPT is rewriting fact”: Josh Scott of JHS Pedals interrogated AI on the pedal industry – and what he found should alarm us all2026-04-28T14:46:08Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DpVCVXMX3g6eyKYpBGxKHM.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/amani-burnham-roots-and-wingsGuitar Worlden“The comments I got were from people digging the way I was playing, or asking ‘What song is this?’ which I thought was funny. It’s where modern rock started”: Meet Amani Burnham, the budding blues-rock hero blending fingerstyle technique with SRV tone2026-04-28T14:36:11Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LuWubeYJeHbkwzFxzJooRE.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/colin-greenwood-on-why-he-was-banned-from-having-a-pedalboard-in-radioheadGuitar Worlden“I do have a pedalboard now. But I wasn’t allowed one for a very long time”: Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood on why he was barred from having a ’board – and the advice Johnny Marr gave him to cover up mistakes2026-04-28T14:35:07Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XN6FMSJkoN5zyBrBGnHjKZ.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/fender-custom-shop-limited-edition-brian-fallon-59-telecaster-customGuitar Worlden“I wanted to be a little bit like Joe Strummer, a little bit Bruce Springsteen, a little bit punk”: A “hammer” with strings? Fender teams up with Brian Fallon for limited edition ’59 Telecaster Custom2026-04-28T14:32:45Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tfHD5bEvJEqk8eNiFkdKV7.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/rich-robinson-the-black-crowes-a-pound-of-feathersGuitar Worlden“That song ended up being my homage to Jimmy Page... There’s this Celtic thing that we were tapping into. Like the Bert Jansch recording of Blackwaterside”: Rich Robinson on The Black Crowes’ triumphant second act2026-04-28T12:38:04Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mXBkZX75Mu8MvPcqcEoGYn.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/earl-slick-replacing-mick-ronson-david-bowieGuitar Worlden“Mick was a star. It felt like replacing Keith Richards. I shat my pants”: Earl Slick on the fear he felt replacing David Bowie’s most iconic guitar player – and how Bowie calmed him down2026-04-28T12:14:51Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zzNy8CXzYoG7779TGnRrgK.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/randy-bachman-says-paul-reed-smith-is-a-legend-of-guitar-makingGuitar Worlden“He says to me, ‘You’re a legend.’ I said, ‘Are you kidding? You’re a legend. You’re the new Leo Fender. You’re the new Les Paul. You’re the new Orville Gibson’”: Randy Bachman on the guitar builder who’s up there with the greats of the industry2026-04-27T20:46:06Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5FEFzHcRpsRXBMi9E3dMsB.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/paul-gilbert-switches-to-fender-tone-master-modeling-series-combosGuitar Worlden“If you would have told me 15 years ago that Paul Gilbert’s main amp in the future would be a solid state Fender Twin, I’d have said you were off your rocker”: Paul Gilbert is the latest big name to switch to Fender Tone Master digital amps2026-04-27T16:08:20Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nB2pjS4LpCpLqHYUCztiML.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-perry-on-his-90s-custom-shop-black-burst-les-paulGuitar Worlden“Gibson said, ‘We really can’t reproduce that wah effect,’ so they went to Chandler and bought all of the ones they had in stock”: Joe Perry on how Jimmy Page inspired his custom ‘90s Black Burst Les Paul Standard2026-04-27T15:48:21Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SZVf8YBhATfEFo4f6eJmC8.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/anderson-guitarworksGuitar Worlden“Kirk Hammett was definitely influential. 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