https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/four-strats-stolen-from-wild-west-guitarsGuitar Worlden“We need our community’s help”: California music store appealing for aid following the theft of four Fender Custom Shop Stratocasters2026-06-05T15:21:55Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TcGkXKRsv68gJ5aNAP3WTU.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/15-nyc-guitarists-to-check-outGuitar Worlden15 hotshot NYC guitarists that prove the Big Apple’s still got some bite – from the Rat Queen to the most-hyped indie band on the planet2026-06-05T12:48:11Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iHvR29oQNBX96UbNSufrsn.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jack-white-gifts-triplecaster-to-charlene-kayeGuitar Worlden“I don’t know how to say this without bragging”: This guitarist butchered classic riffs at Guitar Center to rage bait fellow customers. Then Jack White sent her his guitar2026-06-05T12:30:33Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iZz9wftHo6umFtLVMQ4LvN.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/when-peter-frampton-was-offered-a-spot-in-the-whoGuitar Worlden“I found him at the studio. I said, ‘You never called me back. I got nothing going on my career, you left me in the lurch’”: Pete Townshend offered Peter Frampton his place in the Who – then blanked him2026-06-05T11:35:23Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ahwxnrDYWUcYAGHZBSSiXU.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/ghost-lab-acoustics-hypernova-2Guitar Worlden“I’ve tried Strandbergs and other ergonomic guitars. 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Lee it should be this: unlock bigger stretches for better shredding2026-06-04T15:10:00Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Bdm3Q8sW26Rvav7uhagxDo.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/radiohead-goes-wirelessGuitar Worlden“Even the most cynical guitar techs were impressed”: The wireless system that finally convinced Radiohead to ditch their guitar cables for good2026-06-04T14:28:31Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9AWS4wpXrhSP9sQkzd8d2Q.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/steve-vais-hydra-might-soon-be-retiredGuitar Worlden“This might be the last time the Hydra comes out on tour”: Steve Vai might be retiring his monstrous triple-neck Ibanez2026-06-04T14:10:18Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/snAr2cWjQUNEJBWYTCDi39.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/gear/acoustic-guitars/epiphone-hummingbird-tributeGuitar WorldenEpiphone launches $229 Hummingbird Tribute to the acoustic beloved by Bob Dylan, Jimmy Page and Keith Richards2026-06-04T13:59:31Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CkSbfDiY4kfrYUpt3hYfJ3.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tom-misch-playing-with-john-mayer-at-crossroadsGuitar Worlden“I was on the way to Eric Clapton’s Crossroads festival and I got a DM from John Mayer…” Tom Misch on the time his guitar hero reached out of the blue and offered to join him on stage2026-06-04T11:04:28Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U9qEkyt2X94ZAZcvR5ozGc.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/kim-thayil-screaming-life-excerptGuitar Worlden“I snapped, flipped him off, grabbed my coat, and stormed out of the studio. 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To get Peter to talk about that, it was very painful”: Behind the scenes of the Peter Frampton documentary2026-06-04T09:43:38Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iYF8Qkc2TfCG3dqjHwN4gJ.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/paul-mccartney-on-seeing-fela-kuti-live-while-smoking-with-ginger-bakerGuitar Worlden“I got wrecked, paranoid, the whole thing... and then they hit this riff that I still remember. 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