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Aerosmith may have retired from touring, but bassist Tom Hamilton says it might not be the end for the band
The US rock icons announced they'd be retiring from the road following Steven Tyler's vocal injury
From boogie riffs to alternate tunings, here are 14 ways to play like Aerosmith’s Joe Perry
Simply unbutton your shirt, wear your guitar low, and walk this way for a masterclass the Aerosmith guitarist's signature style
Aerosmith retire from touring due to Steven Tyler’s vocal injury – and say a full recovery is “not possible”
The American rock institution have canceled the remaining dates on their farewell tour following Tyler’s vocal injury last year
ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis on teching for Joe Perry, lying to Steve Vai – and the curse of his viral 17-string bass
The gear-trashing DIY enthusiast once had to choose between Vai and Joe Perry, before being fired and rehired by Guns N’ Roses – in a matter of days
Richard Fortus on how Aerosmith changed his life, and what he and Slash learned from Joe Perry
The GNR guitarist and Aerosmith super-fan explains what makes Joe Perry one of rock guitar's GOATs and the influence he and Brad Whitford had on him, sonically and sartorially
Here’s how to sound like Joe Perry, by our man on the inside, guitar tech Darren Hurst
54 guitars. 8-gauge strings. A semi full of amps. Joe Perry's live rig is a changeable, often untameable beast, and Hurst has been in charge of it since 2019. With the Aerosmith juggernaut ready to pull in for good, he spills all of its secrets, from string gauge and intonation to a heck of a lot of gain stacking...
Joe Perry on the origins of Aerosmith’s greatest guitar moments – and his 600-strong collection
With the Peace Out Tour bringing the curtain down on America's greatest rock 'n' roll band, Joe Perry joins us to take us back to the start for a career-spanning interview
Joe Perry on the lost golden-era Aerosmith guitar he misses the most
The Aerosmith icon says he’s never been into collecting guitars, but there’s one particular Strat that he wishes he still had, and it was used to record a staple rock hit
Joe Perry reveals all about the Gretsch Duo Jet from his ’87 GW cover story
On Guitar World’s December 1987 cover, Joe Perry – tagline “the Bad Boy who's badder than ever” – was rocking a ’57 Duo Jet. This is the story behind the guitar
“It was found in the trunk of a car. They had sanded it to make it look like it wasn’t mine”: Tyler Bryant's stolen Pinky One Strat was played by Jeff Beck, inscribed by Steven Tyler – and, miraculously, returned to him five years after it was taken
The blues-rock guitarist recalls the loss – and remarkable recovery – of his most significant six-string
