Artist Lists

Examine some of rock guitar’s greatest slow burns

Though he’s traversed a number of musical styles - and given his public image a number of self-imposed wounds - over the years, his six-string skill has rarely been in question

The guitarists who are taking the instrument into new realms

Addictive sounds that will have you crying out for more

Why playing guitar is just about the best hobby you can have

Learn how Adam Jones got his remarkable tone on a Tool classic

These memorable intros bring lighters out of pockets, prompt roars of recognition from a crowd and cause freeway drivers to reach for the volume knob

The 10 best guitar moments from the Fab Four's hit-making history

Six albums that pushed the limits of this ever-versatile instrument.

Though he was technically their bassist, Paul McCartney was responsible for many fine six-string moments in The Beatles catalog.

A GW columnist lists 14 of his favorite hard rock covers over the last two decades.

GW highlights guitarists who have embraced gear to its fullest, innovating new sounds and styles in the process.

King Edward weighs in on two decades’ worth of Van Halen classics.

Take in the blues legend's 10 greatest guitar moments.

What are the best 12-string guitar songs? Guitar World's team pick their favorites

Frank Zappa famously proclaimed that “jazz isn’t dead, it just smells funny.” And while that certainly may have been true in the Seventies and Eighties, there's a younger breed of jazz musicians making music that is forward-looking but far less odorous.

Guitar World celebrates the heaviest of the heavy—the 25 greatest Pantera songs of all time.

Planning a road-trip to the desert? Keep these tracks in mind when assembling your playlist.