Joey Molland looks back on Badfinger's tumultuous, remarkable career – 50 years on By Joe Bosso The story of the British power pop phenomenon is one of hits, Beatles, music industry sharks and tragedy
L.A. Witch's Sade Sanchez: ”People can’t go out, so this is a perfect time for everybody to learn how to play the guitar” By Joe Bosso How the burgeoning SoCal trio went from getting fired to playing for keeps with a reverb-drenched garage rock sound
Producer Sterling Winfield on the making of Pantera's final album, Reinventing the Steel By Alison Richter Winfield discusses the genius of Dimebag Darrell, the album's upcoming 20th anniversary reissue, and why the band's music stands the test of time
Alex Edkins: "You come up with your own guitar chord palette. There are five or six shapes that shaped the sound of Metz" By Chris Schwarten The noise-punk trio's frontman talks his love for the Fender Jazzmaster, the importance of live music and the band's evolutionary new album, Atlas Vending
Eddie Van Halen discusses his early influences and groundbreaking technique in his first Guitar World interview from 1981 By John Stix For his very first cover, the late guitar god sat down with Guitar World to detail his fresh approach to the instrument – and what he made of being called "the world's greatest guitarist"
Eddie Van Halen revisits Van Halen's landmark '1984' album By Chris Gill EVH tells GW how Van Halen's Diamond-certified blockbuster came to be
Eddie Van Halen goes deep on the playing and tone secrets behind 10 iconic Van Halen tracks By Guitar World Staff From Eruption to Jump, EVH weighs in on some of the band's biggest hits in this classic GW interview
Troy Van Leeuwen: "People think you need all this extra distortion – if your amp’s loud and you get the speakers to move, that’s how you sound huge" By Amit Sharma The Queens of the Stone Age multi-instrumentalist dishes on his many projects, the pedals that define his sound, and his lavish new signature Fender Jazzmaster
Bright Eyes: "Getting guitar sounds is about how you employ gear, how you hear it and react, all of the little micro things" By Matt Parker We chat with Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis about the band's cathartic new album, and how it ended up featuring tapped guitar solos and the Mars Volta's rhythm section
Al Joseph: "It’s easy to learn techniques – it’s harder to make the guitar sing" By Richard Bienstock On his latest endeavor, a dazzling instrumental record entitled Labyrinth, the HYVMINE mastermind goes solo – in the truest sense of the word
Dion DiMucci: "Blues is a tradition. But it’s a living tradition. It’s not dead. It’s a handing-down and passing-on" By Henry Yates The blues survivor talks touring with Buddy Holly, meeting Howlin' Wolf, and his star-studded new album, Blues With Friends
Lamb of God's John Campbell: "People ask how I play so fast - I don’t really know because I made it up as I went along!" By Bass Player Staff The metal titan gives his advice on how to be a better bass player
Randy Rhoads: "I started tuning up and Ozzy said, 'You've got the gig.' I didn't even get to play!" By John Stix The late guitar legend talks learning through teaching and his early days with Ozzy Osbourne in this classic Guitar World interview from 1982
Mike Campbell: "The Dirty Knobs are all about having fun. At least 95% of the solos were recorded live on the floor" By Richard Bienstock The longtime Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers co-captain on the debut album by his very patient side project – and the future of Fleetwood Mac
Shooter Jennings: "Marilyn Manson's miraculous poetic ability doesn’t grow cold, like a lot of people’s songwriting" By Jonathan Horsley Manson's guitarist and producer discusses the enigmatic singer's new album We Are Chaos, the pair's eerily similar musical taste, and why his favorite amp is a Gallien-Krueger
Sparta's Jim Ward: "The way I play guitar is so influenced by ability - or lack of ability - to play barre chords!" By Adam Kovac The At the Drive-In refugee dives into Trust the River, Sparta's first album in 14 years
H.E.R.: "I play melodies that feel closer to what a singer would do, as opposed to a guitar player" By Amit Sharma The Grammy-winning RnB singer-songwriter on feel over theory, the enduring genius of Jimi Hendrix and the creation of her stunning new signature Fender Stratocaster
Sin Shake Sin: "People on social media are calling this album the soundtrack to the pandemic" By Mark McStea Released just before COVID-19 hit its initial peak, Stacy Hogan discusses his eerily relevant new album, The Mess We've Made
Roger Glover: "I'm a simple bassist. I’m not the virtuoso bass player that some people expect" By Joel McIver Deep Purple are the last hard rockers of their era still touring, and they’ve got some miles in 'em yet, says the man in charge of the band's low-end
Rob Caggiano waxes lyrical on his new Jackson signature, the Shadowcaster By Brad Angle The Volbeat lead guitarist also talks ongoing projects outside of the band, his current rig and working as both a producer and a musician at once
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