Artists | Guitar World

Robert Cray: "With solos, I just improvise and let it fly. It’s what you’re feeling right then and there"

By James Wood

Dear Guitar Hero: The longstanding bluesman answers your questions on everything from songwriting to playing with Eric Clapton

Olivia Jean: "I always wanted to play a Gretsch 6120, but with the amount of dirt I use, that was never going to work!"

By Mark McStea

From Garage Bats to Night Owls, this quirky rock ’n’ roller’s new album is packed with animal magnetism - not to mention some dangerously catchy riffs

Payton Smith: "It’s really important to me that people realize I’m a guitarist as much as a singer"

By Mark McStea

The up-and-coming country singer-songwriter discusses the importance of building his audience steadily and why nothing beats a Gibson into a Marshall Plexi

7 of the best 7-string guitar songs

By Peter Hodgson

Believe it or not, the 7-string has been around since long before djent rose to popularity... Here are some of the best songs that utilize this genre-pushing instrument

Metallica, Megadeth and Def Leppard guitar techs discuss survival on the road and life 20 feet away from stardom

By Adam Kovac

"When the show is over and the gear is packed up in the truck, it’s satisfying to see 75,000 people leave with smiles on their faces"

Fiokee on how he became Africa's most in-demand guitarist and the secret to writing guitar parts that connect

By Amit Sharma

"I see the guitar as a microphone - I try to keep my melodies very simple so that everyone can understand the message"

Mike Mushok: "If there’s gonna be a solo, it needs to make the song better - not just, ‘Look what I can do!'"

By Brad Angle

The alt-rock guitarist talks recording with Saint Asonia, why he's been inspired by Journey's Neal Schon and what the future holds for Staind

The genius of Andy Gill: paying tribute to the post-punk pioneer who influenced a generation of guitarists

By Alan di Perna

The Gang of Four guitarist inspired big names from U2 and Franz Ferdinand to Tom Morello. We take a look at his diverse and storied career

Jared Dines' top 10 tips for beginner guitarists

By Adam Kovac

The YouTube guitar titan delivers some essential pointers for accelerating your musical growth

Kim Gordon: "If dissonance is something we added to the vocabulary of indie rock, from a legacy standpoint, that’s pretty cool"

By Joe Bosso

The former Sonic Youth bassist/vocalist/guitarist breaks down her truly wild solo debut, No Home Record

Duff McKagan and Chad Smith discuss Andrew Watt's touch of genius on Ozzy Osbourne's Ordinary Man

By Richard Bienstock

"He’s super-smart - melodies always in his head, quick in recording"

Tash Sultana: "I can play different instruments, but my home is the guitar"

By Amit Sharma

The Aussie multi-instrumentalist talks us through their extensive live setup, love of Fender's Richie Kotzen Teles, and the $20 pedal that will never leave their pedalboard

The best 12-string guitar songs of all time

By Josh Hart and Damian Fanelli

31 of the greatest moments of 12-string shimmer in guitar's storied history

Brothers Osborne: "I can’t just think about blowing guitarists away when I come up with a solo - I try to think big-picture"

By Joe Bosso

John and TJ Osborne offer up an exclusive preview of their upcoming “bigger, louder and more exciting” new album

Nita Strauss: "No matter your skill level, you can always improve on your own style and personality as a guitar player"

By James Wood

The Alice Cooper shredder and 21st-century guitar hero discusses her new online guitar course, Rock Guitar Fundamentals

Timo Somers: "The latest Delain album has more of a guitaristic eye and is more my vision"

By Adam Kovac

The Dutch master discusses his signature Aristides axes, his upcoming EDM-meets-guitar project and Apocalypse & Chill

Ozric Tentacles’ Ed Wynne: "George Harrison used to come to our house for dinner and sit there playing guitar!"

By Rod Brakes

We touch down on planet Earth with the captain of the Tentacles’ space-rock craft following the release of his debut solo album, Shimmer Into Nature

The inside story of The Beatles' turbulent break-up - and what came next

By Alan di Perna

50 years on, we dig deep into the unraveling of the most commercially successful band of all time, and the subsequent solo careers of John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison

Joey Landreth: “The first time I heard Derek Trucks was like, ‘Oh, s**t. That is really inspiring!’”

By David Mead

He’s lauded worldwide as a songwriter, vocalist and slide player par excellence. We caught up with the Canadian guitarist to find out what makes him tick

Jäger Volant's Ronnie Day: "The key to a great guitar sound is in how you play and how you phrase"

By Mark McStea

After meeting each other on an online-collaboration site, this international foursome is out to rid the world of “dumbed-down, lowest-common-denominator music”