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The trailblazing Mountain guitarist discusses life on the road in one of the heaviest hard-rock outfits of the time

The JUCE and Nardeydey wunderkind on growing as a musician in London's jazz scene and dealing with imposter syndrome

The instrumental riff-meister and keen-eared producer details the personal struggle behind making monumental new album, Infinity Stare, and his secret formula for killer guitar tone

The legendary Pantera guitarist shares the top heavy-hitting tunes every guitarist should know

Chris Robertson and Ben Wells detail their guitar synergy, and the gear – formerly used by rock royalty – that drove the band's hard-hitting new album, The Human Condition

The country music star on his guitar rig essentials, how he came to develop his secret neck pickup-equipped Fender Esquire, and the similarities between metal, jazz and country…

The Iron Maiden guitarist recalls the conception of his new book, Monsters of River & Rock: My Life as Iron Maiden’s Compulsive Angler

Queer Canadian pairing Josée Caron and Lucy Niles open up about the sophomore slump, Steely Dan microphones and why even the oldest routes of rock deserve reimagining

The Haim bassist talks tracking down her first Fender P-Bass, her love of fusion, and the group's multifaceted new album, Women In Music Pt. III

In this GW exclusive, Malakian discusses his surprising guitar heroes, how he wrote Chop Suey!, and why he’s never practiced a day in his life

“It was refreshing to have the chance to shred in a pop song that's played on the radio – it's almost like it isn't allowed anymore!”

The Floridian six-stringer talks championing Fender's new American Professional II series, and the theory-free approach to his new album, What Could Possibly Go Wrong

We chat with the UK singer-songwriter about the gear and themes behind his enrapturing new album Zeros, and being dubbed the 'voice of a generation'

How the genre-defying avant-garde metal veterans came to enlist Anthrax's thrash pioneer to re-record their debut album, The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo, 34 years later

The enigmatic four-stringer weighs in on the best solos a funk bassist can learn, playing with Prince and why he can't get enough of the Fender Jazz Bass

The R&B wunderkind on his love of Prince, learning guitar from jazz cats and his guest-rich debut album, Apolonio

The pair discuss their love of acoustic guitars, working with Beatles producer George Martin, and the band's 50th anniversary box set, Half Century

One half of new duo and Shinedown offshoot Smith & Myers on the pair's mammoth debut album, and what's next for the Billboard chart-topping hard-rockers

The godfather of funk guitar talks his enormous collection, growing up in New York's studio session scene and how Fender's Acoustasonic Stratocaster is stoking his creative fire