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[L-R] Ben Wells and Chris Robertson of Black Stone Cherry

Black Stone Cherry: “You never want two guitarists who are competing with each other. That’s a cocktail for failure”

By Alison Richter

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

Brad Paisley

Brad Paisley: “I’ve always said that country is jazz on the bridge pickup!”

By Amit Sharma

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…

Adrian Smith

Adrian Smith talks fishy tour stories, from falling in front of 20,000 people to being recognized while angling

By John Katic

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

Partner

Partner: “Our genre is post-classic rock – we keep the riffs and forget the rest!”

By Cheri Amour

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

Este Haim

Este Haim: “It’s funkier to concentrate on the notes you’re not playing, rather than the notes that you are”

By Amit Sharma

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

Daron Malakian of System Of A Down

Daron Malakian on how System of a Down ended up recording their first new music in 15 years – and what the future holds for the alt-metal icons

By Amit Sharma

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

Dave Martone

Dave Martone tells the story behind his lead role on Nickelback's surprise shred-heavy cover of The Devil Went Down to Georgia

By Sam Roche

“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!”

Dominic Fike

Dominic Fike: “When Rick Rubin heard the demos, he said it felt like I was speaking through the guitar”

By Amit Sharma

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

Declan McKenna

Declan McKenna: “Guitars are just planks of wood, but they help us translate the most difficult aspects of life”

By Matt Parker

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'

[L-R] Scott Ian and Trey Spruance of Mr. Bungle

Mr. Bungle's Trey Spruance and Scott Ian: “We’ve made the best thrash album of 1986 that nobody ever heard!“

By Amit Sharma

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

MonoNeon

MonoNeon: “Try to transcribe stuff – go out and find things that you can use in your own playing”

By Amit Sharma

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

Omar Apollo

Omar Apollo: “I got obsessed with it as a kid. I’d go to sleep with my guitar, which would be on my bed as much as I was!”

By Amit Sharma

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

[L-R] Dewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckley of America

Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell look back at America's remarkable 50-year career

By James Wood

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

Zach Myers

Zach Myers: “Brent told an audience of 2,500 people that we were making a double album… it was the first I'd heard about it!”

By James Wood

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

Nile Rodgers

Nile Rodgers: “Bernard Edwards hated my sound with a big fat jazzy guitar… he talked me into buying a Strat!”

By Amit Sharma

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

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

[L-R] Dimebag Darrell and Sterling Winfield

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 of Metz

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"