Why The Byrds' Roger McGuinn is one of rock's greatest guitar heroes By Alan di Perna In general, Roger McGuinn has gotten more love from the rock critic fraternity than from the guitar community. Maybe it’s time to turn that perception around
Joey Zampella: "Music has lost a lot of mystery now with YouTube and the internet. The value of music has to return - or else there’ll be no music business" By Mark McStea The Life Of Agony guitarist talks melodic solos, his unusual approach to recording and the band's latest album, The Sound of Scars
Stu Mackenzie: "King Gizzard was made to be loose... we didn't have a rehearsal for years!" By Stan Bull The King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard mastermind on the band's laidback approach to jamming, recording in shipping containers and his newfound love for the Gibson Explorer...
Metallica's James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett look back on 16 of the band's most important songs By Guitar World Staff One of metal's most formidable guitar duos evaluate some of their discography's most significant entries
John 5 teaches you insane sweep picking, sliding finger taps, pinch harmonics and behind-the-nut bends By John 5 One of the finest shredders playing today teaches you an array of dazzling techniques
Black Veil Brides: "We really hated the lead tones on that first album - it was exciting to go back and re-record it all" By Amit Sharma Jake Pitts and Jinxx wax lyrical on technique, classical influences and completely re-recording the band's debut album, Re-Stitch These Wounds
Watch this unearthed clip of Buddy Guy and Jimi Hendrix jamming in 1968 By Damian Fanelli The rare footage of the loose but mesmerizing jam session was posted to the American Blues Scene YouTube channel
The Go-Go's: "If you think we're sweet girls who wrote candy-flavored pop songs, our history is going to be a surprise" By James Wood The LA pop-rockers discuss touring with The Police, selling out Madison Square Garden and their upcoming tell-all documentary
Tommy Emmanuel: "90% of these songs were recorded in one take!" By Richard Bienstock On The Best of Tommysongs, the acoustic wizard revisits - and reinterprets - some of his favorite compositions (and throws in a handful of future classics)
Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee name 22 songs that shaped Rush's sound By Guitar World Editors The guitarist and bassist put together the ultimate mixtape of Rush influences
17 pro guitarists who play cheap guitars By Jonathan Horsley Because not every song requires a custom shop instrument to get the tone right
10 of the best slide guitar songs By Damian Fanelli From Derek Trucks to Elmore James, these slide tracks are essential listening
Jeff Bridges on how his Breedlove signature acoustic will help save the planet - and why he started his first rock band at 60 By Jonathan Horsley The Oscar-winning actor reflects on his guitar heroes, Zen koans, and finding harmony on the film set
The secrets behind Slash's guitar tone on Guns N' Roses' Welcome to the Jungle By Chris Gill Here's how the legendary hard-rocker achieved his sound on one of the band's most iconic hits
Dance Gavin Dance's Will Swan: "I don’t want to sound like Liam Neeson here, but I really do have a specific set of skills!" By Amit Sharma The pedal-keen six-stringer on feel over theory, his love for Kiesel guitars and the making of eclectic new album, Afterburner
Robby Krieger: "I don’t see why people like Telecasters so much. To me, a Strat is a lot better and more playable than a Tele" By Rod Brakes Bought & Sold: From pawn shops and stolen guitars to ’bursts and signature Gibsons, The Doors legend reveals his trials and tribulations in the trade...
Joe Satriani reflects on his greatest guitar moments so far in this classic 1995 interview By Mordechai Kleidermacher From Surfing with the Alien to Summer Song, Satch takes a look back at some of his most shred-tastic tracks and extraordinary guitar achievements
Alain Johannes: "I love the immediacy of acoustic instruments but I love the crazy worlds you can create with pedals - all I’m looking for is honesty and rawness" By Amit Sharma The enigmatic multi-instrumentalist talks working with everyone from Chris Cornell to Mark Lanegan, and his breathtaking new solo record, Hum
Gary Lucas: "The guitar is like an extension of my nervous system - I try to play what I feel and transmit it" By Joshua M. Miller From Jeff Buckley to Gods and Monsters and beyond, the Captain Beefheart alum celebrates his diverse career on an impressive new compilation album
The 1975's Adam Hann talks embracing heavy riffs, recording on the road and why he loves John Petrucci's signature model By Gregory Adams The versatile pop guitarist reveals the gear and production secrets behind the band's Notes on a Conditional Form - and why they'll never make an album like it again
