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Carvin Jones playing his Strat
Carvin “King of Strings” Jones – once touted by Eric Clapton as “the next up-and-coming blues player” – dies at 60

By Janelle Borg Published

Born in Texas and based in Phoenix, Arizona, Jones took East Texas blues to stages around the world, sharing bills with B.B. King, Santana, and Jeff Beck

Guitarists
GWM608 Joe Bonamassa Lesson
Joe Bonamassa on how to saddle up a capo and get more out of your cowboy chords

By Joe Bonamassa Published

The blues maestro demonstrates how a change of key can change your perspective and give your chord work new life

Artist Lessons
Corey Congilio in his studio space
Meet the “super arpeggio” – the extended shape that can supercharge your solos

By Corey Congilio Published

Based on an approach Larry Carlton taught him, Corey Congilio says these extended arpeggios can power up your vamping

Artist Lessons
Musicians George Harrison (left) and Eric Clapton performing on stage together as part of an all-star band for music legend Carl Perkins, October 23rd 1985
George Harrison on how Eric Clapton saved his Beatles classic

By Matt Owen Published

Harrison’s bandmates weren’t bothered. The song was stalling. Then a spur-of-the-moment decision changed its fortunes and gave birth to a Beatles hit

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Eddie 9V plays Red Rocks in Colorado with a Fender Telecaster
From teenage rigs to stage disasters – the life and times of Eddie 9V – the player Bonamassa says can bend it like King

By Gregory Adams Published

The South Carolina guitar phenom was cooking up some barbecue when GW called to talk dream collabs, Strats vs Les Pauls, and all kinds of guitar stuff

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Eric Gales plays a Magneto signature guitar in the Guitar World studio.
Eric Gales on how the blues turned his life upside down – and what you can learn from his approach

By Eric Gales Published

In the blues-rock maestro's new GW column, he unpacks the core influence in his playing that came from listening to the original greats

Artist Lessons
Joe Bonamassa x Seymour Duncan P-90 pickups
Joe Bonamassa’s pawn shop SG changed his outlook on P-90s – now Seymour Duncan has recreated its pickups

By Phil Weller Published

The 1961 SG ended a years-long search for the perfect P-90 pickup

Guitar Pickups
T-Bone Walker's Gibson ES-5
The Holy Grail guitars you can see up close and in action in London this month

By Jamie Dickson Published

Stellar guitarists Chris Buck (Cardinal Black) and Chris Turpin (Mirador) will be playing Holy Grail electric guitars, loud and live, at the upcoming Legendary Guitars event in London. Here’s what to look out for…

Events & Trade Shows
Left–Brent Hinds, Mastodon, Rock Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium, 5th July 2009; Right–Marcus King performs onstage during Steven Tyler's 7th Annual Jam for Janie GRAMMY Awards Viewing Party
Marcus King opens up about his friendship with Brent Hinds

By Janelle Borg Published

The two guitarists were friends for the better part of a decade, and Hinds contributed one of his last-ever recorded solos to a Marcus King track

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Christone Kingfish Ingram during the International Jazz Day concert at the Chicago Opera House on April 30, 2026 in Chicago, Il
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram hails new signing as the future of blues

By Phil Weller Published

The 24-year-old talent joins Kingfish’s record label and already has 12 years of gigging experience under his belt

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