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Veteran bluesman Larry McCray recalls the night Stevie Ray Vaughan died
By Janelle Borg published
The famed Strat wielder passed away at the age of 35 in a helicopter crash outside East Troy, Wisconsin

Buddy Guy recalls the first time he met Jimi Hendrix
By Janelle Borg published
The blues veteran reflects on having Hendrix in his audience, way back in the late ’60s

The lost Ace Frehley interview, the year's best new gear and 2025's guitarists of the year – only in the new Guitar World
By Damian Fanelli published
Includes a tribute to Space Ace and our guide to the biggest guitar news of the year, plus Nuno Bettencourt, 40 years of PRS Guitars and our first official transcription of Young Man Blues from Live at Leeds

From teenage prodigy to modern guitar royalty, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram is ushering in a new era for blues guitar
By Alan Paul published
Hard Road is the sound of an artist maturing, dealing with tragedy, life, and new ideas for putting a fresh twist on one of electric guitar's foundational sounds

He’s inspired by Buddy Guy, played EVH in a Van Halen tribute band and made his name in GA-20 – say hello to Pat Faherty's new power trio
By Jim Beaugez published
Canyon Lights gives Faherty the opportunity to draw from all corners of his musical vocabulary but ask him what he wants as a player and he'll tell you it's all about Buddy Guy, 1970, and that touch and feel...

From humble beginnings to a cameo in Michael B. Jordan's Sinners – Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram is bridging the generational gap in blues
By Janelle Borg published
Ingram waxes lyrical about how “blues isn’t just a guy with a guitar” – and why anything from rap and rock can be blues

Eric Gales on his all-star blues tribute to his brother, the man who started him on guitar
By Amit Sharma published
With a stirring tribute to his older brother Manuel, who performed as Little Jimmy King, the master southpaw returns with one of the finest albums of his career

Buddy Guy on showmanship, Strats – and why he has unfinished business with the blues
By Andrew Daly published
Is Buddy Guy our greatest living blues guitarist? As his 10th decade approaches, we meet the master for a frank talk about passing the torch, the importance of a sip of cognac and his advice for Hendrix
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