Guitar World

Jimmie Vaughan on the Fabulous Thunderbirds’ Top 40 hit that got Al Bundy – and Hollywood’s – seal of approval

By Andrew Daly published 4 April 26

The year was 1986, London was calling for Jimmie Vaughan, where album sessions alongside Dave Edmunds led to a classic LP, and this is how it all went down

Tailgunner are flying the flag for old-school metal (with a little help from K.K. Downing)

By Amit Sharma published 3 April 26

Tailgunner’s new album, Midnight Blitz, is a love letter to the '80s, Yngwie, Priest, and all things shred – and it's produced by a bona-fide Metal God

How a Swedish luthier used by Led Zeppelin and Eric Clapton created the iconic ABBA star guitar

By Joe Matera published 1 April 26

Meet Göran Malmberg, maker of the ultimate glam-rock axe that Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA walked on the Eurovision stage with in 1974

How David Bowie's longest-serving guitarist became the hero in his own story with KillerStar

By Joe Bosso published 31 March 26

KillerStar might be populated by Bowie alumni, but with guitarist-vocalist Rob Fleming fronting, The Afterglow is a record with its own unique flavor, says Earl Slick

The 10-string oddity that became one of Joe Perry’s most iconic guitars – even though he hardly played it in Aerosmith

By Andrew Daly published 31 March 26

Perry and B.C. Rich go way back. The Aerosmith guitarist looks back on the most outlandish guitar the brand ever made him, the ’70s Bich 10 Supreme

“There is not another guitarist in the world who plays like him”: The life and times of Grateful Dead icon Bob Weir

By Alan Paul published 30 March 26

We salute the Grateful Dead original, who – in the last 30 years of his life – stepped out from Jerry Garcia’s considerable shadow to emerge as a guitar hero in his own right

Joe Perry gives us a decade-by-decade guide to the amps behind his Aerosmith tone

By Andrew Daly published 27 March 26

Is Joe Perry a Marshall guy, Fender guy, boutique guy, pedal amp guy? Answer: he’s all of the above

Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti on making an Alter Bridge album at Eddie Van Halen’s studio

By Gregory Adams published 26 March 26

An invite from Wolfgang Van Halen led to the recording experience of a lifetime as Alter Bridge decamped to 5150 Studios for their new “straight-ahead hard-rock record”

10 sleeper guitar amps that deserve legendary status

By Charlie Wilkins published 26 March 26

From overlooked British combos to U.S. workhorses, these may not have the Plexi's prestige, but they deliver world-class tone for players willing to look beyond the obvious