Guitar World 40
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40 guitarists who changed our world since 1980
By Jeff Kitts, Guitar World Staff published
The players who revolutionized guitar technique and tone over the past 40 years

A history of Guitar World: the good, the bad and the ridiculous
By Brad Tolinski published
#GuitarWorld40: Former editor Brad Tolinski attempts to recall the ups and downs over 40 years of Guitar World

Guitar World has a long history of uniting guitar legends – as evidenced in these classic covers
By Jeff Kitts published
#GuitarWorld40: We look back at some iconic – and surprising – cover pairings

What were Guitar World's first-ever tab transcriptions?
By Jeff Kitts published
#GuitarWorld40: May 1988 marked the debut of tab in Guitar World

The story of the Fender Splatocaster, the surreal Custom Shop creation born from a Guitar World competition
By Jeff Kitts published
#GuitarWorld40: This aluminum, fluid-filled Stratocaster design became one of the most difficult Custom Shop builds ever

#GuitarWorld40: celebrating 40 years of the world's biggest guitar magazine
By Jeff Kitts published
Taking you behind the star-studded thrills, six-string skills and a few classic spills...

The greatest Guitar World magazine covers of all time… revealed!
By Michael Astley-Brown, Jeff Kitts, Damian Fanelli published
#GuitarWorld40: Here’s what you voted the best Guitar World covers ever
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