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“Sometimes simplicity wins the day”: Joe Bonamassa on the art of writing a heavy guitar riff
In his latest GW video lesson, the blues-rock superstar recalls how some of his heaviest riffs came together, and to your shock – and maybe even horror – they were written in standard tuning
The making of Red, the album that pushed King Crimson to the brink
Robert Fripp digs into his long-unopened personal diaries with Guitar World as he shares the story of the relentlessly heavy and ambitious 1974 prog classic
“With that said, you all can stop asking me if I am buying it now. Muchas gracias”: Joe Bonamassa has his say on the future of Norman’s Rare Guitars
Once described as a "good fit" for the store, Bonamassa says he is more than happy to see Norman Harris's vintage guitar institution join the Carter Vintage Guitars family
![Mike Sullivan [left] of Russian Circles plays a Dunable electric guitar. Adam Jones [right] of Tool wears all white as he performs at Lollapalooza in 2009.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JzvHLXtiWjphtArnELCxMf-840-80.jpg.webp)
The time Adam Jones saved Tool's support band from rental amp hell with a random act of kindness
We've all been there, sweating with a borrowed backline that's not playing ball. Luckily, Mike Sullivan of Russian Circles had a guardian angel looking over him
The Smoker, the Rocket-Shooting Les Paul… Ace Frehley’s 5 most iconic Kiss guitars
Because to be Spaceman in Kiss, a plain old blackguard Tele ain't gonna cut it
Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein, reluctant guitar hero and master of the macabre
There's no-one quite like Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein – and he has seen it all. He discusses his “jet engine” dream tone, “Annihilator” preamps, and why Glenn Danzig has never changed
Jared James Nichols on why playing in a trio opens up your soloing approaches
Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream, Mountain, Rush... Jared James Nichols argues that three is the magic number, allowing guitar players to stretch out and the band to feed off each other
Why the stigma of budget electric guitars has disappeared over the past 25 years
As Squier and Epiphone have upped the quality, expanding their range, so too have the likes of PRS, ESP, Jackson and more, narrowing the gap between beginner and “serious” instrument
