Emily Kinney: “My music is a place where I get to be the lead” By Cheri Amour Best known for her role as The Walking Dead's Beth Greene, the actor and songwriter dives deep into the themes of her latest record, The Supporting Character
'68's Josh Scogin: “The guitar is the closest thing I have to the other side of that pandemic tunnel” By Matt Parker The noise-punk frontman talks returning to the stage post-Covid, his copious pedal collection and the Atlanta duo's raucous new album, Give One Take One
Flock of Dimes' Jenn Wasner: “I'm such a fan of altered tunings. That's one of my favorite things about guitar – the malleability of it” By Matt Parker The Wye Oak guitarist and songwriter on the gear, ideas and thorny creative process behind spellbinding new Flock of Dimes album, Head of Roses
Jesse Cash on ERRA's brutal new self-titled album: “We kept things technical while making it easy to follow” By Sam Roche The Alabaman axeman talks amp modelers, why ambient guitar sounds are the “cherry on top of the milkshake” and writing Snowblood in a single day
Steel Panther’s Satchel names his 5 favorite Eddie Van Halen solos By Greg Prato “He played with so much feel and groove. I picture him doing most of his solos in one take. While jumping off a drum riser”
NOFX's Aaron “El Hefe” Abeyta on reworking Linoleum with Avenged Sevenfold and why Fat Mike made him ditch the whammy bar By Gregory Adams As the punk-rock legends drop new record Single Album, long-serving guitarist Abeyta reflects on how his six-string role has changed throughout their spirited career
Du Blonde: “It's wonderful to be a gear nerd, but it's just as valid to make music not knowing the technical stuff” By Cheri Amour Ahead of star-studded new album Homecoming, Beth Jeans Houghton discusses her love of dueling guitar solos, receiving a Custom Shop Strat from Jeff Garlin and why being a guitar geek is overrated
Marcin Patrzalek: “My goal is to show the world that percussive acoustic guitar should be the next big thing” By Amit Sharma Following his knockout viral cover of Led Zeppelin's Kashmir, the Polish fingerstyle wunderkind dives deep on his mesmerizing technique, melding genres and why he got bored of playing classical music
Erik Rutan on joining death-metal titans Cannibal Corpse: “It’s still kinda surreal... I never foresaw this happening!“ By Amit Sharma The newly instated guitarist talks axes, amps, his "savior" pedal and the creation of the band's punishing new album, Violence Unimagined
Tash Neal: “After my accident, I was playing guitar like every day was my last” By Matt Parker The former London Souls man's solo debut was forged in the face of some deeply challenging circumstances. The guitar was his way back
Ruben Wan: “I didn’t particularly want to become a guitar player – I was more focused on being a singer-songwriter, but the guitar was a very happy mistake” By Amit Sharma Inventive arrangements and whistle-stop technique videos have seen this neo-soul wunderkind attract over 180,000 Instagram followers. Now, Ruben Wan gears up to release his debut EP, Chapter One: Guitar
U2's The Edge discusses his approach to gear, songwriting and solos on The Joshua Tree in this classic 1987 Guitar World interview By Joe Bosso "I will never play without effects, because they're too much a part of what I do as a player. I rely on being creative with sound"
Susan Santos: “The wonderful thing about music is that there are always new things to learn... we are the eternal students” By Amit Sharma The Spanish singer-songwriter on the gear behind new EP The LA Sessions, and why Madrid's a great place to be a musician
Musical director and bassist Adam Blackstone reveals how the spectacular Super Bowl 60 half-time show came together By Bass Player Staff Carefully directing sets by J-Lo and Shakira for 100 million sports fans, while playing bass at the same time... Tough gig
Architects: “Some of the most fun we had on this record was without guitars… although guitarists might not want to hear that!” By Amit Sharma Adam Christianson and Josh Middleton talk the gear, guest stars and film score influences that forge expansive new album, For Those That Wish To Exist
Tony Iommi names his top 5 Dio-era Black Sabbath riffs By Greg Prato Ahead of the reissues of two classic Ronnie James Dio-fronted Black Sabbath albums, the godfather of heavy metal takes a trip down memory lane
Nilüfer Yanya: “I never used a pick until I recorded my first album – it needed to sound angry, and I didn't want to break my fingers!” By Amit Sharma The London singer-songwriter on her stripped back pedal collection, what she's planning in 2021 and why she declined a place in a band put together by a member of One Direction...
Freak Juice's Tori Ruffin talks high-profile gigs with Prince and Morris Day, and backing Eddie Murphy in Coming to America By Richard Bienstock As funk-rock collective Freak Juice release new album, They Call Us Juice, Ruffin discusses how he ended up reprising his role in Sexual Chocolate for this year's Coming 2 America
Emma Ruth Rundle and Thou detail the "arduous and long process" that led to their dark collaborative masterpieces By Chris Schwarten How the ethereal singer-songwriter and NOLA sludge merchants found space for four guitar players on May Our Chambers Be Full and The Helm of Sorrow
Tony Iommi names the best (and worst) Black Sabbath albums By Jeff Kitts The heart and soul of Black Sabbath offers his own thoughts on the highs and lows of the band's vast discography
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