What's on Paul Pigat's playlist? Find out here! By Guitar World Staff Paul Pigat discusses what he's been listening to as of late
Mike Stern and Jeff Lorber: "Inspiration comes at weird times and you always have to be ready for it" By James Wood The two musicians talk Miles Davis, different orbits and how they created “an entertaining album with a lot of variety and different vibes”
Black Midi: “We played for two hours; the first hour and 20 minutes was all improvised" By Mark McStea In this day in age, it's difficult to find a band that truly doesn't sound like anyone else. Black Midi is that group
Tom Morello: "I wanted one foot planted on a Marshall stack and another in the world of 2019 sonics" By Brad Tolinski The always-eclectic axeman talks gear, the Play it Loud exhibition and his absolutely wild, guest star-packed solo album
Stevie Ray Vaughan opens up in his first Guitar World interview from 1984 By Bill Milkowski "He doesn't go in for the leather-and-studs macho posturing of popular heavy metal bands and he's not particularly adept at crowd manipulation as many of the top rock bands are"
Elliot Easton's guide to The Cars' discography By Richard Bienstock Take a guided tour through the discography of one of the most popular rock bands of the '70s and '80s
Tool's Adam Jones: the 10 guitarists who shaped my sound By Brad Angle The prog heavyweight names the players who changed his life
Yngwie Malmsteen: "The pentatonic scale is extremely limiting. I thought, 'There’s gotta be more…'" By Richard Bienstock The shred guitar great tells GW all about how his new "bluesy" album, improvisation and how he became the first guitarist to get a signature Strat
Mike Campbell recalls Tom Petty's Damn the Torpedoes: "We were determined to make the best-sounding record ever made" By Richard Bienstock The guitarist reflects on the late singer-songwriter's landmark release
Daniel Donato: “If I want to be a guitar player in 2019, I need to have a sound you can recognize in less than a second” By Ethan Varian Mammoth chops, social-media finesse and a never-give-up attitude: say hello to one of the hottest young pickers in Nashville
Jon Spencer: "I’ve still got the virus!" By Gregory Adams Garage-punk dynamo Jon Spencer tells GW all about his hard 'n' heavy solo debut
Presenting 2019's Guitarist of the Year finalists By Guitar World Star judges share their picks for Young, Acoustic and overall Guitarist of the Year
The End Machine's George Lynch: "I’ve learned to be open to new things" By Richard Bienstock George Lynch tells GW how he teamed up with former bandmates Jeff Pilson and Mick Brown to create the lean, mean End Machine.
Mike Dawes: What's on My Playlist By Guitar World Staff Mike Dawes filled us in on who he's listening to at the moment. Take a look!
How Born of Osiris Guitarist Lee McKinney Made 'The Simulation' a Rocking Reality By Jon Wiederhorn Lee McKinney tells GW how he blended fans' desires and wish lists with his band's creative vision to create 'The Simulation.'
Lamb of God's Mark Morton Talks Debut Solo Album, 'Anesthetic' By Jon Wiederhorn He didn’t set out to make a star-studded solo album; he just wanted to write songs.
Eric Tessmer: Four Questions with Austin's Best-Kept Six-String Secret By Tracy Anne Hart Eric Tessmer — a familiar face in the city’s live-music scene for nearly 17 years — truly embodies the “Texas guitar slinger” archetype.
Steve Stevens and Geezer Butler Discuss Their New Band, Deadland Ritual By Joe Bosso "We’re just four guys getting together and doing what we like.”
Jazz Master Julian Lage Guides You Through His New Album, 'Love Hurts' By Richard Bienstock Experimental jazz master (and Guitar World columnist) Julian Lage guides us through 'Love Hurts,' his adventurous new jazz guitar joy ride
Michael Angelo Batio Talks Sweep Arpeggio Origins By Troy Grady Get a fascinating glimpse of the thought process behind Batio's famously silky sweep arpeggio technique.
