Randy Rhoads: "I started tuning up and Ozzy said, 'You've got the gig.' I didn't even get to play!" By John Stix The late guitar legend talks learning through teaching and his early days with Ozzy Osbourne in this classic Guitar World interview from 1982
Sparta's Jim Ward: "The way I play guitar is so influenced by ability - or lack of ability - to play barre chords!" By Adam Kovac The At the Drive-In refugee dives into Trust the River, Sparta's first album in 14 years
Margaret LaBombard: "If a song makes you feel something, you can thank the bass player" By Bass Player Staff The Slyboots four-stringer recalls her formative years playing bass, and how the NYC bass community moulded her into the player she is today
Eddie Van Halen goes deep on the playing and tone secrets behind 10 iconic Van Halen tracks By Guitar World Staff From Eruption to Jump, EVH weighs in on some of the band's biggest hits in this classic GW interview
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"
Alex Lifeson reveals his tone and playing secrets behind 11 landmark Rush tracks By Chris Gill In this classic interview from 1996, the Canadian guitar hero dissects Rush anthems from 2112 to Limelight and The Spirit of Radio
The Lemon Twigs: "We have nothing against recording digital - but rock music probably shouldn't be done that way" By Matt Parker The Long Island D'Addario brothers on their individual writing styles, suffering from gear acquisition syndrome and masterful new album, Songs For The General Public
Steve Howe: "You can’t search for your own sound. You’ve already got it - it’s there" By Rod Brakes The prog icon discusses his diverse career, love of vintage guitars and why Yes sought to decommercialize their music
Joey Zampella: "Music has lost a lot of mystery now with YouTube and the internet. The value of music has to return - or else there’ll be no music business" By Mark McStea The Life Of Agony guitarist talks melodic solos, his unusual approach to recording and the band's latest album, The Sound of Scars
Stu Mackenzie: "King Gizzard was made to be loose... we didn't have a rehearsal for years!" By Stan Bull The King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard mastermind on the band's laidback approach to jamming, recording in shipping containers and his newfound love for the Gibson Explorer...
Metallica's James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett look back on 16 of the band's most important songs By Guitar World Staff One of metal's most formidable guitar duos evaluate some of their discography's most significant entries
Tommy Emmanuel: "90% of these songs were recorded in one take!" By Richard Bienstock On The Best of Tommysongs, the acoustic wizard revisits - and reinterprets - some of his favorite compositions (and throws in a handful of future classics)
Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee name 22 songs that shaped Rush's sound By Guitar World Editors The guitarist and bassist put together the ultimate mixtape of Rush influences
Robby Krieger: "I don’t see why people like Telecasters so much. To me, a Strat is a lot better and more playable than a Tele" By Rod Brakes Bought & Sold: From pawn shops and stolen guitars to ’bursts and signature Gibsons, The Doors legend reveals his trials and tribulations in the trade...
Joe Satriani reflects on his greatest guitar moments so far in this classic 1995 interview By Mordechai Kleidermacher From Surfing with the Alien to Summer Song, Satch takes a look back at some of his most shred-tastic tracks and extraordinary guitar achievements
Gary Lucas: "The guitar is like an extension of my nervous system - I try to play what I feel and transmit it" By Joshua M. Miller From Jeff Buckley to Gods and Monsters and beyond, the Captain Beefheart alum celebrates his diverse career on an impressive new compilation album
The 1975's Adam Hann talks embracing heavy riffs, recording on the road and why he loves John Petrucci's signature model By Gregory Adams The versatile pop guitarist reveals the gear and production secrets behind the band's Notes on a Conditional Form - and why they'll never make an album like it again
Harkin: "I’ve been playing guitar long enough to know that if something has P-90s, it sounds more like me" By Alison Richter After years backing Sleater-Kinney, Kurt Vile, Wild Beasts and beyond, a nomadic six-stringer makes her uncompromising solo debut
Guitar Gabby: "Understanding where guitar music came from helps young black women like me, out here paving our own paths" By Amit Sharma The LTD-wielding guitarist talks the music business, The TxLips Band and the genius of Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Warbringer: "We’re not walking on eggshells, as far as the riffs we write. We don't go, 'It’s gotta be thrash!'" By Gregory Adams California thrashers Chase Becker and Adam Carroll talk epic tracks, happy accidents and Weapons of Tomorrow
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