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.
Reuniting SRV's Double Trouble: Reese Wynans and Joe Bonamassa Talk 'Sweet Release' By Andy Aledort Learn how former SRV's Double Trouble keyboardist Reese Wynans teamed up with Joe Bonamassa and his former bandmates for 'Sweet Release.'
Peter Frampton Tells All: Life-Changing Diagnosis, New Album, Harrison, Bowie and Humble Pie By Joe Bosso "I would never want to be on stage knowing that my playing was substandard but hoping that no one notices. That’s not me.”
Dick Dale: Requiem for the King of the Surf Guitar By Alan di Perna "I don’t know how to play a goddamned scale. I don’t know what a 13th is, or an augmented ninth. I could give a shit. All I do is make the guitar scream with pain or pleasure.”
Acoustic Master Molly Tuttle Talks New Album, 'When You're Ready' By Clifford Hall Meet the first woman to be crowned The International Bluegrass Music Association Guitarist of the Year.
Gus Sinaro: What's on My Playlist By Guitar World Staff What's Gus Sinaro listening to? Find out here!
Blues-Rock Guitar Powerhouse JD Simo Talks New Album, 'Off at 11' By Alan Paul 'Off at 11' is another step toward the 34-year-old Chicago native establishing himself as a contemporary blues rock giant.
Learn Randy Rhoads' warm-up exercises and more in this complete 1982 guitar clinic By Andy Aledort The Ozzy Osbourne guitarist himself teaches technique and the Crazy Train solo
Uncovering Nik Mystery: Mike Dawes Discusses His New Band with Jukka Backlund and Periphery's Spencer Sotelo By Richard Bienstock Nik Mystery, in the words of Mike Dawes, “is about as far removed from solo fingerstyle guitar and [Periphery’s] progressive metal as anything.”
How Tedeschi Trucks Band's Triumphant New Album, 'Signs,' Was Shaped by Sadness and Grief By Alan Paul "I think people are really craving to hear someone swinging for the fences."
