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Paul McCartney plays a Martin dreadnought onstage in 1977
The greatest Paul McCartney post-Beatles guitar moments

By Damon Orion Published

The best and brightest six-string performances from Sir Paul’s entire post-Beatles studio catalog (starring a McCartney, a McCullough, a McCulloch and a McIntosh)

Guitarists
Corey Congilio in his studio space
Meet the “super arpeggio” – the extended shape that can supercharge your solos

By Corey Congilio Published

Based on an approach Larry Carlton taught him, Corey Congilio says these extended arpeggios can power up your vamping

Artist Lessons
Fender Mike McCready Stratocaster
How signature models are really made – and how they can drive innovation in guitar design

By Charlie Wilkins Published

Some signature models are little more than a cash-in, but surprising amounts of R&D are invested in the best ones

Guitars
Three of Johnny Marr's guitars up for sale: Rickenbacker, Gibson ES-355, 9-pickup Fender Stratocaster
Johnny Marr’s most iconic guitars, the stories behind them – and why he’s selling them now

By Jamie Dickson Published

We get a guided tour of The Smiths guitar icon’s most famous instruments just before they go under the hammer

Guitarists
Dave Mustaine performs live with Megadeth in 1988 with a customized Jackson King V.
Dave Mustaine’s life in guitars – how the Megadeth main man weaponized the Flying V

By Andrew Daly Published

From B.C. Rich to Jackson King Vs and and his current range of signature Flying Vs, we chart the evolution of Mustaine's guitar arsenal

Guitarists
DeArmond Tremolo Control
“Gibbons has used his frequently on ZZ Top albums – he often plays through two at once”: Meet the world’s first ‘pedal’ – a steampunk wonderland you need Windex to use

By Chris Gill Published

Introduced in 1946, produced through the mid–1960s, the DeArmond Tremolo Control is the O.G. guitar effect and was used by Muddy Waters, Billy Gibbons and Canned Heat

Guitar Pedals
Eddie 9V plays Red Rocks in Colorado with a Fender Telecaster
From teenage rigs to stage disasters – the life and times of Eddie 9V – the player Bonamassa says can bend it like King

By Gregory Adams Published

The South Carolina guitar phenom was cooking up some barbecue when GW called to talk dream collabs, Strats vs Les Pauls, and all kinds of guitar stuff

Guitarists
Albert King plays Newport Jazz Festival in 1970.
The Gibson Flying V – how a misunderstood design conquered the guitar world

By Charlie Wilkins Published

It's not the most player-friendly proposition, this triangular wedge of guitar – but is there anything cooler than a Flying V?

Electric Guitars
Petr Furch
Petr Furch on 45 years of acoustic guitar innovation – and the challenge to make his guitars better

By Jamie Dickson Published

Czech guitar maker Furch celebrates its 45th birthday this year – but it’s what acoustic guitars will look like in the future that spurs the company on, CEO Petr Furch tells us

Acoustic Guitars
Eric Gales plays a Magneto signature guitar in the Guitar World studio.
Eric Gales on how the blues turned his life upside down – and what you can learn from his approach

By Eric Gales Published

In the blues-rock maestro's new GW column, he unpacks the core influence in his playing that came from listening to the original greats

Artist Lessons
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