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In an era dominated by look-at-me shred guitarists, Nikki Sixx showed that playing bass could be cool, too
Mötley Crüe's 1989 blockbuster, Dr. Feelgood, is a prime example of Sixx's gritty bass approach
Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx on fate, Thunderbirds and the legacy of Smoke on the Water
The bassist discusses a new lease of life with old friend John 5, new ’Crüe the band’s – and his eternal confusion over beloved Gibson reverse bodies
Nikki Sixx reflects on Mötley Crüe's decision to oust Mick Mars
Initial statements that Mars decided to retire due to ongoing health issues were refuted by the guitarist, saying he was forced out and immediately replaced by John 5
Mick Mars on finding his thrill with the Fender Strat – and the ’54 unicorn that broke his heart
The former Mötley Crüe guitarist pays tribute to the most important Strats in his life, the mods they have had, and why he had to step away from the pointy guitars crazy of the '80s
Mick Mars’ NSFW ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’ Kramer has just gone up for auction
The guitar was used extensively during Motley Crüe’s 1987-88 Girls, Girls, Girls world tour
April 2024 Guitar World editors' picks
From fast-rising indie rock acts and heavy playing pioneers to Beyoncé and beyond – here are our standout guitar tracks from the past 30 days
Mötley Crüe share their first new single with John 5 – and as promised, it marks a heavy return
Headlined by a blistering solo from John 5, Dogs of War is the band's first new single since 2019, and the first to be released since their split with former guitarist Mick Mars
“Mötley Crüe was a whole different animal from what I’m doing. Writing the anthems was what the band was all about. Then it got a little sideways…” Mick Mars opens up on the highs and lows of life in Mötley Crüe – and his solo rebirth
The legendary Crüe guitarist looks back on the good times and bad times with the world’s most outrageous band, how he knew it was time to retire from the road (but not the group), and why his hard-hitting new solo album is and isn’t a blues record
“This is like an intro to something Metallica wrote in the 1980s”: 11-year-old guitar hero breaks the internet with his original metal riffs – performed in front of his fellow fifth-graders
Cole Parsons has shot to online stardom with his original, Randy Rhoads-channeling song, which even won the approval of Mötley Crüe
Mick Mars: “I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for Mötley Crüe. I don't regret anything we've ever done – good, bad or ugly” – only in the new Guitar World
Plus! Eddie Kramer, Marco Pirroni, Stone Mecca, Adrian Belew, Yard Act, DragonForce, history of the MXR Phase 90, Drop Nineteens, Blondie's Frank Infante, the Darkness and more!
