Latest about Noel Gallagher
Johnny Marr on the guitars he’s loved and is about to lose at auction – and the one that started it all
The indie-rock icon talks hungover shopping trips with Noel Gallagher, why some electrics feel like ‘living things’, and what he’ll do if a tech bro starts bidding at his forthcoming auction
Noel Gallagher was forced into becoming Oasis’ lead guitar player – and he didn’t want the role
From the Archive Gallagher shouldered the lead guitar player spot despite never feeling entirely comfortable with solos
Up close and personal with a '63 Strat and '70s Höfner Violin Bass with Oasis and Ocean Colour Scene connections
This 1963 Fender Stratocaster and 70s Höfner 500/1 violin bass guitar recently went under the hammer – and, as it turns out, these were Britrock unicorns for collectors
Noel Gallagher’s signed Wonderwall EJ-200 smashes pre-auction estimate
As seen in the video for Wonderwall, and signed by the Chief himself... but maybe the Inspired by Gibson Custom SJ-200 presents better value?
Noel Gallagher’s (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? guitar is up for sale
The Epiphone EJ-200, used during the writing sessions of (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?, is currently subject to an online bidding war
The unsung 1986 album that inspired the ’90s Britpop boom
The big-name fans. The studio where the Smiths tracked The Queen Is Dead. The bird that got caught in the control room. This is the story of the Chameleons’ Stranger Times
Noodling alone at home is fine. But you’ll never be a great guitar player unless you join a band
Leaving the bedroom for the rehearsal room exposed my flaws and smashed my confidence. But if you can stick with it, you’ll have the best laugh of your life and supercharge your playing
“He went, ‘This is what I played on Don’t Look Back in Anger.’ I was like, ‘What?’” Gem Archer on the Strat’s secret spot in Oasis history
Noel Gallagher largely stays loyal to his Gibson guitars for Oasis – but there was one notable exception
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Alien-shred, Brit-rock royalty, one blues icon and a hardcore superstar: here are Guitar World's Guitarists of the Year 2025
All the players who rocked our world, in the year of Oasis reunions, Black Sabbath farewells, and guitarists keeping their shoulder to the evolutionary wheel of guitar playing
