“It was like watching a Polaroid develop": An oral history of Stevie Ray Vaughan's earliest days on the road By Alan Paul, Andy Aledort published 19 December 19 Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, Vaughan's former bandmates and more recall the development of one of the greatest guitarists of all time
Play better than ever with these 5 essential guitar warm-up exercises By Stéphane Wrembel published 13 December 19 Gypsy jazz guitar master Stéphane Wrembel offers some terrific exercises that will help you develop fret-hand strength
Joe Bonamassa: "It’s easy to play marginally good blues. It’s very difficult to play great blues" By Richard Bienstock published 13 December 19 The best living blues guitarist - as voted by you - shares soloing advice and the inside scoop on his next album
Learn to supercharge your blues solos by seamlessly switching between major and minor pentatonic scales By Andy Aledort published 10 December 19 All of the greatest blues and rock guitarists - such as T-Bone Walker, B.B. King, Albert King, Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix - routinely incorporated this technique into their solos
Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram: “I can’t be the kid wonder forever” By Alan Paul published 10 December 19 Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram is the future of the blues. Here, he discusses his fiery debut album
The Underground Thieves' Nick Perri on ignoring directives from Eddie Van Halen, and why he's more satisfied with his tone than ever before By Jeff Kitts published 6 December 19 The former Silvertide man discusses his new band, and how he learned to stop worrying and love a simple guitar rig
Take your improvisation to the next level by listening to your own playing and reacting to it By Dweezil Zappa published 6 December 19 Dweezil Zappa offers some phenomenal spontaneous soloing strategies
10 things you didn't know about Stevie Ray Vaughan By Damian Fanelli, Andy Aledort published 5 December 19 Think you know everything there is to know about the late, great SRV? Read on!
The Allman Betts Band: "This is really about our chapter, and we’re still writing it" By Alan Paul published 4 December 19 Devon Allman, Duane Betts and Johnny Stachela discuss how they carry the Allman Brothers torch, while forging their own impressive sonic path
Review: Way Huge's Smalls Conspiracy Theory Professional Overdrive is a full-bodied and rich overdrive pedal By Paul Riario published 26 November 19 This pedal's smooth, mid-harmonic complexity sets it apart from other K-clones
Make your compositions soar using augmented climb progressions By Jimmy Brown published 22 November 19 How to inject a sense of drama into your songwriting
Gibson Les Paul Modern review – the Les Paul you’ve been waiting for By Chris Gill published 20 November 19 This is a true modern update that delivers classic Les Paul sounds, a significantly expanded palette of tones and the fast playability that today’s players demand
Carmen Vandenberg: "It’s definitely Jimi’s fault that I became obsessed with playing guitar" By Guitar World Staff published 20 November 19 Find out what the former Jeff Beck guitarist has been listening to as of late
Dear Guitar Hero: Danny Johnson discusses his time with Alcatrazz, Aerosmith, Steppenwolf, Alice Cooper and more By Joe Lalaina published 18 November 19 Danny Johnson has more amazing rock 'n' roll stories than just about anyone in the business. Read some of them here
Review: MXR's Carbon Copy Mini is a sonic beast of an analog delay By Paul Riario published 15 November 19 The CC Mini is unparalleled if you need to nail wide slapback echo or sail on cascading waves of wet delay that spills over on each note