Nuno Bettencourt
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Nuno Bettencourt pays tribute to Yngwie Malmsteen – and names the one thing most people get wrong about his playing
By Phil Weller published
The Extreme guitarist thanks the Swedish virtuoso for giving him a guitar-playing epiphany

Extreme and Red Hot Chili Peppers classics among first tracks confirmed for Guitar Hero's successor, Stage Tour
By Janelle Borg published
The game seems to be taking a page from Guitar Hero's playbook by featuring both old-school legends and more contemporary powerhouses

Nuno Bettencourt and Rick Beato form unlikely partnership to rip through a Thin Lizzy classic at the Six-String Sanctuary
By Phil Weller published
The two guitarists were joined at the Las Vegas guitar camp by Steve Vai, Eric Gales and Mateus Asato

Nuno Bettencourt names the up-and-coming guitarist who has blown his mind
By Matt Owen published
Bettencourt rarely reposts players on his social media accounts, but this Instagram guitarist-producer has got him all worked up

Joe Satriani put Nuno Bettencourt’s name forward for the failed EVH tribute tour with Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth
By Matt Owen published
Before embarking on the Best of All Worlds tour with Sammy Hagar, Satch was close to hitting the road for a Van Halen tribute tour with Roth and Alex Van Halen

Nuno Bettencourt’s new guitar company has gone live – and there’s a surprise new acoustic in the drop
By Phil Weller published
The Lusitano is available at two price points and lines up alongside the first entries into the Extreme virtuoso's burgeoning guitar lineup

Nuno Bettencourt on turning down Ozzy, Sabbath’s final show and how Extreme finally got their dues
By Andrew Daly published
Having torn up the rulebook and raised the bar once again for lead guitar, Nuno Bettencourt promises no let up – he’s out for blood again
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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
By Jonathan Horsley published
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

25 reasons why 2025 was a great year for guitar
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Historic shows, a once-in-a-lifetime reunion, generational guitar talents, tonal revolutions, watershed gear drops… we won’t spoil it at all here, but a lot has happened

From Plini to Polyphia to onstage shoutouts from Nuno, how Rick Graham quietly became one of progressive guitar’s most influential names
By Amit Sharma published
From Guthrie Govan, through to Jason Richardson and Andy James, Rick Graham has garnered friends, fans and guest-spots with guitar’s most technical talents – and helped a huge chunk of players to hone their craft along the way
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