Nuno Bettencourt

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A graphic featuring seven of the guitarists on Guitar World's 25-for-2025 list
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

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Rick Graham – dressed in black and illuminated with a spotlight, against a black backdrop – holding his pink Charvel signature guitar
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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Musician Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme performs onstage during the Above Ground 4 concert benefiting Musicares at The Fonda Theatre on October 26, 2025 in Los Angeles, California
Nuno Bettencourt gave his new guitar brand its debut at Back to the Beginning – but Washburn had no idea it existed

By Matt Owen Published

The Extreme icon took to the stage at Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell show with a guitar that no-one – not even the brand he had played for 35 years – knew about

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Wide shot of Nuno Bettencourt performing onstage during the Above Ground 4 concert benefiting Musicares at The Fonda Theatre on October 26, 2025 in Los Angeles, California
Nuno Bettencourt on why, with his Six String Sanctuary, he’s finally ready to become a guitar teacher

By Amit Sharma Published

Sponsored by Nuno’s Six String Sanctuary

The Extreme man’s Six String Sanctuary weekender goes way beyond your typical guitar clinic – and he’s recruited Steve Vai, Eric Gales, Mateus Asato, Richie Kotzen, Taj Farrant and guitar “Yoda” Rick Beato to help

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January 2026
The lost Ace Frehley interview, the year's best new gear and 2025's guitarists of the year – only in the new Guitar World

By Damian Fanelli Published

Includes a tribute to Space Ace and our guide to the biggest guitar news of the year, plus Nuno Bettencourt, 40 years of PRS Guitars and our first official transcription of Young Man Blues from Live at Leeds

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Nuno Bettencourt and Jake E Lee
Why Nuno Bettencourt said no when Jake E. Lee asked him to play one of his iconic solos at Back to the Beginning

By Phil Weller Published

The Extreme virtuoso played plenty of guitar during Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell show, but he drew the line at this solo

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Nuno Bettencourt and Wolfgang Van Halen
Why Nuno Bettencourt says Wolfgang Van Halen was “smart” to drop out of Back to the Beginning

By Phil Weller Published

Wolfgang Van Halen reluctantly had to drop out of the historic concert due to scheduling conflicts

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Nuno Bettencourt playing his Washburn N4
Nuno Bettencourt solos while ‘ice skating’ – as he shreds guitar and shaves ice in new Extreme music video

By Phil Weller Published

Is there anything the man can’t do?

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Jake E. Lee photographed July 5 in Birmingham, England, with the custom Purple Burst Charvel he played at Back to the Beginning
Jake E. Lee names the guitar virtuoso who had him sweating backstage at Back to the Beginning

By Phil Weller Published

Lee insists he doesn’t usually get nervous before shows – but watching one guitar player from the wings was too much for him

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Ace Frehley and Nuno Bettencourt
Nuno Bettencourt on what Ace Frehley taught him about guitar playing

By Phil Weller Published

The Extreme guitarist has looked back on how the Spaceman shaped his childhood and his unique brand of soloing

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