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Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney: “I figured out my own way of doing fingerstyle – that’s really how I learned every instrument I play”

By Harold Steinblatt

In this classic 2007 interview, Macca discusses his greatest acoustic songs, his unique fingerpicking style and the musical influences that shaped his playing with The Beatles and beyond

Best blues amps 2021: electric guitar amplification for when the thrill is gone

Best blues amps 2021: electric guitar amplification for when the thrill is gone

By Jonathan Horsley

Guitar World picks out 12 of the best blues amps from Fender, MESA/Boogie, Marshall and more

Slash

Slash's 10 best guitar solos ranked

By Amit Sharma

The top-hatted one's greatest leads from Guns N' Roses to Velvet Revolver and beyond

9 best guitar straps 2021: play in comfort and secure your guitar in style

9 best guitar straps 2021: play in comfort and secure your guitar in style

By Chris Corfield

The best guitar straps for acoustic, electric, and bass guitars, no matter your budget

Francis Rossi

Status Quo's Francis Rossi: "I put a Tune-o-Matic bridge on my Tele like the old Gibsons. I think all that stuff, and taking off the lacquer, added to the tone"

By Jonny Scaramanga

How a hardware calamity led the Quo legend towards the Telecaster

Steve Lukather

Steve Lukather: “I used to learn George Harrison shit and everyone thought I was a badass! Now little kids on YouTube play like Stevie Ray Vaughan“

By Grant Moon

Lukather has played on the biggest-selling album of all time, is in a band with Ringo Starr and remains a member of Toto, and here he shares some of his hard-earned wisdom

Fender Telecaster

The history of the Fender Telecaster, the world's first mass-produced solidbody electric guitar

By Jonathan Horsley

Leo Fender’s Telecaster was the bolt-on from the blue that changed the world with a tone that could fight its way through any mix

The best PRS SE Custom 24 deals in June 2021: own a top-rated PRS for less

The best PRS SE Custom 24 deals in June 2021: own a top-rated PRS for less

By Chris Corfield

We’ve scoured the web to find today’s best PRS deals

Billy Zoom

The secrets behind Billy Zoom's guitar tone on X's Los Angeles

By Chris Gill

A braniac amp genius, Zoom got a powerful tone – full of punch and bite – out of a minimalist setup

Best lunchbox amp choices 2021: 8 great portable amps for gigging

Best lunchbox amp choices 2021: 8 great portable amps for gigging

By Chris Schwarten

Offering big sound in a portable package, these compact amplifiers are perfect for the live circuit

Best Epiphone Les Pauls 2021: 10 budget-friendly versions of Gibson’s iconic single-cut

Best Epiphone Les Pauls 2021: 10 budget-friendly versions of Gibson’s iconic single-cut

By Jonathan Horsley

Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned guitarist, our list of the best Epiphone Les Pauls is sure to inspire you

Tash Sultana

Tash Sultana: “I always think there is never enough guitar on records. I’m all for the guitar layering and layering and layering...“

By Jonny Scaramanga

One of Fender's latest signature artists explains how jazz, soul and pop and whatever else goes, just so long as it makes sense for the song

Renforshort

Renforshort: "I get surges of creativity at 3 in the morning – I'll be up in bed, trying different tunings and seeing if I come up with anything cool"

By Cheri Amour

Following the release of sophomore EP, Off Saint Dominique, we speak to the prodigious 19-year-old about teenage angst, alternate tunings and working with Mateus Asato

Guitar accessories for beginners and beginner guitar gear essentials

Guitar accessories for beginners and beginner guitar gear essentials

By Chris Barnes, James Farmer

Start playing today with our pick of the best beginner guitar accessories for guitarists and bassists – including strings, picks, cables, tuners and more

Wolfgang Van Halen

Wolfgang Van Halen: "Dad would rather people not try and sound like him but sound like themselves. I’m being myself – I’m not sitting there doing covers of Panama"

By Jonny Scaramanga

The multi-instrumentalist details the recording of Mammoth WVH, and explains why making the music he wants to make is the best way to honor his father

11 best looper pedals 2021: become a one man band with one of the greatest loop pedals

11 best looper pedals 2021: become a one man band with one of the greatest loop pedals

By Alex Lynham

From channeling Ed Sheeran to boosting your live performances, these are the best looper pedals from TC Electronic, Boss, Pigtronix and more

11 best guitar cables 2021: brilliant instrument cables for electric, acoustic and bass guitar

11 best guitar cables 2021: brilliant instrument cables for electric, acoustic and bass guitar

By Guitar World

Plug in with confidence using our guide to the best guitar cables from Planet Waves, Mogami, Ernie Ball, George L’s and more

Luke Gruntz of Cleopatrick

Cleopatrick's Luke Gruntz: “We want to try and give kids something enticing to belong to in guitar music”

By Matt Parker

The hard-riffing six-stringer talks mosh pit meltdowns, his “fighter jet” pedalboard and why he loves “stupid” guitar parts

Phil Collen

Phil Collen: “I put a DiMarzio Super Distortion T in my Teles and got the sound we’d been trying to get for years“

By Jonny Scaramanga

The Def Leppard guitarist reveals the role of the Fender Telecaster on the band’s multi-million selling albums Pyromania and Hysteria

The 10 best guitar wireless systems 2021: set your playing free, from the rehearsal room to the stage

The 10 best guitar wireless systems 2021: set your playing free, from the rehearsal room to the stage

By Jonathan Horsley

Fed up with cumbersome cables? These are the best wireless guitar systems for every budget