Why The Byrds' Roger McGuinn is one of rock's greatest guitar heroes By Alan di Perna In general, Roger McGuinn has gotten more love from the rock critic fraternity than from the guitar community. Maybe it’s time to turn that perception around
9 best patch cables 2020: tidy up your ‘board with the best patch leads By Alex Lynham Need to organize a messy pedalboard? Patch cables are a simple and creative cable solution for your guitar pedals
Joey Zampella: "Music has lost a lot of mystery now with YouTube and the internet. The value of music has to return - or else there’ll be no music business" By Mark McStea The Life Of Agony guitarist talks melodic solos, his unusual approach to recording and the band's latest album, The Sound of Scars
Konvent's Sara Nørregaard: "I like to keep everything raw; having too many effects detracts from the power" By Mark McStea From doom metal to Squier Jagmasters to realizing dreams, the guitarist unpacks the Konvent story so far...
Stu Mackenzie: "King Gizzard was made to be loose... we didn't have a rehearsal for years!" By Stan Bull The King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard mastermind on the band's laidback approach to jamming, recording in shipping containers and his newfound love for the Gibson Explorer...
11 best guitar straps 2020: secure your guitar and boost playing comfort, whatever your budget By Chris Corfield The best guitar straps for acoustic, electric and bass guitars, featuring straps from Fender, Levy's and Gibson
Phil Demmel on the joys of "four dudes jamming covers" in BPMD By Gregory Adams “I was a '70s kid, so these are all bands I loved and [that] really got me into heavy music," the former Machine Head guitarist says
The secrets behind Geordie Walker's guitar tone on Killing Joke's Eighties By Chris Gill The Killing Joke guitarist found his sound in a Gibson ES-295 and an ear for lush yet haunting tone
Black Veil Brides: "We really hated the lead tones on that first album - it was exciting to go back and re-record it all" By Amit Sharma Jake Pitts and Jinxx wax lyrical on technique, classical influences and completely re-recording the band's debut album, Re-Stitch These Wounds
Best 8-string guitars 2020: embrace the low-end with our djent-friendly electric guitars for all budgets By Jonathan Horsley The 8-string guitar opens up a world of musical possibilities – these are the best from Schecter, Ibanez, Jackson and more
The Go-Go's: "If you think we're sweet girls who wrote candy-flavored pop songs, our history is going to be a surprise" By James Wood The LA pop-rockers discuss touring with The Police, selling out Madison Square Garden and their upcoming tell-all documentary
Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee name 22 songs that shaped Rush's sound By Guitar World Editors The guitarist and bassist put together the ultimate mixtape of Rush influences
17 pro guitarists who play cheap guitars By Jonathan Horsley Because not every song requires a custom shop instrument to get the tone right
Brian May's 20 greatest guitar moments By Amit Sharma From Brighton Rock to Bijou, here are the Queen icon's finest songs, solos and acts of melodic genius
The secrets behind David Gilmour's tone on Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb By Chris Gill Here's how the prog legend achieved his sound on one of the group's most enduring hits
How much difference does your guitar cable actually make? By Chris Corfield Exploring the science behind cables and how much impact they have on your sound
The inside story of AC/DC's Back In Black, the biggest-selling rock album of all time By Paul Elliott It was the record that resurrected a band in mourning. From tragedy to triumph, this is the story of AC/DC’s greatest victory...
Refused’s Kristofer Steen: "Staying in between genres is what we do - we try to find a sound that works between the lines" By Brad Angle The Swedish post-hardcore masters find the funk, the punk and their very essence on their latest release, War Music
Jeff Bridges on how his Breedlove signature acoustic will help save the planet - and why he started his first rock band at 60 By Jonathan Horsley The Oscar-winning actor reflects on his guitar heroes, Zen koans, and finding harmony on the film set
Best clip-on guitar tuners 2020: stay in tune with 10 of today's best clip-on tuners By Jonathan Horsley A clip-on guitar tuner offers a quick, easy and affordable tuning solution. Explore our top picks for acoustic, electric and bass guitar
