Tiger Army's Nick 13: "'50s rock is so great - it just needs another generation to rediscover it" By Mark McStea The psychobilly frontman on the band's fittingly titled sixth studio record, Retrofuture, and the possibility of another country-driven solo album
Best electric guitars under $500: 10 epic electrics for smaller budgets By Chris Gill, Amit Sharma, Guitar World Staff These budget electric guitars offer fantastic tone and great playability, all within a more wallet-friendly price range
Def Leppard: "Steve Clark was a very unique player - he didn't get enough credit for the stuff he was doing" By Joe Matera Joe Elliott and Phil Collen look back at the band's first two albums - On Through The Night and High ‘N’ Dry - and the impact of guitarists Pete Willis and Steve Clark
Lillie Mae: "I might write a melody on the fiddle. But I've loved the guitar since day one - everything comes from that" By Mark McStea The Americana singer/songwriter talks image-based prejudices in Nashville, and signing with Jack White's label, Third Man Records
Larkin Poe: "We want to take roots American music to new places - and not treat the blues like a time capsule" By Jonathan Horsley The multi-instrumentalist sister duo discuss recording efficiency and the vintage gear that fed into Self Made Man
Torche: "Playing blues-based leads makes us feel weird - we're not into that!" By Gregory Adams The Miami sludge-metallers discuss their procession of line-up changes and how they made Admission, their best album yet
Mark Potter: “I wouldn’t have survived in the Motown studio. They’d be like, ‘We’re not getting him in, he takes five hours to start playing!’” By Total Guitar editors The Elbow guitarist discusses his weirdest gig, a Brian May meltdown and Elbow's love of Pignoses
MIYAVI: "I love Strats - they are sexier and like an all-around good guy, whereas a Tele is a bad guy, a rebel" By Bruce Fagerstrom The adored Japanese guitarist on his incredible string-slapping technique and how he uses a trio of amps to cover both the high- and low-end live
11 best metal guitars: hell-raising electric guitars for shredders on any budget By Guitar World Staff, Jonathan Horsley From 8-string guitars to Flying Vs, here's our pick of the best metal guitars from Jackson, ESP, Ibanez and more
11 best looper pedals 2020: become a more creative live guitar player with a loop pedal By Alex Lynham From channeling Ed Sheeran to boosting live performances, these are the best looper pedals from TC Electronic, Boss and more
Sadler Vaden: "Some downplay their influences, but I wear them right on my sleeve" By Joe Bosso The deliciously melodic guitarist busts out the Roger McGuinn/Mike Campbell vibes for his new solo record, Anybody Out There?
The 9 best budget guitar amps under $500: affordable amps for beginners and home practice By Michael Astley-Brown Get great sounds and features without blowing your budget – from affordable tube amps to cheap digital modeling amps
Michael Angelo Batio: "This new generation of guitarists is the best I’ve seen. They're where I was in my 20s but at the ages of 10 or even 5!" By Amit Sharma The thousand-notes-a-minute shred hero talks competing with younger players, effects pedal minimalism and his face-melting new album, More Machine Than Man
BRKN Love: "We strayed away from big 100-watt stacks for this album. I like the character of a blown-up amp" By Adam Kovac Frontman Justin Benlolo talks recording every guitar part on the band's self-titled debut, and the group's forthcoming Netflix biopic
Here are the 6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear this month By Total Guitar editors, Sam Roche From acoustic blues to horror-themed metal, these are the players to check out right now
Meet Thomas Tull - the billionaire movie mogul, Slash collaborator and guitar aficionado By Alan Paul "I’m well aware that I’m one of the luckiest people walking the planet," says the businessman and Ghost Hounds guitarist
Code Orange: "We've taken guitar headstocks to the forehead, and broken fingers and toes onstage" By Jon Wiederhorn Guitarists Reba Meyers and Dominic Landolina on their uncompromising approach to performance and the creation of their digitally influenced masterpiece Underneath
Frank Turner: “I play hard. For a long time, I found myself going through guitars – they couldn’t take a beating" By Jonathan Horsley The erstwhile punk turned troubadour on performance, songwriting, and the power of good memories
The 7 best flanger pedals 2020: the best flange pedals from Strymon, Boss, TC Electronic and more By Alex Lynham From jet flange to old school tape cool, we've got the lowdown on the best flanger pedals on the market
Joe Satriani: "Every day there’s something new to learn about the guitar. I don’t know if we’re ever going to figure the thing out!" By Joe Bosso The shred icon goes deep on the creation of Shapeshifting, his latest gear inspirations, and the solo that needed 170 takes to get right
