6 reasons you should consider upgrading to a wireless guitar system By Chris Schwarten 30 June 2021 Let’s not tiptoe around anymore, when it comes to playing live it could be time to cut the cord
What makes a great gigging guitar, and should you upgrade? By Daryl Robertson 29 June 2021 We delve into whether or not you should modify or replace your beginner electric guitar ahead of your next live show
Iceage‘s Johan Wieth: “You should be very careful listening to too much music when you're writing an album. It has a tendency to become a little too explicit“ By Jonny Scaramanga 29 June 2021 The guitarist for the Danish post-punks talks wizard producers, the weird appeal of offsets, and finding gold in unorthodox gear combinations
Toby Lee: “My amp always has the reverb on 10, and if it could go any further it would!“ By Ellie Rogers 28 June 2021 Meet the teenage blues-rock sensation whose debut album, Aquarius, is juiced by boutique Klon crunch and a Gibson Custom Shop ES-335
Guitar Acquisition Syndrome: what it is, how you already have it, and why that’s no bad thing By Jonathan Horsley 25 June 2021 We speak to music scholar, musicologist and author of a new book on the phenomenon Dr. Jan Herbst about all things G.A.S., and uncover why gear mania is an essential part of our development as guitarists
The best travel guitars 2021: top acoustic and electric travel guitars for portability and performance By Rob Laing, Daryl Robertson 24 June 2021 9 of the best travel guitar choices for musicians on the move
Paul McCartney: “I figured out my own way of doing fingerstyle – that’s really how I learned every instrument I play” By Harold Steinblatt 18 June 2021 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 By Jonathan Horsley 18 June 2021 Guitar World picks out 12 of the best blues amps from Fender, MESA/Boogie, Marshall and more
Slash's 10 best guitar solos ranked By Amit Sharma 16 June 2021 The top-hatted one's greatest leads from Guns N' Roses to Velvet Revolver and beyond
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 14 June 2021 How a hardware calamity led the Quo legend towards the Telecaster
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 11 June 2021 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
The history of the Fender Telecaster, the world's first mass-produced solidbody electric guitar By Jonathan Horsley 11 June 2021 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 secrets behind Billy Zoom's guitar tone on X's Los Angeles By Chris Gill 11 June 2021 A braniac amp genius, Zoom got a powerful tone – full of punch and bite – out of a minimalist setup
Best lunchbox amps 2021: 8 great portable amps for gigging By Chris Schwarten 10 June 2021 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 By Jonathan Horsley 10 June 2021 Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned guitarist, our list of the best Epiphone Les Pauls is sure to inspire you
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 09 June 2021 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: "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 08 June 2021 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
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 08 June 2021 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
Cleopatrick's Luke Gruntz: “We want to try and give kids something enticing to belong to in guitar music” By Matt Parker 07 June 2021 The hard-riffing six-stringer talks mosh pit meltdowns, his “fighter jet” pedalboard and why he loves “stupid” guitar parts
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 07 June 2021 The Def Leppard guitarist reveals the role of the Fender Telecaster on the band’s multi-million selling albums Pyromania and Hysteria
