Gamechanger Audio launches the Bigsby Pedal By Michael Astley-Brown Developed in partnership with Fender, the polyphonic pitch-shifter promises to be indistinguishable from the original iconic vibrato
Sick Riffs: Conor Kelly teaches you the soaring guitar solo of Waker's Many Days Ahead By Sam Roche The endlessly catchy track is taken from the band's 2021 debut, Fresh Out
Juan Nelson, bass player for Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals, dies aged 62 By Matt Owen The celebrated session legend, who spent 27 years with the Harper-fronted band, was revered for his masterful grooves and energetic live presence
Code Orange tease collaboration with The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan By Sam Roche Social media clues point to a partnership between the Pittsburgh metal heavyweights and Chicago alt-rock icon
Julien’s Auctions 'Music Icons' lot, featuring Eddie Van Halen and Prince-played guitars, rakes in nearly $5 million in three days By Matt Owen Prince's Blue Cloud fetches $281,250, while EVH's Charvel Art Series models sell for a total of $210,225
Kurt Cobain’s stage-played DOD Grunge pedal sells at auction for $16,000 By Michael Astley-Brown The stompbox was used and abused at a Nirvana show in 1993
Gus G drops hard-riffing, solo-loaded new single, Fierce By Sam Roche The virtuoso describes his latest track as “a fast song – there's a lot of shredding”
Watch Joe Bonamassa and Jared James Nichols tear through Crossroads at the Gibson Garage grand opening concert By Matt Owen The duo shared the stage with a slew of other Gibson guitar heavyweights on the night, including Marcus King, Orianthi, Emily Wolfe and Warren Haynes
Ubisoft announces Rocksmith+ subscription-based guitar-learning platform By Sam Roche New platform based on the popular video game contains an ever-expanding library of songs, and is compatible with both electric and acoustic guitars
New VR game Unplugged lets you play guitar without an actual guitar using hand-tracking technology By Matt Owen Watch the new trailer for the upcoming guitar-based game, which aims to test your air shredding skills through finger-mapping mechanics
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
Guitarist uses his feet to play Guns N' Roses' Sweet Child O' Mine in its entirety By Sam Roche Inspirational Brazilian guitarist Johnatha Bastos has no arms – but that hasn't stopped him mastering the art of the guitar solo
FM Guitars teams up with Chordinero for mammoth dual-neck-compatible capo By Matt Owen Extended offering sports note-holding metal rods and seeks to open up an array of "completely new techniques for the guitar"
George Harrison’s estate announces massive All Things Must Pass 50th anniversary reissues By Richard Bienstock The legendary Beatle’s landmark solo album is bolstered with previously-unreleased tracks, memorabilia and…garden gnomes
Dave Grohl says surviving Nirvana members have recorded “really cool” new music By Guitar World Staff Just don’t expect to hear the jams any time soon – or maybe ever
Breedlove Guitars celebrates three decades in business with the luxurious 30th Anniversary Phoenix acoustic By Richard Bienstock Updated Concert model boasts sustainable sinker redwood top, ziricote back and sides
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
Eric Bibb announces new album Dear America, drops blues-soaked single, Born Of A Woman By Matt Owen The upcoming outing will be Bibb's first since signing for Provogue Records / Mascot Label Group
Country guitarist Chris Stapleton joins H.E.R. for a spellbinding performance of Hold On at the CMT Music Awards 2021 By Sam Roche Watch the dazzling performance – in which the pair trade gorgeous vocal harmonies and silky guitar licks – in full
Brian May explains why he uses a sixpence as a pick By Richard Bienstock “The more rigid it is, the more you feel what's happening at the string in your fingers,” the Queen legend says
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