5 highlights from the weekend's star-studded B.B. King Museum celebration By Jim Beaugez Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Gary Clark Jr. and more paid tribute to the King of the Blues in Indianola, Mississippi
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
Marty Friedman was preparing for a Madonna audition when he landed the gig with Megadeth By Sam Roche “Luckily, I got into a gig that was more suited for what I was able to do,” the shredder explains
Best acoustic guitars 2021: 11 top acoustics for guitarists of all ages and abilities By Chris Corfield Guitar World’s pick of the best acoustic guitars from Fender, Gibson, Martin, Taylor, Epiphone and more
Kemper launches Fuzz Drive System with new Profiler OS update By Michael Astley-Brown Profiler OS 8.2 adds a raft of classic Fuzz Face and Octavia-inspired sounds
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: "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
Warrior Guitars unveils a line of electrics built using hundreds of layers of automobile spray paint By Sam Roche The material – known as Fordite – yields some truly remarkable color patterns
The Ampbot – the “most portable, powerful, plug-and-play guitar amp ever made” – launches on Kickstarter By Matt Owen Ultra-compact amp boasts Bluetooth connectivity, onboard tuner and five effects
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
Watch Kyle Gass's star-studded video for vaccine-inspired take on the Ramones' I Wanna Be Sedated By Sam Roche Steve Lukather, Jack Black and Amy Lee make appearances in the minute-and-a-half 'Vaccinated' clip from the Tenacious D man
Slash, Phil Collen and Robert DeLeo join forces for a scorching cover of Jimi Hendrix’s Fire By Matt Owen The trio teamed up to play at the 51st Annual Beastly Ball alongside Weezer and a slew of other famous faces, raising money for the Los Angeles Zoo
Amazon Prime members can get up to 4 months of Amazon Music Unlimited completely free By Guitar World This unmissable early-Prime Day deal gives you access to millions more songs than Spotify
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
Brad Whitford has his doubts that Aerosmith will ever perform again: “Age is becoming a real factor” By Sam Roche The veteran guitarist discusses the prospect of future Aerosmith shows in conversation with Joe Bonamassa
The Linda Lindas make national TV debut with blistering performance of Racist Sexist Boy on Jimmy Kimmel Live! By Matt Owen The punk proteges followed up their new Epitaph Records deal with a high-octane rendition of their viral anti-racism anthem
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
Eddie Van Halen hated how he inspired a wave of “intense uber-shredding”, says Steve Lukather By Matt Owen The Toto and session legend says it "always bothered" Van Halen how he inspired a trend that "turned the guitar into more of a sport"
Tom Morello announces yet another collaboration, this time with The Bloody Beetroots By Michael Astley-Brown The Rage Against the Machine guitarist will team up with the EDM punks for a new seven-track EP, The Catastrophists – hear first single, Radium Girls, now
John Mayer sent Mary Spender his new single before anyone else got to hear it By Matt Owen The British YouTube star had previously caught Mayer’s attention after she wrote her own version of Last Train Home following his quick-fire TikTok tease
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