<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com Thu, 28 May 2026 10:56:36 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I will never forget looking across the sound booth in the studio and seeing Paul smiling, and I’m playing guitar to Ringo’s drums”: Ozzy Osbourne producer Andrew Watt on what it was like to play with two Beatles in the studio ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/andrew-watt-on-what-it-was-like-to-play-with-two-beatles-in-the-studio 5np3raJ4uwNwT3ik45QoZk Thu, 28 May 2026 10:56:36 +0000 Thu, 28 May 2026 10:58:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Lenny Kravitz and Prince were doing American Woman. Two of my all-time favorite artists, and there they were, jamming stuff that came out of our heads”: Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings on the Guess Who’s fight to return to the stage ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-guess-who-return-to-the-stage fRvtSGFFahnbdbnUHuvmaE Thu, 28 May 2026 10:48:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It felt new and exciting. You don't even have to have gain on the distortion pedal. The vibrations alone make it sound distorted”: How tuning down and jamming Eagles and Skynyrd unlocked the return of Swedish doom heroes Monolord ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-return-of-swedish-doom-heroes-monolord o7tWbHEEqPfNS6fRf8Sm2X Thu, 28 May 2026 09:56:14 +0000 Thu, 28 May 2026 09:58:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A pedal that leaves players saying, ‘WTF!’”: DOD and Morley team up for the triple threat Wah-ocTo-Fuzz pedal ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/dod-morley-wah-octo-fuzz tthiXQrJdTdLsGfx2wHYwZ Wed, 27 May 2026 22:02:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ve been trying to prove myself constantly. When you get billed as some hotshot player, people will stand with their arms crossed as if to say, ‘Prove it’”: How Jared James Nichols took Blues Power to Dave Grohl's Studio 606 and super-sized his sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jared-james-nichols-louder-than-fate URwFyL7QSfGSWAnVJDLeyM Wed, 27 May 2026 19:31:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘It’s everything I need. Can I borrow it to do my demo?’ They went, ‘Let me ask Ern’”: Steve Morse on how a gear nightmare lead him to Ernie Ball – and the signature guitar of his dreams ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-a-broken-volume-pedal-lead-steve-morse-to-ernie-ball gxZdcFG6QpvMDCbG2Gis6B Wed, 27 May 2026 16:22:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The focus is on products that completely replicate the exact body design”: Fender is finally speaking out on its cease-and-desist strategy. We reveal the company’s endgame, how it plans to work with rivals and who it’s really going after ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/fender-speaks-out-on-cease-and-desists rvWwLpQtBrB7vnQyfNCeYi Wed, 27 May 2026 15:56:39 +0000 Wed, 27 May 2026 15:59:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s about time!” Wes Borland’s Jackson King V went from factory floor reject to Limp Bizkit icon – now it’s been released as a signature guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/jackson-wes-borland-king-v-signature-guitar gGsY3ZCTgcM2XgVtSKoazd Wed, 27 May 2026 15:17:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He called and said, ‘I don’t like what’s going on with Ritchie Blackmore. I’m looking for an escape’”: That time Ronnie James Dio offered to front ’70s glam-rock outfit The Sweet ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/that-time-dio-offered-to-front-the-sweet tsauCmmyCjyquYTgV7cVSc Wed, 27 May 2026 14:21:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It's hard to overstate how influential this album was. It’s the connecting glue between me, Misha and Periphery”: How Adam ‘Nolly’ Getgood went from Sikth super-fan to playing in the band ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/how-adam-nolly-getgood-went-from-sikth-fan-to-filling-in-for-james-leach wsJ8ShWLD36w7rmAeUd45D Wed, 27 May 2026 10:38:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were heavily in debt. Either we go home, and I go work for my dad as a plumbing assistant, or we just say screw everybody”: Alex Lifeson on the Rush “protest record” that saved the band – and won them their independence ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/alex-lifeson-on-the-rush-protest-record-that-saved-the-band qKBSYfUxDRByL6m6ja2SVk Wed, 27 May 2026 10:21:23 +0000 Wed, 27 May 2026 15:38:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A great way to break away from the typical blues soloing sound of pentatonic scales”: How to use dominant 7 arpeggios in a blues guitar solo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/artist-lessons/how-to-use-dominant-7-arpeggios-in-blues-guitar-solos JwEcHkEceZZ5Lai2G6jL86 Wed, 27 May 2026 09:56:58 +0000 Wed, 27 May 2026 09:58:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was in Norman’s Rare Guitars in LA when I spotted the Les Paul. I played it for hours in the shop”: The unlikely fate of Big Country frontman Stuart Adamson’s ‘Peace in Our Time’ Les Paul ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/stuart-adamson-big-country-peace-in-our-time-les-paul PdjpTrkzkLYgJjQ8LCtYAe Wed, 27 May 2026 09:03:25 +0000 Thu, 28 May 2026 10:50:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “No guitar does everything, but this comes dangerously close”: PRS DGT Semi-Hollow review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/prs-dgt-semi-hollow-review dceExYcmn89fm294p5N8ZR Wed, 27 May 2026 08:38:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “In the ‘90s I changed my approach entirely. I gave all my guitars with tremolo systems away”: Tyler Bates on creating chaos with Reba Meyers in Marilyn Manson, and the gear he uses to score Hollywood blockbusters ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tyler-bates-marilyn-manson-jerry-cantrell 2VGnYawcNjvfZ3WZugNCfS Tue, 26 May 2026 17:13:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I wanted to have the most Steve Vai song possible on the record”: Matteo Mancuso reveals the advice his hero gave him – after they ended up working together ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/matteo-mancusos-lesson-from-steve-vai tgBGTddaDwKPpyvczv37gW Tue, 26 May 2026 15:48:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I might even refer to him in my mind, as if we’re still writing together”: Paul McCartney explains how John Lennon is still inspiring his songwriting six decades on ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/paul-mccartney-john-lennon-songwriting-inspiration ZLo8caThWtjzYmFsycH658 Tue, 26 May 2026 15:27:59 +0000 Tue, 26 May 2026 15:33:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ 6 reasons why Fender won’t win its Stratocaster legal campaign – according to the lawyer who beat them before ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/6-reasons-why-fender-wont-win-its-stratocaster-legal-campaign-according-to-the-lawyer-who-beat-them-before o5H8yX5T9F5f2rXaiPCdRU Tue, 26 May 2026 14:50:59 +0000 Tue, 26 May 2026 15:29:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “In my older age, I’m thinking, ‘Maybe I shouldn’t have been playing Marshalls for 35 years…’” Why Graham Coxon is questioning his classic Blur guitar rig ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/why-graham-coxon-is-questioning-his-classic-blur-guitar-rig rJBZqLdsHEdRB7FdjnbrCX Tue, 26 May 2026 14:43:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He had an electric guitar, and his mom wouldn’t let him plug into the amp”: David Lee Roth fights tears as he recalls his partnership with Eddie Van Halen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/david-lee-roths-full-circle-moment-with-eddie-van-halen LvuqMjBj4wTtDTYtbM9buD Tue, 26 May 2026 14:19:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Would you rather we didn’t listen to customers? That we just hide in our offices and listen to some corporate shirts pontificate on pickup choices?” Guitar Center CEO responds to backlash over the brand’s in-house guitar project ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/guitar-center-ceo-responds-to-backlash-over-in-house-guitar-project bpqRXZa3qKGfjmZq8TyvCn Tue, 26 May 2026 12:18:12 +0000 Tue, 26 May 2026 12:19:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Some gear was designed specifically with Teles in mind – and these amps and pedals work especially well with Fender Telecasters ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amps-and-pedals-that-sound-great-with-a-telecaster sFyMmG3v26XPqqqmrMGc2c Tue, 26 May 2026 11:37:49 +0000 Tue, 26 May 2026 12:07:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ EarthQuaker ZEQD-PRE review – the ultimate tube-equipped tone-sculptor for your pedalboard? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/earthquaker-zeqd-pre-review 9DJx7fdZgaB2eyd6FYjwgQ Tue, 26 May 2026 09:49:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The idea of a hand-wound Patent Applied For, which you see in the market all the time… if we’re being brutally honest, it’s not a thing”: The mystery of Gibson’s first Patent Applied For humbuckers ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/what-made-the-1957-paf-humbucker-different 3pKC9EougBmLkxDTEHayEG Tue, 26 May 2026 09:43:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A strange and weird anomaly that stands apart not only from most known octave fuzz designs, but also from fuzzes full stop”: JHS Coyote review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/effects-pedals/jhs-pedals-coyote-review ntX3PJBx9oXsvxZh8VBny5 Mon, 25 May 2026 22:14:38 +0000 Mon, 25 May 2026 22:19:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There was a big commotion – alarms going off and fire engines circling – so I went straight to the closet, looked at my four Les Pauls…” The time Billy Squier had to pick one guitar to save from a burning building ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/billy-squier-choosing-one-guitar-to-save-from-a-fire f7DctVZYGjHjDShpdAGpTH Mon, 25 May 2026 16:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Kirk Hammett gave me one of his Greenies. I’ve been having fun with that”: Alex Lifeson is taking a Metallica signature guitar on the road with him for Rush’s reunion ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/alex-lifeson-is-taking-a-greeny-copy-on-tour y8jNj6XDxNo5EwdUfcVYZe Mon, 25 May 2026 14:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I couldn’t tell who it was. When he turned around, I went, ’Oh my God! That’s Jimmy Page!’” The words of encouragement a Led Zeppelin legend gave Gus G after he joined Ozzy Osbourne’s band ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/gus-g-on-meeting-jimmy-page-during-ozzy-photoshoot FYAJWuNXdUnQfuByFQU5WN Mon, 25 May 2026 12:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ I've been covering Memorial Day guitar sales for 6 years. If you really want to save on guitar gear today, these are the 7 sales you need to check out – and it’s an Amazon-free zone ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/7-memorial-day-guitar-sales-you-need-to-check-out caqXCaCF4TniHvge3zcPoS Mon, 25 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You’re not going to get the perfect guitar just because it’s old and cool and original and worth money”: Eric Johnson tells us why vintage is not always best (even if he regrets selling his ’54 Strat) ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/eric-johnson-a-life-in-guitar-gear-bought-and-sold gzDWH6ULfquwYt5FSzWYd Mon, 25 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My first show was 10 days after Dave Grohl called me… I was out-of-body pretty much the whole time”: How Jason Falkner went from St. Vincent and Beck to a last-minute tour with Foo Fighters ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jason-falkner-foo-fighters-tour Sj4ZEwn5PR3HAm2M2acgpZ Mon, 25 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I didn’t know much about Rory until I went to music college. I fell in love with his style right away”: Meet Spencer Mackenzie, the Canadian blues-rock maestro covering Rory Gallagher and learning when to unleash his “ginormous” lead tone ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/spencer-mackenzie-empty-chairs P9Am5R2MAEKx5RXqHJ5KTS Mon, 25 May 2026 06:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I had a little too much Jack Daniels and went to sleep. Early the next morning, I woke up to Eric and George playing ukuleles at the foot of my bed”: The first time session pro George Terry met a Beatle ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-first-time-session-pro-george-terry-met-a-beatle UTyz9kHj9rVqFyPSj9UaCE Mon, 25 May 2026 06:30:00 +0000 Mon, 25 May 2026 08:08:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Gary walked in and goes, ‘Alright, today’s the day.’ At the end, he came over, shook my hand, and goes, ‘Unbelievable job. I couldn’t ask for any better’”: The first time Rickey Medlocke played Lynyrd Skynyrd’s iconic Free Bird guitar solo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-first-time-rickey-medlocke-played-free-bird ayKGdMQDhxaJMJ6RWU3KoZ Mon, 25 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Mon, 25 May 2026 08:08:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I would prefer to see Fender tweak the pickups rather than the aesthetic": Fender Vintera III Mid '60s Telecaster review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/fender-vintera-iii-mid-60s-telecaster-review KS7vxeaQRmjVwQ5Doucj7F Sun, 24 May 2026 22:21:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They had already gone through a lot of guitar players, but there were only a few they liked. One of them was this kid, Zakk Wylde”: The guitarist who lost the coveted role to Zakk Wylde on what it was like to audition for Ozzy Osbourne ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/amir-derakh-on-what-it-was-like-to-audition-for-ozzy-osbourne rieLRkSVFzHrqL8EHgvd63 Sun, 24 May 2026 07:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There was no master plan apart from we didn’t want to do the Thin Lizzy/Status Quo blues bendy thing”: Bruce Watson on the birth of Big Country, Stuart Adamson’s legacy and the secret to bagpipe guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/bruce-watson-on-the-birth-of-big-country-stuart-adamson-legacy HctLFaFKAm7gCEnhMNVXwV Sun, 24 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I made a deal, paid him in cash, and he died two months later. His last text to his daughter was, ‘I buried the money in the desert’”: Joe Bonamassa tells the story of the strangest guitar deal he ever did ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-bonamassa-strangest-guitar-deal fEmwZkrxASXakcMG4jqKYA Sun, 24 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’d be there with bass pedals, a triple-neck guitar and keyboards, and Robert Plant would ask, ‘Can you sing, as well?’” How John Paul Jones became Led Zeppelin’s ultimate wingman ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/how-john-paul-jones-became-led-zeppelins-ultimate-wingman-clone qMjGM7WJ39bfqcCKuQH5F4 Sun, 24 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jon offered me the gig and I turned him down. It still amazes me how close I came to not following this path”: Roger Glover’s path to bass greatness with Deep Purple ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/roger-glover-deep-purple-machine-head rAEu2dRZxF3rAwqkzKdKsA Sat, 23 May 2026 15:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were going to open for the Descendents on a huge summer tour… and our singer decides he’s going to go do graduate school”: The rise and fall of Dag Nasty – and the making of a melodic hardcore classic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/brian-baker-dag-nasty-can-i-say qsZHyqvLMGH5EWLx3MA6rh Sat, 23 May 2026 10:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “New S-styles from Ibanez? They company probably couldn’t believe its timing”: This week's hottest new guitar gear – including a pedal you can wear on your wrist (sort of) ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-gear-round-up-may-23-2026 w82awpbsiKWPymFETz3dV3 Sat, 23 May 2026 08:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This guy kept calling saying, ‘I’ve never been in a band before, but I’m the best guitarist ever.’ When I heard him play it was like a fire from heaven”: The life and times of Killing Joke visionary Geordie Walker – the guitar hero’s guitar hero ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-life-and-times-of-geordie-walker WuCRTQsEfZt3Sa6YA9oBpf Sat, 23 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He looked at it, closed the case and said, ‘Let’s get out of here before they realize what they’ve sold you’”: How Rory Gallagher grabbed his iconic 1963 Gretsch Corvette for the princely sum of $150 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/rory-gallagher-1963-gretsch-corvette quevrr84VipLv5Pe26AffR Sat, 23 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The bass you think of when you go to pick a bass. It’s magic and it really has no limits”: Fender celebrates 75 years of the Precision Bass with three stunning anniversary models ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/bass-guitars/fender-75th-anniversary-precision-bass-collection RXqYenknETV4XcfFcdxMxW Fri, 22 May 2026 18:16:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The ultimate pedal demo guitar”: You’ve seen it in the JHS Pedals demos – now you can get a signature version of Josh Scott’s custom Bilt Relevator ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/bilt-x-jhs-pedals-relevator 6Y9UXq5aBydDCCi4iyDfDe Fri, 22 May 2026 15:59:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Gene Simmons said we were his new favorite band. He wanted us to do a record – and to do things we didn’t want to”: Gary Klebe on Shoes’ near miss with the Kiss star, inspiring Butch Vig into production, and how his band got with Hamer ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/gary-klebe-shoes-out-loud WdjpRLCJZjQaWHxNsZNPFf Fri, 22 May 2026 15:40:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Welcome to the future, people – Donner just unveiled a headless electric guitar with an onboard amp, effects, Bluetooth and a detachable speaker ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/donner-hush-x-live-pro-travel-guitar-with-detachable-speaker Mwyzt2gGNSWoYa58k6bMnT Fri, 22 May 2026 15:30:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I made an S out of it because it sucked”: Raven Slaughter was a ’70s Cleveland rock icon who sawed up a Gibson into his own custom guitar – now a hospice patient, he has visited his “old friend” at the Rock Hall ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/raven-slaughter-guitar-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame aeU5yugBsSgDYfyuCCRQKX Fri, 22 May 2026 14:57:44 +0000 Fri, 22 May 2026 15:00:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ I've found the only Amazon Memorial Day deal for guitarists worth caring about – score an impressive $190 off this 4.5-star retro offset that you'll fall in love with ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/amazon-memorial-day-deal-guild-surfliner pzvyg3p6Yw8i2Cyg2tigWQ Fri, 22 May 2026 14:31:51 +0000