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In this issue

THE GEAR HUNTER: THIRD MAN HARDWARE
Dan Mancini — aka Jack White’s guitar tech and right-hand human — discusses the ins and outs of a pedal company it seems everyone is talking about these days.

PERSONALITIES: JIM BABJAK
GW catches up with the longtime Smithereens guitarist, the player behind “A Girl Like You” and “Blood and Roses.”

KIKI WONG
The Smashing Pumpkins’ new guitarist discusses her life, gear and technique before and since teaming up with Billy Corgan and James Iha in the spring of 2024.

We Have Lift Off

ON ALBUM NUMBER SEVEN, SWEDISH ROCKERS THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA FACED SOME MAJOR TURBULENCE — BUT THE WIND IS BACK BENEATH THEIR WINGS

4 mins

Field Music

HOW \"GESTURAL THINKING\" HAS HELPED PETER BREWIS TRANSCEND INFLUENCES AND FIND HIS OWN UNIQUE LANGUAGE

2 mins

Jonathan Hultén

THE EX-TRIBULATION GUITARIST GOES DREAM POP ON HIS SOPHOMORE RELEASE

2 mins

Rough-Cut Diamonds

KING DIAMOND GUITARIST ANDY LAROCQUE ON 40 YEARS OF CREATING EXQUISITELY GHOULISH HORROR-METAL, HIS NEW SIGNATURE SHRED-MACHINE, NEW MUSIC AND MORE

7 mins

LOST CLASSICS: Dead Kennedys

EAST BAY RAY TAKES US INSIDE THE MAKING OF THE SAN FRAN PUNKS' CLASSIC 1980 ALBUM, FRESH FRUIT FOR ROTTING VEGETABLES

6 mins

MY LIFE IN THREE GUITARS: Jimmie Vaughan

THE TRIO OF AXES THAT HAVE MEANT THE MOST TO THE FOUNDING FABULOUS THUNDERBIRD

5 mins

Bonnie Trash

MEET THE CANADIAN QUARTET TWISTING POST-ROCK WITH GOTHIC NOISE AND AVANT-GARDE SURREALISM

2 mins

Cradle of Filth

THE BRITISH EXTREME METAL HEROES REVEAL THE GUITAR TONES BEHIND THEIR THEATRICAL METAL MAYHEM

2 mins

The Fleshtones

KEITH STRENG'S RHYTHMIC GARAGE RIFFS KEEP THE PUNK-ERA LEGENDS VITAL AFTER FIVE NON-STOP DECADES

2 mins

MY PEDALBOARD ELLIOT EASTON

WHAT THE CARS (AND EMPTY HEARTS) GREAT SEES WHEN HE LOOKS DOWN

2 mins

This Is Cracker Soul

CRACKER'S JOHNNY HICKMAN ON HIS \"MICK AND KEITH\" RELATIONSHIP WITH FRONTMAN DAVID LOWERY, THE JOYS OF \"BONEHEADED RIFFS\" AND THE BAND'S NEW ALTERNATIVE HISTORY COLLECTION

5 mins

THIRD MAN HARDWARE

With a line of products that range from the Triple Threat, a three-in-one distortion/phaser/echo pedal that you can probably afford after mowing a few lawns, to the Fender Jack White Pano Verb amp, Third Man Hardware aims to inspire guitar players of all skill levels

5 mins

JIM BABJAK

The Smithereens guitarist talks “A Girl Like You,” New Jersey lore, touring with Tom Petty and his guitar tone's impact on Nirvana

10+ mins

SMASHING PUMPKIN

Kiki Wong on her life, gear and technique before and since teaming up with Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan and James Iha in the spring of '24

8 mins

GA-2.0

GA-20 — everyone's favorite bass-guitar-free Boston-based blues trio debut a new guitarist and drummer on their latest EP, Volume 2

7 mins

THE OPULENT GUITAR SCENE OF 1985

In 1985, the world of guitar playing became a grand banquet, where styles, techniques and sounds from every corner of music collided to create a tasty, revelatory moment in rock history

10+ mins

SOUND CHECK

THE ORIGINAL GIBSON Victory models (the dual-humbucker MVII and triple-pickup MVX) date back to the early Eighties when Gibson was losing serious market share to Fender and super Strats from upstarts like Charvel, Jackson and Kramer.

10+ mins

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Guitar World Magazine Description:

Publisher: Future

Category: Music

Language: English

Frequency: Monthly

For more than 31 years, Guitar World has served as North America's leading publication for rock guitarists, providing unique instructional content, exclusive photography and interviews with the genre's leading celebrity guitarists. Each month, Guitar World offers lessons that help players refine their craft, in-depth reviews of the latest guitars, amplifiers and effects, current happenings from around the rock scene, celebrity columnists and one-on-one conversations with artists ranging from iconic superstars to the young guns of today.