JOHN PETRUCCI
Find out what happens when the lord of the strings teams up
with his former Dream Theater bandmate, Mike Portnoy

BROTHERS OSBORNE
Hell is raised on this guitar-playing duo's biggest, loudest
album; John and TJ Osborne tell all

2021: A GUITAR ODYSSEY: We rounded up Kirk Hammett, Adam Jones, John 5, St. Vincent, “Kingfish” Ingram and Mateus Asato — so you
don’t have to! Plus Gorillaz and John 5’s extra-busy year...

BLACK AND WHITE AND ED ALL OVER
Brad Tolinski details Eddie Van Halen's long and fruitful relationship with Guitar World (and a whole lot more).

EDDIE VAN HALEN: THE DEEP CUTS
A guide to 25 of Eddie's lesser-known guitar masterpieces.

40 GREATS WHO CHANGED OUR WORLD
Which guitarists have left their mark on our universe since 1980, the year GW was founded? Find out! We also present the results of GuitarWorld.com's recent "Best Guitarists Right Now" poll, plus a few more 40th-anniversary-themed GW staff recollections.

THE MAKING OF A DAVID BOWIE CLASSIC Bassist/producer Tony Visconti recalls Mick Ronson and the making of David Bowie's The Man Who Sold the World.

HOW TO PLAY SLIDE LIKE LOWELL GEORGE
By popular demand (check out those two Sounding Board letters), a lesson dedicated to the Little Feat luminary!

GW'S 40 GREATEST MOMENTS!
If you haven't figured it out yet, this entire issue (except for the Tune-Ups, reviews, columns and one feature) is dedicated to the 40th anniversay of Guitar World. And why not? After all, it happens only once every 40 years! In this mega feature, we look back on the 40 greatest moments in GW's remarkable history — the thrills, the chills… and a few spills!

A HISTORY OF GUITAR WORLD
Former GW editor-in-chief Brad Tolinski walks us through 40 years of publishing hijinx. PLUS: The history of GW's song transcriptions (by GW's very own Jimmy Brown) and noteworthy recollections by current GW staffers.

GROOVE LIKE GARY CLARK JR.
A brief tribute to this talented Texan's multifaceted lead- and rhythm-playing approaches.

CANADA'S BEST-KEPT SECRETS
From PUP to Monster Truck to the Dirty Nil and beyond, here are some of Canada's best-kept six-string secrets.

MIKE CAMPBELL
Tom Petty's longtime "co-captain" discusses life with Fleetwood Mac, keeping his Heartbreakers past alive and the debut album by the Dirty Knobs..

DUNABLE GUITARS
Meet Intronaut guitarist Sacha Dunable, the man behind Dunable Guitars, makers of the Yeti, the Cyclops and more!

TUNE-UPS
George Lynch, Eric Gales, Gary Lucas, Built to Spill, Wishbone Ash, Four Year Strong, Death Valley High and Dunable Guitars, plus a playlist by Máté Bodor of Alestorm

35 YEARS OF PRS GUITARS
Thirty-five guitarists — from Alex Lifeson to John Mayer to Dave Navarro to Carlos Santana — choose their favorite song (from their own catalogs) recorded with a PRS guitar.

ROGER McGUINN
GW revisits this 12-string pioneer's influential work with the Byrds, aka "America's answer to the Beatles"..

DEF LEPPARD
Revisiting the early days: Joe Elliott and Phil Collen discuss Pete Willis, Steve Clark and the band's first two albums.

THE BIRTH OF FLEETWOOD MAC
In interviews with Peter Green, John Mayall, Mike Vernon and more, we tell the story of how Fleetwood Mac were born..

TUNE-UPS
MIYAVI, plus Orthodox, Torche, The 1975, Lillie Mae, Tiger Army and a Dear Guitar Hero interview with Robert Cray.

ENTOMBED AND THE SUNLIGHT SOUND
Entombed guitarist Uffe Cederlund and Sunlight Studio recording wizard Tomas Skogsberg look back on the birth of Swedish death metal and the "Sunlight Sound"..

SLASH'S NEW AXES: COLLECT ALL SIX!
Slash walks us through Gibson's new Slash Collection of electrics and acoustics. Does that whet your Appetite?

WHEN OZZY MET WATT
Ozzy Osbourne and his new guitarist/producer, Andrew Watt, talk Ordinary Man, the "life-saving" new Ozzy album featuring Slash, Duff McKagan, Chad Smith and more..

ALTER BRIDGE
THE HARDEST-WORKING BAND IN ROCK?

MARCUS KING
“I NEVER CALLED MYSELF A BLUES ARTIST”.

TONY IOMMI
INSIDE THE HOLY GRAIL OF SABBATH AXES!..

SLAYER'S KERRY KING
TALKS NEW SIGNATURE DEAN V!

GLENN TIPTON, WILLIE ADLER & MORE
REVEAL THEIR WORST SPINAL TAP MOMENTS!

ROBBIE ROBERTSON
The guitar legend discusses The Band, Bob Dylan, a new documentary and scoring Martin Scorsese's The Irishman.

FOO FIGHTERS' CHRIS SHIFLETT
The Foo Fighters guitarist discusses his gutsy, twangy — but definitely rocking — second solo outing, Hard Lessons.

2019'S BIGGEST GUITAR NEWS
A gargantuan pedalboard, David Gilmour's monumental guitar auction, a Kiss tongue-lashing and much more!

SLEATER-KINNEY
Guitarists Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein talk gear, songwriting and their St. Vincent-produced new album.

Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Steve Stevens, Vince Gill, Carmen Brandenberg and Tyler Bryant explain why Jeff Beck is the guitar hero's guitar hero! Meanwhile, we revisit Beck's 11 best guitar solos on other people's records (and more!)

JIMMY PAGE: ENTER THE DRAGON The Led Zeppelin and Yardbirds legend discusses a very special Fender Telecaster and some mighty interesting “happenings 50 years’ time ago”

THE ALLMAN BETTS BAND The sons of three founders of the Allman Brothers Band have teamed up and are headin' Down to the River!

THE ULTIMATE GUITAR EXHIBITION We tour the Metropolitan Museum of Art's impressive Play It Loud guitar exhibition with Testament's Alex Skolnick

Drivers' Alert: Driving can expose you to more dangerous glare than any sunny day at the beach can...Do ou know how to protect yourself?

BILLY GIBBONS ON 50 YEARS OF ZZ TOP We look backwards and forwards with the legend — while a few peers (from Petrucci to Gilbert to Lofgren) choose their favorite ZZ Top tunes. There's a lesson too!

MARK MORTON The Lamb of God guitarist injects hard rock, metal, prog and blues into his debut solo release, Anesthesia, aided by A-list talent — including the late Chester Bennington

Viral transmission How audience analysis can help game trailers spread, Hidden depths David Stevenson, lead artist at casual gaming specialist Big Fish, on how hidden object game scenarios are composed. By Philippa Warr

TED NUGENT: Guitar World catches up with the Motor City Madman, who — as always — has a lot to talk about, including a rockin' new album called The Music Made Me Do It, DAVID GILMOUR'S SPRING SALE: He stunned us all by announcing he’d be auctioning off 120 of his most iconic Instruments. In this exclusive interview,
the Pink Floyd legend details the sale and answers the most obvious question — “WHY?!”...

JOHN LENNON AND GEORGE HARRISON: Two recent releases shed fresh light on the former Beatle’s classic 1971 album, Imagine — which just happens to feature some of George Harrison’s finest slide-guitar work, A GUIDE TO MUTANT PENTATONICS: How to modify the DNA of the beloved minor pentatonic scale to create new, exotic, twisted musical species!...

TONAL RECALL :  The secret behind Ty Tabor's highly coveted tone on a classic King's X tune, 1989's “Out of the
Silent Planet”, TUNE-UPS Jimi Hendrix, Unearthed, John McLaughlin and Jimmy Herring, “LADY” (a guitar built
illegally behind bars), Behemoth, Beauty in Chaos, Ronni Le Tekro...

NUNO BETTENCOURT'S FLUID MECHANICS: A guide to some of his most musical and flashy tapping licks, THE LAST DAYS OF HAIR METAL: Looking back with Reb Beach, Nuno Bettencourt, Phil Collen, Warren DeMartini, Lita Ford and George Lynch, MARCUS KING: The 22-year-old South Carolina-bred guitar ace talks roots,
gear, broken relationships and his musical "family"...

MIKE CAMPBELL: Tom Petty’s former right-hand man discusses the loss of his dear friend, his exhilarating new gig with Fleetwood Mac and an epic new Petty/Heartbreakers box set, RAMMSTEIN: Guitarists Paul Landers and Richard Kruspe give GW an exclusive preview of the band's long-awaited new album —
plus, we find out about Landers' new signature Tech 21 Fly Rig!, STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN: Your guide to the late, great SRV's best guitar solos — on other people's songs!...

JETHRO TULL LEGEND MARTIN BARRE: The Jethro Tull legend talks Tull history, gear, the importance of moving forward — and his surprising and aptly named new
album, Roads Less Travelled. Plus, Joe Satriani pays tribute!, NITA STRAUSS AND ALICE COOPER: The Alice Cooper guitarist steps into the spotlight and
creates pandemonium with her new solo album. Plus, Alice discusses his many guitarists from the past (and present)!...

INTENSE ROCK: PICKIN' ON PAUL GILBERT: A brief look at Paul Gilbert’s alternate-picking technique and pick-slanting approach, as presented on his legendary 1988 REH instructional video, Intense Rock, ANDY SUMMERS: DEAR GUITAR HERO: The king of textures talks Echoplex pedals, recording with the Police and jammin' with Jimi (Hendrix, of course)...

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