In this issue

MULTI-EFFECTS MADNESS : Guitar World’s editors present eight of their favorite recent-vintage multi-effect floor units.

RUSH'S ALEX LIFESON AND PRIMUS: As Primus prepare to set off on a tour that pays tribute
to Rush’s A Farewell to Kings, they check in with GW and — of course — Rush’s Alex Lifeson.

ALEX LIFESON'S NEW BAND: “I feel like I’ve explored the whole area of soloing,” says
the Rush legend, whose sleek, song-servicing playing can be heard on the debut album by his new project, Envy of None..

Big Wreck, Version 7.1

IAN THORNLEY TALKS 7.1, THE FIRST OF A TRIO OF NEW EPs, PLUS SUHR GEAR, THE BAND’S NEW RHYTHM GUITARIST AND THE CONSTANT STRUGGLE TO KEEP STUFF SIMPLE

6 mins

The Arc Angels Return ...

AND OTHER NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

3 mins

Slanted and Enchanted

BIG THIEF’S ADRIANNE LENKER AND BUCK MEEK WALK US THROUGH THE TUNINGS, TECHNIQUES AND GEAR THAT SHAPE THEIR INDIE-ROCK SOUND

6 mins

Pattern-Seeking Animals

THE PROG-ROCK SUPERGROUP IS BACK WITH A LUSH NEW ALBUM, AND THIS TIME GUITARIST TED LEONARD DIDN’T FORGET TO PACK THE GUITAR SOLOS

2 mins

Sylvaine

WHAT’S THE BEST WAY TO REALIZE YOUR UNIQUE, ATMOSPHERIC “BLACK GAZE” VISION? PLAY MOST OF THE INSTRUMENTS YOURSELF, OF COURSE!

2 mins

Shine a Light

ANDY TIMMONS FINDS OUT MORE ABOUT ANDY ALEDORT’S NEW DOUBLE ALBUM, LIGHT OF LOVE, FEATURING DOUBLE TROUBLE, STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN’S LEGENDARY RHYTHM SECTION

7 mins

The Rockfords

AFTER BEING OUT OF PRINT FOR AGES, THE LONE STUDIO ALBUM BY PEARL JAM SIXSTRINGER MIKE McCREADY’S Y2K POWERPOP SIDE PROJECT IS GETTING ITS FIRST DIGITAL RELEASE

2 mins

Farewell Tour

As Primus prime movers Les Claypool and Larry Lalonde prepare to set off on a tour that pays tribute to Rush’s iconic 1977 album, A farewell to kings, they check in with GW and — of course — Rush’s Alex Lifeson.

10+ mins

NEW WORLD MAN

RUSH LEGEND ALEX LIFESON REEMERGES WITH A NEW BAND, NEW MUSIC AND A NEW, SCALED-DOWN APPROACH TO SERVING THE SONG.

9 mins

FRUSCIANTE, UNLIMITED

IN THIS CANDID CONVERSATION, JOHN FRUSCIANTE EXPOUNDS ON THE BENEFITS OF KICKING YOUR EGO TO THE CURB, TRUSTING YOURSELF AS A PLAYER, RELIGIOUSLY MEMORIZING CHARLIE CHRISTIAN’S GUITAR SOLOS AND — OH, YEAH — HOW THE PIECES FELL INTO PLACE FOR HIS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED RETURN TO THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS

10+ mins

FIRESTORM “We never, ever, ever expected it to get that type of response.

BODY COUNT’S ICE-T AND ERNIE C LOOK BACK ON THE MAKING OF — AND REACTION TO — THEIR POLARIZING SELF-TITLED 1992 DEBUT ALBUM

10+ mins

The Player You Get

FENDER ACOUSTASONIC PLAYER TELECASTER

4 mins

Going Through Phases

STRYMON ZELZAH MULTIDIMENSIONAL PHASER

3 mins

A Green New DL

LINE 6 DL4 MKII DELAY AND LOOPER

7 mins

Performance Notes

Ozzy Osbourne’s longtime guitarist Zakk Wylde on the making of their classic track “No More Tears”

4 mins

Electro-harmonix Big Muff Pi

Category: Distortion/Fuzz Pedal

2 mins

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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.