YOU HEAR IT all the time in some circles: "The age of the guitar hero is dead" or "They just don't make guitar heroes the way they used to." It's all very interesting, and, in the end, all very false. The reality is, there's a whole new generation of "heroic" players out there people who gleefully (and with great, unmatched skill) spread the gospel of the guitar on a daily basis, people who inspire untold numbers of would-be guitarists to pick up that strange, six-stringed thing that sits in a darkened corner of Uncle Henry's living room. Anyone with interest and with access to a smartphone or a semi-smart computer - knows there are hordes of new guitar heroes out there, and for this issue we here at Guitar World proudly shine the spotlight on them. Our editorial staff, with help from the gang at Guitar World.com, crafted a list of nearly 75 "new generation" guitarists, i.e. talented players who weren't on our radar, say, six to eight years ago and who have had time to make a name - if not an entire online empire for themselves. [Editor's note: Obviously, someone like Wolfgang Van Halen has been appearing in GW's pages for years, but not as Mammoth MVH, who is essentially a new artist.] We then put the list to a vote on GuitarWorld.com - a poll that collected thousands of votes in the spring (and even let voters fill in their own picks). In this issue, you'll find the results of our poll. We highlight the top 22 vote earners and then present the rest of the top 50 in list form. Dive in!
1 JAKE KISZKA
The GRETA VAN FLEET guitarist - who dominated the hell out of our "hottest guitarist in the world right now" readers poll - discusses the state of guitar in mid '22, and what it's like to open for Metallica
BY JOE BOSSO
TOP TRACKS
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة September 2022 من Guitar World.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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The Dandy Warhols
\"SMELLY BOY ROCK\" RULES THE DAY ON THE PORTLAND ALT-ROCKERS' RIFF-DRIVEN NEW RELEASE
The Pineapple Thief
THE BAND FROM THE RURAL BACKWOODS OF SOUTH-WEST U.K. WHO TOOK THE PROG-ROCK WORLD BY STORM
DigiTech SDRUM Strummable Drums pedal
DIGITECH CALLS THE SDRUM a “strummable drums” pedal, but that’s really only a small fraction of what this powerful device can do.
MXR Joshua Ambient Echo
IT’S AMAZING HOW many players have chased after and adopted the Edge’s signature delay tone.
Sometime in February
TRISTAN AUMAN INJECTS HIS BAND'S WILDLY ADDICTIVE PROGRESSIVE METAL WITH CLEVER HOOKS, GONZO SHRED AND ARRESTING MOMENTS OF AMBIENT BEAUTY
THE AXES OF A KING
KERRY KING'S JOURNEY FROM B.C. RICH TO ESP TO DEAN
DEMMEL-ITION MAN
HOW FATE (AND PERSISTENCE) LED FORMER MACHINE HEAD GUITARIST PHIL DEMMEL TO A TREASURED SPOT IN KERRY KING'S BAND
THE 30 GREATEST GARDEN STATE GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME
New Jersey derives much of its water from New York’s Catskill Mountains. Low in calcium and magnesium, it’s a naturally soft water that’s ideally suited for bread flour. And, of course, that means it’s also a crucial component in the making of New Jersey pizza, which everybody knows is the best in the United States. (Oh, you wanna argue about it? How about this? Fuggedaboudit!)
SONG OF MYSELF
\"MILES DAVIS ONCE SAID, 'SOMETIMES IT TAKES A WHILE TO SOUND LIKE YOURSELF\"\"
KEITH SCOTT
From \"Cuts Like a Knife\" to \"Summer of '69,\" the Canadian guitar great discusses the gear and solos that have fueled Bryan Adams' music for more than 40 years
