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In this issue

Ode to Steve Cropper
Yet another sad loss in guitar land.

Inside Taylor Guitars
CEO Andy Powers talks Gold Label guitars, urban-harvested wood, Action Control necks and where the company is headed in 2026 and beyond.

Mateus Asato
The Brazilian guitarist — named one of Guitar World’s Guitarists of the Decade back in 2019 — is finally releasing his debut album.

Ola Englund
This Swedish guitarist does it all, playing with the Haunted, running Solar Guitars and starring in a successful YouTube channel.

The guitar albums of 1986
We revisit the making of Van Halen’s 5150, Metallica’s Master of Puppets, the Smiths’ The Queen Is Dead and Prince’s Parade. We’ve also got.

More stark reminders that we're all just passing through

WE'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING a lot of losses - as in deaths - lately. Besides the more obvious ones like Ace Frehley, we've lost - just since our last issue - Steve Cropper, Phil Upchurch and Joe Ely, among others.

1 mins

Hit the Ground Runnin'

Jacob Deraps' passion for Eddie Van Halen has taken his YouTube channel halfway to 100,000 subs. Might as well jump... to hit Subscribe

4 mins

Steve Howe

The Yes, Asia and GTR legend explains why drinking and playing guitar are \"stupidly incompatible\"

3 mins

Taz

School's out for good ol' Brandon Niederauer, a guitarist nicknamed after a famously insane cartoon marsupial

1 mins

Getting Killed in Detroit

Geese's Emily Green talks vintage guitars, practice routines and selling out

5 mins

The Revstar Revolution

How Cardinal Black guitarist Chris Buck completely nailed his brand-new signature Yamaha Revstar

5 mins

Music from “The Younger”

Bands formed by rock stars' kids rarely work out - but this one does. Say hello to Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons, whose dads you might just recognize, despite all that Kiss makeup

7 mins

Steve Cropper (1941-2025)

On December 3, we lost an M.G., a Blues Brother and a truly humble guitarist with one of the most impressive session-work resumes in history

6 mins

Taylor Guitars

Andy Powers - dedicated luthier, Taylor CEO and self-declared \"Geppetto\" - talks Gold Label guitars, urban-harvested wood, Action Control necks and where the company is headed in 2026 and beyond

8 mins

The Everyman

Brazil's Mateus Asato - named one of Guitar World's 20 greatest guitarists of the decade back in 2019- is finally releasing his debut album. As expected, it's a thing of beauty.

9 mins

Solar, So Good... So Hot!

Ola Englund does it all, playing with Swedish thrashers the Haunted, running his Solar Guitars brand and starring in a successful YouTube channel. Behold the guitarist who never stops.

10+ mins

Look What the Cat Dragged In!

A very Guitar World guide to some of the most significant guitar albums of 1986

2 mins

THE BANGLES Different Light

Vicki Peterson on the California girls' hit second album, an intoxicating blend of Sixties non smarts and Fighties sheen

3 mins

RUN-D.M.C. FEAT. AEROSMITH "Walk This Way"

In '86, the ingenious blending of rock and hip-hop resulted in anything but a novelty hit. Joe Perry explains...

3 mins

BILLY IDOL - Whiplash Smile

After the Wedding: Steve Stevens remembers the early days of true international stardom

2 mins

DAG NASTY Can I Say

Brian Baker of cult hardcore practitioners Dag Nasty takes us back to the bad old D.C. days

3 mins

THE CHAMELEONS - Strange Times

The Chameleons' third album might be the greatest British record you've never heard

2 mins

DAVID LEE ROTH Eat 'Em and Smile

Steve Vai pays affectionate tribute to his first truly high-profile gig — and remembers the pressure of following in the footsteps of a certain guitar maestro

7 mins

EUROPE - The Final Countdown

John Norum on the album that but Sweden on the rock 'n' roll map

2 mins

THE FEELIES - The Good Earth

2 mins

Two-Bass Hit

The power of doubling a bass line

2 mins

Thrill of a Lifetime

B.B. King's immortal \"The Thrill Is Gone\"

2 mins

On a Bender

Mimicking B-bender licks

2 mins

Runnin' with the Pack

Melodic “storytelling”

2 mins

Rickenbacker 360/12 1964-PRESENT

CATEGORY SEMI-HOLLOW ELECTRIC GUITAR

2 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.