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Guitar World
Cort G200SE
It might be built for beginners, but the G200SE's quality and playability show that budget guitars are getting seriously good
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March 2026
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Line 6 Helix Stadium XL
A massive touchscreen, new Agoura amp modeling and a host of other features. Can Line 6 take the modeling crown with its sequel?
3 min |
March 2026
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PETER GABRIEL - So
It was Hammer time — “Sledgehammer,” that is — for former Genesis man Peter Gabriel in 1986. Guitarist David Rhodes takes us back to the So sessions
3 min |
March 2026
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Rickenbacker 360/12 1964-PRESENT
CATEGORY SEMI-HOLLOW ELECTRIC GUITAR
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March 2026
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HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS - Fore!
Chris Hayes looks back on the making of a classic album but one with none of the influences you'd expect
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March 2026
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Runnin' with the Pack
Melodic “storytelling”
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March 2026
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Bare Knuckle Halcyon humbucker pickups
Could the Halcyon humbucker be the forceful sonic voice you've been seeking?
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March 2026
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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 min |
March 2026
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Two-Bass Hit
The power of doubling a bass line
2 min |
March 2026
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VAN HALEN 5150
How Van Halen defied the odds with a new singer and a new sound
9 min |
March 2026
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PRINCE Parade
Stung by the critics, March 1986 saw the Purple One come back swinging with this sporadically brilliant curio that — \"Kiss\" aside — you've probably forgotten
3 min |
March 2026
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THE SMITHS The Queen Is Dead
It was a square peg amid the shred scene and almost sank Johnny Marr, but the Smiths' majestic third album ended up as the jewel in their crown
5 min |
March 2026
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On a Bender
Mimicking B-bender licks
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March 2026
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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+ min |
March 2026
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THE BANGLES Different Light
Vicki Peterson on the California girls' hit second album, an intoxicating blend of Sixties non smarts and Fighties sheen
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March 2026
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Look What the Cat Dragged In!
A very Guitar World guide to some of the most significant guitar albums of 1986
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March 2026
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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...
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March 2026
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THE CHAMELEONS - Strange Times
The Chameleons' third album might be the greatest British record you've never heard
2 min |
March 2026
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BILLY IDOL - Whiplash Smile
After the Wedding: Steve Stevens remembers the early days of true international stardom
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March 2026
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Fender Limited Edition Johnny Marr Special Jaguar
Thirteen years after Johnny Marr's upgraded signature Jaguar launched, this new Special version piles on the sonic options with its trio of Lipstick single-coil pickups and some natty switching
3 min |
March 2026
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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 min |
March 2026
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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.
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March 2026
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Thrill of a Lifetime
B.B. King's immortal \"The Thrill Is Gone\"
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March 2026
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OZZY OSBOURNE The Ultimate Sin
How Jake E. Lee found his voice and identity while making his second - and final - record with the Prince of Darkness
9 min |
March 2026
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TWA Source Code
A collaboration with the architect of the Tube Screamer to create an overdrive masterpiece
3 min |
March 2026
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XTC Skylarking
How Andy Partridge & Co. created a stripped-down masterpiece, despite butting heads with their big-name producer
6 min |
March 2026
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THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS Tuff Enuff
London was calling for Jimmie Vaughan in 1986, where album sessions alongside Dave Edmunds led to a classic LP
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March 2026
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Strymon Olivera Vintage Oil Can Echo pedal
Strymon proves it's a well-oiled pedal-making machine with yet another knockout delay unit
2 min |
March 2026
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The Revstar Revolution
How Cardinal Black guitarist Chris Buck completely nailed his brand-new signature Yamaha Revstar
5 min |
March 2026
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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
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