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Guitar World
HOW TO PLAY THIS MONTH'S SONGS
This fusion-tinged instrumental showcases Billy's sophistication...
4 min |
April 2026
Guitar World
TOYS IN THE ATTIC
From a Blade Runner to a B.C. Rich to a nearly forgotten Black Burst, Aerosmith's Joe Perry reveals the stories behind nine standouts from his impressive guitar collection - and nominates the coolest pointy ax of all time
10+ min |
April 2026
Guitar World
Boss GX-1
A multi-effects unit with pro-level features on a bedroom budget
3 min |
April 2026
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Love Is Blues
Celebrating B.B. King's late- Eighties collaboration with U2
2 min |
April 2026
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PRS Fiore HH Satin
PRS's under-the-radar Fiore, the signature guitar of Mark Lettieri, gets a dual-humbucking makeover and packs serious punch
3 min |
April 2026
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TOYS IN THE ATTIC
Joe Perry walks us through his at-home pedalboard - and his pedalboard methodology
4 min |
April 2026
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Speed Skips
Downpicking fast string-skips in \"Jaded\"
2 min |
April 2026
Guitar World
TOYS IN THE ATTIC
A decade-by-decade guide to Joe Perry's amps – and exactly where he stands on modeling
6 min |
April 2026
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Haim Time
Haim's Danielle Haim on 2025's I Quit, the value of classic rock covers and who she considers an outright genius
3 min |
April 2026
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Diezel VH4
FOR FANS OF high-gain amps, 1992 was a breakthrough year unlike any other (previously or since).
2 min |
April 2026
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The Collect Pond
A New Zealand jangle-pop-inspired Boston post-punk band that shares its name with a putrid body of water in 19th-century Lower Manhattan? What's not to love!
1 min |
April 2026
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Yamaha JR1
Is this pint-sized dreadnought Yamaha's ultimate beginner acoustic?
2 min |
April 2026
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Neural DSP Archetype: John Mayer X
John Mayer teams up with Neural DSP to bring guitar tones from a modern icon to the masses
3 min |
April 2026
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Fender Benders
More B-bender-style licks
2 min |
April 2026
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Hybrid Thinking
Ways to use pick-and-fingers technique
2 min |
April 2026
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The Other One
A salute to Grateful Dead original Bob Weir, who - in the last 30 years of his life - stepped out from Jerry Garcia's considerable shadow to emerge as a guitar hero in his own right
10+ min |
April 2026
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Take It to the Bridge
When it came to tracking their new album, Alter Bridge found themselves in a truly inspirational environment – L.A's 5150 Studios, the late Eddie Van Halen's legendary creative space
10 min |
April 2026
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ZZ Top
Billy Gibbons discusses the making of 1981's El Loco, the “bridge” album from the Texas legends’ feral days to their slicker, mid-Eighties sound
5 min |
April 2026
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Chris Herin
The Tiles guitarist returns with Hiding in Plain Sight, a star-packed album (Alex Lifeson, Martin Barre) that should give us all pause for thought
2 min |
April 2026
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MY LIFE IN THREE GUITARS- Steve Rothery
The trio of axes that have meant the most the longtime Marillion guitarist
3 min |
April 2026
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Universal Audio Paradise Guitar Studio
UA's debut multi-amp plugin offers effortless, world-class sound with some of the most iconic amps of all time
2 min |
April 2026
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Star Power
When Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA walked on the Eurovision stage in 1974, all eyes were on his legendary star-shaped guitar. Meet the maker of the ultimate glam-rock ax
3 min |
April 2026
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Gretsch Limited Edition Abbey Road RS201 Studiomatic
Gretsch packs the legendary studio magic of Abbey Road Studios into a guitar that's also pleasantly playable and competitively priced
3 min |
April 2026
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Present and Accounted For
A sprawling new box set, a disarming new EP and a \"darker, rockier\" new guitarist prove there's much more to U.K. cult heroes the Wedding Present than David Gedge's pummeling right hand
7 min |
April 2026
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LIVING AFTER MIDNIGHT
Tailgunner's new album, Midnight Blitz, is a love letter to the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement of the Eighties. Hell, it's even produced by ex-Judas Priest man K.K. Downing. Meet young guns Rhea Thompson and Zach Salvini
6 min |
April 2026
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Cort G200SE
It might be built for beginners, but the G200SE's quality and playability show that budget guitars are getting seriously good
2 min |
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
2 min |
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
2 min |