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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
2 min |
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...
3 min |
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
2 min |
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.
1 min |
March 2026
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Thrill of a Lifetime
B.B. King's immortal \"The Thrill Is Gone\"
2 min |
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
2 min |
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
7 min |
March 2026
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THE FEELIES - The Good Earth
Feelies guitarist Glenn Mercer recalls the pressure of coming up with a killer sophomore album and recording it with R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, no less
3 min |
March 2026
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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 min |
March 2026
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DAG NASTY Can I Say
Brian Baker of cult hardcore practitioners Dag Nasty takes us back to the bad old D.C. days
3 min |
March 2026
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METALLICA Master of Puppets
The making of the album that marked Metallica's epic leap from the underground to immortality
6 min |
March 2026
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EUROPE - The Final Countdown
John Norum on the album that but Sweden on the rock 'n' roll map
2 min |
March 2026
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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 min |
March 2026
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Steve Howe
The Yes, Asia and GTR legend explains why drinking and playing guitar are \"stupidly incompatible\"
3 min |
March 2026
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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 min |
March 2026
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Getting Killed in Detroit
Geese's Emily Green talks vintage guitars, practice routines and selling out
5 min |
March 2026
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Taz
School's out for good ol' Brandon Niederauer, a guitarist nicknamed after a famously insane cartoon marsupial
1 min |
March 2026
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G Whiz, Part 2
More on playing in open G tuning
2 min |
January 2026
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Nuno Bettencourt
Which veteran ax horseman came galloping back into the guitar headlines in 2025? Say hi, Mr. B...
10+ min |
January 2026
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HOW TO PLAY THIS MONTH'S SONGS
RELEASED AS A single, ahead of Shinedown's upcoming eighth studio album, this simple, well-crafted song, which was no doubt at least partially inspired by Def Leppard's “Hysteria” and U2's “With or Without You,” has guitarist Zach Myers flatpicking eighth notes with a clean bridge-pickup tone, laying down a repeating eight-bar pattern of ringing chordal arpeggios that share three common tones, with only the bass note changing every two bars.
4 min |
January 2026
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Fender American Professional Classic Stratocaster
As the Performer series makes way for the American Pro Classic, is this Strat the perfect vintage/mod hybrid?
3 min |