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Guitar World
Orchestral Mindset
A systematic approach to layering guitar parts
2 min |
November 2025
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Baby Said
Queen-revering British rockers unite indie crunch and a whole lotta classic-rock influences
2 min |
November 2025
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INFINITE JEST
Like it or not, U.K. rock legends Spinal Tap are back with a new movie, a new outlook and custom Marshall amps that go to Infinity. In a stupendously rare interview, legendary Spinal Tap guitarist Nigel Tufnel ruminates about birds, gear, cheese, Blind Bubba Cheeks and so much more
10+ min |
November 2025
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Drop-D Stomp
Utilizing drop-D tuning to play “Hard Wired”
2 min |
October 2025
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She's Got the Blues
My biggest female fingerstyle influences
2 min |
October 2025
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Taylor 314ce Studio
An attainably priced \"serious\" Taylor with high-end touches
2 min |
October 2025
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The Discussion
Kylesa guitarist Laura Pleasants strips back her tones to great effect with her streamlined solo project
2 min |
October 2025
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Jackson Pro Series Misha Mansoor Juggernaut ET6
The Periphery riff-master's new signature model is a double-cut powerhouse with a difference
3 min |
October 2025
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Kramer Volante HSGT
Can one of the O.G. shred brands \"transcend nostalgia\" with its new $1,000 high-performance SuperStrat?
2 min |
October 2025
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TC Electronic Ditto 2
The ubiquitous compact looper gets a well-deserved update - but has it kept up with some stiff competition?
2 min |
October 2025
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ToneWoodAmp2
Acoustic guitarists, meet your new best friend
2 min |
October 2025
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READY PLAYER ONE
Inhaler's Josh Jenkinson is living proof that this generation's guitar heroes actually got hooked on guitar courtesy of — you guessed it — Guitar Hero
7 min |
October 2025
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Still Supernatural
Six decades into his career, Carlos Santana remains excited by the very thought of having a guitar in his hands. Below, he looks back on the music and gear that's soundtracked his one-of-a-kind life
10+ min |
October 2025
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Anarchy in the U.S.
Original Sex Pistols Steve Jones, Glen Matlock and Paul Cook are about to kick off a super-rare U.S. tour with 41-year-old Frank Carter — as in, not Johnny Rotten — on vocals. Says Jones, “For the first time in a long time, I'm really enjoying doing Pistols songs.”
10+ min |
October 2025
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The making of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness TALES OF A SCORCHED EARTH
Thirty years after its release, Billy Corgan looks back on the making of the Smashing Pumpkins’ era-defining grand opus, 1995's Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
10+ min |
October 2025
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All American Boy
A tribute to rock guitar legend Rick Derringer (1947-2025)
10 min |
October 2025
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Bumblefoot
Former GN'R ax-slinger Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal returns with a slick new instrumental album, assisted by Brian May, Steve Vai and Guthrie Govan
2 min |
October 2025
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AI Jardine
The longtime Beach Boys guitarist talks lesser-known albums Surf's Up and Holland, his six-string relationship with Carl Wilson, his early Seventies Beach Boys gear, new EP and more
9 min |
October 2025
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Gibson Marcus King ES-345
A royal reimagining of an ES classic - and it might just take the crown as the best signature guitar of the year
3 min |
October 2025
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MY LIFE IN THREE GUITARS Zakk Wylde
The trio of axes that have meant the most to the Ozzy, BLS and Zakk Sabbath guitar god
5 min |
October 2025
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The Right Stuff, Part 2
More on developing solid strumming
2 min |
October 2025
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Twang Travels
The great Duane Eddy
2 min |
October 2025
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Double Whammy
Khruangbin's Mark Speer and Laura Lee Ochoa make Fender history as the first bandmates to get a signature guitar and bass at the same time
5 min |
October 2025
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DUO EX MACHINA
Billy Corgan & Kiki Wong – the Smashing Pumpkins' first and latest guitarists, respectively – discuss how bonding over Dimebag Darrell and dressing like \"Rob Halford's cousin\" helped turn Wong into a Pumpkin overnight
10+ min |
October 2025
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Ricky Byrd
The former Joan Jett guitarist - who just released the new NYC Made - discusses adopting Jeff Beck's amp philosophy and, of course, getting pelted with 9-volt batteries
3 min |
October 2025
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Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus plugin
One of the world's greatest clean amps arrives as a DAW-friendly plugin
1 min |
October 2025
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The Great Gig in the Sky
On album number four, Brooklyn-based indie rockers Momma find themselves at their most autobiographical, searching deep to channel the music
4 min |
October 2025
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Fender Jazzmaster
LEO FENDER WAS quite pleased with the success of Fender's Telecaster and Stratocaster electric guitars during the Fifties.
3 min |
October 2025
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Ally Venable
The Texas triple-threat on the importance of women's rights, magenta Les Pauls and \"facing your own blues\"
3 min |
October 2025
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Phoneboy
The New Jersey indie quintet revisit their pop-punk influences on their new album, Heartbreak Designer
2 min |