Guitar World
On a Bender
Mimicking B-bender licks
2 min |
March 2026
Guitar World
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
Guitar World
Steve Howe
The Yes, Asia and GTR legend explains why drinking and playing guitar are \"stupidly incompatible\"
3 min |
March 2026
Guitar World
Taz
School's out for good ol' Brandon Niederauer, a guitarist nicknamed after a famously insane cartoon marsupial
1 min |
March 2026
Guitar World
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
Guitar World
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
Guitar World
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
Guitar World
XTC Skylarking
How Andy Partridge & Co. created a stripped-down masterpiece, despite butting heads with their big-name producer
6 min |
March 2026
Guitar World
Getting Killed in Detroit
Geese's Emily Green talks vintage guitars, practice routines and selling out
5 min |
March 2026
Guitar World
Bare Knuckle Halcyon humbucker pickups
Could the Halcyon humbucker be the forceful sonic voice you've been seeking?
2 min |
March 2026
Guitar World
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
Guitar World
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
Guitar World
VAN HALEN 5150
How Van Halen defied the odds with a new singer and a new sound
9 min |
March 2026
Guitar World
THE CHAMELEONS - Strange Times
The Chameleons' third album might be the greatest British record you've never heard
2 min |
March 2026
Guitar World
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
Guitar World
EUROPE - The Final Countdown
John Norum on the album that but Sweden on the rock 'n' roll map
2 min |
March 2026
Guitar World
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
Guitar World
METALLICA Master of Puppets
The making of the album that marked Metallica's epic leap from the underground to immortality
6 min |
March 2026
Guitar World
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 |
March 2026
Guitar World
TWA Source Code
A collaboration with the architect of the Tube Screamer to create an overdrive masterpiece
3 min |
March 2026
Guitar World
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
Guitar World
Gibson SG Standard
COMPARED TO THE “holy triumvirate” of the Gibson Les Paul Standard and Fender Stratocaster and Telecaster, the Gibson SG Standard is the solidbody guitar equivalent of Rodney Dangerfield — it doesn’t get anywhere near the respect it deserves.
2 min |
January 2026
Guitar World
CLASSIC ACE
Longtime GW contributor Nick Bowcott remembers the man that launched a thousand licks - and laughs
2 min |
January 2026
Guitar World
PRS Guitars
Where were you when Paul Reed Smith launched his company no fewer than four decades ago? We sit down with the maestro to discuss the first 40 years of his iconic brand
9 min |
January 2026
Guitar World
Ibanez Q54W
The headless resurgence continues, this time from an iconic brand
3 min |
January 2026
Guitar World
Warm Audio Throne of Tone
Could this be the finest drive and boost pedal of the year?
2 min |
January 2026
Guitar World
JHS Pedals 424 Gain Stage
Does this recreation of an iconic multi-track recorder's channel strip in a pedal capture the Mk.gee sound? It does that - and more
2 min |
January 2026
Guitar World
FREHLEY'S COMET
In his final interview for Guitar World magazine (conducted in early 2025 and not published until now), Ace Frehley looked back on the 1987 album that brought him back into the limelight
6 min |
January 2026
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Sterling by Music Man Kaizen 7
Progressive guitar icon Tosin Abasi's dramatic Music Man custom seven-string, re-imagined for players with lighter wallets
3 min |
January 2026
Guitar World
Nuno Bettencourt
Which veteran ax horseman came galloping back into the guitar headlines in 2025? Say hi, Mr. B...
10+ min |