Dixie Dregs

GUITARIST STEVE MORSE GEARS UP TO TAKE A BREAK FROM DEEP PURPLE TO REUNITE WITH HIS OLD FRIENDS IN THE FUSION ACT WITH WHICH HE BEGAN HIS CAREER.

The Fleet Is In...The Studio

MIDWEST RETRO-ROCKERS GRETA VAN FLEET LOOK TO THE DEBUT ALBUMS OF THEIR HEROES IN VAN HALEN, ZEPPELIN AND THE BLACK CROWES FOR INSPIRATION AS THEY RECORD THEIR ANXIOUSLY AWAITED FULL-LENGTH.

The Contortionist

On Their Fourth Album, Clairvoyant, the Indianapolis-based Six-piece Focus on Their Future as a Prog-metal Group While Taking a Few Steps Back to Basics.

Chris Hillman

With Help From Tom Petty, Roger Mcguinn, David Crosby And Others, The Former Byrds Bassist Is Flying High Again On Bidin’ My Time.

Honor Society

As the Magpie Salute Emerge as the New Darlings of the Blues-rock Scene, Former Black Crowes Uitarists Rich Robinson and Marc Ford Discuss the Importance of Honoring Their Musical Pasts as Much as Looking to the Future.

Hot Rod Time Machine

Xotic California Classic XSC-2

Creature Feature

Backed by his band the Creatures, supreme shredder John 5 unleashes the horror themed Season of the Witch, and explains what made it one of the most demanding projects of his impressive career.

Golden Glory

EVH 5150 III 50-WATT EL34 HEAD

Gray's Anatomy

JACKSON PRO SERIES SOLOIST SL7 HT

String Theory - That Old Familiar Feeling

The standard minor-drop progression

California King

MARTY FRIEDMAN MAKES THE MOST OUT OF HIS TRIP TO LOS ANGELES AS HE PUTS THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON A NEW SOLO ALBUM. 

Boogie Knights

On Their Sixth Album, Seal The Deal & Let’S Boogie, Michael Poulsen And Volbeat Refine Their Trademark Blend Of Musical Styles While Show- Casing The Wicked Fretboard Talents Of New Addition Rob Caggiano.

Rattle & Strum

As The Edge Creates A Ruckus In The Gear Industry With His First-Ever Signature Guitar And Amp, Guitar World Catches Up With The U2 Guitarist To Talk About The Evolution Of His Axes During His Career And His Philosophy On What Makes A Guitar Special.

Tour De Force

40 Years After the Release of the Scorpions' Taken by Force, Guitarist Uli Jon Roth Looks Back at the Making of That Classic Album and Explains What Caused Him to Leave the Group Just as It Was Poised for Worldwide Superstardom. 

Two For One

WITH HELP FROM NAMES LIKE ISBELL, KNOPFLER, SKAGGS AND KAUKONEN, ACOUSTIC GREAT TOMMY EMMANUEL SERVES UP SOME COUNTRY-BALLAD “BORDERLINE,” BLUEGRASS “PURPLE HAZE” AND MORE ON HIS AMBITIOUS NEW ALBUM OF DUETS, ACCOMPLICE ONE.

Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown

IT’S A CLASSIC-ROCK REVIVAL AS THE TEXAS FOURSOME COME UP OUT OF THE BASEMENT WITH A SPARKLING NEW DIY ALBUM.

High Voltage

BLACK VOLT AMPLIFICATION’S BRAWNY, BEAUTIFUL CRAZY HORSE AMP

Tetrarch

ON THEIR GROUND-SHAKING FULL-LENGTH DEBUT, THE MEMBERS OF THIS L.A.-BASED HEAVY METAL BEHEMOTH EMBRACE THEIR FREAKISHNESS.

Wild Horses

FENDER MUSTANG GT 40 AND GT 200

Burning Man

For the Second Act of Defiance Album, Old Scars, New Wounds, Ace Shredder Chris Broderick Takes His Playing to New Levels of Hotness. 

JD McPherson

This One-time Art Teacher Got the Ax, Grabbed His Ax and Put His Undivided Heart & Soul Into His Vintage Brand of Rock and Roll.

Greta Van Fleet

With Their Refreshingly Retro Attitude and Guitar-fueled Sound, the Michigan-based Four-piece Look to Make the Mainstream a Safe Place for Rock Again.

Heavy Duty

They Should Be on a Much-needed Break Right Now, but the Foo Fighters Would Always Rather Rock Than Rest. Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear Sound Off on What Got Them to Cut Their Vacation Time Early and Crank Out the New Concrete and Gold.

The Thrill Is Gone - 1950 - 2017

Guitar World pays tribute to Walter Becker, the Steely Dan legend responsible for such classic rock gems as “Do It Again,” “Reelin’ in the Years” and “Hey Nineteen”—and a most reluctant guitar hero.

Iron Horse

Mesa Triple Crown Tc-50

Everybody's Appy Nowadays

Fusion Guitar

On The Right Track

Tascam Track Factory

working man

he may be the hardest working man in show biz, and 2017 looks to be no different for joe bonamassa. here, the blues ace details his numerous plans for the coming year and sheds some light on how he simplified his approach to tone.