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Guitar World
G Whiz, Part 2
More on playing in open G tuning
2 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 |
January 2026
Guitar World
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
Guitar World
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 |
January 2026
Guitar World
ACE'S ROCK SOLDIERS
The late Ace Frehley's five most iconic Kiss-era guitars
3 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
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
OUR FAVORITE GEAR OF THE YEAR
There was an onslaught of new guitar products released over the past 12 months. Here are the ones that had us talking
10+ 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
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
Double Up
Using double-stops in a melody or solo
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
Weighty Work, Part 2
More on the art of writing a “heavy” riff
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
The Power of Three
The joys of playing in a power trio
2 min |
January 2026
Guitar World
Boss Plugout FX PX-1
Is this the \"Best of Boss\" pedal?
2 min |
January 2026
Guitar World
THE GUITARISTS OF THE YEAR
Guitar World's editors and writers select 2025's MVPs
10+ 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
Guitar World
NEWS OF THE (GUITAR) WORLD
Lean back and get ready to relive the biggest, baddest and downright craziest guitar-centric headlines of 2025
10+ min |
January 2026
Guitar World
NEW YORK GROOVES
Ace Frehley's six greatest Kiss-era guitar moments
4 min |
January 2026
Guitar World
A KISS GOODBYE
An era of extravagant rock music comes to a close with the death of Kiss co-founder Ace Frehley. We salute the otherworldly life of the Spaceman
10+ min |
January 2026
Guitar World
Savor Guitar World's final interview with Ace Frehley
AS I WROTE in this space exactly one year ago, we like to get an early start on our annual end-of-year issue.
1 min |
January 2026
Guitar World
Cry Baby wah 1968-PRESENT
THE HUMBLE WAH-WAH pedal is probably one of the most underappreciated effects in the electric-guitar universe.
2 min |
Holiday 2025
Guitar World
PRS S2 Mira 594 Satin
An old friend returns to the PRS USA S2 lineup 18 years after it was first introduced - and the price is right
3 min |
Holiday 2025
Guitar World
KHDK Digital Bath
This signature stompbox recreates one of Deftones' dreamiest tones - but is it more than just a one-trick (white) pony?
2 min |
Holiday 2025
Guitar World
New Levels. New Devils
Meet Spiro Dussias, an L.A.-based guitar wiz pioneering futuristic sounds with his own system of pick angles, odd/even groupings and muting
4 min |
Holiday 2025
Guitar World
Lightning in the Bottle
Original Thin Lizzy guitarist Eric Bell explains the roots and finer points of his 'Whiskey in the Jar' guitar solo and phrasing
4 min |
Holiday 2025
Guitar World
G Whiz
The joys open G tuning
2 min |
Holiday 2025
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Connecting Flytes
Effective guitar and keyboard arranging
2 min |