Guitar World
Tomahawk
JESUS LIZARD GUITARIST DUANE DENISON TALKS AURAL CLARITY, THE NEED FOR BALANCE — AND TOMAHAWK’S LATEST, THE EXHILARATING TONIC IMMOBILITY
2 min |
October 2021
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Bernth
How an Austrian shred whiz took inspiration from his own popular weekly YouTube videos — and rabid fanbase — to complete his first album, a dazzling project four years in the making
2 min |
October 2021
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Billy Gibbons Goes To The Desert
How ZZ Top legend Billy F. Gibbons and his band (guitarist Austin Hanks and former Guns N’ Roses drummer Matt Sorum) headed to the California High Desert to seek Rock ’N’ Roll inspiration — with a side of “mystery”
10+ min |
October 2021
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REBEL ROUSERS
In 1977, Robert Gordon launched a rockabilly revival that would team him up with Link Wray, Chris Spedding and Danny Gatton. Here’s the full story in his own words and those of his closest collaborators.
10+ min |
September 2021
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COUNTRY JAZZ, PART 2
This month, we present the conclusion of our look at John Scofield’s sophisticated reinvention of a country classic.
10+ min |
September 2021
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Rick and Roll Music
John Lennon’s discovery of the Rickenbacker 325 launched the guitar maker’s Invasion-era success.
5 min |
September 2021
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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO TAJ
Chapter Two: From North America to Hawaii
10 min |
September 2021
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ODD JOBS
As the caretaker for a vast collection of unusual vintage axes, blues guitarist Mike Dugan has carved out a second career in front of the camera.
4 min |
September 2021
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MY CAREER IN FIVE SONGS
His twangy guitar has helped Duane Eddy travel across decades and genres. These are the top cuts from his long-running journey.
8 min |
September 2021
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THE FEEL'S THE THING
As a guitarist of many influences, Marcus Machado puts the “extra” into his sensory perception.
6 min |
September 2021
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More Paul
Jon Sullivan’s ’71 Trella takes the classic single-cutaway set-neck design to new lengths.
5 min |
September 2021
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The Concert for Bangladesh – With a Little Help
In the summer of 1971, George Harrison corralled a who’s who of his musical friends to answer the call for humanitarian aid to Bangladesh. Two of his closest companions nearly left him hanging.
10+ min |
September 2021
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Let It Be – Guitar by Guitar
As the Beatles’ Get Back documentary prepares to head for screens, we look back at the guitars that defined the group’s long cold lonely winter of 1969.
5 min |
September 2021
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GEORGE HARRISON - IT'S ALL TOO MUCH
ON THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF GEORGE HARRISON’S PASSING, GUITAR WORLD CELEBRATES HIS GREATEST BEATLES-ERA GUITAR TRACKS — AS CHOSEN BY THE WORLD’S GREATEST GUITARISTS
10+ min |
September 2021
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Dave Hause
THE WORKING CLASS HERO — AND FORMER LOVED ONES FRONTMAN — DIGS INTO HIS ROOTS ON HIS NEW EPS, PATTY AND PADDY
2 min |
September 2021
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Gilby Clarke
THE FORMER GUNS N’ ROSES GUITARIST UNLEASHES SOME “STRAIGHT-AHEAD ROCK ’N’ ROLL” ON HIS FIRST SOLO ALBUM IN 20 YEARS
2 min |
September 2021
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Jazzercise
RODRIGO Y GABRIELA DIVE HEAD FIRST INTO UNCHARTED WATERS ON THEIR DAZZLING NEW EP
6 min |
September 2021
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Genghis Tron
THE EXPERIMENTAL METALLERS ARE BACK — AFTER 13 YEARS — WITH AN UNEXPECTED NEW SOUND. GUITARIST HAMILTON JORDAN GIVES US THE LOWDOWN ON DREAM WEAPON
2 min |
September 2021
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New Music, Anyone?
THIS MONTH: THE RETURN OF YNGWIE MALMSTEEN AND THE ARRIVAL OF CARDINAL BLACK, PLUS CHOICE CUTS FROM IDA MAE, MARC RIBLER AND MORE
3 min |
September 2021
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George Harrison - The Quiet One Sounds Off
George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass gets the 50th-anniversary box set treatment, lovingly curated by his son, Dhani
10+ min |
September 2021
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Ayron Jones
Seattle’s self-taught six-string dynamo talks tone, tension, channeling Tom Morello — and why he considers himself the Bruce Lee of guitarists
7 min |
September 2021
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Evil and Divine
The story of an unlikely pairing — L.A. Guns’ Tracii Guns and Stryper’s Michael Sweet — and their doomy new side-project, Sunbomb
9 min |
September 2021
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And The Cradle Will Rock
His father was one of the greatest guitarists who ever lived, and now Wolfgang Van Halen is carrying that famous name forward. In a revealing interview, he discusses the creation of his new album, MammothWVH,, on which he played all the instruments, including Eddie’s iconic Frankenstein. He recalls what he learned as a boy from the best player on the planet — and the fun they had performing together in Van Halen
10+ min |
September 2021
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Prince – Royal Intrigue
Prince kept his music and life private. In these new exclusive interviews, those who knew and worked with him share untold secrets and tales from the studio and road.
10+ min |
July 2021
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GUITAR'S GREATEST LIVE MOMENTS!
From the iconic to the infamous to the (literally) incendiary, we’ve tracked down the absolute wildest on-stage antics in six-string history
10+ min |
August 2021
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Liquid Tension Experiment
SILENCING YEARS' WORTH OF REQUESTS, JOHN PETRUCCI & CO. UNLEASH THE FIRST LTE ALBUM IN MORE THAN TWO DECADES
6 min |
August 2021
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THE PHANTOM ZONE
BLACK VEIL BRIDES RETURN WITH THE PHANTOM TOMORROW, THEIR FIRST FULL-LENGTH ALBUM IN THREE YEARS. GUITARISTS JAKE PITTS AND JINXX BRING GUITAR WORLD INSIDE THEIR UNIVERSE FOR A CLOSE LOOK AT WHY THE NEW ALBUM MIGHT JUST BE THEIR “BEST WORK YET.”
10+ min |
August 2021
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Tamar Aphek
HOW A FORMER CONCERT PIANIST WAS LURED INTO ROCK — AND GUITARDOM — BY THE SIREN CALL OF DISTORTION
2 min |
August 2021
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OPEN TO OPTIONS
How to put the open-string chord-voicing prowess of Wayne Krantz to work.
8 min |
July 2021
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On The Road Again?
Paul Gilbert, the Eagles’ Vince Gill and Zepparella’s Gretchen Menn discuss a shift from boring to touring
10+ min |