The generational guitar player will be heading out on his first extended run of headline dates in the US and Canada this year
Influential to a number of alt-rock luminaries, Hurley's songs were covered by the likes of Cat Power
The vintage guitar dealer has once again put the spotlight on young Charlotte Milstein, who paid homage to a number of blues greats during the jam
The revelation comes from Gene Simmons, who sees no problem in bands taking inspiration – and lifting ideas – from others
Your weekly digest of the best deals for guitarists from all corners of the web
The guitar store is bringing the highly sought-after Widow design – and a recently revived finish – to players for less than $1,000
Freeman was a staple of Chicago's jazz music scene – and played with contemporaries including Gene Ammons and Groove Holmes
The country singer-songwriter on what she learned working with Mike Campbell and how playing drums influences her guitar style
Since he rose to glory in the mid-’80s with The Smiths, Marr has been the king of crystalline chime. Now, he reveals how his new M-7 Martin – complete with octave G string – puts that shimmer at your fingertips
Steve Vai once said that the guitarist in question, Danny Gatton, “comes closer than anyone else to being the best guitar player that ever lived”
The Cro-Mags founder on the reason he plays Fenders despite loving Rickenbackers, learning from Lemmy and the new documentary about his struggle for survival
Cruel timing and clashes with David Coverdale kept Sykes from rock’s super-league but he was a top-tier player with a sound all his own
The sometime teacher and modern-day math-rocker recounts the gear that’s made an impact – and gives us a rundown on her most-loved rig
1983's Infidels, Dylan's first secular album in half a decade, was graced with a bounty of sweetly tasteful leads from the Dire Straits man. To recreate two of its songs on Late Night with David Letterman, Dylan hired LA punks the Plugz
The Metallica great is celebrating his remarkable guitar collection in a new Gibson book. He explains how he came to own prized guitars from John Frusciante and Michael Schenker – and why he doesn’t cut cash deals anymore
It’s not an official 40th Anniversary model, but the new Standard 24 Satin takes us right back to where this unique story started. It’s also the most affordable Core model that PRS has released for nearly a decade
USA-made Gibson acoustics for under two grand, with solid timbers, nitro finish and an LR Baggs pickup. Too good to be true?
The Acoustasonic finally gets much more affordable for players, and some things have had to give to get there
In what seems like a sly reference to some legal battles, Gibson brings a '60s-style Les Paul with vintage appeal
We dig into the Japanese guitar industry of the 1960s and ’70s and find notable brands, mischievous copies, diligent makers and original designs that led to the instrument’s renaissance in the 1980s and beyond
It looks like an adaptor and it kind of is. But this cult fuzz box was a favorite of Norman Greenbaum and Spirit’s Randy California and was on more garage rock records than we’d care to imagine
This cutting-edge electro from LR Baggs has a plywood body frame, torrefied spruce top, rosewood back and studio-quality electrics – and we can’t wait to plug it in…
Though he'd also later work with Carvin, Holdsworth remained a headless guitar devotee for the rest of his life, telling Guitar World in an interview just days before his death, “Once you play a headless guitar, you’ll never want to play a regular guitar again”
Here's a blues power-up for your fingerstyle technique, as the big man combines chicken pickin' with snappy pops on the strings
Inversions are essential for jazz players, virtuoso cats such as Martin Tyler, but they are super-useful for any player looking for a fresh chord voicing. Let's take a look and demystify them with 5 ways you can play a Bmaj7
Also known as thumpin’ and pluckin’, slap bass is one of the mainstays of funk bass
Learning how to play chords on the bass is an absolute must if you want to develop your musicianship
Volume down, pick, volume up... violining offers loads of potential as this lesson proves
Jim Oblon takes an eight-bar rhythm and applies some fingerpicking ideas that could help get you out of a jam and put you right in the jam
Downpicking is a fundamental and powerful pick stroke, and one of the mainstay techniques in metal and punk
It’s not an official 40th Anniversary model, but the new Standard 24 Satin takes us right back to where this unique story started. It’s also the most affordable Core model that PRS has released for nearly a decade
USA-made Gibson acoustics for under two grand, with solid timbers, nitro finish and an LR Baggs pickup. Too good to be true?
The Acoustasonic finally gets much more affordable for players, and some things have had to give to get there
In what seems like a sly reference to some legal battles, Gibson brings a '60s-style Les Paul with vintage appeal
This cutting-edge electro from LR Baggs has a plywood body frame, torrefied spruce top, rosewood back and studio-quality electrics – and we can’t wait to plug it in…
One of the most divisive releases in years from Fender has arrived
Strymon brings its beloved dTape technology to a smaller format stomp creating one of its most inspiring delays to date
IK Multimedia and Satch's partnership continues to blossom with the guitar icon lending his ear to create 20 presets preloaded into a limited edition pedal
The best tremolo pedals on the market right now, from the likes of TC Electronic, Electro-Harmonix, Boss, Strymon and JHS
For face-melting solos and keeping your audience on their toes, pitch shifters are a surefire way to inject something different into your tone
We dive into the wondrous world of offset guitars – from surf-rockers to shoegaze noise machines – to bring you the top picks on the market today
Save your back and your wallet with the best solid state amps from the likes of Fender, Boss, Yamaha and more
Make your riffs slap harder and solos fly higher with our expert selection of the best octave pedals you can buy today
Short on space? Practice anywhere with these small guitar amps that pack a punch
I break down the best modeling amps for guitar, covering a range of budgets, brands, and sizes
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