Guitar World

Guitar World is the world’s leading guitar magazine. Professionals and beginners alike turn to Guitar World for top-flight coverage of their favorite artists, from rock titans like Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Metallica's Kirk Hammett to contemporary stars like the White Stripes' Jack White and Tool's Adam Jones. Every issue of Guitar World magazine offers broad-ranging interviews that cover technique, instruments and lifestyles as well as Guitar World’s famously thorough lessons and transcriptions.

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Jack of All Trades • FROM FUNK FUSION TO SYNTH POP, GOSPEL AND NURSERY RHYMES, THERE ISN’T MUCH JACK GARDINER CAN’T DO WITH A GUITAR. HERE’S HOW HE GOT THERE

MY PEDALBOARD STONE MECCA • WHAT THE HIP-HOP SESSION ACE SEES WHEN HE LOOKS DOWN

Thunderpussy • THE SEATTLE TUNE-SLINGERS REDISCOVER THEIR MOJO AND BOUNCE BACK WITH A NEW ALBUM, THANKS TO A TRIPPY JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY DOWN SOUTH OF MEXICO WAY

Mr. Tabs • SURE, THE LIVE TABS ON HIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL ARE GREAT AS IS, BUT THIS SMALL-TOWN CANADIAN GUITARIST DELIVERS THEM WITH JUST THE RIGHT GEAR, CLOTHING AND BACKDROPS

LOST CLASSICS: Failure • GUITARIST/BASSIST KEN ANDREWS DISCUSSES THE DRAMATICALLY HEARTBREAKING SOUNDS AND CIRCUMSTANCES BEHIND THE L.A. TRIO’S 1996 SPACE-ROCK ODYSSEY, FANTASTIC PLANET

FIVE QUESTIONS LEILA DEELEY • HOW THE LIME GARDEN GUITARIST CHANNELS HER TONY IOMMI INFLUENCES INTO SOME SERIOUSLY CATCHY INDIE ROCK RIFFS

The Lone Wolf • WOLF HOFFMANN, THE LAST MAN STANDING FROM ACCEPT’S ORIGINAL LINEUP, TALKS GEAR, RIFF CONSTRUCTION AND THE BAND’S NEW ANDY SNEAP-PRODUCED ALBUM, HUMANOID

Duane Eddy (1938-2024) • THE SOFT-SPOKEN GUITARIST INFLUENCED GENERATIONS OF FUTURE GREATS WITH HIS MINIMALISTIC APPROACH AND INSTANTLY RECOGNIZABLE TWANGY GUITAR SOUND

The Ramblin’ Man 1943–2024 • A personal ode to the late Allman Brothers Band legend DICKEY BETTS by Betts’ former bandmate, Guitar World’s Andy Aledort

Dickey’s Best • Dickey Betts in 12 essential tracks

JAMIE WEST-ORAM • The longtime guitarist for U.K. new-wavers the Fixx talks “One Thing Leads to Another,” “Saved by Zero” and how he cooked up his distinctive, super-chunky rhythm guitar sound

THE LIFE OF BRIAN • BRIAN MAY DISCUSSES HIS RECENT GIBSON GARAGE VISIT, HIS BELOVED RED SPECIAL, AMP MODELERS, NUNO BETTENCOURT AND QUEEN’S GUITAR-FORWARD 1984 ALBUM, THE WORKS, WHICH CELEBRATED ITS 40TH BIRTHDAY IN FEBRUARY

70 YEARS OF THE STRAT WORLD • In honor of the Fender Stratocaster’s 70th anniversary, RITCHIE BLACKMORE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ADRIAN BELEW, MICK MARS, BUDDY GUY, ALEX LIFESON, TOM MORELLO and more discuss THE STRATS they’re holding on classic Guitar World covers

REBECCA LOVELL • The LARKIN POE guitarist on the joys of being part of Leo Fender’s ever-expanding Stratosphere

NILE RODGERS • The CHIC legend — and celebrated Bowie, SRV and Jeff Beck collaborator — dives into the history of his Hitmaker Strat

ANA POPOVIĆ • How a blues queen’s Strat obsession got off to an early start

A NEW HIGH CREED • THANKS TO A PAIR OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS FRANCHISES, A BIZARRE SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL AND SOME OF THE FASTEST-TO-SELL-OUT ROCK SHOWS IN RECENT MEMORY, THE REUNITED, REJUVENATED AND REINVIGORATED ARE COOLER THAN EVER

LOUD & PROUD • MARK TREMONTI WALKS US THROUGH HIS NEW SIGNATURE PRS MT 100 AMP

FULL CIRCLE • MARK TREMONTI COMMENTS ON SOME OF THE BIGGEST BANDS OF THE NINETIES

MARK TREMONTI’S FINEST CREED GUITAR MOMENTS — SO FAR

Paul Reed Smith Mark Tremonti MT 100

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