<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/feeds.xml Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I put it in the freezer overnight and took a blowtorch to it”: Joe Perry put his “desert island guitar” through hell but it’s still his number one ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-perry-on-his-burned-strat-aka-the-rat-strat 7KVAmME7oPaSGuNREvcdfY Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That changed everything for me. ‘It doesn’t hurt. I could play like this all day long. And it sounds great!’’ How a Hendrix hack helped The Collect Pond’s Danny Moffat play through his health issues ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-collect-pond-absence-of-something NK2oLdZnVGFVcXq5ALVCGN Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There are really good ’Bursts, average ’Bursts and some that are not that good at all”: What this pristine 1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard tells us about the myth of the ’Bursts ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/1960-gibson-les-paul-standard DkYgmW2tzDyqZh3LS8GCiT Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I wasn't trying to make a retro album. I went through a Fractal”: Avenged Sevenfold’s Zachary Baker rides alone on Dark Horse – cooking up a country album with little more than a modeler and an Epiphone acoustic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/zachary-baker-dark-horse 4PN4Rhp2Vi3Fwxxo8xDVMk Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I told myself I’d stop buying JHS Pedals gear. At this rate, my pedalboard is going to look like a shrine to the company”: All the guitar gear that caught my eye this week – including the most outrageous Ibanez I think I’ve ever seen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-gear-round-up-april-5 9k9pxdJdSmap9KWz69iRMB Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I am 10 times the player when I hold a guitar pick the ‘wrong’ way”: A blues guitar hero showed me how he held his pick – and it changed the way I played guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/tips-advice/how-holding-a-guitar-pick-differently-changed-my-playing AQw8hpU7ad2PZVr9qiiCvM Sun, 05 Apr 2026 07:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ve never met Noel Gallagher, but I’ve heard he liked Strange Times”: The unsung 1986 album that inspired the ’90s Britpop boom ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-chameleons-stranger-times SbCBxpsVW2S7v5U2XW3QaY Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was a lot of trial and error with Dave – a lot of just trying to find out what worked, fine-tune it and then do it again”: Jimmie Vaughan on the Fabulous Thunderbirds’ Top 40 hit that got Al Bundy – and Hollywood’s – seal of approval ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jimmie-vaughan-fabulous-thunderbirds-tuff-enuff rBhwWcmqakXiNkpy5AquyF Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We continued being friends for 69 years. I don’t think there’s nobody living today that knew him as long as I did”: Bobby Rush salutes his old friend B.B. King ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/bobby-rush-salutes-his-old-friend-b-b-king Sq3Ch2W3wt9ck5Cg3NWdvh Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Something you’ll hear a lot of is, ‘Oh, you didn’t earn that relicing.’ But people who like it aren't thinking of it like that”: The real reason why relicing is so popular, according to a Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilder ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/fender-masterbuilders-discuss-relic-guitars 2umoDciDexKjMtjbFRZg7f Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:46:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He rolled up with his guitar on his back and his Fender Deluxe in his right hand”: Mark Lettieri on his jams with John Mayer, and how they ended up working together on one of the biggest PRS shows in history ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/mark-lettieri-on-his-relationship-with-john-mayer-and-the-prs-40th-anniversary-show PDxRDZ9yf85SUdP9hGVbR3 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:08:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They’re 16 bars, and that’s it. There’s no extended solos”: Adrian Smith on why making music outside of Iron Maiden lets him stretch his soloing wings ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/adrian-smith-on-stretching-his-soloing-wings-in-smith-kotzen TKBCCaDWemWTQyFvqFXLyJ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:35:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Philip Sayce: The 5 techniques that define my sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/artist-lessons/philip-sayce-the-5-techniques-that-define-my-sound dCRXRboB9JsuBk4XxE6nQG Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He will be remembered for his unwavering empathy and compassion, and his magnetic, inimitable presence on and off the stage”: Harm’s Way guitarist Bo Lueders dies at 38 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/bo-lueders-harms-way-dead-at-38 Uca3Kpf9U22CeEetVNKiFh Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:40:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Who is the most iconic Fender Telecaster player? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/who-is-the-most-iconic-fender-telecaster-player JjjhDC7YAX8niWZWY9XN3b Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The first time Sonic Youth went to England, people hated us: ‘Oh, you’re playing guitar? That’s so old-fashioned’”: Alt-rock icon Kim Gordon on the secret to making great music on bad guitars and why she never saw herself as a bassist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/kim-gordon-play-me gR25AT275AKMsa8b4wwvdP Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Other groups tell everyone they’re the ‘proper’ metal band on the bill, but they’re all using 8-string guitars”: Tailgunner are flying the flag for old-school metal (with a little help from K.K. Downing) ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tailgunner-midnight-blitz 7bigSBeWASphJEKeZkhtr8 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0000 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:31:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We would roll into, say, Portland, and go to the pawn shops. You could find a ’57 Les Paul for $200!” Melissa Etheridge learned more from a grouchy old man who’d lost his fingers than she did at Berklee ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/melissa-etheridge-rise rvNypwCxbqu227Cpo3zZRW Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:06:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I was asked who was the best up-and-coming guitarist, I had no hesitation”: Alice Cooper announces new 22-year-old guitarist, handpicked by Nita Strauss to be her replacement ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/alice-cooper-names-new-22-year-old-guitarist-handpicked-by-nita-strauss hzZJy2zzWTs3p5L2mKrWRK Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:29:08 +0000 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:55:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It can get loud enough to annoy my partner, which is good enough for home use”: Laney Prism-Mini review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/desktop-amps/laney-prism-mini-review UB2RnvrvJw94xvUQhbWHPC Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:19:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Yes postpone upcoming tour dates due to guitarist Steve Howe requiring “essential surgery” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/yes-postpone-upcoming-uk-dates M4dPiBAdbqvRoyTcNBP88H Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:10:12 +0000 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:37:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Turnstile co-founder and former guitarist Brady Ebert arrested for attempted murder after allegedly hitting former bandmate's father with his car ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/turnstile-brady-ebert-reportedly-arrested-for-attempted-murder 3srPoyKkAwvmTJLfHdJP67 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:50:28 +0000 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:11:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That way, I can bend notes the way I want, and it also saves my hands”: How Joe Perry is changing his guitar setup to battle the early signs of arthritis ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-perry-guitar-changes-arthritis RHiJasxrP73W8qAvqNnsgk Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:57:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The two things I remember are the cool guitar stuff… and this never-ending scream”: Billy Corgan on the first time he met Courtney Love and witnessed Hole live ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/billy-corgan-on-the-first-time-he-met-courtney-love-and-witnessed-hole-live t9TbAKtPZhmYxRsmN2Raf4 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:57:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The whole rig went completely silent – 10,000 people started booing me”: The 17-year-old guitar prodigy who flourished with Dio, but got off to a nightmare start ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/rowan-robertson-first-show-with-dio DbaMQarwfQWbrmcrT6iv4H Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:37:13 +0000 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:45:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Peter had such a glorious touch thanks to his wonderful simplicity. But then he went off the rails and became a gravedigger”: How 10cc’s Rick Fenn ended up working with David Gilmour, Peter Green, Mike Oldfield, and almost all of his other heroes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/rick-fenn-10cc cQDPMgUJ9NHaQWYsJigeSi Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It will take time to build up the accuracy that the riff demands”: Welcome to Mike Stringer’s downpicking bootcamp ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/artist-lessons/mike-stringer-spiritbox-jaded xQeiiWt32yB8peirNmPNWQ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ One of Slash's Guns N' Roses reunion tour Les Pauls expected to fetch up to $400k at auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/slash-guns-n-roses-reunion-tour-les-paul-auction-london oF3rJNXm2YSQq7p96PMWYj Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:09:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “What happens when you do more with dramatically more?” Quilter Labs unveils The Vamp, a four-wheeled, 200,000-watt guitar amp ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/combo-amps/quilter-labs-the-vamp XYq2hpLiyuKdGEzfG6PF7a Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:49:10 +0000 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:53:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Paul Gilbert: What I learned and taught at GIT ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/artist-lessons/paul-gilbert-git-lesson buTM3gegNzYtLexgxnSsEJ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Get the data-driven results musicians dream of”: Chibson and Acorn Amps team up for the definitely-not-Google Drive pedal ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/chibson-x-acorn-amps-drive EXrpwNdsJoZ5LWvmAnVFEc Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:03:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If you talked to me when I was 25 years old, I would have been frightened to take a solo after Joe Satriani…” Why Cory Wong is no longer afraid to trade leads with his heroes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/cory-wong-no-longer-afraid-to-trade-solos-with-his-heroes NAPU3X7TK674q2uThFEYDY Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:20:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Way more rare than a Klon”: JHS Pedals pays tribute to mysterious pedal builder with the Coyote – a new fuzz based on one of the rarest pedals of all time ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/jhs-coyote-fuzz jN2sDqiHiWJZqmfA9H8JLP Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:11:09 +0000 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:54:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I just remember thinking, ‘I can’t play this thing’”: Why Steve Vai struggled to play Brian May’s iconic Red Special ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/steve-vai-on-brian-mays-red-special-guitar UQVz54qTKGUBhYAs7zqoqm Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:24:33 +0000 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:00:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I got to play with Layne and Chris and Lanegan. Now they’re gone. What would they be doing now? That haunts me to this day”: Mike McCready opens up on his new rock opera, the Seattle jams that changed him, and the future of Pearl Jam ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/mike-mccready-farewell-to-seasons-interview xiqVZUV38p6Bojg2C47yJn Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:35:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The phone rang. It was Paul McCartney. That’s when I knew we’d found it”: We meet the man who reunited Paul McCartney with his long-lost Beatles bass ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/how-nick-wass-helped-reunite-paul-mccartney-with-his-missing-beatle-bass Fa3ecAnVrGPcQX5JHu2gvS Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:59:17 +0000 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:13:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Björn and I met and discussed what it could look like. It had to be shiny and sparkling”: How a Swedish luthier used by Led Zeppelin and Eric Clapton created the iconic ABBA star guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/abba-star-guitar QAY9uCMVF4Gq2MfGwupNG3 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I need to be honest about how well this pedal holds up for down-tuning against the newer competition it faces": DigiTech Drop Limited Black Edition review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/effects-pedals/digitech-drop-black-edition-review NmktJMGmfVANnKA3R5iayg Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:25:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s not a Bowie tribute, though it’s hard for people not to think of us as that, because look who we have”: How David Bowie's longest-serving guitarist became the hero in his own story ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/killerstar-earl-slick-the-afterglow P5eg9RobU5ep6cFsARFBRH Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:25:14 +0000 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:37:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “An unlikely combo of samba and shred – it shouldn’t work but it kinda does”: March 2026 Guitar World Editors’ Picks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/march-2026-guitar-world-editors-picks UeTzN3mTQRGiMU3h39bUQh Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:25:53 +0000 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:16:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “His legacy will live on through the instruments he created”: Doug Irwin, legendary maker of Jerry Garcia’s record-shattering Tiger and Wolf guitars, dies aged 76 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/doug-irwin-legendary-maker-of-jerry-garcias-record-shattering-tiger-and-wolf-guitars-dies-aged-76 5hSkrBnYGkgMYqitWz6LXC Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:43:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I often feel powerless but in response to this tragedy I decided to use my craft to take action”: How a luthier built an acoustic guitar that celebrates Palestinian heritage – raising money for medical aid along the way ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/acoustic-guitars/luthier-builds-guitar-to-support-medical-aid-for-palestinians ZraqhSVVJBkK9pLN6qToCD Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:05:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We can’t let anything happen to it”: Ziggy Marley on the whereabouts of Bob Marley’s iconic Les Paul Special – and why he prefers a Strat now ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/ziggy-marley-bob-marley-les-paul-special-whereabouts auKnU3C3edexT3rhG6hAAh Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:24:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I believe with all my heart that it will translate to something good”: Lindsey Buckingham teases reunion with Stevie Nicks following renewed interest in their pre-Fleetwood Mac album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/lindsey-buckingham-teases-reunion-with-stevie-nicks 2rPpUGQZJvQb5XCJMYGb28 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:17:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ The world’s first generative AI guitar creates playable parts from user prompts – and teaches you how to play them ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/tempolor-melo-d-ai-guitar ksdQFCQ9oGZH8LLdcq6E9V Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:42:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He had a knife to my groin. I was petrified. He went for my guitar”: Mikael Åkerfeldt on nearly losing his prized PRS on the way to record a landmark Opeth album – and why he doesn’t deserve a signature model (even though he’s got one) ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/mikael-akerfeldt-opeth-blackwater-park-25 KwxTTXtaaEyFXdhHJe9LjZ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:11:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “After mine was stolen, I didn’t have time to go to the factory, so they just handed me this 10-string”: The 10-string oddity that became one of Joe Perry’s most iconic guitars – even though he hardly played it in Aerosmith ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-perry-bc-rich-bich-10-supreme ydHXf9KpxRd9u6B8WUL2WL Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:44:14 +0000 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:45:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I can't walk away, so I've come back to do the thing I know how to do best, which is play”: Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival announces 2026 lineup ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/2026-eric-clapton-crossroads-festival-announced SuYnntMvQBPMB9uCMmtp4N Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:07:13 +0000 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:32:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Purple Haze felt impossible at first, but it was such an accomplishment once I got it”: Courtney Barnett on leftie legends, and embracing the Olympic White Stratocaster ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/courtney-barnett-creature-of-habit 3XbKkGuCrSNaW89bVyrroP Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:27:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A high-octane character that’s occasionally stubborn, but it stands out from the crowd”: Fender 75th Anniversary American Professional Classic Cabronita Telecaster review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/fender-75th-anniversary-american-professional-classic-cabronita-telecaster-review YhaeFcCvcPsksdM9PnfqRA Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:34:17 +0000 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:42:31 +0000