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April 30
- The Lowlist: INXS's Kick was the sound of a rock band taking on modern technology
April 28
- Ozzy Osbourne names his dream supergroup – and it features three guitarists
- Joe Bonamassa plays AC/DC’s Back in Black like you’ve never heard it before in this soulful rhythm ’n’ blues reimagining
- How Jeff Beck passed the Telecaster torch to Jimmy Page and changed the course of rock history
- Nuno Bettencourt says Prince once called him “one of the top three guitar players in the world”
- Watch two bassists shred-off using Tosin Abasi's selective picking technique
- Aguilar Agro Bass Overdrive review
- Incubus announce new bassist for 2023 tour dates
- James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett debut new ESP and Gibson guitars at first show of M72 world tour
- Gibson adds possibly the first ‘59 Les Paul reissue ever produced and a near-perfect ‘61 Les Paul SG Custom to Certified Vintage collection
- Eddie Van Halen was making plans for a farewell tour with the original Van Halen lineup
- Learn Jason Isbell’s heartfelt acoustic fingerpicking style
- Peter Dankelson on how guitar was shocked into his system by AC/DC, and why nothing was going to stop him playing
- Meet Coloma Guitars, the Canadian guitar company that TikTok built
- 5 ways to improve your acoustic guitar tone
- This week’s essential guitar tracks: from lead guitar lightning to one of the most violent riffs of the year
- Download and stream the audio from Total Guitar 371
April 27
- Electro-Harmonix fattens up Keith Richards-channeling Satisfaction fuzz pedal
- Revv relaunches its Dynamis Series with US-voiced, Two Notes Torpedo-equipped D25 combo
- Vinnie Moore: “The SG is a recent discovery of mine – I can’t believe I’ve never owned one. I didn’t realize how cool they were”
- How Nikki Lane found guitar empowerment with Josh Homme and an all-star band on her gritty new album
- How to choose the best microphone for your electric guitar amp
- Watch Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess sing the praises of the amazing LAVA ME 3 acoustic-electric guitar
- That time Guthrie Govan covered Rage Against the Machine’s Bulls on Parade and took Tom Morello’s solo to mind-boggling new heights
- Line 6 adds Dumble-style tones in free Helix firmware update sure to please fans of John Mayer, Joe Bonamassa and David Gilmour
- Ana Popovic: "The cancer took a lot out of me, and so did working towards getting better. I had to spend every atom of energy on playing guitar and writing songs"
- Eric André’s advice for aspiring upright bass players: “Don’t play it. Run for the f**king hills”
- Pool Kids on finding a fan in Paramore’s Hayley Williams, the joy of alternate tunings and making math rock accessible
April 26
- Freddie Mercury’s Martin D-35, reportedly used to write and record Crazy Little Thing Called Love, is going up for auction
- Kirk Hammett explains why he uses wah so much: "I can't think of anybody who uses the wah pedal as much as I do – I'm not ashamed of it"
- Michael Anthony confirms there is a huge archive of unreleased Van Halen material
- Browne Amplification The Fixer and The Carbon review
- Sting will play a guitar made from migrant boat wood – and built by inmates – at an Italian jail housing mafia bosses
- Paul Gilbert explains why 21-fret guitars can actually deliver higher notes than 24-fret models
- Al Di Meola on Gibson Les Pauls: “My 1971 Custom is obscenely heavy and growls like nothing else”
- 5 ways to improve your sweep picking technique
- Watch Lonnie Mack, one of the original Flying V masters, trade licks with Tele titans Albert Collins and Roy Buchanan
- Cory Wong and Wampler unite for the Wong Compressor – “the most versatile compressor that has ever existed”
- Brandon Ellis laid down the gauntlet to Jackson’s Master Builders with this 27-fret Gold Crackle Kelly – is this one of the most challenging custom builds ever made?
- Alvarez AD30 review
- PRS unveils Sunflower-finished Fiore – the most vintage-flavored version of Mark Lettieri’s signature guitar yet
April 25
- Custom Flying Vs, strange open tunings and massive bends: how Albert King created his own strain of the blues – and inspired Hendrix, Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Watch Albert King reunite, jam with Stevie Ray Vaughan in 1983: “There's a lot of guitar players that just play fast, they don't concentrate on soul – but you got ’em both”
- NAMM 2023: Explore Donner’s newest smart guitar, the REVO – an innovative instrument with a light-up fretboard for learning scales, songs and more
- Fender launches the $199 Squier Sonic series – hear the successors to the Bullet range in action
- Download and stream the audio from Guitar Techniques 348
- Best acoustic guitar microphones: studio and live options to capture your acoustic tone perfectly
- Is the Stomptrap the solution to eliminating mini pedal slippages once and for all?
- Dr Z. unveils limited-edition Carmen Ghia combo – a new take on its first-ever amp release from 1988
- Epiphone El Capitan J-200 Studio Bass review
- Derek Trucks names 11 guitarists who shaped his sound
- Line 6 Spider V MKII 30 review
- Melvins’ Buzz Osborne: “I’ll stop when I don’t feel like doing it anymore or when no-one cares. You can let us know when that is”
- How Alvvays harnessed the “glorious, devastating” power of truly dimed guitar amps, slacker tunings and Tom Verlaine on new album Blue Rev
- Fine-tune your rhythm chops with this lesson on classic disco funk
- Origin Effects debuts the DCX Boost and Bass, packing the preamp heft of a classic UA console into all-analog compact pedals
- Best Electro-Harmonix pedals 2024: We break down the very best EHX pedals available in all effects categories
- Epiphone takes a baroque turn with Adam Jones' latest limited-edition Art Collection Les Paul
- Abasi Concepts Emi 7 Master Series review
- 11 ways to improve your tube amp tone
April 24
- Watch Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Joe Perry join Metallica for a pulverizing performance of Train Kept A-Rollin' at 2009’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony
- Satchel used a plugin rather than a real amp for most of his solos on the new Steel Panther record: “I don't think people can tell the difference”
- Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes recalls what happened when Blackie Lawless threw raw meat into the back of his amp
- NAMM 2023: Meet the new Donner Seeker Series DST-600 – a vintage-style six-string that takes the Seeker Series to new tonal heights
- Nikki Sixx alleges Mick Mars is “a little bit confused and being misled by representatives”
- "With no disrespect to Cliff Burton, I think my picking brought a new tightness to Metallica. Cliff's sound wasn't very defined": An interview with Jason Newsted on the release of The Black Album
- The evolution of the Gibson Melody Maker – the original student electric guitar
- Cort KX700 EverTune review
- This clip of actor Paul Mescal playing acoustic and singing his debut single Slip Away is making us emotional
- Legacy of iconic UK gear store Mansons Guitar Shop secured as the site is taken over by another guitar seller
April 22
- “Sometimes I think, 'What would John McVie do?' That’s how I wrote the bassline to Losing My Religion”: The secrets of R.E.M.’s Mike Mills
April 21
- NAMM 2023: Hear the tones – and marvel at the size – of Positive Grid’s ultra-portable Spark GO amp
- NAMM 2023: Meet IK Multimedia’s game-changing AmpliTube TONEX Pedal, which lets you harness the sound of any amp or drive pedal using AI Machine Modeling
- Essential guitar tracks – hear our bumper edition of the latest six-string bangers, all wrapped up in a Spotify playlist
- Experience the revamped PRS Sonzera 20, a 20-watt combo that ‘outguns most studio and gig-worthy amps in its class”
- How Drive-By Truckers, Rat-augmented lap steels and electric shocks shaped the alt-country sprawl of Wednesday's Rat Saw God
- Nikki Sixx “played his butt off” on Dolly Parton’s upcoming rock album
- Buckethead is selling his iconic, one-of-a-kind Jackson KFC KV2 Custom V model
- We’re living in a new golden age for guitar pickups – here’s why
- 10 Jeff Beck deep cuts you need to hear
- Kirk Hammett reveals the truth about that burned guitar on Metallica’s 72 Seasons album cover
- C9 Custom Ventura Standard review
- Learn the licks of speed metal messiah Joe Stump
April 20
- Otis Redding III, guitarist and son of legendary soul singer Otis Redding, dies at 59
- NAMM 2023: Explore NUX's all-new collection of innovative, uber-affordable effects pedals
- Eddie Van Halen’s Hot For Teacher Kramer sells at auction for nearly $4,000,000
- Deftones’ Stephen Carpenter is now playing Kiesel guitars – but will continue endorsing ESP at the same time
- How to choose the best microphone for your acoustic guitar
- Cliff Burton wrote one of Metallica’s heaviest riffs on a de-tuned classical guitar
- How the pandemic inspired Taylor’s Andy Powers to take a new minimalist path with the American Dream series
- John McLaughlin’s fusion ensemble Shakti announce first studio album in 46 years
- 1981 Inventions debuts eagerly awaited second pedal, the LVL – but the first batch is already gone
- Meet UK ‘glock-rock’ collective Lakes: the triple-guitar band where the drummer writes most of the guitar parts
- Steve Morse Band announces first tour in 10 years
- Guitarists cry ‘fake news’ at Donald Trump’s alarmingly inaccurate whammy bar on new NFT cards
April 19
- Eric Gales, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Joe Bonamassa and Marcus King preview 2023's star-studded Crossroads Festival with incendiary Red House cover
- NAMM 2023: Take a tour of Donner’s upgraded travel-friendly guitar, the HUSH-X headless electric model
- Emily Wolfe has teased a white-finished version of her Epiphone Sheraton Stealth signature guitar – and it looks ridiculously classy
- 18 ways to improve your guitar tone
- Johnny Marr’s new book documents the guitars he’s loved, lost and given away, including Nile Rodgers’ Strat, Bert Jansch’s acoustic and a Les Paul used by Ed O’Brien
- Foo Fighters announce new album But Here We Are, share emotional lead single, Rescued
- Jared James Nichols: “I was playing a lot of Strats and Telecasters. And then I tried a Les Paul Standard. The first thing I thought was, ‘Holy f**k, this feels like a Cadillac!’”
- Jimi Hendrix's ultra-rare 1964 Fender Jazzmaster purchased by Jim Irsay
- Rapier 22 and Saffire review
- Martin Taylor: “There are some guitars I play a few notes on and just put down. The sign of a good guitar is one you really want to play and don’t want to put down”
- Steve Lukather: "The bassline was easy. It wasn't like I had to be Jaco Pastorius"
- Seymour Duncan issues new version of Slash’s signature humbuckers with one key upgrade
- U2’s Adam Clayton: “The bass has to either be sexy or aggressive, or it shouldn’t be there as far as I’m concerned”
- Extreme continue their explosive comeback and highlight Nuno Bettencourt's virtuosity in two scorching new singles
April 18
- NAMM 2023: Discover Eventide’s ultra-powerful, next-generation H90 Harmonizer
- NAMM 2023: Watch Dream Theater's Jordan Rudess explore the LAVA ME 3, a powerful touchscreen-equipped smart guitar with onboard effects
- Guitarist who re-recorded Metallica’s Lux Æterna solo responds to Kirk Hammett’s defence: “The solos sound lazy and completely throwaway”
- Six-string psychonaut Kavus Torabi on the mythology of Gong, Hotel California moments with Steve Hillage and his epiphany with scales
- Phil Collen on Jeff Beck: “Jeff’s amp blew up and his pedalboard didn’t work, so they just brought in another Marshall – he sounded exactly the same. He didn’t even flinch”
- Learn Gary Moore’s soloing secrets
- Want a bass that never goes out of tune? The EverTune Bass Bridge has arrived to answer your prayers
- Everything you need to know about Metallica's scorching new album – only in the new Guitar World
- Schecter has Squier Contemporary Series fans in its sights with impressively spec’d, classic-meets-modern MultiVoice-6 model
- Kirk Hammett reveals the secret weapon behind his guitar tone: “I can’t believe I’m telling you about it!”
- Epiphone announces the Jim James ES-335 – a walnut-finished road-warrior that is equal parts pretty and practical
- Best single coil pickups: from trailblazing designs to vintage traditionalists
- Chris Cornell’s final Soundgarden recordings will finally see the light of day – but what will the material sound like?
April 17
- Watch Mountain’s Felix Papplardi and Leslie West tear Pennsylvania a new one on Mississippi Queen as they redefine ‘heavy’ for the 70s
- Hear Joe Satriani tap into his emotive prowess and serve up soaring solos in epic orchestral track, All Things Sacred
- NAMM 2023: the 11 biggest things we discovered at this year's show
- Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Joe Bonamassa, Buddy Guy, Santana, ZZ Top… Crossroads 2023 might offer the greatest lineup of guitar talent ever assembled
- Nuno Bettencourt says Eddie Van Halen visited him while he was recording his Rise solo
- VegaTrem VT2 Telecaster Tremolo review
- A.A. Williams: “I didn’t have lessons or learn other people’s tabs or anything. I think there’s a punk-rock quality in that”
- Dom Martin: “You got beat up for playing guitar where I came from, so it was always very insular learning how to play”
- Remembering David Crosby, a giant of American songwriting who gave the ‘60s a voice
- Code Orange’s Reba Meyers: “Growing up, I never listened to guitar players other than myself. I just did my thing”
April 16
- The Lowlist: Blondie’s Parallel Lines – the album that defined New Wave
- The 1973 Paul McCartney TV Special is not only the most ’70s thing you’ll ever see, it’s a fascinating snapshot of a post-Beatles McCartney
- Watch Tom DeLonge’s new Fender Starcaster make its live debut at Blink-182’s surprise Coachella set
April 15
- NAMM 2023: Endorphin.es marks its first foray into the world of floor-based effects pedals with Ghost and Golden Master units
- NAMM 2023: Córdoba treats its stunning nylon-string Stage model to ornate Natural Amber finish
- "The Breeders, Hole, Sonic Youth, The Smashing Pumpkins all had female bass players. That was definitely an inspiration": When Melissa Auf Der Maur went solo
- NAMM 2023: Strandberg unveils the Boden Meloria, a titanium travel guitar that’s built to survive just about anything
- NAMM 2023: Seagull celebrates over 40 years of its classic S6 acoustic with the affordable new S6 Collection 1982
- The Script guitarist Mark Sheehan dies aged 46
- NAMM 2023: Chapman reveals classy new signature guitar for Black Stone Cherry’s Chris Robertson
- NAMM 2023: Ashdown announces the Studio MiniRig – a portable bass head with matching cab inspired by the Beatles’ PA columns
- NAMM 2023: Bare Knuckle unveils the Triptych single coil set, achieving Rabea Massaad’s vision of “the perfect Strat tone”
April 14
- NAMM 2023: Takamine celebrates 30 years of Santa Fe acoustics in style with luxurious, limited-edition LTD2023 model
- NAMM 2023: Eastman Guitars debuts the Juliet LA – and G.A.S. doesn’t even cover it
- Jeff Beck’s 10 most iconic guitars
- NAMM 2023: Godin gives its G-Tour nylon-string-meets-electric guitar an Arctik Blue makeover
- NAMM 2023: Peterson unveils the ultra-accurate StroboStomp Mini – its most pedalboard-friendly tuner yet
- The NUX Mighty Space modeling amp is a portable, feature-rich 30-watt powerhouse
- PRS SE McCarty 594 Singlecut and SE McCarty 594 Singlecut Standard review
- NAMM 2023: NUX gets in on the all-in-one guitar rig game with the feature-packed Trident multi-effects unit
- Learn the licks of 6 guitarists who defined country guitar playing
- NAMM 2023: T-Rex unveils stunning $2,100 Binson Echorec reproduction – a pedal version of the iconic delay that’s been seven years in the making
- NAMM 2023: Ashdown teams 30W British tube tone with Two Notes cab modeling on the remarkably fully featured MF 484 2.N
- NAMM 2023: Dean reveals Kerry King’s latest lux signature, the USA Custom Shop Overlord – and it is heaving with top-notch components and clever circuitry
- Warm Audio Centavo Professional Overdrive review
- NAMM 2023: Godin launches the nylon-string Multiac Mundial – a modern reboot of its flagship Multiac model
- NAMM 2023: Did Kernom just announce the most versatile fuzz pedal ever created?
- NAMM 2023: Reverend unveils two of the show’s standout signature models with the Stacey Dee Signature Dee-Dee and Linh Le Signature Lil Linhbacker bass
- Guitar Center just dropped exclusive new finish options for popular Fender, Gibson, Taylor and Schecter models
- Mateus Asato and Suhr team up for two stunning signature models – and they sound just as good as they look
- NAMM 2023: From camo to Candy Apple Red, ESP’s latest LTD Deluxe guitars offer a winning combo of fancy finishes, Floyd Roses and Fluence humbuckers
April 13
- NAMM 2023: ESP meets fan demand with James Hetfield Olympic White Vulture and debuts 12 LTD signature guitars, including Gary Holt’s “very pointy” GH-SV
- These are the most valuable vintage Fender finishes according to Reverb
- NAMM 2023: ESP lifts the curtain on 12 updated and all-new models in extensive E-II drop
- "If you’re overplaying, you’re under-listening": Rocco Prestia on 50 years with Tower of Power
- NAMM 2023: Guild’s affordable Surfliner offset just got even more appealing – meet the Surfliner Deluxe
- NAMM 2023: L.R. Baggs reveals the HiFi, a “game-changing” non-invasive acoustic pickup that mounts under your guitar bridge with a sticker
- James Hetfield was offered the chance to buy the Greeny Les Paul before Kirk Hammett, but he turned it down: “I’m a real idiot”
- Guitar Center’s Guitar-A-Thon has landed, promising up to 20% off the hottest guitar gear
- NAMM 2023: Ernie Ball announces Slinky Flatwound electric guitar strings and Flatwound Short-Scale bass strings
- NAMM 2023: Ernie Ball Music Man overhauls its Steve Lukather signature lineup with Heat Treated pickup-loaded L4 models
- NAMM 2023: Ernie Ball Music Man expands its Tosin Abasi-designed Kaizen range with eagerly awaited six-string model
- NAMM 2023: Revv unveils the Shawn Tubbs Tilt Boost – a tone-sculpting workhorse it hopes will be “your new always on pedal”
- NAMM 2023: Dingwall Guitars launches the John Taylor Rio Dream Bass
- NAMM 2023: IK Multimedia reckons its new Axe I/O One is “the ultimate affordable audio interface designed for guitar and bass players” – and they might be right
- NAMM 2023: Fender Audio unveils the RIFF – a portable Bluetooth speaker and practice amp with a maple wood touch control panel
- NAMM 2023: Fishman launches mini pedal range designed specifically for acoustic guitarists
- NAMM 2023: Ibanez announces bumper signature guitar drop, introducing new models for Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Lari Basilio, Paul Stanley, Martin Miller and Ichika Nito
April 12
- Rabea Massaad signs as Ernie Ball artist, and will help develop future electric guitar models
- Jackson and Suicide Silence’s Mark Heylmun reimagine the Rhoads as a brutal 7-string metal machine
- NAMM 2023: Yamaha unveils what might be its most premium acoustic guitars ever – the FG9 R and FG 9 M
- NAMM 2023: The ultimate string bend? Ciari Guitars’ Ascender P90 folds right in half
- NAMM 2023 live: all the biggest news as it happened
- Thundercat: “People are telling me to turn down, and I’m like, No! I’m trying to burn down the stage!”
- NAMM 2023: Universal Audio debuts 3 new UAFX pedals, taking on the Space Echo, classic compressors and the greatest hits of reverb and delay
- NAMM 2023: Sterling by Music Man adds St. Vincent’s Goldie signature model to its lineup, alongside new Mariposa, Cutlass, Valentine and Albert Lee models
- Joe Doe may have just revealed the wackiest guitar designs of NAMM 2023 – meet the Gambler, Hot Rod and Gas Jockey
- NAMM 2023: Rapier introduces the 44 – a four-pickup ‘what if?’ experiment in vintage British guitar design
- Slash on his love of Les Pauls: “That Kris Derrig Les Paul came in the 11th hour when we were doing Appetite. It just sounded f**kin’ perfect – like a gift from on high”
- Blackstar Dept. 10 Amped 2 review
- Martin Shawn Mendes 000JR-10E review
- NAMM 2023: FM Guitars branches into single-fretboard electric guitar design for progressive new model, the Esphera
- NAMM 2023: Electro-Harmonix makes Josh Scott’s dream a reality with the release of his Lizard Queen Octave Fuzz pedal design
- 10 reggae records that every bass fan should know
April 11
- NAMM 2023: Apogee’s guitar-targeted Jam X interface comes with a built-in analog compressor – and added Tim Henson
- NAMM 2023: Seymour Duncan announces the HyperSwitch – an app-controlled selector switch that lets you create custom pickup wiring configurations via Bluetooth
- Fender’s radical new CuNiFe pickups have arrived, including “the first truly innovative voice in single-coil Stratocaster pickups in a generation” – hear them in action
- NAMM 2023: DSM & Humboldt looks to provide the ultimate zero-watt pedalboard amp solution with the Simplifier MKII
- NAMM 2023: Gamma launches affordable, all-bases-covered collection of streamlined stompboxes
- June 2023 Guitar World lesson videos
- Gibson’s long-awaited USA Standard Kirk Hammett ‘Greeny’ Les Paul launches at $3,199 – nearly $17k less than its Custom Shop sibling
- Misha Mansoor, Jake Bowen and Mark Holcomb on how they lost sleep and cast aside some of the best riffs they’ve ever written to make Periphery V “as awesome as possible”
- Vivian Campbell on Jeff Beck: “It was equally inspiring and depressing to witness him live. You go there thinking you’re a guitar player and leave realizing you’re a guitar owner!”
- Fender Mustang LT40S review
- NAMM 2023: Engl celebrates 40 years of hellish high-gain tones with (extremely) limited-run red racing stripe Fireball amps
- NAMM 2023: Donner expands its Seeker Series with two vintage-inspired and shred-friendly models
- Nita Strauss: "A guitar solo is a way for the guitarist to tell a chapter of the song's story. That dictates my approach, rather than, 'Here's a bunch of cool notes'"
- NAMM 2023: Taylor takes its 814ce model to elegant new heights with Builder’s Edition collection version
- Kirk Hammett hits back at solo trolls: “My friends down the street could probably play a better solo than Lux Æterna – but what’s the point?”
- NAMM 2023: Martin unveils cutaway, Fishman-equipped StreetMaster model and its first-ever downsized Jr acoustic basses
April 10
- Lasse Wellander, guitarist for Swedish pop icons ABBA, dies at 70
- John Regan, Frehley's Comet, Peter Frampton bassist, dies at 71
- Eddie Van Halen's Hot for Teacher Kramer is going up for auction
- Kiss's Tommy Thayer names 11 guitarists who shaped his sound
- Taylor American Dream AD12e-SB review
- Joe Bonamassa on why he loves the Gibson Les Paul: “Pretty much all of the English guitar legends of the 1960s, that’s what they were holding”
April 9
- The Lowlist: Def Leppard's Hysteria, the album that changed melodic rock
April 8
- Ian Bairnson, guitarist for the Alan Parsons Project and Kate Bush, dies aged 69
- “I had been warned I might be shot immediately but I decided to do it anyway": The unstoppable Charlie Haden
- Stone Deaf announces Black Edition Fig Fumb, Kliptonite and Warp Drive pedals – and it’s more than just a lick of paint
April 7
- Guy Bailey, co-founder, guitarist of The Quireboys, dies
- Watch David Gilmour wail on the Black Strat in 1975 in newly unearthed 8mm Pink Floyd live footage
- Mötley Crüe respond to Mick Mars lawsuit: "Retiring from touring is resigning from the band"
- Watch Donald “Duck” Dunn as Booker T and the MGs blow minds in Norway in 1967
- Joe Perry on his longstanding love affair with the Gibson Les Paul: “The neck is just right, the radius across the fretboard. It’s just an amazing thing they stumbled on”
- Fender Acoustasonic Player Jazzmaster review
- Jeff Beck – the lost interview: “There are many guitarists who can play like a typewriter. Technically they’re great, but that’s not my style”
- NAMM 2023: EarthQuaker Devices unveils the Aurelius tri-voice chorus – and promises it’s “not your run-of-the-mill chorus pedal”
April 6
- Mick Mars sues Mötley Crüe, accusing band of conspiring to fire him, miming onstage
- D’Angelico collaborates with jazz great Mark Whitfield on the Excel SS Soho – and it’s an absolute stunner
- NAMM 2023: Aviate Audio promises entry to “a universe of unique sounds” with its open platform ecosystem pedal, the Multiverse Developer
- Old Blood Noise Endeavors stretches the boundaries of what a chorus pedal can do with the BL-82 Chorus Variable Clock Effector
- Steve Vai’s prototype Hamer JEM – one of many models built before the virtuoso partnered with Ibanez – goes up for auction
- NAMM 2023: Walrus Audio’s worst-kept secret, the Fundamental series, makes a surprise arrival in stores from today – and it really is affordable
- Watch Brian May make a TV presenter's day with an unaccompanied Bohemian Rhapsody solo through his epic Vox AC30 rig
- Josh Klinghoffer thinks Red Hot Chili Peppers were making “cooler music” with him: “I was shocked when I heard their new record”
- NAMM 2023: Vola expands its OZ range with the OZ 7T – a 24-fret 7-string with Strat-inspired looks
- Magnatone unveils reptilian-inspired Croc Collection, which uses hand-applied colors for a fearsome (and shiny) amp finish
- Fender CEO Andy Mooney: “I think the guitar today is in a better place than it’s ever been. I’m hugely optimistic about the future”
- The Van Pelt: "Skill does not write a good song. Louie Louie is better than any song Joe Satriani’s written, but the more skillful you are, the easier it is to execute your vision"
- James Hetfield used a “legendary” head modded by Eddie Van Halen’s amp wizard for every track on Metallica’s new album
- Remembering Tom Verlaine, the cult hero who reconfigured guitar and inspired generations of alt-rock players
- Fender ’48 Dual Professional JB Edition review
- Kirk Hammett: “It drives me nuts having to play that f**king guitar solo in Master of Puppets every time – I’m freaking bored of it”
April 5
- Dunlop Cry Baby Bass Wah: the most recognizable effects pedal ever made?
- EVH expands its value-for-money 5150 Iconic Series with new 15W 1x10 and 60W 2x12 combos – hear them in action
- Best Gibson guitars: Our pick of the guitars that embody Gibson’s quality, prestige and innovation
- SolidGoldFX introduces the Beta-V – an attempt to pack the tone of a hefty Ampeg bass rig into a compact pedal
- Epiphone 1958 Korina Explorer and Flying V review
- NAMM 2023: Vox pledges to make Brian May’s legendary tone “accessible to all” with two signature mini amps
- Watch the trailer for Flea’s new podcast series
- Yvette Young names the 10(+) guitarists who shaped her sound
- NAMM 2023: Strandberg launches new RESQ:D range that’s cheaper and greener but no less desirable
- Paul Gilbert reveals the surprising guitars he used to emulate Ronnie James Dio's voice, the lead that took 100 takes and his grand guitar solo plans for Mr. Big's farewell tour
- NAMM 2023: Joe Bonamassa and Seymour Duncan release ‘63 Cradle Rock Strat signature pickup set, based on the blues-rocker's prized sunburst Fender
- Seven-note groupings can add some serious spice to your solos – just ask Steve Vai
April 4
- Slash gets his Jimmy Page on in fiery onstage guest spot with hard-rockers Dorothy
- Joe Bonamassa’s high-end signature amp, the Fender ’48 Dual Professional JB Edition, has finally arrived
- Fender CEO Andy Mooney explains why Fender isn’t at this year’s NAMM – and what needs to change before it returns
- Lynyrd Skynyrd will continue without Gary Rossington and honor tour dates with ZZ Top
- NAMM 2023: Blackstar launches the Amped 3 pedal amp – featuring “one of the highest gain circuits Blackstar has ever developed”
- Braid's Bob Nanna and Chris Broach discuss how octave chords and unconventional rhythms helped shape their Midwest emo landmark, Frame & Canvas
- NAMM 2023: Hagstrom overhauls its flagship Swede and Super Swede guitars with “special recipe” pickups
- John Mayer spotted road-testing new maple fretboard-equipped PRS SE Silver Sky
- Gibson unveils the Kirk Hammett 1979 Flying V, paying tribute to “one of the most important heavy metal guitars of all time”
- Cory Wong on Jeff Beck: “I’m a diehard Strat guy. There are so many reasons why, but Jeff Beck was on that list of reasons”
- Strymon Cloudburst Ambient Reverb review
April 3
- NAMM 2023: Martin's CEO 10 – the first guitar designed by CEO Thomas Ripsam – headlines lavish limited-edition acoustic drop
- YouTube guitarist has (incredibly bad) idea to record his amp underwater. But how does it sound?
- Strum into spring with 20% off select Fender acoustic guitars
- Looks like Slipknot's Mick Thomson has signed with ESP and Fishman, seemingly leaving Jackson and Seymour Duncan
- Deerhoof share the story behind some of the zaniest guitar recording methods ever committed to tape: “It sounded like the world was ending!”
- Watch Slash, Billy Gibbons and Warren Haynes play an all-star medley of Lynyrd Skynyrd classics in tribute to Gary Rossington
- Meet The Curse of K.K. Hammond, the spooky resonator blues connoisseur who prefers modern guitars and gives them names like “Hell’s Belle” and “Swamp Bitch”
- Improve your fingerpicking with this lesson in Chris Stapleton’s intricate acoustic style
- Best P-90 pickups 2024: Rejuvenate your guitar tone with a fresh set of P-90s covering various price points and styles
April 2
- The Lowlist: Chic's C'est Chic was pure groove genius
April 1
- Chibson announces the Humbuckle – a belt-mounted humbucker that is “the greatest pickup money can buy”
- Watch Ronnie Wood and Ronnie Lane trade guitar and bass solos with the Faces on Paul McCartney's Maybe I'm Amazed