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When Chris Cornell left Audioslave, he turned to Jeff Buckley’s guitar foil to make his mark
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When Shane Fontayne had to play the Stairway to Heaven solo – in front of Jimmy Page
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How Tommy Thayer’s high school disappointment fired him up for success
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Welcome to Nate Garrett’s Neon Nightmare, the Spirit Adrift guitarist’s ’80s horror-inspired tribute to Peter Steele
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11-year-old shredder stuns with Eddie Van Halen and Brian May solos during relentless Britain’s Got Talent audition
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Cory Wong says you’re not an advanced guitarist unless you can ace this one test
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Steve Vai on how players can instantly change their guitar tone – without buying new gear
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Mastodon part ways with Brent Hinds
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Meet Lowen, the heavy trailblazers defying metal rules by playing prog-doom in Middle Eastern and North African styles
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For David Gilmour, Pink Floyd’s wildly ambitious the Wall tour was a blast – and a challenge
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Never-before-seen footage of Van Halen hanging with Black Sabbath and shredding at early shows surfaces after decades
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They flew high with the help of the Beatles, and a few hits, then collapsed in a mess of mismanagement and tragedy
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NWOBHM survivors Raven on giving insecure Metallica their first national tour
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A guide to every guitarist who's played with Thin Lizzy
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Unseen footage of Led Zeppelin performing in Denmark has surfaced after 45 years
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The making of the album that virtually invented a new genre, sold 30 million copies, and changed rock forever
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John Paul Jones breaks down his Led Zeppelin bass approach – and what separated his and Jimmy Page's riffs
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Guy Pratt on the Jazz Bass he bought from John Entwistle and how he conjured a “massive octave-pedal freakout” with Madonna
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L7’s Jennifer Finch on touring with Nirvana, gigging with Courtney Love and donating her Ghost bass to the Punk Rock Museum
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How Nathan East managed to make his bass sound like a guitar on these Kenny Loggins hits
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As a member of the Saturday Night Live house band, James Genus is the best-kept secret on bass
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Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris on staying loyal to Fender, and the Gibson that sounded “horrible”
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In an era dominated by look-at-me shred guitarists, Nikki Sixx showed that playing bass could be cool, too
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Statue of Motörhead legend Lemmy to be unveiled in his hometown this May
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Brian Wilson left his mark on the bass world through studio musicians, especially Carol Kaye, who he requested play his basslines note-for-note
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Mastodon recruit YouTuber for first show following Brent Hinds’ shock departure
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Nine Inch Nails made their name with infamously destructive live shows – this is the true story behind their epic guitar smash-a-thons
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Phil X on playing Livin’ on a Prayer with Richie Sambora – and how his predecessor plays the Bon Jovi classic differently
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Tom Morello is honoring one of Ozzy’s greatest collaborators at the Sabbath legend’s final show
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Phil X and Richie Sambora team up as two eras of Bon Jovi combine to perform Livin’ On a Prayer at LA benefit concert
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blink-182 reunite with Matt Skiba as Tom DeLonge performs with his successor for the first time
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Ozzy Osbourne shares details on his last live performance
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Post Malone proves his guitar hero credentials once again as he fronts Nirvana reunion and nails Smells Like Teen Spirit at SNL50
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Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's final show will play host to a Tool, Rage Against the Machine and Smashing Pumpkins supergroup
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When Chris Cornell left Audioslave, he turned to Jeff Buckley’s guitar foil to make his mark
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When Shane Fontayne had to play the Stairway to Heaven solo – in front of Jimmy Page
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How Tommy Thayer’s high school disappointment fired him up for success
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Welcome to Nate Garrett’s Neon Nightmare, the Spirit Adrift guitarist’s ’80s horror-inspired tribute to Peter Steele
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11-year-old shredder stuns with Eddie Van Halen and Brian May solos during relentless Britain’s Got Talent audition
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Cory Wong says you’re not an advanced guitarist unless you can ace this one test
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Steve Vai on how players can instantly change their guitar tone – without buying new gear
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D’Wayne Wiggins, influential Tony! Toni! Toné! guitarist who helped pioneer neo soul, dies aged 64
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How Zakk Wylde’s sparring partner Dario Lorina started a new chapter – with the help of a holy grail Les Paul
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February 2025 Guitar World Editors’ Picks
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Lost chords that George Harrison wrote down before his passing have been turned into a new song
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Unreleased Jimmy Page/Rich Robinson composition set to feature in Jimmy Page & the Black Crowes: Live at the Greek reissue
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January 2025 Guitar World Editors’ Picks
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In the 1970s, Hayley Williams’ grandfather made an album that nobody heard. Now it’s finally being released through her Paramore bandmate’s label
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The iconic charity rock song that missed out on its star guitarist due to illness – and why it could have sounded very different
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The best guitar albums of 2024
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“It’s rare to find Gilmour and Vai in one package”: December 2024 Guitar World Editors’ Picks
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The best guitar songs of 2024 – as chosen by Guitar World editors and pro players
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