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The hit ’60s single that was supposed to feature Jimi Hendrix… but ended up with Jimmy Page
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Yvette Young’s fretboard wizardry was a wake-up call for modern guitar playing – but with her latest pivot, she’s making music to help emo kids go to sleep
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How Joni Mitchell formed an unlikely partnership with Jaco Pastorius
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Jimmie Vaughan says your fretboard choice doesn’t make a difference – and SRV is his proof
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Lenny Kravitz guitarist Craig Ross has been playing Jeff Beck’s $490,000 Yardburst Les Paul onstage for an entire tour
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Why Prince removed the bassline from When Doves Cry
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Rare footage of Andy Summers teaching John Mayer how to play Message in a Bottle surfaces
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Great Grandpa on moving slowly, song-glue – and the charm of $100 acoustics
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![The Grateful Dead: Pigpen [left] and Jerry Garcia in action at Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San Jose, May 18, 1968.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SiXNMdzjN4PJYWg6TaRqwg.jpg)
How legendary photographer Jim Marshall became part of the Grateful Dead family
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Mick Rogers recalls Kiss supporting Manfred Mann's Earth Band in their early days
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They inspired everyone from Oasis to the Smashing Pumpkins. Now English post-punk luminaries the Chameleons are back for more
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Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood reunite in the studio
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Kiss announces unmasked Vegas show with former guitarist Bruce Kulick, as Gene Simmons postpones 17 solo dates
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Bill Kelliher is searching far and wide for Mastodon's next guitarist – here's what the band are looking for
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Spinal Tap sequel’s teaser trailer reveals Nigel Tufnel’s surprise new electric guitar of choice
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Mastodon part ways with Brent Hinds
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![The Grateful Dead: Pigpen [left] and Jerry Garcia in action at Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San Jose, May 18, 1968.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SiXNMdzjN4PJYWg6TaRqwg-800-80.jpg.webp)
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How Joni Mitchell formed an unlikely partnership with Jaco Pastorius
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Why Prince removed the bassline from When Doves Cry
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Bootsy Collins is one of the all-time bass greats, but he started out on guitar. Here’s the sole reason why he switched
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How Cro-Mags’ Harley Flanagan went from buying a Jaco Pastorius bass on the street to fronting one of hardcore’s most influential bands
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Dave Allen, former Gang of Four bassist and post-punk heavyweight, dies aged 69
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20 metal bassists who took heavy bass playing in new directions
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Legendary sideman Lee Sklar reveals the studio secrets behind his incredible career
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John Myung on how the return of Mike Portnoy has changed the band – and his bass playing
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21 slap bass legends who made thumpin’ and pluckin’ their own
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Brian May with Benson Boone, Green Day with the Go-Gos, and Lady Gaga rocking a Suhr – Coachella’s first weekend delivered the guitar goods
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Matteo Mancuso has become one of the hottest guitar talents on the planet – now he’s finally announced his first headline US tour
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Joe Satriani plays For the Love of God? Steve Vai and Satch tackle each other’s most iconic leads in first SatchVai Band rehearsal footage
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What really happened at Prince’s infamous show supporting the Stones in 1981? Guitarist Dez Dickerson sets the record straight
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Peter Frampton called Grace Bowers his favorite new guitarist. Now they’ve collaborated on a Beatles classic with Trey Anastasio
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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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The hit ’60s single that was supposed to feature Jimi Hendrix… but ended up with Jimmy Page
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Yvette Young’s fretboard wizardry was a wake-up call for modern guitar playing – but with her latest pivot, she’s making music to help emo kids go to sleep
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Jimmie Vaughan says your fretboard choice doesn’t make a difference – and SRV is his proof
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Lenny Kravitz guitarist Craig Ross has been playing Jeff Beck’s $490,000 Yardburst Les Paul onstage for an entire tour
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Rare footage of Andy Summers teaching John Mayer how to play Message in a Bottle surfaces
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For IDLES’ Lee Kiernan, modding guitars is a gateway to sonic chaos – and Fenders make the perfect platforms
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The freak injury that changed the way Chris Poland played guitar – and informed the sound of Megadeth’s Rattlehead
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With three Grammy wins and plaudits from John Mayer, Justus West is one of modern session guitar’s MVPs – but it hasn’t been an easy ride
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This metal fan ordered a new guitar from Sweetwater – but it ended up with the Slipknot guitarist
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March 2025 Guitar World Editors' Picks
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Bachman-Turner Overdrive release first new material in over 25 years – and it features a Neil Young guitar solo
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Aggressively bizarre, Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica remains one of the craziest guitar-driven albums ever made
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Alex Van Halen says a new Van Halen album is in the works – and he’s recruited Steve Lukather to help him complete it
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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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Rare footage of Andy Summers teaching John Mayer how to play Message in a Bottle surfaces
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For IDLES’ Lee Kiernan, modding guitars is a gateway to sonic chaos – and Fenders make the perfect platforms
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The freak injury that changed the way Chris Poland played guitar – and informed the sound of Megadeth’s Rattlehead
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