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Aryan King cradles his Gibson ES-335 in matte drab Olive Green. He has a scorpion tattoo on his hand.

How Aryan King escaped the war in Ukraine to find a new home in Nashville – and rekindle his love affair with Gibson guitars

By Andrew Daly published

Currently working on a new album with Gary Moore’s son, Jack, the rising Instagram star tells GW how he bounced back after losing it all, and why guitar is the only way he can share his true feelings

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Myles Kennedy stands in front of a rusted orange container. He wears a black leather jacket and has his signature PRS guitar.

Myles Kennedy on Warren Haynes, why he's an accidental frontman, and the almighty power of the riff

By Richard Bienstock published

We’ve been saying it for years, but the man best known for his soaring vocals with Slash and Alter Bridge also happens to be one hell of a guitar player. On his new album, he busts out his riffs, his roar and his signature PRS

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Jimi Hendrix performs onstage in 1967

Watch a rare 1965 video of Jimi Hendrix backing an obscure soul duo on TV

By Damian Fanelli published

This vintage clip from the TV show Night Train is a rare video of the guitar legend's days as a sideman

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Matt Heafy of the American heavy metal band Trivium performs on stage at La Riviera on February 05, 2023 in Madrid, Spain

Why Matt Heafy had to delete and re-record all the guitar parts on a Trivium classic

By Janelle Borg published

Turns out a guitar that's even slightly out-of-tune can ruin a whole record...

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Steve Vai and Robert Fripp

How Robert Fripp helped Steve Vai tailor his King Crimson playing on the BEAT tour with one piece of advice

By Phil Weller published

After watching clips of one of the early BEAT shows, the King Crimson guitarist had some words of wisdom for his stand-in regarding an especially tricky track

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Mateus Asato with his pink Suhr signature guitar

Mateus Asato on discovering his own identity, his big social media mistake and his debut album

By Amit Sharma published

Asato leads an amazing double life as pop sideman and virtuoso shredder. He dishes on his big social media mistake, the help he got from Kiko Loureiro, and the last-minute call from Nuno Bettencourt he couldn’t ignore

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Left-Rusty Williams playing an acoustic guitar Right-Grand Man's album cover

In the 1970s, Hayley Williams’ grandfather made an album that nobody heard. Now it’s finally being released through her Paramore bandmate’s label

By Janelle Borg published

Rusty Williams’ debut album, Grand Man, is seeing the light of day after it was recently unearthed by his old production partner

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Randy Jackson of Zebra plays his white B.C. Rich electric guitar onstage in 1983; the guitarist says the band are working on a new album

Randy Jackson on how forgotten '80s heroes Zebra earned their stripes as the people's power-trio

By Joe Bosso published

Led by singer/guitarist Randy Jackson, Zebra kept the spirit of Zeppelin, Hendrix and Cream alive. These days, family man Jackson is busy shaping up the group’s first album in two decades

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Aerosmith performing on stage

Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton gives update on frontman Steven Tyler’s health

By Janelle Borg published

Hamilton doesn't rule out Aerosmith returning back to the live circuit despite Tyler's recent voice problems

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Zakk Wylde performs onstage with Ozzy Osbourne at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow in August 1989

Zakk Wylde discusses Ozzy Osbourne's guitar rules, Randy Rhoads, Jake E. Lee, and Yngwie in his first Guitar World interview

By Joe Lalaina published

Not long into his dream gig, Wylde sat down with GW for a chat about his favorite guitarists of the era, and what Ozzy discouraged him from doing on the guitar

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