Latest articles by Amit Sharma
The year Dave Navarro returned to Jane’s Addiction, got assaulted, and a fractious reunion fell apart
2024 Year in Review: The Jane's Addiction reunion was going so well until it wasn't, when frontman Perry Farrell lost it on a feral Friday 13th in Boston, bringing the curtain down on one of alt-rock's greatest bands
“Historic for Gojira and metal”: Why the Olympics played an unlikely host for some of the biggest guitar moments of the year
2024 Year in Review: Mainstream metal, historic guitar partnerships and solos while Tom Cruise abseiled – sports and music collided this year, with spectacular results
Why 2024 marked a major milestone for Fender – and saw a surprising turnaround for 2025
2024 Year in Review: The Stratocaster celebrated 70 years as the world’s most iconic guitar shape this year
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How King Crimson was reborn at the hands of Steve Vai and Adrian Belew
2024 Year in Review: The all-star Beat tour brought King Crimson’s music to thousands of eager prog fans
Gibson launched an epic multi-guitar partnership with Jimmy Page this year – but 2025 could be even bigger
2024 Year in Review: The Led Zeppelin icon signed on with Gibson this year, but there are plenty of other stars due a signature model from the firm in 2025
Mark Knopfler parted ways with his guitar collection this year – but he hopes they all get played
2024 Year in Review: The Dire Straits icon raised a huge amount of money for charity selling off 120 prized instruments, including his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard
The hottest guitar gear launches of 2024 – from Wolfgang Van Halen’s long-awaited semi-hollow signature to UAFX’s Dumble-in-a-pedal
There was an onslaught of new guitar products released over the past 12 months. Here are the ones that had us all talking (and checking our bank balance)
“I never thought little ol’ 15-year-old me playing metal guitar in the bedroom would amount to this moment”: After 10,000 applicants, Kiki Wong landed the Smashing Pumpkins guitarist gig
2024 Year in Review: Billy Corgan and co hosted the biggest guitarist search of the year – and there could only be one winner
“I was playing at three times the speed I normally play at”: When Pete Townshend got his first Jackson guitar… and loved it
2024 Year in Review: At 78 years old, The Who icon picked up his first shred machine, and couldn't get enough of it
When their gear didn’t turn up for a festival performance, Primus played brand-new Fender guitars from Guitar Center – with the tags still on
2024 Year in Review: Les Claypool and co proved that tone really is in the fingers when they turned to off-the-shelf guitars for a high-profile festival spot
The best guitar albums of 2024
The guitar albums that had the biggest impact in the guitar world and beyond, as chosen by GW editors and pro players
“He’s playing pretty badly, but he is playing”: When Corey Feldman went full shred and melted faces
2024 Year in Review: This year’s most talked-about solo came from the most unlikely of places
How Kerry King rose from the ashes of Slayer – ready to slay all over again
2024 Year in Review: Slay bells ring, are you listening? From Hell I Rise is the sound of a thrash icon doing what thrash icons do best
![The Heavy Heavy's Georgie Fuller [left] and William Turner play live under gold stage lights, a fitting setting for their retro-inspired sound](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9xEE7YB5apcJxaz3aWqXv8-840-80.jpg.webp)
William Turner and Georgie Fuller on how the Heavy Heavy is making fresh music with classic sounds
One of a Kind makes something anew out of familiar materials, and presents a sound that's a not just a celebration of the classics, but of rhythm guitar itself...
“It was building up in the back of my mind for so long that it finally pushed its way to the fore”: Why this was the year Slash finally got the blues
2024 Year in Review: The Guns N’ Roses icon indulged his earliest influences and shone a spotlight on blues icons old and new
The best guitar songs of 2024 – as chosen by Guitar World editors and pro players
With the help of pals including Eric Gales and Vernon Reid, we run down the songs that lit up the guitar-o-sphere this year, including a remarkable hardcore breakthrough, a virtuoso collab for the ages and the prodigy that everyone’s talking about
Best guitar amp headphones 2025: 6 options for when the neighbors need a break
From studio stalwarts, to fully fledged amps you wear on your head, these are the best headphones for guitar amps
Meet Lizzard’s Mathieu Ricou, the delay-keen guitarist whose giant tone defies the power trio format
Five albums in, the European art-rock trio are still searching for new ways to expand their sound
“This is like Santana’s Soul Sacrifice at Woodstock or Hendrix’s Machine Gun”: The best guitar solos of 2024
From a supernova of tapping and pitch-shifted metal guitar anarchy to all-star team-ups, here is your year in lead guitar – featuring Mdou Moctar, Diamond Rowe and some dudes named Satriani and Vai…
From Eddie Van Halen's amps to boosts, Mike Exeter reveals the secrets behind Tony Iommi's tone
Producer Mike Exeter has worked with Iommi for over three decades, and knows exactly what the Godfather of Heavy Metal wants from his sound – and just how to get it
Best Christmas gifts for guitar players 2025: the ultimate festive gift guide for guitarists
Treat them right this Christmas with our pick of the 46 must-have guitar items, essential accessories, clever gadgets and instruments for every budget
Best electric guitars under $500 2025: maximum tone, minimum price
Our pick of the best guitars under $500, with top choices from Squier, Epiphone, Schecter, and more
“Could this be the most impressive tube amp under $700? For simpler needs, we definitely think it’s up there”: Blackstar TV-10 B combo amp review
The British amp wizards once again succeed in making boutique tones affordable
Pete & Vinnie Play started with a Racer X cover; now they’ve released their own shred single
After meeting at college and building up 150,000 followers online, the duo are stepping into the ‘real’ world as No Writer with help from Kiko Louriero’s producer and the master they studied under
Tony Iommi on hanging out with Jimmy Page and Brian May, early Sabbath – and his time with Jethro Tull
The godfather of heavy metal takes us through the unimpeachable majesty of Black Sabbath’s first six records, his gear choices – old and new – and how that new solo album is coming along...
