Damian Fanelli
Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor, and his non-Pulitzer-Prize-winning stories have appeared in Guitar Aficionado, Vintage Guitar, Total Guitar and countless other publications. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton and Ty Tabor chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums (one of which appears in the 2015 Disney film 'Tomorrowland' starring George Clooney and Britt Robertson). He's now in two NYC-area bands and plays Teles with four-way switches, B-benders and snazzy aftermarket pickups.
Latest articles by Damian Fanelli

10 Instrumental Surf Rock Songs You Need to Hear Now
By Damian Fanelli published
A guide to 10 surf-rock tunes—played by nine different bands or artists—that should be on your reverb-drenched radar.

Watch Artist Joe Fenton Create One-of-a-Kind PRS Guitar for Mark Tremonti
By Damian Fanelli published
Get an up-close look at the creation of a one-of-a-kind PRS masterpiece.

Essential Listening: Eric Johnson's 10 Greatest Guitar Songs
By Damian Fanelli published
10 Eric Johnson tracks that we feel come pretty damn close to perfection.

Whammy Bar Tricks with Dream Theater's John Petrucci
By Damian Fanelli published
John Petrucci demonstrates “the Horse” whinny made famous by Eddie Van Halen, "the Satch method" and more helpful whammy bar tricks.

Watch Vince Gill Take Reverb's Vintage Guitar Quiz
By Damian Fanelli published
See how he does, and, of course, find out how many of these questions you can answer yourself!

Brian Setzer: How to Shred Like a Rockabilly Master
By Damian Fanelli published
Learn three of Brian Setzer's most ferocious riffs.

The Closest Thing to a Beatles Reunion? Leave It to Ringo!
By Damian Fanelli published
How a little-known Ringo Starr album track came tantalizingly close to becoming a Beatles song — in 1973.

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Healey Play "Look at Little Sister"
By Damian Fanelli published
A rarely seen video of Healey taking part in a Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble performance in 1987.

Deconstructing The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
By Damian Fanelli published
A handy video that demonstrates exactly how the iconic track came together.

Albert Collins, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimmie Vaughan Play "Frosty" in 1989
By Damian Fanelli published
Three blues guitar greats in top form.

Guthrie Govan Plays an Incredible One-Handed Solo While Drinking a Glass of Water
By Damian Fanelli published
Guthrie Govan doesn't need to stop shredding while he's having a glass of water!

Steve Stevens: The Right Way to Play Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell"
By Damian Fanelli published
Steve Stevens spill the beans about the lick's bluesy roots—and shows you how to play it correctly.

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Dick Dale Play "Pipeline," a Video That's Got It All
By Damian Fanelli published
What else do you need, really?

Gary Moore's "White Knuckles" Vs. Eddie Van Halen's "Eruption"? You Decide ...
By Damian Fanelli published
Two ancient tunes duke it out.

Jimmie Vaughan Premieres First Track from New Album, ‘Baby, Please Come Home’
By Damian Fanelli published
The Texas guitar icon covers T-Bone Walker, Jimmy Reed, "Gatemouth" Brown and more on the bluesy new disc

Stray Cats Premiere New Song, "Cat Fight (Over a Dog Like Me)”
By Damian Fanelli published
The smokin' track is from '40,' the rockabilly masters' first studio album in 26 years

Submit Your Questions for Alan Parsons!
By Damian Fanelli published
Round up your best and brightest questions and send them our way, people.

Watch David Gilmour Invite a Street Musician to Perform "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" with Him
By Damian Fanelli published
David Gilmour gets some help from a local busker during a performance in Venice.

George Harrison Jams with Ritchie Blackmore and Deep Purple in 1984
By Damian Fanelli published
An unlikely, but incredibly cool, jam.

Monkees Bassist and Singer Peter Tork Dead at 77
By Damian Fanelli published
Tork wrote or co-wrote some of the band’s most beloved deep cuts.

Guitar Techs Explore Kurt Cobain's 'In Utero'-Era Fender Mustangs
By Damian Fanelli published
A rare, up-close look at Kurt Cobain's 'In Utero'-Era Fenders.
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