Latest articles by Damian Fanelli
The Album Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham Recorded Before 'Led Zeppelin'
The album Led Zeppelin recorded before Led Zeppelin existed.
10 Ways to Start a Blues Guitar Solo
10 paths to follow when it's your turn to solo at the weekly blues jam.
Watch Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Charlie Daniels Play "Call Me the Breeze"
A Southern-flavored jam for the ages.
What Classic Song Brings Together Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Lemmy Kilmister?
A rare Osbourne/Killmister/Vai tune.
Watch Jimi Hendrix Play "Shotgun" in 1965
A rare video from Hendrix's days as a sideman.
Submit Your Questions for Rammstein and Emigrate Guitarist Richard Kruspe!
Round up your best and brightest questions and send them our way, people.
Hear Eric Clapton and Duane Allman's Isolated Guitar Tracks from "Layla"
Examine up-close the six-string mastery of of rock's most enduring songs.
Joe Satriani: What I Came Up with When I Wanted to Take Tapping to a New Level
Satch discusses how he set about taking tapping to the next level on 'Surfing with the Alien.'
Ritchie Blackmore Shows Off His Favorite Guitars
Ritchie Blackmore exhibits his collection, and discusses the arduous process of scalloping his fretboards.
Submit Your Questions for Steve Hackett!
Round up your best and brightest questions and send them our way, people.
Yngwie Malmsteen Lesson: Cracking the Code, Season 2, Episode 1
Discover the power of Yngwie Malmsteen's fascinating and genre-defining asymmetrical approach to picking.
That Time Chuck Berry Punched Keith Richards in the Face
Chuck Berry took issue with the backstage actions of one of his most famous disciples...
Chuck Berry and John Lennon Rock 'The Mike Douglas Show' in 1972
Chuck Berry and one of his more famous disciples play a frenzied set.
Roger McGuinn Talks Byrds, Rickenbackers, New Album and Touring with Chris Hillman
He co-founded Sixties pop-rock titans the Byrds, inspired a Beatles song and helped invent country rock. But what Guitar World readers really want to know is…
Lewis De Jong of Alien Weaponry: What's on My Playlist
What has Lewis De Jong of Alien Weaponry been listening to lately? Find out here!
TK Smith: The Quickest Way to "Pick Up" Undeniably Vintage Tone
TK Smith pickups could very well help make your 2018 guitar sound like a sizzling 1958 jazz/rockabilly/blues machine.
John Petrucci: One of My Biggest Guitar Heroes Told Me to "Turn It Down"
John Petrucci recounts an interesting moment with one of his six-string idols.
What to Think About When Improvising a Guitar Solo
Learn what should go on "inside the mind" of guitar players when jamming, improvising or soloing.
Are These the Top 10 Guitar Models of All Time?
If you had to pick the top 10 guitar models of all time, where would you begin?
Submit Your Questions for the Reverend Horton Heat's Jim Heath!
Round up your best and brightest questions and send them our way, people.
The History of Fuzz Pedals in Four Minutes or Less
A brief primer on the history of one of the titans of the effects world.
12 Things Musicians Do That We're All Sick Of
From hogging the communal guitar, showing up late for everything to continually reminding people that your band was "on tour."
