Latest articles by Jim Beaugez
Blake Ibanez: “Fugitive has the same attack and tightness that Power Trip has, but there’s a little more room to swing around and play some groovier riffs”
The Dallas riff-master on moving on after the death of Power Trip frontman Riley Gale and tuning down a step for extra darkness on those mean ol' metal grooves
Marcus King: “I wanted to take it back to Cream at Madison Square Garden, just really crank the amps and do a rock ’n’ roll record”
Casting his bid for arena-rock glory on new album Young Blood, Marcus King cranked up the volume and stepped on the fuzz for a live and dangerous sound
The Interrupters’ Kevin Bivona shares what he learned from Sublime – and the secret to great ska guitar tone
With hooks that won't quit and rhythms that pull all to the dancefloor, the Interrupters are a force of nature. Here, Kevin Bivona explains how their infectious sound came together
Molly Miller talks “bringing back the instrumental” and why she prefers to play behind the beat
The Jason Mraz guitarist tells GW about her country-informed hybrid picking style, and how she plans to expand her tonal palette on the Molly Miller Trio's forthcoming album
How session ace Charlie Worsham is sending the Nashville guitar scene into overdrive
For any producer or artists looking for a six-string pinch-hitter to make a record sing, Worsham's name is always top of the Rolodex, but he also has solo music that's fighting for airtime
Lindsay Ell on returning to analog pedalboard treasure to make the most guitar-forward music of her career
The country-pop star is letting the guitar lead the way on new track Right On Time
Warren DeMartini, Steve Stevens, Lita Ford and an all-star panel share their guitar highlights of the ‘80s
Some of the biggest names in guitar look back on the era of big solos and even bigger hair to share their favorite riffs, shredders and, yes, haircuts of the decade
Gulfer: “Tapping is easy when it’s the same notes over and over. What we like is some kind of melodic component”
Guitarists Vincent Ford and Joe Therriault explain how the Montreal indie rockers tap into an inventive approach to songwriting
Angie Swan takes us behind the scenes of David Byrne’s American Utopia and reveals how it changed the way she plays guitar
The guitar is important, says Swan, but don't forget your body is an instrument as well – and that team players get all the best gigs
Meet Ghalia Volt, the electrifying one-woman blues band
From busking in Brussels to creating her flexible band, the slide-ripping guitarist takes a fearless approach to her music
Hot Water Music on bending punk rules till they break and leaving space for the “long f**kin’ guitar solo” just ‘cos they can
The Florida punk stalwarts ante up with three guitarists cutting loose on their latest album, Feel The Void, and here Chris Cresswell and Chris Wollard testify to just how freeing that is
28 players name their favorite John Frusciante guitar moments
Steve Vai, Nita Strauss, Samantha Fish, Cory Wong and more weigh in on the RCHP guitarist's six-string highlights, from RHCP stadium-shakers to his solo instrumentals
Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker and Buck Meek on the tunings, techniques and gear behind their expansive indie-rock sound
The most compelling guitar duo in contemporary indie unpack the complementary styles that make Big Thief's latest album such a life-affirming work
Joe Satriani: “There's got to be 100 guitar players out there who I love watching every day because they do things I could never do”
How Satch's search for a “new standard” for instrumental guitar albums resulted in The Elephants of Mars, an album recorded without creative barriers – or physical amplifiers
Spiritbox’s Mike Stringer: “I try to keep the chords as simple as possible and push things in the layering”
How the Canadian seven-stringer struck a balance between brutal riffs and ambient bliss on the acclaimed metal outfit's debut album, Eternal Blue
Buffalo Nichols: “As a teenager, I was more into metal and punk. Skip James always felt heavy and haunting, and I connected with metal in that same way”
The folk-blues artist digs deep on his Fat Possum debut, eschewing standard tuning for a fingerstyle approach informed by the Bentonia, Mississippi blues set
Turnstile’s Brady Ebert and Pat McCrory on why huge guitar groove is front and center of their hardcore punk sound
Glow On sees the Baltimore quintet take their metal-influenced punk into new, thrilling directions and is animated by a fierce rhythm guitar tone
Mikaiah Lei: “I literally got to punch an amp. Nobody in the studio yelled at me”
Lei on how he treats his amps mean to make his semi-hollow Silvertone 1475 howl on the Bots’ latest album, 2 Seater
Brian Baker: “This whole journey is based on right place, right time and luck – I didn’t realize I was a professional musician until I’d been one for 20 years”
The Bad Religion guitarist and bona fide punk legend talks vintage guitars, new band Fake Names, and that time he jammed with Carlos Santana when he was just 12 years old
Illuminati Hotties’ Sarah Tudzin: “I always feel like I’m playing in the sandbox when I’m making music with a guitar”
The in-demand engineer and guitarist talks songwriting and the secrets behind her tone on the Los Angeles rockers’ new album, Let Me Do One More
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram: "There’s a lot wrong with the blues genre right now – a lot of people don’t think about the history and the significance of the actual culture"
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram: “Touring with Buddy Guy made me want to brush up on my showmanship. Because he’s a showman”
Dave Hause on stripping back his sound and paying tribute to the Dillinger Four
The working class hero and former Loved Ones frontman digs into his roots on his new EPs, Patty and Paddy
Meet Kenny Brown, the greatest of the Hill Country blues sidemen
The 68-year-old guitarist has been there, done that, and is steeped in Mississippi Hill Country blues. This is his story...
Dan Auerbach: “That reckless abandon when we play was learned from people like Kenny Brown... that’s why we can go and improvise a record together“
Auerbach goes to the source of Mississippi hill country blues and enlists guitarist Kenny Brown, R.L. Burnside’s right-hand man, for The Black Keys’ new collection of blues standards
