Latest articles by Jim Beaugez
“When I started falling in love with guitar-driven music, I found that all roads led back to him”: Why Jimi Hendrix is still inspiring the latest generation of guitarists – five decades after his death
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Melanie Faye, Mateus Asato and an all-star cast explain why today’s generation of guitar players remain indebted to Jimi Hendrix, and what we can all learn from him, no matter what style we play
“Sometimes the instrument or the amp takes you where it needs you to go. Older equipment is much easier to use to tell a story”: Baroness are reshaping metal guitar with acoustics, single coils and vintage amps
John Baizley and Gina Gleason explain how they tore up the metal rulebook on Stone, employing obscure amps, Strats and Teles, and a love of fingerstyle guitar
“Springsteen taught me how to write songs, but Pearl Jam, Dinosaur Jr., Fugazi and Sonic Youth taught me how to play those songs I’d learned to write”: Brian Fallon is breaking out the guitar solos for The Gaslight Anthem’s second coming
Brian Fallon and co. bring the noise – and the solos – on their first album since reforming. And they invited Bruce Springsteen along for the ride
“I didn’t want to become a cover band playing Purple Haze or Hey Joe – I took the deeper cuts and put my own spin on it”: He organized Jimi Hendrix’s 80th birthday party, now Marcus Machado is taking rock, funk and soul guitar into new territory
Collaborating with the likes of Pharoahe Monch, Pete Rock and Jon Batiste, Marcus Machado is taking his guitar playing out of its comfort zone in search of new sounds
“It’s all about what sounds cool… Not theoretically what you’re supposed to do”: How guitarists from Drug Church, Militarie Gun and Scowl are leading the melodic movement in hardcore punk
Nick Cogan of Drug Church and Militarie Gun joins Malachi Greene of Scowl to share the state of play in U.S. hardcore, a formerly rules-based art form that is now a free for all creatively
“Derek Trucks said my dad was one of those players that’s not afraid to stare directly into the sun – it was a no-brainer to have him on a song”: How Duane Betts combined A-list guest spots, Radiohead and Allman Brothers on his solo debut
For his first solo outing, the Allman Brothers-pedigreed guitarist welcomed Derek Trucks for a guest spot and emerged with a vision all his own, working mysterious energy whenever it presents itself
“You could be one spin away from something cool. I like that chase”: Strat-toting blues-rocker Jax Hollow sees songwriting as a throw of the dice – and she lives for the thrill
The Nashville-via-Massachusetts axe-slinger is having a blast on her stellar debut LP, Only the Wild Ones, gambling on new songs with a Stratocaster in her hand
How Sunny War went from shredding Slayer to honing her standout acoustic style: “Guitar can be a new thing forever if you let yourself be experimental all the time”
The folk fingerstylist explains the Logic-al evolution of her sound and why she isn't your garden variety strummer
How ditching pedals and embracing open tunings made H.C. McEntire love the guitar again
On new album Every Acre, the indie-rock stalwart's songs tell a story, given a new depth by the addition of jazz-trained guitar foil Luke Norton
Quicksand’s Walter Schreifels: “I use the tricks I have to the most effect that I can. And I think that’s the trick of my playing”
The innovative six-stringer reflects on a life of hardcore, splitting – and then reuniting with – Quicksand, and chasing progression as a guitar player
Hermanos Gutiérrez: “It always starts as an individual trip for us. Most of it is non-communicative; it just happens”
The Gutiérrez brothers talk telepathic songwriting, working with Dan Auerbach, and how this whole project came together by accident after reconnecting across continents
John Primer: “I tried the Cry Baby wah pedal and a phase shifter, but the blues guys said, ‘Hey, you throw that thing in the garbage’”
The one-time Muddy Waters lead guitarist and living legend of the Chicago blues scene discusses good times, Hard Times, and that time Keith Richards offered him a cigarette
How Doll Spirit Vessel meld dream-pop, grunge and shoegaze into a genre-bending explorative guitar approach
The Philly indie rockers combine instinct with classical schooling and are creating a sound that’s all their own
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
