Latest articles by Jonathan Horsley
Roger Waters has rerecorded Pink Floyd classic The Dark Side of the Moon: “Let’s get rid of all this ‘we’ crap! It’s my project”
Having reportedly cut his former Pink Floyd bandmates out of the album without their knowledge, Waters has reworked Dark Side and recorded spoken word over the album’s instrumentals
Best 7-string guitars 2025: budget-spanning picks for djent to nu-metal
Thicken up your low end with the very best 7-string guitars from Ibanez, Jackson, PRS and more
The 100 greatest guitarists of all time
A comprehensive rundown of the best guitarists of all time, featuring the trailblazers, the early innovators, the best jazz, rock, indie, blues, metal and acoustic players – and the top guitarists around today...
The best guitar albums of 2022
As voted by you, these are the records that blew minds and inspired guitarists the world over
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The 10 best guitar solos of 2022
As voted for by you, and featuring the lead guitar skills of Nita Strauss, Sophie Lloyd, John Frusciante, Polyphia, Steve Vai and more, here are the solos that lit up your year
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The 10 best guitar riffs of 2022
These are your favorite riffs of the year, and it's a top 10 that brings together some of rock and metal’s biggest hitters
19 pro guitarists who play cheap guitars
Updated Because not every song requires a custom shop instrument to get the tone right
Gretsch G5260 Electromatic Jet Baritone review
The low-end is nigh with this classy single-cut baritone
Pale Waves on embracing “heavy distortion and chaos and power” and how The 1975's Matty Healy got them hooked on Vox's coffin-shaped Phantom
Heather Baron-Gracie and Hugo Silvani detail their evolution from a synth-pop sound to high-volume pop-punk with irresistible hooks
Darkthrone's Nocturno Culto: "I would like Metallica to record on our equipment. What would they do to express themselves through that gear?"
In this rare interview with the Darkthrone guitarist, Ted Skjellum muses on the Fender combo’s black-metal magic and why he doesn’t miss playing live…
Nile’s Karl Sanders talks new guitar partnerships, the key to heaviness and what all tech-metal bands can learn from The Beatles
Sanders has composed some of death-metal’s most pulverizing arrangements, but “people go ridiculously nuts over” his most simple songs
NAMM 2020: Gibson makes Custom Shop clone of Tony Iommi's "Monkey" 1964 SG Special
The limited edition Artist Series model is a replica of the Black Sabbath guitarist's iconic doublecut
Devin Townsend on finding his perfect guitar rig, the key to great improv and the guitarist who changed everything for him
Ahead of his Empath Europe Volume 1 Tour, Hevy Devy reflects on performing live and in the moment with no safety net
NAMM 2020: Jackson's 100% shreddable mega-launch sees signature models for Gus G and Rob Caggiano
The Pro, X and JS Series are extensively updated with a heap of super-cool new finishes and builds
NAMM 2020: ESP unveils new LTD '87 Series plus more updates to Signature and Deluxe Series
The Japanese company marks 45 years in business by going back to the future, revisiting classic designs and going all-in with a massive 2020 lineup
NAMM 2020: Charvel unveils fresh signature models for Joe Duplantier, Angel Vivaldi and Satchel
Plus plenty more stunning high-spec'd and hot-rodded electrics in the Pro Mod series
Gretsch G5220 Electromatic Jet BT review
The venerable Gretsch single-cut gets updated for the modern era and offers a classy build for not a lot of cash
The 15 best Halloween guitar songs
A trick-or-treat bag's full of sinister six-string classics to learn at the spookiest time of year
Best blues amps 2025: electric guitar amplification for when the thrill is gone
Guitar World picks out 12 of the best blues amps from Fender, MESA/Boogie, Marshall and more
5 albums shaping the sound of modern guitar music
Why the future of guitar music is secure in the hands of Nova Twins, Mdou Moctar, Covet and more
Rabea Massaad on his synth-equipped Neural DSP Archetype plugin: “You can make it super-wide and go all ‘80s… It absolutely does Stranger Things noises”
Massaad’s signature Neural DSP Archetype plugin suite goes beyond amps and effects, with a fully functioning monosyth you trigger with your guitar, and he promises us it is awesome
Watch Steve Stevens demo his newly upgraded signature Friedman SS-100 v2 tube amp head
An update to the Billy Idol guitarist’s venerable SS-100 amp has been mooted since NAMM 2020, but the new amp with its revoiced rhythm and lead channels now looks ready for launch
From somber blues guitar duels to Shadows-esque guitar-pop: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
The best in new guitar music – featuring fresh tracks from Hermanos Gutiérrez and Dan Auerbach, Buddy Guy and Jason Isbell, Fit For a King, Demi Lovato, the Wombats and more
