Sam Roche
Sam was Staff Writer at GuitarWorld.com from 2019 to 2023, and also created content for Total Guitar, Guitarist and Guitar Player. He has well over 15 years of guitar playing under his belt, as well as a degree in Music Technology (Mixing and Mastering). He's a metalhead through and through, but has a thorough appreciation for all genres of music. In his spare time, Sam creates point-of-view guitar lesson videos on YouTube under the name Sightline Guitar.
Latest articles by Sam Roche
Save up to $200 on a stylish, top-performing electric, bass or acoustic guitar with these Cyber Monday-beating Epiphone deals
By Jackson Maxwell published
Save big on a wide range of the company's models – from basses to 'Bursts
Every guitarist needs a practice amp – and now's the time to get yours with these mouth-watering Cyber Monday deals
By Sam Roche published
With affordable desktop-friendly options from Boss, Yamaha, Positive Grid and Blackstar, pounce now to level up your woodshedding game
Unplug in style with these top-tier Cyber Weekend acoustic guitar deals
By Jackson Maxwell last updated
Save up to $800 on top-selling models from Gibson, Fender, Epiphone, Breedlove, Yamaha and more
Looking for a beginner electric guitar? You won't go wrong with these fantastic Cyber Monday deals
By Jackson Maxwell published
Save up to $130 on stellar, easy-playing models from Squier, Epiphone, EVH, Gretsch, Donner and more
On the lookout for a beginner bass guitar? Here are the best Cyber Monday deals we've found
By Sam Roche published
With great discounted options from the likes of Squier and Sterling by Music Man, now's the time to start your bass guitar journey
You can still get a Behringer pedal for as little as $14 in this insane Cyber Weekend deal at Sweetwater
By Sam Roche last updated
Stocks are shifting mighty fast, so act faster if you don't want to miss out
Need new guitar strings? These are the best Cyber Weekend deals right now
By Jackson Maxwell published
From Ernie Ball to D'Addario, PRS, Martin and Fender, we've rounded up everything you need to string up your acoustic or electric guitar on the cheap
You can still save $450 on these stunning limited-edition D'Angelico semi-hollow guitars in this crazy post-Black Friday deal
By Matt McCracken last updated
Grab yourself a huge saving on some serious guitar eye candy
This edible cake replica of Joe Satriani's Ibanez signature guitar is the tastiest thing we've seen all week
By Sam Roche published
Complete with pickups, a double locking trem and even strings, this uncanny recreation of Satch's Ibanez JS2480 is pretty sweet
1958 Gibson Les Paul played onstage for years by Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers Band hits the auction block
By Sam Roche published
The guitar – which began life as a Goldtop, but was later given a sunburst finish at Betts' request – is expected to sell for between $800,000 and $1.2 million
Laney's comprehensive 2022 holiday gift guide is the inspiration you need to nail Christmas this year for the guitarist or bassist in your life
By Sam Roche published
Stuck on ideas for Christmas? Fear not – if that special someone is a guitar or bass lover, Laney has you covered
Wilko Johnson, Dr. Feelgood guitarist and major influence on the '70s English punk movement, dies aged 75
By Sam Roche published
Johnson passed away in his home on Monday (November 21), a statement on his social media pages confirms
Zayn Malik teases posthumous collaboration with Jimi Hendrix
By Sam Roche published
The former One Direction singer looks to have swapped Hendrix's vocals for his own in a new recording of the guitar legend's 1971 track, Angel
Watch Manuel Gardner Fernandes test-drive Tim Henson's Ibanez nylon-string signature model with an otherworldly harmonic-heavy fingerstyle performance
By Sam Roche published
Fernandes joins the likes of Marcin Patrzalek and Ichika Nito in trying out the TOD10N, and throws his hat into the ring with considerable style
A 1968 Fender Rosewood Tele built for and played by Elvis Presley has been listed for sale on Reverb
By Sam Roche published
The guitar is a sister six-string to George Harrison's iconic Rosewood Tele – and currently boasts a price tag of $295,000
Danny Kalb, guitarist with blues innovators The Blues Project, dies aged 80
By Sam Roche published
Kalb played with Bob Dylan after dropping out of university, before founding The Blues Project, who became mainstays of the NYC blues scene in the '60s and '70s
Joe Bonamassa quits social media: “I fear I'm going to be provoked into saying something I might regret”
By Sam Roche published
The blues ace expressed remorse about allowing “a few clowns” to cause him to go onstage angry in a now-deleted Instagram post
From one of this year's heaviest riffs to technically dazzling collaborations: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
By Sam Roche, Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen published
A comprehensive compendium of all that's new and cool in guitar – featuring cuts from Enter Shikari, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Marcin & Ichika Nito, The Dead Daisies, and more
Jared Dines' 5th “biggest shred collab song in the world” will have the most star-studded lineup of any guitar video ever
By Sam Roche published
John Petrucci, Zakk Wylde, Synyster Gates, Nita Strauss, Steve Vai, Tim Henson, Ichika Nito and John 5 are all in the running to appear – and only the first wave of guitarists has been announced
A Picasso painting depicting a guitar on a table has sold at auction for $37.1 million
By Sam Roche published
The 1919 cubist piece – depicting an avant-garde acoustic – fetched the staggering sum in a Sotheby's auction on Monday
Frank Iero and Travis Stever teach you the gain-laden powerchord riffs and melodic lead arpeggios of L.S. Dunes' 2022
By Sam Roche published
Learn the first track of the full-length debut from L.S. Dunes, which counts members of My Chemical Romance, Coheed & Cambria, Circa Survive and Thursday among its ranks
Watch Fred Durst meet the Durst Burst, a Les Paul plastered with his own face
By Sam Roche published
The ridiculous creation – conceived and brought to life by Chibson USA – found its way into the hands of the Limp Bizkit leader, who asked if it was a “deeply layered attempt at trolling”
Watch Polyphia react to insane fan covers of Remember That You Will Die tracks
By Sam Roche published
The prog titans judge renditions of Neurotica, ABC and Playing God – including a version created in a videogame – and gift the winner Tim Henson's new Ibanez TOD10N signature model
Jake E. Lee on how he nearly lost the Ozzy Osbourne gig, why he considers using the whammy bar "cheating" and the pressures of replacing Randy Rhoads
By Steven Rosen published
In this classic 1986 Guitar World interview, Lee reveals what he likes (and dislikes) about Bark at the Moon and The Ultimate Sin, what he thinks of Eddie Van Halen, and how being late to his audition very nearly cost him his place in the Ozzy lineup
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