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These are the gear trends that will shape your guitar buying in 2025
NAMM 2025 was one for the history books, with an avalanche of surprise announcements as industry titans broke their own rules, the neck humbucker took a backseat and guitar stars started seeing other companies – here’s what we learned
ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis was saddled with his 17-string bass after a joke appearance went viral – now he’s experimenting with a 2-string build
The former guitar tech turned ’Top man is continuing to tinker with his live setup, with amusing results
What’s going on with Dumble Amps – and why was the company at NAMM 2025?
The show’s most surprising exhibitor put on a behind-closed-doors display of some hall-of-fame Dumbles – and gave Guitar World the lowdown on what’s to come
In 1992, Steve Lukather was still getting over meeting his Beatles icon – then there was a knock on the stage door
For one night, the Toto icon wound up onstage with Eddie Van Halen – and his guitar hero
After a 3-year wait, Behringer’s affordable clone of John Frusciante’s favorite chorus pedal is finally here
The Boss CE-1 can be heard all over the Red Hot Chili Peppers catalog, and now Behringer’s Chorus Symphony hopes to deliver its all-analog delights to the budget end of the market
Jerry Cantrell on how Jeff Beck inspired him to dig out a rare pedal for I Want Blood
The Alice In Chains riffer drew inspiration from the late great, and his penchant for left-field gear, for his latest solo album
Adrian Belew recovering after undergoing carpal tunnel surgery
The “world-renowned” surgeon who took charge of the surgery is a King Crimson fan
Tosin Abasi’s playing is now available in GarageBand and Logic thanks to a high-profile new producer pack
The guitar innovator has lent his creative force to a versatile pack of 170 loops available exclusively on Apple’s DAWs
Peter Frampton on how he’s adapting his technique in order to keep playing
The rock legend plans to play guitar for the rest of his life, but it will require an evolving approach in the face of a degenerative disease
Adrian Smith reveals what convinced him to ditch Les Pauls for Jacksons
The Iron Maiden guitarist is one of the luthier’s longest-serving artists – he explains how its founder’s diligence inspired him to make the jump
Timothée Chalamet’s guitar teacher was surprised when the Complete Unknown star tackled one of Bob Dylan’s most challenging songs
Tutor to the stars and session pro Larry Saltzman shares what it was like to teach Chalamet the nuances of Dylan's playing, which the actor recently showcased on Saturday Night Live
How Steve Vai consoled Pete Thorn after Chris Cornell's death
“Here, I'd lost a close friend and collaborator; and a hero of mine, from the time I was 11 years old or so, took the time to console me,” the newly appointed SatchVai Band guitarist tells GW
“You’re playing that fast that you need to have a satin neck? Wear it down yourself!” Why Johnny Marr isn’t convinced by the satin neck trend
The Smiths icon and vintage gear lover has some choice words for guitarists who prefer satin finish treatments – and anyone who artificially ages their gloss necks
Longtime Eagles guitarist announces retirement from band following health struggles
Veteran guitarist Steuart Smith, who's been touring with the Eagles for 24 years, revealed that his recent Parkinsonism diagnosis had a profound impact on his decision to retire
Gretsch refreshes flagship Professional Collection with 5 Japanese-built stunners
Sound the dream guitar klaxon as Gretsch gives a makeover to Falcon, Tennessean and Nashville hollowbodies and positions the Broadkaster LX as a high-end semi for high-gain antics
Pigtronix shrinks down its ethereal ambient reverb pedal into a smaller, but no less interstellar, Cosmosis 1
The space-aged high-fidelity reverb retains its trippy magic, but now comes in a single footswitch package
“It was too good to keep to ourselves”: MXR gives Eddie Van Halen’s favorite orange box the golden touch with its 50th Anniversary Phase 90
You've had the carrot-colored Phase 90. Here's the carat-colored one, available March for a limited time only
Suhr’s OSO Short Scale aims for the best of both – combining a Gibson-like scale length with a T-style body
Featuring a 24.625" scale length and the best of Suhr’s specs, the high-end guitar has already won over Mateus Asato
