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Remembering the guitarists we lost in 2024
This year, we've sadly had to say goodbye to many guitar greats from across the world of music. Here, we recognize some of those guitarists, and their contributions to the instrument
Terry Date recalls Dimebag’s unconventional approach to tone in the studio
The Pantera producer reveals the (sometimes extreme) measures Dime would take to achieve his desired tone
The iconic charity rock song that missed out on its star guitarist due to illness – and why it could have sounded very different
Do They Know It’s Christmas? could have ended up with more guitars had fate not intervened
The Grateful Dead on Jerry Garcia’s lasting impact on their legacy – and how they felt the band couldn’t go on without him
The band looked back on lead guitarist Jerry Garcia’s pivotal role when they received this year’s prestigious Kennedy Center Honor
Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman opens up on his role in one of the world’s biggest bands – and how he’s adapting his playing style
Berryman has discussed how he helps translate Coldplay’s studio sound to the stage, and why that lets him experiment with his technique
“I was literally in tears”: Rex Brown on the Dimebag Darrell guitar solo he fought to keep on record
The Pantera bassist picked his favorite Dimebag guitar solo, and recalled how it brought him to tears
Spinal Tap II director teases what we can expect from the long-awaited sequel
Spinal Tap are ready to reunite… with a little help from Paul McCartney and Elton John
Chibson has made a movie about Robert Plant’s “favorite band” – a reggae Led Zeppelin cover group
The meme machine has expanded its empire into the world of film with a debut documentary that tells the story of one of the wildest cover bands ever
Watch the Grateful Dead and Bonnie Raitt receive this year's Kennedy Center Honors – as they're covered by Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, Sheryl Crow and Brandi Carlile
The musicians were honored alongside Francis Ford Coppola and Arturo Sandoval in an event that took place on December 8 and aired yesterday on CBS
Linkin Park’s Brad Delson on why he stepped back from touring – and if he’d ever return to the stage
Though he isn’t directly involved in the show night-on-night, Delson has been instrumental in what the band delivers on the road
The best guitar albums of 2024
The guitar albums that had the biggest impact in the guitar world and beyond, as chosen by GW editors and pro players
Tim Commerford’s new Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay is a love letter to the pawnshop bass that crafted the first Rage record
Passive and active editions have been launched, but both come optimized with some clever, player-adjustable additions
The highly anticipated Norman’s Rare Guitars documentary gets its first trailer – and an official Netflix release date
The feature-length film about the legendary vintage gear shop is due to land before the end of the year – and it will star some huge names
Radiohead's Colin Greenwood on who he considers the best rhythm guitarist he's ever played with
The Radiohead bassist also reflects on what makes Thom Yorke's guitar playing different from Jonny Greenwood's
Why Steve Vai dropped his anti-supergroup stance to help revive some of King Crimson’s most celebrated work
BEAT has been celebrating King Crimson’s 1980s albums, with Adrian Belew and Steve Vai’s new guitar partnership at its core
When cult guitar hero Rob Fetters went to pick Adrian Belew up from a Zappa rehearsal – and ended up giving his idol a lift
In the late 1970s, Fetters swung by the studio to pick up Belew, but ended up picking up a rather famous plus one for the journey home
Electro-Harmonix responds to sky-rocketing looper competition with the Pico 360+ – can this mini looper take the crown?
Downsized reimagining of EHX’s best-selling 360 Looper channels the original’s magic, adds unlimited overdubs, and bottles it all in an ultra-tiny chassis
This bonkers new strap secures your guitar to your belt and lets you flip it 360 degrees
MusiCare Pro sought to create a strap that could alleviate common playing pains, but ended up creating something with additional performative benefits
