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June 18 · Wednesday

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June 17 · Tuesday

“You’re talking about somebody who’s touched by the hand of God. You can’t even fathom it”: Paul Gilbert worshipped his playing, he tutored Luther Dickinson, and he remains, decades after his death, perhaps the greatest little-known guitarist of all time

2 days, 18 hours ago | Latest from Guitar World

“I want to share with everyone else what he shared with me”: Marcus King’s vintage Gibson ES-345 has passed through 3 generations of his family. Now, his new signature model brings it to the masses

2 days, 19 hours ago | Latest from Guitar World

Meshuggah pioneered it, Periphery took it to new levels, and John Petrucci thinks it opens up "a new world" – here is everything you need to know about learning 8-string guitar

2 days, 20 hours ago | Latest from Guitar World

Meshuggah pioneered it, Periphery took it to new levels, and John Petrucci thinks it opens up "a new world" – here is everything you need to know about learning 8-string guitar

2 days, 20 hours ago | Latest from Guitar World

“Barracuda is a powerful piece of music that was never intended for political use”: Nancy Wilson speaks out after Donald Trump uses a Heart classic without permission

2 days, 21 hours ago | Latest from Guitar World

“My phone buzzes: ‘Come down and see Robben’s amp.’ I’m stressing out like, ‘Oh, somebody's poured beer in it...’” That time Robben Ford brought his prized Dumble amp to a guitar retreat – and let fans play it

2 days, 21 hours ago | Latest from Guitar World

“Siouxsie tried out her newfound kung fu on me and barged me in the back. That was enough – I walked out and Kenny came with me”: A brawl ended John McKay’s tenure with Siouxsie and the Banshees, but not his influence on a generation of players

2 days, 22 hours ago | Latest from Guitar World

“The guitar that I used on my first album cost me $20, and I got a good sound out of it. It's what you put into the guitar that counts”: He collaborated with Johnny Winter, and was covered by Phish. Son Seals is essential listening for any blues guitarist

2 days, 23 hours ago | Latest from Guitar World

“I bet if it had been Brian May playing this it would have been labeled incredible!” Sam Ryder delivers an electric guitar-driven rendition of the British national anthem – and somehow stirs up controversy

2 days, 23 hours ago | Latest from Guitar World

“He started playing rhythm stuff and asked me to play lead. I said, ‘Pete, it’s your album’”: How Snowy White ended up working with Peter Green on In the Skies – the comeback album that lifted the blues rock legend out of obscurity

2 days, 23 hours ago | Latest from Guitar World

“Most of these dudes don’t fall quite as far as I did. They don’t develop a meth habit and end up shoveling dog s**t for $6 an hour”: Gary Holt on his thrash metal redemption story, balancing Exodus and Slayer – and why even Hetfield cheats on downpicking

3 days ago | Latest from Guitar World

“I would love to work with artists who have already built up beautiful collections and are ready to let a few things go”: Is Gibson about to start selling artist-owned vintage gems?

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“I would listen to Eric, but my responsibility was with the rhythm section”: You know the tune, but maybe not the player – how an unassuming bassist carved out a spot in music history on Derek & the Dominos’ Layla

3 days, 2 hours ago | Latest from Guitar World

June 16 · Monday

“I first heard him play via a tear-out flexi-disc that was included in Guitar Player magazine back in 1986. I had never heard anything like that in my life!”: Joe Bonamassa on the influence of the great Eric Johnson

3 days, 19 hours ago | Latest from Guitar World

Giacomo Turra stole their work – now, Jack Gardiner, Alex Hutchings, and a host of other players have teamed up to deliver the ultimate funk masterclass

3 days, 19 hours ago | Latest from Guitar World

“Will remind me of the hours I spent in the taverns of Azeroth”: Jackson has built a one-of-a-kind World of Warcraft guitar for Malevolence’s Konan Hall – and it was inspired by his in-game character

3 days, 20 hours ago | Latest from Guitar World

Fender re-enters the tuner pedal market with an “ultra-precise” strobe stompbox to rival Peterson and Boss – and it’s more affordable than both

3 days, 20 hours ago | Latest from Guitar World

“I apologize for the broken beer bottle that was thrown at him”: Melissa Auf der Maur surprises fans as she reunites with Billy Corgan to perform a Smashing Pumpkins classic

3 days, 23 hours ago | Latest from Guitar World

“The good news is it was recorded – you can go online and see it. The bad news is that’s because someone stole all the master tapes”: Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter on his supergroup with Joe Walsh, sessions with Joni Mitchell and the voices of Albert King

3 days, 23 hours ago | Latest from Guitar World

“I said, ‘Give me a mop and some cleaning supplies.’ I scrubbed that bathroom and I made it spotless”: Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto is on a mission to raise store standards – and says he’s not above scrubbing restrooms

3 days, 23 hours ago | Latest from Guitar World

“There were all these killer players. I was shy and kind of sat there, but Etta said, ‘I like that little white kid’”: Brian Ray wowed Etta James at 18, lost-out on Shakira and landed his gig with Paul McCartney –after auditioning at the Super Bowl

4 days ago | Latest from Guitar World

“A first in the history of electric bass guitar”: Stephen Malkmus is using his bass string as a guitar strap onstage with his new supergroup – and it looks uncomfortable

4 days, 1 hour ago | Latest from Guitar World

“Noel pointed to my smashed guitar and said, ‘Whose is that?’ Liam said, ‘That’s yours.’ Noel replies, ‘It ain’t mine!’” How an Oasis engineer ended up with the Wonderwall acoustic – after his budget Fender got destroyed in a Gallagher brother bust-up

4 days, 1 hour ago | Latest from Guitar World

June 15 · Sunday

“The boys and I had just gotten off tour. We got a call from our booking agent…” How a “fluke accident” led to Lzzy Hale playing at Dio’s last-ever show

5 days, 2 hours ago | Latest from Guitar World