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August 16 · Saturday

“He had some good ideas. I remember when we met, he was eating an incredible amount of ice cream”: David Byrne on what happened when Talking Heads met Lou Reed

3 months, 3 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“One of my favorite medium-slow shuffles is Jeff Beck’s Rock My Plimsoul... based on the B.B. King blues classic Rock Me Baby”: Joe Bonamassa invites you to join him on medium/slow blues shuffle – don’t worry, he’ll show you the notes

3 months, 3 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“That guitar is a very special one because Ritter made that guitar for him. It’s actually the prototype”: Isaiah Sharkey has acquired a one-of-a-kind guitar that was originally crafted for a jazz great

3 months, 3 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“One of my favorite signature guitars of all time just got a standard run release, and Gretsch has not disappointed”: All the new guitar gear that caught my eye this week – including a pedal that will solve all your Mk.gee tone troubles

3 months, 3 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

August 15 · Friday

“Metallica is nearly equal to Ozzy in terms of the respect factor – not all the way, but nearly”: When Jason Newsted swapped bands with Robert Trujillo

3 months, 4 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“I’ve been spending a lot of time with Steven and he just doesn’t want to tour and he can’t”: Joe Perry joined by STP and Black Crowes stars as his solo project returns to the stage – but Perry is not ruling out one more Aerosmith show

3 months, 4 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

Guitar World deals of the week: get $350 off a Player II Tele, $100 off a Digitech looper pedal, plus some sweet Boss stompbox savings

3 months, 4 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“Ozzy said, ‘Are you crazy? You’re a rock star. You could buy your own college by the time you’re done if you keep doing this!’” Just before his passing, Randy Rhoads was ready to leave the rock star life behind – and go back to school

3 months, 4 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“It’s crazy that White Pony was 25 years old this year, even crazier that one of our fans owns one of the ESPs used to record it”: Stephen Carpenter’s ESP Horizon Custom from Deftones’ Back to School video has been valued at $55,000

3 months, 4 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“Recreating this piece of metal history wasn’t just a challenge, it was a privilege”: Jason Momoa orders super-gnarly replica of James Hetfield’s iconic Elektra OGV – and this Polish luthier recreated every last detail

3 months, 4 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“He’s a master. The way he plays is insane. But he was hesitant to teach me until I showed him how serious I was”: How Iron Maiden icon Janick Gers’ son Dylan went from late-starting guitarist to epic collabs with Thom Yorke’s son Noah

3 months, 4 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“A 1952 Les Paul was not a cool guitar to own – I remember these guitars hanging around and fading in shop windows for months on end”: The story of Gibson’s “cursed” 1952 Les Paul and why it was long overlooked on the vintage market

3 months, 4 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“While four grand is no snip, this is everything you could want in a top-grade acoustic-electric guitar”: Why we’ve fallen hard for the Martin OM-28E Standard

3 months, 4 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

August 14 · Thursday

“It came from how much timber had been taken off the neck, almost to Ibanez levels of thinness”: What's the secret behind the tone of Jimmy Page's legendary “Number One” Les Paul? Bare Knuckle founder Tim Mills had the chance to examine it and found out

3 months, 4 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“We changed the guitar world and how it's played. The bands I played in have influenced the world. Thank you for everything”: Dave Mustaine announces new Megadeth album will be his last

3 months, 4 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“As soon as I heard the news, I turned to my roommate and said, ‘That's my gig.’ The next day, Dave rings”: Steve Vai on how he joined David Lee Roth’s band – and Roth’s desire to “beat Van Halen”

3 months, 4 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“I just don’t see them as, ‘Oh, a nice guitar,’ or ‘a nice pedal.’ I see the hours behind them. I see, ‘Wow, somebody really committed hours and energy and their soul’”: Seal is a secret tonehound – and he has great taste in gear

3 months, 4 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“No decisions have been made”: Staff at Ed Sheeran guitar builder Lowden Guitars reportedly slated for redundancy following “the natural end of the acoustic boom experienced during the Covid-19 period”

3 months, 4 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“Sleep Token are big fans of what we did, and they’re the biggest rock band in the world right now. That means a lot”: From Oceansize to Biffy Clyro and now Cardiacs, Mike Vennart is one of the UK’s greatest under-the-radar guitar talents

3 months, 4 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“No two guitars will be the same”: Gibson launches signature version of Noel Gallagher’s mystery Oasis reunion Les Paul – one of 2025’s most talked about guitars

3 months, 4 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

With up to 20% off left-handed guitars at Thomann, southpaw players finally have a sale to call their own

3 months, 4 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“You don’t want your favorite tone. The secret is to set your gain, roll your volume back and challenge yourself to play cleaner”: Joe Bonamassa on defying the blues police, his greatest tone discoveries and why you’re not a success until you’re a meme

3 months, 4 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

With a colossal $530 off an American Ultra Luxe Telecaster, £320 off the American Performer Strat and so much more, Fender isn't holding back in this epic sale

3 months, 4 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

August 13 · Wednesday

“I used to play this old POS. I needed that guitar or I couldn’t do my show”: How a $30 guitar shaped indie hero Mac DeMarco’s career

4 months ago | Latest from Guitar World

“A retro-refined take on a classic”: Gretsch reboots the Corvette as the all-new CVT – a sub-$500 build based on the oddball vintage gem beloved by Rory Gallagher and Jimi Hendrix

4 months ago | Latest from Guitar World