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August 1 · Friday

“I’ve had so many people reach out wanting to know what it is and if we can build one for them”: What’s the story behind Noel Gallagher’s new Murphy Lab Les Paul? Gibson finally reveals all

4 months, 2 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“Thought the DIY pedal trend had run its course? Think again”: All the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including a reverb pedal inspired by an abandoned nuclear reactor

4 months, 2 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“I wouldn’t be surprised if the guitar moves in a digital direction where it doesn’t have strings”: How Ola Strandberg went from midlife crisis to revolutionizing headless guitars –and what he thinks could be next

4 months, 2 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“It’s a daunting task. I’ll always have impostor syndrome… If the fans think it’s jive, we’ll pull it off streaming services!” Jakob Nowell opens up on using his late father’s gear and unreleased jams to create new Sublime music

4 months, 2 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“Do I placate the minority of folks, or do I play an arena gig with blues songs that nobody else is doing?” Joe Bonamassa’s approach to the blues has triggered some purists – this is his response

4 months, 2 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“I get a lot more feeling when I play with my fingers. Wes Montgomery was my reference as a kid for not using a pick”: Championed by Fender and signed to Blue Note, Maya Delilah might just be the most melodic guitar soloist since John Mayer

4 months, 2 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“There was a blue arc of electricity, and I was shot back off the mic – that encouraged me to get a wireless system!” There are some rock ’n’ roll stories that you couldn’t make up. One is how ‘Grog’ Lisee was electrocuted by an unearthed microphone

4 months, 2 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

July 31 · Thursday

“Nuno Bettencourt isn’t the only one keeping Eddie Van Halen’s fire burning – the most underrated guitarist on the planet just gave him a run for his money”: July 2025 Guitar World Editors' Picks

4 months, 2 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“You don't come into a Van Halen record and tell Eddie, ‘This is how we're going to do it’”: Why Eddie Van Halen didn’t double-track his guitars

4 months, 2 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“There was the greatest guestlist in rock history – Jimmy Page, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Neil Young”: Jimmy Rip was a session man in demand by Mick Jagger and Tom Verlaine – then came a rock ’n’ roll icon

4 months, 2 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“We were opening for Deep Purple, and Ritchie Blackmore got food poisoning and was in the hospital overnight”: How a support slot with Deep Purple and a last-minute guitarist replacement led to Eric Johnson meeting Christopher Cross

4 months, 2 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“They have always been a big thing for me because I think they’re the heart and soul of a Fender”: What gives a Fender guitar its spirit? For the Custom Shop's Senior Master Builder, there’s only one answer

4 months, 2 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“Kurt said, ‘I want the guy that did the Slayer album’”: How Kurt Cobain brought a more aggressive edge to Nevermind with the help of Slayer’s producer

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“I went to Guitar Center and saw this Iceman sitting there and I was like, ‘You know, that’s a guitar that not too many people use’”: How the Ibanez Iceman became System of a Down’s Daron Malakian’s go-to guitar – and why he initially didn’t play it live

4 months, 2 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“The music was very dependent on accurate timing… If it was a big stage and we were spread out, it was just murder for us”: They were a pivotal band in prog’s golden age and split in 1980, but Gentle Giant still have a rabid fanbase

4 months, 2 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“From a selection of over 300 instruments I’ve measured over the past seven years, things are not quite what they seem”: Why string spacing can radically change the way an electric guitar plays

4 months, 2 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“That's my specialty: playing fast clusters of notes with the guitars. I had to pluck with four fingers instead of three!” Billy Sheehan and Paul Gilbert trade blistering licks in this standout rocker from Mr. Big

4 months, 2 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

July 30 · Wednesday

“With the new opportunities that I have ahead, I need to prioritize my long-term future”: Prog virtuoso Jason Richardson leaves All That Remains after 7 years

4 months, 2 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“The first one was a struggle. Making the video was harder than making the album. I was fully expecting that it was going to be a train wreck”: How guitarist and YouTube sensation Rob Scallon manages to write – and record – a full album in one day

4 months, 2 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“Playing Dean Town forces me to keep my chops up. Vulfpeck fans can sing every note of that bassline”: Joe Dart breaks down his lightning-quick studio approach – and how he tackles his hardest bassline to play live

4 months, 2 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“I got tired of carrying different guitars with me. It’s delightful”: Skunk Baxter is a session legend – and his cutting-edge guitar rig probably isn’t what you expect

4 months, 2 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“It got stuck in the snow. We were like, ‘The truck’s not making it, the gear is not making it”: Primus’ Larry LaLonde on how he and Les Claypool ended up with off-the-rack gear from Guitar Center right before a show

4 months, 2 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“I wish I’d been treated more fairly by the record execs, but I was part of the creation of one of the biggest bands of all time. That’s a nice legacy”: How LA guitarist Chris Weber laid the foundations for Guns N’ Roses in a single studio session

4 months, 2 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“It’s that Rolling Stones thing – using two guitars to make one part bigger. We’re aiming to sound more like one-and-a-half players than two!” Too rock for country and too country for rock, Morganway are an old-school guitar duo in the best way

4 months, 2 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

D’Angelico celebrates Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary with 3 special-edition guitars – which revive the Lightning Bolt design

4 months, 2 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World