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Charlie Worsham

HOW THIS SESSION SLINGER AND SINGER-SONGWRITER SWITCHES NASHVILLE’S GUITAR SCENE INTO OVERDRIVE

Lexi Rose

THIS PROLIFIC POSTER HAS AMASSED 500,000 FANS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF SOME OF HER IDOLS. AND ALL IT TOOK WAS ONE KINGS OF LEON CONCERT

GWAR

PUSTULUS MAXIMUS and BALSAC THE JAWS OF DEATH discuss exactly what you’d expect super-powered outer-space al iens to talk about: old-school vs. new-school gear

PLAY BALL

Sixty years ago, a man named ERNIE BALL forever revolutionized the guitar string industry — and the rest, as they say, is history…

The Badass Ambassador

DAVE MUSTAINE DISCUSSES HIS “BRAND AMBASSADOR” RELATIONSHIP WITH GIBSON — AND LET’S NOT FORGET HIS TWO NEW SIGNATURE FLYING V’S!

LIFE & DEATH

THE STRENGTH. THE COURAGE. THE CRUSHING NEW ALBUM. IN THIS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, MEGADETH MAIN MAN DAVE MUSTAINE WITH AN ASSIST FROM GUITARIST KIKO LOUREIRO TAKES YOU DEEP INSIDE THE SICK, THE DYING... AND THE DEAD!

THE HOTTEST NEW GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW

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Kirk Hammett's Solo Debut

WHY THE METALLICA GUITARIST - BOLSTERED BY HIS BAND'S HEARTFELT BLESSING - SET OUT ALONE TO EXPLORE THE WILDS OF "AUDIO CINEMATIC" INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

RICHIE FAULKNER

On September 26, 2021, while onstage with Judas Priest in Louisville, 42-year-old guitarist Richie Faulkner came incredibly close to dying. Lucky for all of us, he's here to tell the tale- and what a tale it is...

GONE FISHIN'

A quick guide to CHRISTONE "KINGFISH" INGRAM'S fiery blues lead style

LIMITLESS

Zepparella guitarist Gretchen Menn on balancing her classical chops with rock, the challenges of navigating the light and shade of Jimmy Page's playing - and winning the recent Martin Guitar/GW No Limits Challenge

EXODUS

With the crushing new Persona Non Grata, Gary Holt proves there's life after Slayer

APP ETITE FOR CONSTRUCTION

2022'S BEST GUITAR APPS TOP CHOICES FOR LEARNING, TUNING, RECORDING AND MORE

Touch and Go!

LAVA MUSIC BLUE LAVA

Ray of Light

GAMMA G25 AND G50 GUITAR COMBO AMPLIFIERS

Japanese Style Originator

FENDER JV MODIFIED '50S STRATOCASTER HSS AND JV MODIFIED '60S CUSTOM TELECASTER

Farewell Tour

As Primus prime movers Les Claypool and Larry Lalonde prepare to set off on a tour that pays tribute to Rush’s iconic 1977 album, A farewell to kings, they check in with GW and — of course — Rush’s Alex Lifeson.

Electro-harmonix Big Muff Pi

Category: Distortion/Fuzz Pedal

The Flower Kings

Roine Stolt leads the venerable Swedish prog-rockers into the future by mining their past

Crunch Time

Blackstar Dept. 10 Valve Pedals

Radical Roots

FENDER PLAYER PLUS METEORA HH

Original Gangster

PEAVEY HP 2

Orange Blossom

GRETSCH G5422TG ELECTROMATIC

The Real DL

Produced continuously for 23 years, the line 6 DL4 enjoys status as a classic of the digital modeling era.

30 Instrumental Guitarists With Something to Say

GW's guide to two-and-a-half dozen inspiring instrumental masters, plus — in many cases — their exclusive advice on how to keep your own instrumental music endlessly interesting.

Top Model

Martin SC-10E

Tones to Love, Love, Love

My Morning Jacket frontman/guitarist Jim James on dialing in some of the nastiest fuzz tones of his career — and what to expect from his new signature Gibson ES-335

FRUSCIANTE, UNLIMITED

IN THIS CANDID CONVERSATION, JOHN FRUSCIANTE EXPOUNDS ON THE BENEFITS OF KICKING YOUR EGO TO THE CURB, TRUSTING YOURSELF AS A PLAYER, RELIGIOUSLY MEMORIZING CHARLIE CHRISTIAN’S GUITAR SOLOS AND — OH, YEAH — HOW THE PIECES FELL INTO PLACE FOR HIS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED RETURN TO THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS

Shine a Light

ANDY TIMMONS FINDS OUT MORE ABOUT ANDY ALEDORT’S NEW DOUBLE ALBUM, LIGHT OF LOVE, FEATURING DOUBLE TROUBLE, STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN’S LEGENDARY RHYTHM SECTION

The Arc Angels Return ...

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