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Boogie Knights

On Their Sixth Album, Seal The Deal & Let’S Boogie, Michael Poulsen And Volbeat Refine Their Trademark Blend Of Musical Styles While Show- Casing The Wicked Fretboard Talents Of New Addition Rob Caggiano.

Rattle & Strum

As The Edge Creates A Ruckus In The Gear Industry With His First-Ever Signature Guitar And Amp, Guitar World Catches Up With The U2 Guitarist To Talk About The Evolution Of His Axes During His Career And His Philosophy On What Makes A Guitar Special.

Tour De Force

40 Years After the Release of the Scorpions' Taken by Force, Guitarist Uli Jon Roth Looks Back at the Making of That Classic Album and Explains What Caused Him to Leave the Group Just as It Was Poised for Worldwide Superstardom. 

Two For One

WITH HELP FROM NAMES LIKE ISBELL, KNOPFLER, SKAGGS AND KAUKONEN, ACOUSTIC GREAT TOMMY EMMANUEL SERVES UP SOME COUNTRY-BALLAD “BORDERLINE,” BLUEGRASS “PURPLE HAZE” AND MORE ON HIS AMBITIOUS NEW ALBUM OF DUETS, ACCOMPLICE ONE.

Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown

IT’S A CLASSIC-ROCK REVIVAL AS THE TEXAS FOURSOME COME UP OUT OF THE BASEMENT WITH A SPARKLING NEW DIY ALBUM.

High Voltage

BLACK VOLT AMPLIFICATION’S BRAWNY, BEAUTIFUL CRAZY HORSE AMP

Tetrarch

ON THEIR GROUND-SHAKING FULL-LENGTH DEBUT, THE MEMBERS OF THIS L.A.-BASED HEAVY METAL BEHEMOTH EMBRACE THEIR FREAKISHNESS.

Wild Horses

FENDER MUSTANG GT 40 AND GT 200

Burning Man

For the Second Act of Defiance Album, Old Scars, New Wounds, Ace Shredder Chris Broderick Takes His Playing to New Levels of Hotness. 

JD McPherson

This One-time Art Teacher Got the Ax, Grabbed His Ax and Put His Undivided Heart & Soul Into His Vintage Brand of Rock and Roll.

Greta Van Fleet

With Their Refreshingly Retro Attitude and Guitar-fueled Sound, the Michigan-based Four-piece Look to Make the Mainstream a Safe Place for Rock Again.

Heavy Duty

They Should Be on a Much-needed Break Right Now, but the Foo Fighters Would Always Rather Rock Than Rest. Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear Sound Off on What Got Them to Cut Their Vacation Time Early and Crank Out the New Concrete and Gold.

The Thrill Is Gone - 1950 - 2017

Guitar World pays tribute to Walter Becker, the Steely Dan legend responsible for such classic rock gems as “Do It Again,” “Reelin’ in the Years” and “Hey Nineteen”—and a most reluctant guitar hero.

Iron Horse

Mesa Triple Crown Tc-50

Everybody's Appy Nowadays

Fusion Guitar

On The Right Track

Tascam Track Factory

working man

he may be the hardest working man in show biz, and 2017 looks to be no different for joe bonamassa. here, the blues ace details his numerous plans for the coming year and sheds some light on how he simplified his approach to tone.