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In this issue

Laurence Juber
The veteran session guitarist discusses being part of the final lineup of Paul McCartney & Wings, recording with Harry Styles and more

Spinal Tap’s Nigel Tufnel
U.K. rock legends Spinal Tap are back with a new movie, a new outlook and custom Marshall amps that go to Infinity. In a stupendously rare interview, Nigel Tufnel ruminates about birds, cheese and Blind Bubba Cheeks

Jake E. Lee
In an interview that took place before Ozzy Osbourne’s death, the Back to the Beginning standout talks Charvel guitars, next steps and the joy of achieving closure with his former boss back on July 5. Speaking of whom...

Santa, Laughing, Spreads His Wings

Paradise Lost guitarist Gregor Mackintosh on the tricky task of combining miserablist metal with Yuletide cheer

4 mins

Baby Said

Queen-revering British rockers unite indie crunch and a whole lotta classic-rock influences

2 mins

The Rock-Steady Straight Shooter

Remembering Bad Company's Mick Ralphs (1944–2025)

6 mins

Gimme a Three for Texas

After coming up on the same scene, Texas-bred lonestars Jesse Dayton, Johnny Moeller and Ian Moore put their heads together as the Texas Headhunters

4 mins

In Sickness and in Health

Disturbed guitarist Dan Donegan on the chaotic 25 years since the release of his band's era-defining debut album, The Sickness

6 mins

Bella Rayne

Meet the Bay Area prodigy who turned to guitar during the pandemic — and found her mojo on stage

1 mins

Quadvium

Welcome to the Tetradom! Fretless wonders Steve DiGiorgio and Jeroen Paul Thesseling set out to create a bass-forward epic, but their fusion-heavy debut album isn't just a rhythmic duopoly

2 mins

University

The rising English punk rockers talk forging your own path, using the hell out of cheap gear and keeping it real

2 mins

Laurence Juber

The veteran session guitarist talks playing for Wings, Harry Styles and more

9 mins

INFINITE JEST

Like it or not, U.K. rock legends Spinal Tap are back with a new movie, a new outlook and custom Marshall amps that go to Infinity. In a stupendously rare interview, legendary Spinal Tap guitarist Nigel Tufnel ruminates about birds, gear, cheese, Blind Bubba Cheeks and so much more

10+ mins

RE-ENTER THE DRAGON

In an interview that took place before Ozzy Osbourne's death, the Back to the Beginning standout talks Charvel guitars, next steps and the joy of achieving closure with his former boss

10+ mins

Badlands

Jake E. Lee recalls the making of Badlands' long-lost debut album

8 mins

Diary of a Madman

The unique life and (very) high times of John “Ozzy\" Osbourne

10+ mins

Rock and Roll Rebels

As metal's biggest advocate of new rock guitar talent, Ozzy Osbourne changed the world

10+ mins

Brad Gillis Dials it Back to the Beginning...

BELOW, BRAD GILLIS remembers the day Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne asked him to fill Randy Rhoads' spot in Ozzy's band.

4 mins

Missing the Crazy Train

We know about the star guitarists who played with Ozzy's band over his four- decade career — but what about the guys (and gals) who didn't make the grade?

8 mins

The Good, The Bad & The Ozzy

In early 1990, Guitar World's Brad Tolinski sat down with Ozzy Osbourne and asked him to assess Tony Iommi, Randy Rhoads, Jake E. Lee and Zakk Wylde

10+ mins

Miracle Men

Zakk Wylde reflects on his one-of-a-kind relationship with Ozzy

7 mins

PRS SE NF 53

Say hello to a new T-style guitar with some seriously broad appeal

3 mins

Electro-Harmonix Oceans Abyss

EHX brings us a reverb pedal with sliders, a screen and the potential to be competition for Strymon

2 mins

ESP LTD RZK-III OW

Richard ZK, Rammstein's riffer-in-chief, returns with his third signature guitar, marking a departure from its predecessors with an arsenal of fun features

3 mins

Peavey Josh Homme Decade Too

In its 60th-anniversary year, Peavey updates a little amp gone by, aka Josh Homme's \"secret weapon\"

3 mins

Vox V863-CA Semi-Auto Wah

Featuring three modes and manual and automatic control, Vox has put together a versatile wah to help get the funk out

2 mins

Aclam Go Rocky Go

Aclam goes a bit deeper in its search for authentic Beatles guitar sounds

1 mins

Orchestral Mindset

A systematic approach to layering guitar parts

2 mins

Tools of the Trade, Part 16

The Gibson ES-350

2 mins

Tying it All Together

Essential blues turnarounds, part 1

2 mins

The Big Picture

Combining varying approaches in my “Hard Wired” solo

2 mins

HOW TO PLAY THIS MONTH'S SONGS

GUITARIST TRAVIS STEVER kicks off this driving, uptempo rock song with a punchy, syncopated lead riff in the key of D minor, playing in the 10th-position D minor penta-tonic “box” and aggressively digging into his note attacks with both hands (see bars 1-12).

4 mins

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Guitar World Magazine Description:

Publisher: Future

Category: Music

Language: English

Frequency: Monthly

For more than 31 years, Guitar World has served as North America's leading publication for rock guitarists, providing unique instructional content, exclusive photography and interviews with the genre's leading celebrity guitarists. Each month, Guitar World offers lessons that help players refine their craft, in-depth reviews of the latest guitars, amplifiers and effects, current happenings from around the rock scene, celebrity columnists and one-on-one conversations with artists ranging from iconic superstars to the young guns of today.