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Weir Tales

GREATFUL DEAD legend BOB WEIR goes the cowboy way with Blue Mountain, his first all-new collection of solo material in three decades. In the following interview, the guitarist reflects on his years playing with Jerry Garcia and speculates on the future of his music long after he’s gone.

Country Road

Brad Paisley Makes His Fender Signature Model Debut With the Surprisingly Affordable Brad Paisley Road Worn Telecaster

Mike Dawes

The British Acoustic Guitar Ace Takes a Fingerstyle Journey, Literally and Figuratively.

Lukas Nelson

The Son of Willie Nelson and Occasional Bandmate of Neil Young Shows His Solo Stuff on the New Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real.

tone alone

supro island series guitars

Kill Switch

Ernie Ball Expression Overdrive and Ambient Delay 

The Extra Myles

ALTER BRIDGE FRONTMAN MYLES KENNEDY BREAKS OUT THE ACOUSTICS, BANJOS, MANDOLINS AND LAP STEELS ON HIS HIGHLY PERSONAL NEW SOLO ALBUM, THE YEAR OF THE TIGER.

Muriel Anderson

THE HIGHLY REGARDED HARP GUITARIST FINDS INSPIRATION FOR HER LATEST COLLECTION IN A RARE CELESTIAL EVENT.

Sky Of Blues

JIMI HENDRIX JAMS WITH JOHNNY WINTER, STEPHEN STILLS AND OTHERS ON A NEW, POSTHUMOUS ALBUM, BOTH SIDES OF THE SKY.

Repeat Performance

MXR CARBON COPY DELUXE ANALOG DELAY

String Theory

String Theory

A Deeper Shade

REVEREND SHADE BALDEROSE SIGNATURE

Perfectly Clear

EARTHQUAKER DEVICES WESTWOOD TRANSLUCENT DRIVE MANIPULATOR

Misha Mosh

PEAVEY INVECTIVE .120 AMP HEAD AND INVECTIVE .212 CABINET

Funk Soul Brother

THE VIRTUOSO TEAMS UP WITH CHAD SMITH AND GLENN HUGHES FOR WHAT HAPPENS NEXT, A NEW ALBUM OOZING WITH FUNKALICIOUS GROOVES AND SOULFUL STYLINGS.

Fit For A King

AN INSIDE LOOK AT KING TONE GUITAR, WHERE HANDMADE PEDALS, PICKUPS AND UNIQUE SWITCHES ALL GET THE ROYAL TREATMENT.

Inquirer Jeff Waters Of Annihilator

My mother told me we would walk by this shopping mall where we lived in Ontario, Canada, and there was a guy playing guitar all the time out in the street.

Dixie Dregs

GUITARIST STEVE MORSE GEARS UP TO TAKE A BREAK FROM DEEP PURPLE TO REUNITE WITH HIS OLD FRIENDS IN THE FUSION ACT WITH WHICH HE BEGAN HIS CAREER.

The Fleet Is In...The Studio

MIDWEST RETRO-ROCKERS GRETA VAN FLEET LOOK TO THE DEBUT ALBUMS OF THEIR HEROES IN VAN HALEN, ZEPPELIN AND THE BLACK CROWES FOR INSPIRATION AS THEY RECORD THEIR ANXIOUSLY AWAITED FULL-LENGTH.

The Contortionist

On Their Fourth Album, Clairvoyant, the Indianapolis-based Six-piece Focus on Their Future as a Prog-metal Group While Taking a Few Steps Back to Basics.

Chris Hillman

With Help From Tom Petty, Roger Mcguinn, David Crosby And Others, The Former Byrds Bassist Is Flying High Again On Bidin’ My Time.

Honor Society

As the Magpie Salute Emerge as the New Darlings of the Blues-rock Scene, Former Black Crowes Uitarists Rich Robinson and Marc Ford Discuss the Importance of Honoring Their Musical Pasts as Much as Looking to the Future.

Hot Rod Time Machine

Xotic California Classic XSC-2

Creature Feature

Backed by his band the Creatures, supreme shredder John 5 unleashes the horror themed Season of the Witch, and explains what made it one of the most demanding projects of his impressive career.

Golden Glory

EVH 5150 III 50-WATT EL34 HEAD

Gray's Anatomy

JACKSON PRO SERIES SOLOIST SL7 HT

String Theory - That Old Familiar Feeling

The standard minor-drop progression

California King

MARTY FRIEDMAN MAKES THE MOST OUT OF HIS TRIP TO LOS ANGELES AS HE PUTS THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON A NEW SOLO ALBUM. 

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.