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In this issue
CHRIS HAYES: HUEY LEWIS’ GUITAR ACE
GW catches up with the guitarist whose stellar solos and riffs graced Huey Lewis and the News’ era-defining songs, including “I Want a New Drug” and “The Power of Love”.
SLADE, THE SWEET, DR. FEELGOOD...
...and Status Quo — four top U.K. bands that never made it big in America. Guitarists from all four groups explain why (featuring one of the late Wilko Johnson’s final interviews)..
Jared James Nichols
FOR HIS INTENSE NEW ALBUM, THE PENTATONIC ROCKER DIGS DEEPER INTO HIS PERSONAL EMOTIONS
![Jared James Nichols](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/6069/1254718/VagIGyNwL1680257462762/JARED-JAMES-NICHOLS.jpg)
2 mins
Will to Live
OBITUARY'S KEN ANDREWS AND TREVOR PERES TAKE GW THROUGH THE DEATH METAL INSTITUTION'S VITAL AND EVEN BLUESY - 11TH ALBUM, DYING OF EVERYTHING
![Will to Live](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/6069/1254718/ZBkc933eE1680257012529/WILL-TO-LIVE.jpg)
5 mins
Gabriel Akhmad Marin
MEET A FUSION WIZARD WHO'S CHANNELING THE SOUNDS OF EASTERN EUROPE AND WESTERN ASIA THROUGH HIS FRETLESS AND MIDI BOARD
![Gabriel Akhmad Marin](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/6069/1254718/hQoWk9LXI1680257227556/GABRIEL-AKHMAD-MARIN.jpg)
4 mins
CHRIS HAYES
GW catches up with the guitarist whose stellar solos and riffs graced Huey Lewis and the News' era-defining songs, including \"I Want a New Drug\" and \"The Power of Love\"
![CHRIS HAYES](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/6069/1254718/vB1rZwnbx1680248930985/CHRIS-HAYES.jpg)
10+ mins
Τοm Verlaine 1949-2023
The cult hero who reconfigured guitar music and inspired generations of alternative rock bands
![Τοm Verlaine 1949-2023](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/6069/1254718/7nKmah9gE1680249426126/crp_Tom-Verlaine.jpg)
9 mins
SUPERNOVAS
HOW U.K. SENSATIONS NOVA TWINS CREATED THEIR HEAVY AND UNIQUE SOUND AND WHY THEIR PEDALBOARDS REMAIN A CLOSELY GUARDED SECRET
![SUPERNOVAS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/6069/1254718/cBIfSYNf91680249821804/SUPERNOVAS.jpg)
8 mins
GENRE-NEUTRAL
MISHA MANSOOR, MARK HOLCOMB, and JAKE BOWEN take you deep inside their latest slice of trademark Periphery riffery, Periphery V: Djent Is Not a Genre
![GENRE-NEUTRAL](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/6069/1254718/RYoXBOtTE1680250299837/GENRENEUTRAL.jpg)
9 mins
AMERICAN DREAM
In the Seventies, four British bands achieved wild success pretty much everywhere - except the U.S. Below, SLADE'S NODDY HOLDER & JIM LEA, STATUS QUO'S FRANCIS ROSSI, the SWEET'S ANDY SCOTT and DR. FEELGOOD'S WILKO JOHNSON (in one of his final interviews) explain what did - and didn't — happen
![AMERICAN DREAM](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/6069/1254718/DCa_lhmTJ1680250881935/AMERICAN-DREAM.jpg)
10+ mins
THE PEDALS THEY CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT
Pedals have provided some of the most thrilling guitar tones in history, from \"Purple Haze\" to \"Comfortably Numb.\" To celebrate decades of stellar sounds, we asked 60-plus guitar greats to choose their ultimate stompboxes
![THE PEDALS THEY CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/6069/1254718/hwiWKB3YQ1680251811979/THE PEDALS-THEY-CANT-LIVE-WITHOUT.jpg)
10+ mins
Super Freak
FENDER '48 DUAL PROFESSIONAL JB EDITION
![Super Freak](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/6069/1254718/86DQcd7GI1680256261616/SUPER-FREAK.jpg)
3 mins
Tensile Strength
CORT KX700 EVERTUNE
![Tensile Strength](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/6069/1254718/UOe_d0GAj1680256557233/TENSILE-STRENGTH.jpg)
2 mins
Proof of Concept
ABASI CONCEPTS ĒMI 7 MASTER SERIES
![Proof of Concept](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/6069/1254718/sn__dCUWu1680256762512/PROOF-OF-CONCEPT.jpg)
3 mins
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.
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