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THE GUITARISTS OF THE YEAR
GUITAR WORLD'S EDITORS AND WRITERS SELECT 2024'S GAME-CHANGERS AND TASTEMAKERS
The Return of Tab Benoit
AFTER MORE THAN A DECADE COMMITTED TO THE ROAD, THE LOUISIANA BLUES ARTIST IS BACK WITH A NEW 10-SONG COLLECTION, I HEAR THUNDER
NEWS OF THE (GUITAR) WORLD
SIT BACK AND GET READY TO RELIVE THE BIGGEST, BADDEST AND DOWNRIGHT CRAZIEST GUITARCENTRIC HEADLINES OF 2024
MATTEO MANCUSO
The Italian jazz-shredder on social media, his love of the Yamaha Revstar and the advice given to him by Steve Vai
GRACE BOWERS
After a \"whirlwind\" year, the 18-year-old sensation discusses her love of SGS, inspiring a new generation of female guitarists, and how she's more than just a blues player
The Courettes
A PAIR OF FUZZ-TINGED GARAGE ROCK MANIACS EXPAND THEIR SOUND AND THE RESULTS ARE EXQUISITE
OUR FAVORITE GEAR OF THE YEAR
THERE WAS AN ONSLAUGHT OF NEW GUITAR PRODUCTS RELEASED OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS. HERE ARE THE ONES THAT HAD US ALL TALKING
Within the Ruins
JOE COCCHI REVISITS HIS CLASSIC PHENOMENA TONE (AND A COUPLE OF COMIC BOOKS) TO CRUSH THROUGH A SUPERHEROIC SEQUEL
The Bad Ups
PHILADELPHIA PUNKS LOAD UP WITH PAINT-PEELING POWER CHORDS ON THEIR DEBUT ALBUM
THE JESUS LIZARD
Duane Denison tells you everything you need to know about his gear, trying to sell Steve Howe a guitar in the Seventies and oh, yeah! - 2024's Rack, the Jesus Lizard's first new studio album in 26 years
Rest in Peace SERGIO MENDES 1941 - 2024
The great Brazilian musician and composer Sergio Mendes passed away on the 5th of September 2024.
The Early Life...
From Sunup to Sundown on Sundays, was an all-music day. No television!
VINCENT INGALA Escape With Me
Vincent Ingala's Escape With Me takes you on a journey that lives up to its name - an invitation to the listener to get lost in the music. \"With so much turmoil in the world, trials and tribulations, music is most important, now more than ever. We need it to lift us up, to unite us. Come along this musical journey. Get lost in the music\" says Ingala. \"Escape with me.\"
BRIAN PAUL MICHAEL SERIOUSLY
When we hear of artists joining forces to create a musical supergroup, there can be a lot of pressure for great results.
37TH ANNUAL CATALINA ISLAND JAZZTRAX FESTIVAL
With a career spanning over 40 years and more than 500 unique compositions, Dan Siegel stands as a pillar in the world of contemporary jazz.
58 YEARS OF GUITAR PLAYER
As Guitar Player moves full-time to its online home, we look back at some of its greatest stories in print.
DRAGON TALES
In a Guitar Player exclusive, Jimmy Page sheds light on the amplifiers behind his Led Zeppelin tone and how they live again in his line of Sundragon signature amps.
TURNING JAPANESE
Inspired by 1960s budget axes, Justin Abernethy's Sonic Empress THC combines vintage and modern in an offset design that's built for these times.
HIGH TIME
The new MC5 album took more than 50 years to arrive. The band members have all passed on, but the celebration is just beginning.
How I Wrote..."Year of the Cat"
AI Stewart reflects on his beguiling hit, some 10 years in the making.
LINE 6
POD Express
Funk Noir
With The Black Album, Prince made his greatest-and most infamousmusical statement.
THE BIG GOODBYE
As Mr. Big calls it a day, Paul Gilbert reflects on hearing loss, his vintage Ibanez guitars and the good times ahead.
TIPSHEET
Doing what comes naturally is at the heart of Zakk Wylde's advice.
CLOSER TO HOME
Rehearsal space, studio, vessel and abode Diego Garcia's boat is the home base for his new album, as well as his musical life as the seafaring Spanish guitarist Twanguero.
MAN OF STEEL
He brought the Dobro to centerstage with his dazzling talent. As he drops his first album in seven years, Jerry Douglas reflects on his gear, career and induction in the Bluegrass Hall of Fame.
UAFX
Teletronix LA-2A Studio Compressor
MY CAREER IN FIVE SONGS
The Moody Blues scored a dozen top 10 hits in their five-decade prog-rock reign. Justin Hayward says these are his favorites.
Medium Cool
Striking the middle ground between its Thinline brethren, Gibson's ES-345TD remains a versatile, if underrated, gem.
POP ART
With Dad Rock, Sadler Vaden crafts an album whose songs and guitar sounds recall the best days of classic rock.