Guitar World

Guitar World is the world’s leading guitar magazine. Professionals and beginners alike turn to Guitar World for top-flight coverage of their favorite artists, from rock titans like Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Metallica's Kirk Hammett to contemporary stars like the White Stripes' Jack White and Tool's Adam Jones. Every issue of Guitar World magazine offers broad-ranging interviews that cover technique, instruments and lifestyles as well as Guitar World’s famously thorough lessons and transcriptions.

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DEFENDERS of the Faith

Rockabilly Renaissance Man • CANADIAN GUITARIST PAUL PIGAT GETS BACK TO BASICS ON COUSIN HARLEY’S LET’S GO!

THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF

Joanne Shaw Taylor • WITH JOE BONAMASSA AT THE HELM, THE HERALDED BRITISH GUITARIST TACKLES 11 AWESOMELY OBSCURE BLUES GEMS BY LITTLE MILTON, MAGIC SAM, ALBERT KING AND MORE

Separated at Birth • DID YOU KNOW KIRK HAMMETT’S FAMOUS AND HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT 1959 GIBSON LES PAUL, GREENY, HAS A SIBLING? AND THAT IT’S OWNED BY HIS FRIEND, GIBSON BRAND PRESIDENT CESAR GUEIKIAN? NEITHER DID THEY! UNTIL VERY RECENTLY...

Powerful Stuff • JIMMIE VAUGHAN DISCUSSES HIS NEW CAREER-SPANNING BOX SET AND THE CHANCES OF A CLASSIC-ERA FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS REUNION

The Bots • MIKAIAH LEI MAKES HIS SEMI-HOLLOW SILVERTONE 1475 HOWL ON THE BAND’S LATEST ALBUM, 2 SEATER

NEWS OF THE (GUITAR) WORLD 2021 • Lean back, crack open that broadsheet and get ready for the splashiest guitar-centric news stories of 2021!

2021 A heapin’ helpin’ of top-notch guitarists weigh in on • THE YEAR’S BEST NEW ALBUMS, SONGS, GUITAR SOLOS, RIFFS & MORE

The ROYAL TREATMENT • SIX-STRING HEAVYWEIGHT ERIC GALES DISCUSSES HIS TRIUMPHANT NEW ALBUM, CROWN, AND HIS JOURNEY TO ULTIMATE BLUES SALVATION

KINGPIN of the BLUES • JOE BONAMASSA RETURNS WITH TIME CLOCKS, HIS STRONGEST AND MOST DIVERSE ALBUM TO DATE — AND ALSO DISCUSSES HIS NEWFOUND ROLE AS 2021’S FOREMOST BLUES/ROCK IMPRESARIO

2021 A FEW OF OUR FAVORITE THINGS • Like the headline says, here’s a solid sampling of new gear that struck our fancy over the past 12 months

The Ultimate Experience • PRS HDRX 50

CHEAT SHEET

Romance Play • EASTMAN ROMEO LA

CHEAT SHEET

Twice As Nice • FENDER DUAL MARINE LAYER REVERB AND DUEL PUGILIST DISTORTION

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Experience Jimi Hendrix for Spark

ALL I’VE GOT TO DO IS DREAM • Soloing over the Allman Brothers’ “Dreams,” part 2

ANGER MANGEMENT • A breakdown of the harmonically intricate “Mean Streak,” part 2

SOLEMN REVERENCE • A look at “Gone,” my musical ode to the tragedy of 9/11

RANGE EXPANSION • Using drop tunings, octave effects and layered tones to create a deep, huge sound

Performance Notes • HOW TO PLAY THIS MONTH’S SONGS

“WAY COOL JR.” Ratt • As heard on REACH FOR THE SKY

“DON’T OWE YOU A THANG” Gary Clark Jr. • As heard on THE BRIGHT LIGHTS EP

“ROCK AND ROLL NEVER FORGETS” Bob Seger • As heard on NIGHT MOVES

“HOLIDAY IN CAMBODIA” • DEAD KENNEDYS | FRESH FRUIT FOR ROTTING VEGETABLES, 1980 | GUITARIST: EAST BAY RAY