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Session pro George Terry recalls meeting Clapton & Harrison
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (74+ words) Terry was Clapton's guitarist in the 1970s, and through Slowhand he was able to meet a particularly famous face...
The first time Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Rickey Medlocke played Free Bird
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (213+ words) Medlocke rejoined Lynyrd Skynyrd as their new guitar player in the early 1990s, and one of his main responsibilities ever since has been to tackle Allen Collins’ legendary lead effort...
Matteo Mancuso reveals the advice his hero gave him
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (116+ words) The two virtuosos trade licks on Mancuso’s new song, Solar Wind...
In the "90s I changed my approach entirely. I gave all my guitars with tremolo systems away: Tyler Bates on creating chaos with Reba Meyers in Marilyn Manson, and the gear he uses to score Hollywood blockbusters
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (1350+ words) Explore techniques, riffs and playing tips. Discover guitars, pedals and amps with expert reviews. Save on subscriptions to the world's best-selling guitar magazine. The guitarist and film score composer has had a varied career " but he can't seem to escape…...
Earth Quaker ZEQD-PRE review " the ultimate tube-equipped tone-sculptor for your pedalboard?
9+ hour, 25+ min ago (481+ words) Explore techniques, riffs and playing tips. Discover guitars, pedals and amps with expert reviews. Save on subscriptions to the world's best-selling guitar magazine. Nothing in terms of its functionality, but it ain't cheap. You can trust Guitar World Our expert…...
I might even refer to him in my mind, as if we're still writing together: Paul Mc Cartney explains how John Lennon is still inspiring his songwriting six decades on
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (446+ words) Explore techniques, riffs and playing tips. Discover guitars, pedals and amps with expert reviews. Save on subscriptions to the world's best-selling guitar magazine. Mc Cartney chats with Paul Mescal, the actor portraying him in the upcoming Beatles four-part biopic, about…...
"I would prefer to see Fender tweak the pickups rather than the aesthetic": Fender Vintera III Mid '60s Telecaster review
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (1729+ words) Explore techniques, riffs and playing tips. Discover guitars, pedals and amps with expert reviews. Save on subscriptions to the world's best-selling guitar magazine. Vintage spec but significantly cheaper than the American Vintage II. Plays perfectly for the type of player this…...
There was no master plan apart from we didn't want to do the Thin Lizzy/Status Quo blues bendy thing: Bruce Watson on the birth of Big Country, Stuart Adamson's legacy and the secret to bagpipe guitar
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (1908+ words) Explore techniques, riffs and playing tips. Discover guitars, pedals and amps with expert reviews. Save on subscriptions to the world's best-selling guitar magazine. Bruce Watson shares the guitar story of the Scottish rock stalwarts, the "Itch and Itch" amps so…...
I made a deal, paid him in cash, and he died two months later. His last text to his daughter was, "I buried the money in the desert: Joe Bonamassa tells the story of the strangest guitar deal he ever did
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (363+ words) Explore techniques, riffs and playing tips. Discover guitars, pedals and amps with expert reviews. Save on subscriptions to the world's best-selling guitar magazine. The Bolin 'Burst is famed for its association with Deep Purple guitarist Tommy Bolin " but its route…...
I'd be there with bass pedals, a triple-neck guitar and keyboards, and Robert Plant would ask, "Can you sing, as well?" How John Paul Jones became Led Zeppelin's ultimate wingman
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (927+ words) Explore techniques, riffs and playing tips. Discover guitars, pedals and amps with expert reviews. Save on subscriptions to the world's best-selling guitar magazine. Armed with years of experience as a session bassist and arranger " having worked with the Yardbirds, Jeff…...