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Paul Gilbert: What I learned and taught at GIT

Paul was a student and a tutor at LA's G.I.T. (Guitar Institute of Technology). Here are the shred secrets he learned there – and taught

Guitar World · Apr 1

“Get the data-driven results musicians dream of”: Chibson and Acorn Amps team up for the definitely-not-Google Drive pedal

It's inspired by a well-known cloud storage service and a pun so obvious, we can’t believe we had to wait this long

Guitar World · Apr 1

“If you talked to me when I was 25 years old, I would have been frightened to take a solo after Joe Satriani…” Why Cory Wong is no longer afraid to trade leads with his heroes

Wong and bassist to the stars Oteil Burbridge discuss the importance of developing – and being confident in – your own playing style

Guitar World · Apr 1

“Björn and I met and discussed what it could look like. It had to be shiny and sparkling”: How a Swedish luthier used by Led Zeppelin and Eric Clapton created the iconic ABBA star guitar

Meet Göran Malmberg, maker of the ultimate glam-rock axe that Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA walked on the Eurovision stage with in 1974

Guitar World · Apr 1

"I need to be honest about how well this pedal holds up for down-tuning against the newer competition it faces": DigiTech Drop Limited Black Edition review

The Polyphonic Drop Tune pedal first landed in 2014, and now a limited run in a new finish gives us a good opportunity to check where it stands today

Guitar World · Mar 31

“It’s not a Bowie tribute, though it’s hard for people not to think of us as that, because look who we have”: How David Bowie's longest-serving guitarist became the hero in his own story

KillerStar might be populated by Bowie alumni, but with guitarist-vocalist Rob Fleming fronting, The Afterglow is a record with its own unique flavor, says Earl Slick

Guitar World · Mar 31

“An unlikely combo of samba and shred – it shouldn’t work but it kinda does”: March 2026 Guitar World Editors’ Picks

Collaborative instrumental greatness from six-string aces new and old (SatchVai), bossa nova guitar bliss, sublime slide work, swashbuckling 12-bar blues... we've had it all this month

Guitar World · Mar 31

“His legacy will live on through the instruments he created”: Doug Irwin, legendary maker of Jerry Garcia’s record-shattering Tiger and Wolf guitars, dies aged 76

Irwin made five guitars for Garcia, two of which became some of the most expensive guitars of all time when they sold at auction

Guitar World · Mar 31

“I often feel powerless but in response to this tragedy I decided to use my craft to take action”: How a luthier built an acoustic guitar that celebrates Palestinian heritage – raising money for medical aid along the way

Gary Leddington utilized his craft, and his surrounding community, to build a one-of-a-kind acoustic that features Palestinian motifs

Guitar World · Mar 31

“We can’t let anything happen to it”: Ziggy Marley on the whereabouts of Bob Marley’s iconic Les Paul Special – and why he prefers a Strat now

Marley Senior’s legendary Les Paul was his prime stage and studio guitar

Guitar World · Mar 31