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“My parents got divorced – I got a TV off my mum and a guitar from my dad. And it’s still a great guitar”: Sam Fender’s first guitar was a budget Strat copy – and even though he’s selling out stadiums, he still plays it to this day

The indie rock phenom looks back on his beginnings – and how a humble rig, along with Slash’s autobiography, served as his tools for becoming part of the UK’s contemporary rock royalty

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“I was noticing I was having a hard time playing a simple thing. ‘Why am I having a problem playing this?’ I didn't know yet”: Phil Collins’ go-to guitarist, Daryl Stuermer, reveals his Parkinson’s diagnosis – and shares how it has impacted his playing

Genesis’ “permanent part-time” member reflects on the challenges he encountered during the band’s The Last Domino? Tour, which ultimately led to his diagnosis

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“You told me you could play this song!” Green Day invite fan on stage to play Good Riddance – but he trolls them with Wonderwall instead

One young fan has taken the “Anyway, here’s Wonderwall” meme to extreme measures

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“I took Heaven and Hell to a sleepover – the other girls looked at me like Ihad aliens crawling out of my ears”: Lzzy Hale on how Halestorm ended up playing Ronnie James Dio’s final show – and doing the same for Ozzy Osbourne

The Halestorm leader is a die-hard Black Sabbath fan who first encountered the Dio lineup before discovering the Ozzy era. She explains why Back to the Beginning will be a full-circle moment

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“Heturned out to be George Harrison’s gardener. He gave the CD toGeorge… Next thing I know George and Olivia call to ask if we’d play at their Christmas party”: Meet Robin Nolan, the Gypsy jazz guitarist who collaborated with a Beatle

For the Love of George is not only a tribute to the late George Harrison, it's a celebration of friendship and ultimately a collaboration, featuring a track co-written by Nolan from a chord progression from the late Beatle

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“I forgot to turn my guitar off. A lady passed by, and her dress tail hit the G string. I’ll never forget that. I’ve been doing it ever since”: How Buddy Guy accidentally stumbled upon guitar feedback – a tool that would shape his sound and style

The blues veteran’s approach to playing was changed forever after a random occurrence during an unassuming gig at a Chicago jam night

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“Sabbath and AC/DC are similar to me because people make the mistake of thinking, ‘That’s so easy. It’s like a caveman. Anyone could play those parts’”: Tony Iommi was such a big influence on Scott Ian that he tried to play left-handed

Ahead of his performance at Back to the Beginning, Anthrax's riff-master reflects on the influence of Black Sabbath, and how he got into their "acid rock" in the first place

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“Exceptional tuning stability, bright and articulate tone, and enhanced output”: Pro musicians’ go-to guitar strings, Cleartone Strings – founded by music legend Phil Everly – are now available in the UK and Ireland

Expertly crafted in Salt Lake City, Utah, each string – whether for an electric or acoustic guitar – features a unique patented coating that extends its life without sacrificing tone

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“After two weeks, my tone remained the same as it was in the first minute of restringing”: I tried Cleartone treated electric guitar strings for the first time – and the results impressed me

Cleartone's treated strings aim to offer more volume and sustain than traditional premium strings – but can they sway Guitar World's Pete Emery?

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“It was under a staircase for 50 years. The owner’s family thought it could be worth £5,000. They were told, ’It’s worth more than that…’” The curious tale of Joe Bonamassa’s ‘Royal Albert’ Les Paul – and its mysterious mod

Bonamassa tells the story of the salvaged 1960 Les Paul and its bizarre mod, which was theorized to be inspired by Peter Green

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“I just said, ‘Look, Ed, if you want to do this, I’ll set up a guitar for you, and if you don’t like what we do, I’ll just destroy it in front of you’”: Eddie Van Halen and Keanu Reeves nearly ended up on the John Wick soundtrack

The soundtrack that could have been...

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“The Epiphone and Squier guitars that you can get now, with a good setup, will play great and sound very close to more expensive versions”: Why The Cars' Elliot Easton believes a guitar's setup is more important than its price tag

Is it worth breaking the bank for a guitar? The Cars' six-stringer doesn't think so...

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“Noshrinking violet, this pedal will stamp its authority on your tone”: ThorpyFX Six Zero review

It’s a jump back to the golden age for ThorpyFX with a pedal that combines vintage fuzz with tremolo

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“What we've created is a platform where you can upload your collection, and put in whatever prices you want, which only you can see”: We speak to the people behind an all-new, safe way to buy and sell vintage guitars online

Grailpieces allows users to list their entire guitar collection - and helps users locate their long sought ‘holy grail’ models

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“People hear surf guitar in our music, but I think that comes more from the fact Dick Dale was Greek – so Misirlou was a Greek tune”: Introducing LA LOM, the LA trio turning fiberglass guitars and psychedelia into a dance party of guitar instrumentals

This trio fuse the rhythms of Havana, Medellín and Lima with ’60s surf rock (even if that isn’t their intention). Guitarist ZacSokolow, bassist Jake Faulkner and drummer Nicholas Baker tell us how it all comes together

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“Judas Priest were doing something different. Black Sabbath gave us a real confidence boost to carry on what we were doing”: K.K. Downing on coming up with fellow metal gods Black Sabbath in Birmingham, and why no-one can play like Tony Iommi

They are from the same city, sharing a similar mission, and this weekend they will gather for one last push for metal as the former Judas Priest man steps onstage to celebrate Black Sabbath

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“The return of a legend”: Tony Iommi and Laney mark Black Sabbath’s final show with an ultra-limited signature amp – which revives an old favorite for the first time in 13 years

Only 50 of the relaunched TI100 – which brings back Iommi’s signature head from 2012 – will be made available

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“We wanted to play a 20-minute crazy solo. An extended, jammy outro used to be a pretty common thing, and now it feels completely dead”: Meet Dutch Interior, the SoCal indie-rock outfit channeling the Allman Brothers with six – yes, six – guitarists

Noah Kurtz and Connor Reeves of Dutch Interior on long-form songwriting and how six guitarists come together around one vision

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“Alice in Chains have had a long relationship with Ozzy, who gave us one of our first breaks – and gave us a bass player”: Jerry Cantrell on his lifelong love of Black Sabbath and touring with Ozzy Osbourne (before taking his bassist)

The Alice in Chains riffmaster on his love of Tony Iommi and what to expect from his performance at Black Sabbath's curtain call, Back to the Beginning

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“Big Muffs are usually 'all or nothing', but the Chelsea is a different beast”: EarthQuaker Devices Chelsea Low End Fuzz Driver Pedal review

The secret weapon behind LCD Soundsystem's bass tone is here at last, and it's... a Big Muff?

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“There’s something endlessly gratifying about a relatively old rock dog learning new tricks – and convincingly pulling it off”: June 2025 Guitar World Editors' Picks

There's been plenty of heat this month, and not just the temperature outside. Check out some of that six-string (and seven-string... and eight-string) fire from Muse, Rafiq Bhatia, Eric Gales & Buddy Guy, Wunderhorse, Haim, and many, many more

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“Doing this makes me feel like he's always going to be here with me”: Metal guitarist commemorates late father by incorporating his ashes into his Fender Telecaster's neck

Mark Wood chose to honor his dad through something they were both passionate about: guitars

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“EET PHO”: Wes Borland cosplays as an ’80s-era James Hetfield while opening for Metallica – complete with a custom troll guitar

The attention to detail, right down to his guitar of choice and the 'mod' he's made to it, needs to be applauded

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“Aims to capture some of that posh vibe with a far more attainable price tag”: JET Guitars successfully couples high-quality specs and a premium playing experience with affordability in its Elite Series models

From Strat-styles to Tele-styles and everything in between, the more upscale series marries attractive colorways with meticulous craftsmanship and top-quality components

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“Steve Vai goes, ‘I’ve been thinking about this a long time. He’s a really good guitar player.’ That’s unusual’”: Paul Reed Smith on the time John Mayer was hailed by a shred hero – and why he found it strange

Smith recalls Vai singling out Mayer for praise – and reveals what Mayer’s songwriting background means for his overall guitar style

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