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“Anti-colonialist anguish, hope, joy and the search for connection, all through his guitar. That’s what makes a guitar hero”: Guitarists of the Year 2024 – the players who took 2024 by storm

Slash made a blues record. St. Vincent boggled our minds again. And Grace Bowers blew everyone away… Here we take a look at the players who made 2024 a banner year for the instrument

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“There are better players, better lyricists, better songwriters – but there’s an energy to their combined powers that is hard to rival at the moment”: The best guitar albums of 2024

The guitar albums that had the biggest impact in the guitar world and beyond, as chosen by GW editors and pro players

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The 50 Best Rock Albums of 2024

A-listers, established artists, up-and-comers, previously unknowns and more

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“I get disrespected before I even play”: Guitar prodigy Grace Bowers on how she’s dealt with being underestimated throughout her career

From meeting Slash and making her late-night TV debut to joining forces with Gary Clark Jr. and Marcus King, Bowers has had a whirlwind of a year – but admits that, at times, she's still made to feel “lesser” than

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“I apologize for what’s about to happen”: Steve Morse becomes the latest guitar hero to pay tribute to the late Jeff Beck with a stirring rendition of his signature tune, Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers

Morse follows the likes of Gary Clark Jr., Eric Clapton, John McLaughlin and Joe Bonamassa to perform one of Beck’s most well-known recordings in honor of the late guitar great

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“Why are the single-pickup models of particular interest? Well, they really can sound better”: The Gibson ES-330T might have been the “runt of the litter”, but its unusually positioned P-90 pickup offers a unique experience among Gibson hollowbodies

This single-P-90 variant walked in the shadows of the humbucker-toting 335 and its late-’50s ES siblings, yet its straightforward charm continues to endure some 65 years on

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“My favorite British guitar players are amazing, but they all pale in comparison to the original blues guys. That was their own personal technique, from its origin”: Slash on his journey to discover the original guitar heroes

Orgy of the Damned finds the Guns N' Roses guitarist and A-list guests tackling blues standards that shaped his sound. Here he talks blues gear, the ethos, and how blues can be a force for good

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It's a blues extravaganza starring Slash, Kingfish, Samantha Fish, Gary Clark Jr. and Billy Gibbons – only in the new Guitar World

Also starring Lamb of God & Mastodon, plus Marty Friedman, Bruce Kulick, Towa Bird, Eric Gales' pedalboard, Goo Goo Dolls, our EVH SA-126 review and more

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The 10 best artists to see at BST Hyde Park this summer, from Stevie Nicks and Gary Clark Jr. to AlienBlaze and Kylie

The annual British Summer Time festival returns to London's largest Royal Park from this weekend. Here are our recommended picks of the 2024 line-up

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“I’m funny with amps. I love Marshalls, but I also love old Fender Deluxes. Dumble built one for me just before he passed away. I think it was the last one he ever built”: With Strats, Magnatones, and plenty of all-star guests, Slash embraces the blues

Turning to spontaneity, and changing habits both gear and playing-wise, Slash's new record is a laid-back, charming tribute to an ever-lasting strain of guitar playing

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Gary Clark Jr. thought about quitting music to open a BBQ restaurant: Instead, with a little help from Stevie Wonder, he made the best album of his career

With new album JPEG RAW Gary Clark Jr. has thrown off the labels and delivered a musically diverse record while still hitting the social commentary hard

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“This recognition holds immense significance for me”: Gary Clark Jr. joins Carlos Santana and Van Halen on Guitar Center Hollywood’s iconic RockWalk

The RockWalk ceremony made its return to Los Angeles for the first time in six years

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Stevie Wonder flexes his Clavinet chops as he hits the stage with Gary Clark Jr to perform What About The Children

If you’re a fan of early-’70s Stevie, this might hit the spot

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Slash and Chris Stapleton hook up for extremely lively version of Fleetwood Mac's classic Oh Well

Slash's version of Oh Well comes from the Guns N' Roses guitarist's upcoming blues album Orgy of the Damned’

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“I could have headed towards blues or shred. I chose blues… Fast-forward to 2020, I decided to become a 12 year-old learning guitar again – I went the other way and got an Ibanez with a Floyd Rose!” Gary Clark Jr. is finally unleashing his inner shredder

On his powerful and experimental new album, Gary Clark Jr. is channeling the pioneering spirit of the greats and finding new shades of blue

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“I got made fun of because I walked in proud with an Ibanez Blazer and a solid-state Crate amp”: Gary Clark Jr. says he was mocked at early club gigs for using entry-level shred guitar gear

The guitar hero says he soon learned that shred players were not welcomed at Austin’s esteemed blues venues

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"Black Night? It was done in two hours of drunkenness!": Deep Purple's best songs, in their own words - Only in the revealing new issue of Classic Rock

Also in this issue: Scorpions, Sheryl Crow, Gary Clark Jr., The Waterboys, Kris Barras, Big Big Train, Gun, Peter Green, Wolfgang Van Halen and much more

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“Is it just me, or is that Stone Gossard and/or Mike McCready doing The Gojira Pick Scrape™?” March 2024 Guitar World editors’ picks

From indie folk, full-throttle blues rock and flamenco-meets-fusion to the guitar crossover episode you never knew you needed – here are our standout guitar tracks from the past 30 days

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"Nothing is off limits in a dizzying array of influences and styles mixed with the precision of a master of his craft": Gary Clark Jr hits a career high on Jpeg Raw

Texan electric blues multi-instrumentalist Gary Clark Jr's sixth album Jpeg Raw might be one of the best albums you'll hear this year

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Slash interview: Growing up with the blues, assembling Orgy Of The Damned, meeting Peter Green, and the crazy journey behind that Oscars thing with Ryan Gosling

Slash feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators start their European tour next week

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Slash announces blues album featuring Billy Gibbons, Paul Rodgers, Iggy Pop and more, launches video for cover of Killing Floor with Brian Johnson and Steven Tyler

Slash's all-star blues album Orgy Of The Damned will contain songs by Howling Wolf, Robert Johnson, Steppenwolf, Albert King, Peter Green, The Temptations and more

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“A rare opportunity to explore a unique side of his playing”: Slash hangs up his Les Paul for a 335 in the first taste of his solo blues album – a covers record featuring Brian Johnson, Billy Gibbons, Iggy Pop, Gary Clark Jr. and Demi Lovato

Orgy of the Damned is one of the most eagerly awaited guitar albums of the year, and its lead single – a cover of a Howlin' Wolf classic recorded with AC/DC's Brian Johnson – has been released

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Gary Clark Jr. is responsible for some of contemporary blues’ tastiest solos – here’s what you can learn from his approach

How the Austin, TX, genre polymath's signature style can modernize your blues leads

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Learn to play 7 of the greatest guitar riffs of the 21st century

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