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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Free as a Bird • THE TRADITION OF GUITAR-DRIVEN POP IS ALIVE AND WELL ON VIRAL STAR TOWA BIRD’S DEBUT ALBUM, AMERICAN HERO

MY PEDALBOARD ERIC GALES • WHAT THE MODERN-DAY BLUES HERO SEES WHEN HE LOOKS DOWN

Nick Johnston • THE CANADIAN INSTRUMENTAL MASTERMIND CONTINUES THE QUEST FOR TENSION ON HIS LATEST ALBUM, CHILD OF BLISS

LOST CLASSICS: Goo Goo Dolls • JOHN RZEZNIK RECALLS THE MAKING OF THE BAND’S BREAKTHROUGH ALBUM, 1998’S DIZZY UP THE GIRL

Witherfall • GUITARIST JAKE DREYER DETAILS SOUNDS OF THE FORGOTTEN’S PURPLE REIGN OF DETUNED THRASH, FAUX-FLAMENCO AND QUEEN-SIZED BOMBAST

Parlor Greens • WITH HIS INSPIRED NEW TRIO, SEATTLE GUITARIST JIMMY JAMES DIGS DEEP INTO METERS-STYLE FUNK

5 FIVE QUESTIONS MICHELLE SOTO • THE BLUSHING GUITARIST MUSES ON THE LATEST SHOEGAZE REVIVAL AND HER INTENSE, EXCLUSIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH HER “SOULMATE” GUITAR

Jamie Dickson • THE ENGLISH GUITARIST ON THE SEVENTIES FOLK HEROES WHO INSPIRED THE TONES AND FEEL OF HIS STUNNING SOLO DEBUT

BLACKSTAR AMPLIFICATION • No amp company launched over the past two decades has infiltrated the market quite like BLACKSTAR. As we learn from two head designers, their secret lies in understanding what modern guitar players need — and then thinking outside the box

BRUCE KULICK • Kulick — the steady-as-a-rock guitarist during Kiss’s non-makeup era — discusses the making of Crazy Nights, Hot in the Shade and Revenge (and, um, not being asked to take part in the band’s final shows)

THE PLOT THICKENS • ON DRAMA, HIS VINTAGE-GEAR-FUELED NEW ALBUM, FORMER MEGADETH MAN MARTY FRIEDMAN PROMISES “THE ABSOLUTE PUREST, HIGHEST-PERCENTAGE, HIGHEST-CALORIE VERSION” OF WHO HE IS AS A GUITARIST AND ARTIST

HIGH RESOLUTION • Having broken through with 2019’s This Land, GARY CLARK JR. — the one-time “savior of the blues” — has thrown off his many labels and delivered JPEG Raw, his most musically diverse offering yet

FIRE and WATER • Ahead of their joint ASHES OF LEVIATHAN tour, Lamb of God’s MARK MORTON and Mastodon’s BILL KELLIHER look back on having rocked the BOAT and TORCHED the metal scene with their respective 2004 releases

SLASH’S Blues BALL • WITH HIS S.E.R.P.E.N.T. FESTIVAL, SLASH — A FAVORITE SON OF THE EIGHTIES L.A. HARD ROCK SCENE — HAS PUT TOGETHER A SUMMER BLUES TOUR FOR THE AGES. THE GN’R GUITARIST TALKS B.B. KING, SOME UNEXPECTED GEAR CHOICES AND WHY AND HOW HIS BLUES PASSION WAS REIGNITED (AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE FUTURE)

PRETTY TIED UP • How busy is Slash these days? Here are nine of his guest appearances, all released just within the past year-plus

ONE IN A MILLION • According to Slash, it doesn’t matter what genre you play or your level of skill; just be sure to put your own stamp on every note you play

SWIMMING WITH SNAKES • S.E.R.P.E.N.T. FESTIVAL CO-STAR SAMANTHA FISH TALKS MEETING SLASH (DURING THIS ISSUE’S COVER SHOOT!), HER FIVE ESSENTIAL BLUES TRACKS AND WHY YOU NEED A SWIG OF R.L. BURNSIDE’S A ASS POCKET OF WHISKEY

RIDING WITH THE Kingfish • CHRISTONE “KINGFISH” INGRAM TALKS HITTING THE ROAD WITH SLASH...