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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DEFENDERS of the Faith

Jazzercise • RODRIGO Y GABRIELA DIVE HEAD FIRST INTO UNCHARTED WATERS ON THEIR DAZZLING NEW EP

WHAT'S ON MY PLAYLIST • JACK COLLINS OF DEAD POET SOCIETY

Gilby Clarke • THE FORMER GUNS N’ ROSES GUITARIST UNLEASHES SOME “STRAIGHT-AHEAD ROCK ’N’ ROLL” ON HIS FIRST SOLO ALBUM IN 20 YEARS

Dave Hause • THE WORKING CLASS HERO — AND FORMER LOVED ONES FRONTMAN — DIGS INTO HIS ROOTS ON HIS NEW EPS, PATTY AND PADDY

Genghis Tron • THE EXPERIMENTAL METALLERS ARE BACK — AFTER 13 YEARS — WITH AN UNEXPECTED NEW SOUND. GUITARIST HAMILTON JORDAN GIVES US THE LOWDOWN ON DREAM WEAPON

Ayron Jones • SEATTLE’S SELF-TAUGHT SIX-STRING DYNAMO TALKS TONE, TENSION, CHANNELING TOM MORELLO — AND WHY HE CONSIDERS HIMSELF THE BRUCE LEE OF GUITARISTS

New Music, Anyone? • THIS MONTH: THE RETURN OF YNGWIE MALMSTEEN AND THE ARRIVAL OF CARDINAL BLACK, PLUS CHOICE CUTS FROM IDA MAE, MARC RIBLER AND MORE

EVIL AND DIVINE • THE STORY OF AN UNLIKELY PAIRING — L.A. GUNS’ TRACII GUNS AND STRYPER’S MICHAEL SWEET — AND THEIR DOOMY NEW SIDE-PROJECT, SUNBOMB

AND THE CRADLE WILL ROCK... • His father was one of the greatest guitarists who ever lived, and now WOLFGANG VAN HALEN is carrying that famous name forward. In a revealing interview, he discusses the creation of his new album, MAMMOTH WVH, on which he played all the instruments, including Eddie’s iconic Frankenstein. He recalls what he learned as a boy from the best player on the planet — and the fun they had performing together in Van Halen

THE BUZZ FOR WOLFGANG

IT’S ALL TOO MUCH • ON THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF GEORGE HARRISON’S PASSING, GUITAR WORLD CELEBRATES HIS GREATEST BEATLES-ERA GUITAR TRACKS — AS CHOSEN BY THE WORLD’S GREATEST GUITARISTS

HARRISON ’71 • Although George Harrison played on other people’s songs throughout his solo career, there’s something kinda special about his slinky ’71 session work

EXTRA TEXTURE • MIKE CAMPBELL, KIM THAYIL, YNGWIE, JOE PERRY AND MORE SOUND OFF ON BEATLE GEORGE’S UNIQUE SIX-STRING MAGIC

THE QUIET ONE SOUND OFF • GEORGE HARRISON’S ALL THINGS MUST PASS GETS THE 50TH-ANNIVERSARY BOX SET TREATMENT, LOVINGLY CURATED BY HIS SON, DHANI

SIGN OF THE TIMES • 10 of our editors’ favorite pieces of recent-vintage signature gear

Semi-Charmed Life • EPIPHONE ES-335 AND ES-339

CHEAT SHEET

Love at First Sting • CARR AMPLIFIERS SUPER BEE

CHEAT SHEET

Crunch Time • GRETSCH G2622-P90 STREAMLINER

CHEAT SHEET

Buzz Bin • Dusky Electronics Augustus Octave Fuzz

STRING THEORY

IN DEEP

THE GRISTLE REPORT

MELODIC MUSE

FLEETWOOD MAC’S DANNY KIRWAN • Learn a handful of tasty licks in the style of this unsung British blues revivalist — complete with a backing track you can jam over

PERFORMANCE NOTES • • • •HOW TO PLAY THIS MONTH’S SONGS• • •

SCARLET The Rolling Stones (featuring Jimmy Page) • As heard on GOATS HEAD SOUP (2020 REISSUE)

“CLIFFS OF DOVER”  Eric Johnson • As heard on AH VIA MUSICOM

“THE JOKER”  Steve Miller Band • As...