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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GUITAR WORLD

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READER ART OF THE MONTH

DEFENDERS of the Faith

The Ides Have It • MYLES KENNEDY — THE MAN WHO ONCE AUDITIONED FOR LED ZEPPELIN — TALKS US THROUGH THE BLISTERING PENTATONICS AND VINTAGE GEAR HEARD ON HIS SECOND SOLO ALBUM, THE IDES OF MARCH

Kirk Douglas • HOW THE ROOTS GUITARIST AND FALLON VETERAN HELPED TURN THE “UNDERREPRESENTED” SG INTO A JACK OF ALL TRADES

Hearty Har • THE SONS OF CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL FRONTMAN JOHN FOGERTY TAKE THEIR FATHER’S LESSONS TO BOLD NEW PLACES

Peter Frampton • THE TALKBOX-TOTING GUITAR LEGEND TALKS NEW COVERS ALBUM, MODDED MARSHALLS AND BEING REUNITED WITH HIS PRIZED LES PAUL CUSTOM AFTER 30 YEARS

Ludic • WITH HER NEW BAND, FORMER CALPURNIA GUITARIST (AND WEEZER MUSIC VIDEO STAR) AYLA TESLER-MABE HEADS FOR UNDERSTATED, GROOVE-FORWARD WATERS

AXOLOGY

Evile • WITH LEAD GUITARIST OL DRAKE NOW MANNING THE MIC, ENGLAND’S EVILE RETURN TO UNLEASH VINTAGE THRASH METAL HELL WITH THEIR LATEST ALBUM

INQUIRER GEORGE THOROGOOD • LONESOME GEORGE TALKS ROOTS, HIS FIRST GUITAR AND THE WONDERS OF THE ES-125

New Music, Anyone? • THIS MONTH: SOME VERY WELCOME TUNEAGE FROM GREG KOCH, SETH KESSEL, JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ AND MORE

POWER LUNCH • ON TODAY’S MENU: 10 TRIED-AND-TRUE LUNCHBOX AMPS THAT EAT OTHER AMPS FOR BREAKFAST

THE WILD TIMES, FINAL DAYS and LAST RECORDINGS of ALEXI LAIHO • 1979—2020 FEATURING INTERVIEWS WITH HIS BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT BANDMATES DANIEL FREYBERG AND MITJA TOIVONEN, PLUS FORMER CHILDREN OF BODOM GUITARISTROOPE LATVALA.

SOMETHING WILD

THIS VAN’S A-ROCKIN’ ON THE NEW VAN WEEZER. • WEEZER’S RIVERS CUOMO OPENS UP A “PANDORA’S BOX OF EVIL GUITAR TOOLS” AND GOES CRAZY. BELOW, HE DISCUSSES HIS POST-EDDIE VAN HALEN SHRED INFLUENCES, EIGHTIES HAIR METAL AND WHY OZZY OSBOURNE HAD TO APPROVE ONE OF WEEZER’S NEW SONGS

BRIAN’S SONG • Weezer guitarist Brian Bell talks Van Weezer, guitars and poser metal

WEEZER’S VAN HALEN FANBOY • Drummer PATRICK WILSON on meeting Eddie and designing that familiar-looking Weezer logo

ALL HAIL THE KING OF SRA GUITAR! • THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JAMAICAN GUITAR LEGEND ERNEST RANGLIN

JURASSIC CLASSIC • ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ELECTRIC WARRIOR, PRODUCER TONY VISCONTI DISCUSSES THE GENIUS OF T. REX GUITARIST MARC BOLAN

MARC BOLAN’S ELECTRIC WARRIORS

MAKING HIS MARC

Master Piece • FENDER ACOUSTASONIC JAZZMASTER

CHEAT SHEET

A Royal Visit • VICTORY AMPLIFICATION V40 THE DUCHESS

CHEAT SHEET

Goldie Licks • LTD DELUXE EC-1000T CTM

CHEAT SHEET

Buzz Bin • Dawner Prince Electronics Pulse Rotating Speaker Emulator

STRING THEORY

IN DEEP

THE GRISTLE REPORT

MELODIC MUSE

PERFORMANCE NOTES • HOW TO PLAY THIS MONTH’S SONGS

“ON BROADWAY” George Benson • As heard on WEEKEND IN L.A.

“ROLLING 7s” Dirty Honey • As heard on DIRTY HONEY Words and Music by COREY COVERSTONE, MARC LABELLE, JOHN NOTTO, JUSTIN SMOLIAN, BERNARD FANNING and NICHOLAS DIDIA

“LONGVIEW” Green Day • As heard on DOOKIE

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