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“It produces the most amazing distortion, but I can’t sell it”: Robert Keeley has invented a drive pedal that is also a weed vape – but he’s not allowed to release it
Keeley has been prevented from selling his Vapor Drive by the strong arm of the law
Categories: General Interest
“A fresh chapter for Epiphone acoustics”: Gibson brings some of its most sought-after vintage gems to Epiphone’s Inspired by Custom range for the first time
Rare vintage models get an accessible relaunch, with pre-war reissues and thermally aged tops making up the drop
Categories: General Interest
“Hetfield personally hooked me up with them back in the day. I’m not cheating on anyone. I want all the instruments!” Gojira’s Joe Duplantier explains how he started playing ESP guitars – and why he’s still playing Charvels
The Gojira guitarist stunned gearheads with his custom ESP at last year's Paris Olympics opening ceremony – now, he's explaining his relationship with the guitar brand
Categories: General Interest
“It survived crashing onto the highway and turned up in a pawnshop”: How Zakk Wylde’s ‘The Grail’ Ozzy Osbourne Les Paul found its way back to him – 3 years after it fell out of a moving vehicle
The guitar became his main axe during his career with Ozzy, but after it fell off a truck in 2000, he feared he’d never see it again
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“He took us to 5150, and it still had all the tapes up there. There was Jump, the old analog tapes, everything marked”: Lzzy Hale on why Wolfgang Van Halen is well positioned to “save rock ‘n’ roll”
Hale and the rest of Halestorm were invited to Eddie Van Halen's iconic home studio
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“Somebody had stolen some equipment from the opening act and we got blamed for it. The crowd went crazy”: Ricky Byrd on the disastrous Joan Jett gig where they were wrongly accused of stealing gear – and the audience turned on them
Byrd and Jett were on the road with Scorpions at the time – and it’s not a gig that brings back fond memories
Categories: General Interest
“You could argue that the pickups are the most important thing. But in the end, there’s nothing more important on the guitar than this”: Paul Reed Smith on a guitar's most crucial feature – and how it dictates your tone
Forget pickups and the weight of a guitar – this is where tone really starts, according to Smith
Categories: General Interest
“Ghost Guitar is a beam of light coming in through a window and illuminating a big empty space”: Rafiq Bhatia breaks down the experimental techniques that earned him an Oscar nomination for his scores – and why it all stems from Jimi Hendrix
The Son Lux songwriter and producer explains his return to improvisation after a decade of studio-based constructs, the pedal he won’t tour without and seeking out the same luthier as Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan and Paul Simon
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“She's got that thing that I could never do – I have to cheat”: Billy Corgan reveals the technique Kiki Wong can do on guitar that’s beyond him
Wong was handpicked by Corgan and co. from over 10,000 applicants to join the Smashing Pumpkins, and it's safe to say she's been a powerhouse addition to the lineup
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“We’ve had to bring in some help”: Gibson hires the investigative journalists who helped find Paul McCartney’s lost Höfner violin bass to aid the hunt for the missing Back to the Future ES-345
The guitar has been missing since filming wrapped 40 years ago. This shrewd hire might just turn the tide
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“I know I’m being judged right now. I read comments saying, ‘You’ve got nothing on Brent.’ I’m not worrying. I feel free”: How Nick Johnston went from instrumental virtuoso du jour to joining Mastodon and playing Ozzy Osbourne’s final show
The Canadian instrumentalist has taken the leap from small clinics to festival stages in his stride, and thanks to his 10-year relationship with Schecter, he’s got a custom Silverburst to match his new bandmates
Categories: General Interest
“The ego is quite useless in a writing situation. I just ask myself, ‘What does this song want?’” Deacon Blue’s polymath guitar genius Gregor Philps dissects his six-string approach, and reveals his favorite Strat (clue: it isn’t a Fender)
The venerable Scottish pop-rock institution returns with another immaculately crafted album, taking us down The Great Western Road
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“A classic fuzz with two distinct flavors makes a welcome return”: Shaftesbury Duo Fuzz Heritage Edition review
Rose-Morris resurrects a long-gone brand in conjunction with ThorpyFX for a reissue of a vintage fuzz pedal
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“Four new colors inspired by traditional American fashion”: PRS and John Mayer unveil fresh finishes for the best-selling SE Silver Sky – and add new Maple models
The classic looks expand the Strat-inspired guitar’s empire, while previously rosewood-exclusive finishes make their way onto maple ’board models
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Metronome magic: master your picking, improve timing, and build up speed – one click at a time
Still ignoring the metronome? These seven examples prove it’s the secret weapon behind precision, speed, and control
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The all-new October 2025 Guitar World – where Smashing Pumpkins and Sex Pistols mingle openly with Carlos Santana and Khruangbin
Featuring new interviews with Billy Corgan, Kiki Wong, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Zakk Wylde, the Beach Boys' Al Jardine, Inhaler's Josh Jenkinson and dynamic duos from Khruangbin, Momma, the Voidz and Phoneboy
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“I was looking at my watch thinking, ‘I’m so miserable doing this.’ That was the last time we did anything with the original lineup”: Steve Jones on why Frank Carter gave the Sex Pistols a new lease on life – and where things stand with John Lydon
Lyndon, aka Johnny Rotten, has recently stated that he will never return to the Sex Pistols
Categories: General Interest
“A Katana killer? The jury’s still out, but one thing’s for sure – this is a great addition to the ID range”: Blackstar ID:X 50 review
Blackstar is gunning for the Katana crown and has launched a new modeling amp that it thinks will be worthy of the title
Categories: General Interest
”Stevie told me to call his brother Jimmie and ask him to lend me his amp and then play it with a Strat so he could feel it through me”: Carlos Santana on his “visitation” from Stevie Ray Vaughan, who implored him to borrow his Dumble amp
Santana shares how he managed to borrow SRV's prized Dumble after both he and Stevie Ray's tech had the same dream...
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“The first thing that I grabbed when I was like, ‘We’ve got to get the hell out of here’ was the double-neck that Alex Lifeson gave me”: Primus’ Larry LaLonde opens up on losing his house and nearly all his gear in the devastating California wildfires
LaLonde estimates that he lost about 58 guitars in the wildfire, including the “Sailing on the Seas of Cheese” Strat he had since high school
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