<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Artists ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists Wed, 20 May 2026 15:52:48 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “A cherished figure within the Zappa community, where fans embraced him not only for his talent but for his generosity”: Ike Willis, long-time guitarist and vocalist with Frank Zappa, dies aged 70 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/ike-willis-guitarist-and-vocalist-with-frank-zappa-dies-aged-70 4Ts48ZnPyXbSSY3bTW7BQQ Wed, 20 May 2026 15:52:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I am not comfortable playing with the band under the current circumstances”: Rhea Thompson sets the record straight on her Tailgunner departure amidst allegations against band’s bassist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/rhea-thompson-leaves-tailgunner-and-thomas-hewson-steps-back-following-allegations cmhKzV3duGqK3XuqnoMNcN Wed, 20 May 2026 15:19:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “One of the last guitar solos he recorded”: Before he died, Brent Hinds recorded a solo for a Marcus King track – and it’s been released ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/brent-hinds-last-guitar-solo-marcus-king ttQk7UE6dFmcN6CrUsNbvT Wed, 20 May 2026 14:06:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He fired a shotgun out of a window. We said to our tour manager, ‘You need to take that gun off him! If we go in there, he might shoot us’”: The moment glam-rock icons The Sweet knew they had to part ways with their singer ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/andy-scott-on-brian-connolly-exit-from-the-sweet XsKbhF9FKNAZX6yjaz4gLC Wed, 20 May 2026 12:13:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The graphic was designed by artist John Taylor Dismukes, who did a lot of famous album-cover artwork for the Grateful Dead and other big bands”: George Lynch on his custom ESP that’s too valuable to leave the house ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/george-lynch-on-his-esp-custom-haji-guitar gUoNbRm9AaYYwMsZWW8ei7 Wed, 20 May 2026 09:06:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were getting gold records from countries around the world. I had a DJ tell me that when he put it on for the first time, the phones lit up after 20 seconds”:Berton Averre on writing My Sharona – and why the Knack were never the next Beatles ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/berton-averre-the-knack RGrELBG7KD4ihYBLDHxKn6 Tue, 19 May 2026 17:50:03 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 17:50:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He falls on the floor in a fetal position and puts his hands on his ears. ‘Oh my god, I can't believe it! That was in my dream’”: The time Jimi Hendrix was knocked off his feet by Eddie Kramer’s tonal technique ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/eddie-kramer-on-pioneering-stereo-phasing-alongside-jimi-hendrix bPxWiMi2zvLR8x4RYAnMsY Tue, 19 May 2026 16:54:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There was graffiti all over the walls. Pleas for help saying, ‘God, save us’”: Charles Spearin on his unlikely favorite jam – and how Broken Social Scene embrace “the ridiculousness” of everyone playing guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/charles-spearin-broken-social-scene-remember-humans W72aL56TZFHQub2pMpLMPK Tue, 19 May 2026 16:39:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I practiced more for Billy's first lesson than I've ever practiced for one of my own”: How Billy Strings’ guitar mentor approached the challenge of teaching the “monster” bluegrass player ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/robb-cappellettos-lessons-with-billy-strings ZgbWj9CsChouZw4ph87LRi Tue, 19 May 2026 14:08:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If we were in the black when we finished a tour, we’d party into the red”: Dr. Hook’s enigmatic guitarist and vocalist, Dennis Locorriere, dead at 76 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/dennis-locorriere-dead-at-76 g9n6KivoBKSw5EiFH5Mf9D Tue, 19 May 2026 12:00:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Many drummers reached out to me in the aftermath of Neil’s passing. That was most distasteful to me”: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson on the drummers that tried to force a Rush reunion on them ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/geddy-lee-on-drummers-trying-to-force-a-rush-reunion wt8siS9HAS7KKYPDsDvMh5 Tue, 19 May 2026 10:34:33 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 11:16:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was worried about amp sims when Rick Beato says nothing sounds as good as a tube amp. Then he posted our song and said, ‘Sick guitar tone!’” When one of indie-rock’s hottest guitarists fooled Rick Beato with amp sims ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/when-water-from-her-eyes-nate-amos-fooled-rick-beato QDBksekmKX8fY2NPUncz7c Tue, 19 May 2026 09:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Ozzy and Sharon were skeptical about my guitar shape. They felt it looked too weird”: When Ozzy Osbourne tried to convince Gus G to change his guitar of choice ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-ozzy-osbourne-pushed-gus-g-to-change-his-guitar-of-choice EP5eQZBw7hHD8SyDX3HarB Tue, 19 May 2026 08:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I'm not a failed guitar player turning to bass. I am a real bassist. I do a six-minute bass solo on stage – and, I might add, not an easy one!” Suzi Quatro on the spirit that’s driven her, and the moment of fate that made her a bassist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/suzi-quatro-freedom ce7YY6cWHkckCbWGRtKM3P Mon, 18 May 2026 17:50:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s a bit of a mystery. I’ve found that at my age it’s time to pull back on touring”: Ritchie Blackmore issues health update – and explains how he’ll get back to live gigs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/ritchie-blackmore-addresses-future-touring-plans WWbUBEcDMysXwpM7xVtgCh Mon, 18 May 2026 12:51:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s one thing to try to plan it, but the way we play together is something you can’t really calculate”: Backed by Fugazi’s rhythm section, even guitarist Anthony Pirog can’t signpost the turns in The Messthetics’ avant-jazz sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/anthony-pirog-the-messthetics 79tAYRs3rX8ZwYNyehy7Y3 Mon, 18 May 2026 11:31:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I got a Vox teardrop reissue for $500. I tore everything out and off except for the neck”: Joe Perry on the weirder guitars in his collection ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/aerosmith-joe-perry-dazzle-guitars wW9Cn9Uj2Br4sEQ6Xid5FW Mon, 18 May 2026 11:00:28 +0000 Mon, 18 May 2026 11:03:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I didn’t have a guitar, so he let me play this Strat that he got from Jimi’s old guitar tech. It was the best-playing guitar ever”: My Chemical Romance's Ray Toro was strictly a Les Paul man, until he got his hands on one of Jimi Hendrix's Strats ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/my-chemical-romance-ray-toro-on-playing-jimi-hendrix-stratocaster vzMp9APvASNPYGCundDwUA Sun, 17 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I played that on just about every Eagles record”: Don Felder names the most important guitar in his 300-strong collection ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/don-felder-names-the-most-important-guitar-in-his-collection b85gmZgP7ffrm8mNJzkwGD Sun, 17 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You can get a little bit of everything”: Grace Bowers’ tone tips to get the most out of the Gibson SG ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/grace-bowers-sg-tone-tips JF3pxEZwhvRKQsVZqQf7Pg Sun, 17 May 2026 10:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Learning how to be a good second guitar player is essential”: Veteran producer Dann Huff on the unsung art of session guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/dann-huff-advice-for-session-guitarists ovJFx5p8b5dX9vQwyzYq35 Sun, 17 May 2026 08:25:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I heard him say in some interview that if you only play electric guitar, you're half a guitar player”: Her guitar playing had already reached the ears of millions, but a key piece of advice from mentor Johnny Marr re-shaped her approach ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/rebecca-mardal-johnny-marr ZSmoeUdWvxZeeYVvjbnZ2G Sun, 17 May 2026 06:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Paul played a lot of terrific bass with Wings that’s still under-appreciated. I don't think he even recognizes it himself”: Paul McCartney’s greatest post-Beatles bassline ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/paul-mccartney-wings-silly-love-songs BnGGQeNWwPFbdW8b4x967f Sat, 16 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I thought it sounded lifeless. We really didn’t like the results, so we didn’t give permission for it to be released”: How Richard and Linda Thompson regrouped to record a folk-rock classic after Gerry Rafferty tried to turn them “pop” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/richard-and-linda-thompson-shoot-out-the-lights F7FzhhkX8mXUHizwA9Jrxn Sat, 16 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi takes “temporary break” from the band's upcoming world tour – and his replacement has been announced ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/the-strokes-guitarist-nick-valensi-takes-temporary-break-from-the-bands-world-tour gdwbCRVQk9tu6aTdK7toY5 Fri, 15 May 2026 18:38:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Pimple-faced boys were giving us the finger all night. Dave Mustaine would come out, grab the mic and go, ‘I personally picked this band to be here. Listen!’” When Stone Temple Pilots supported Megadeth and Dave Mustaine defended them from his own fans ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/when-stone-temple-pilots-supported-megadeth 8VKqGXmrh6dU5asr2biU7o Fri, 15 May 2026 14:49:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mateus Asato pictured with mystery Fender offset – could this be his new signature model? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/mateus-asato-pictured-with-mystery-fender-offset wvxspaUP6JYeK9EcRAFkM8 Fri, 15 May 2026 13:56:24 +0000 Fri, 15 May 2026 14:00:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He actually signed it for me on the back of the headstock. That’s the most magical bass”: How Victor Wooten got his hands on his biggest hero’s bass guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/the-bass-victor-wooten-got-from-his-hero T39rUSruX2zEb6L2kmhGej Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:11 +0000 Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I figured nobody would pay any attention to me. But those kids, they jumped on me, started yankin’ my hair. They tore off my shirt”: From Pet Sounds to playing Brian on tour, Glen Campbell’s hair-raising tenure as the Beach Boys’ guitarist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/glen-campbell-beach-boys-period hBtQisThinmGXSVAeo9F5b Fri, 15 May 2026 11:52:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don’t know if I got better or worse. Sometimes I can’t believe the things I was able to play years ago. But I’m also like, ‘Wow, what was I thinking?’” Jazz guitar legend Bill Frisell on the album inspired by a dream ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/bill-frisell-in-my-dreams fZREkXi3UsjqMrUSJXciDf Fri, 15 May 2026 09:40:24 +0000 Fri, 15 May 2026 09:40:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I think it’s hard for blues artists to get endorsement deals… but hey, if someone at Guild is reading this, give me a call!” Larry McCray on his Albert King-inspired Flying V, touring with Gary Moore and his life in three guitars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/larry-mccray-life-in-three-guitars QkDjwV7LCqsqQxseJcbuKn Fri, 15 May 2026 09:28:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I saw a line of people wrapped way down the block. I thought maybe Bill Clinton was in town, but it was for our show”: How a young Blind Melon made it big with No Rain ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/blind-melon-no-rain-rogers-stevens qPNQRyWeNQpmHwroz8RanS Thu, 14 May 2026 16:46:22 +0000 Fri, 15 May 2026 08:18:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I walked in at 2pm and George Harrison and Kim Basinger were there hanging out. I noticed this little guy wearing leather gloves and a hooded surfer's sweater”: When Bob Dylan invited Slash to record with him ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/slash-on-that-time-he-was-invited-to-play-on-a-bob-dylan-record h7DF3PLD3qMqT2eHxZBZXY Thu, 14 May 2026 15:23:53 +0000 Fri, 15 May 2026 09:20:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was just in my closet, and one day I pulled it out, turned it on, and thought, ‘Wow… this is a sound that I’ve been missing’”: How Mike Campbell ended up reconnecting with a classic piece of Heartbreakers gear ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-mike-campbell-reconnected-with-a-classic-piece-of-heartbreakers-gear EdDvKHHx6vmiywowon3Wu8 Thu, 14 May 2026 12:57:55 +0000 Thu, 14 May 2026 13:32:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Chaka Khan decided to fire the whole band – I don’t know why. But the week after she fired us, Prince called”: How Andrew Gouche rose from playing church halls to become the guru of gospel bass with Prince ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/andrew-gouche-chaka-khan-prince GYnUJdouD8hE4jKqin7ZGT Thu, 14 May 2026 12:31:31 +0000 Fri, 15 May 2026 09:20:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “None of it sat well with him. The further we went into rock, the less he liked it”: When the Eagles’ founding guitarist knew it was time to leave ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/when-the-eagles-founding-guitarist-knew-it-was-time-to-leave Fnj7txiSsHnN7giW9TFrKZ Thu, 14 May 2026 11:58:37 +0000 Thu, 14 May 2026 14:04:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ve sat down with other guitarists – you just end up playing blues licks all day and not writing anything. But we went to work straight away”: Richie Kotzen and Adrian Smith on absurd volume, improv and how long a solo should be ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/adrian-smith-richie-kotzen-black-light-white-noise H7iPiGb7petTiQxwjTVqHZ Thu, 14 May 2026 11:14:54 +0000 Thu, 14 May 2026 11:18:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They’ve been stuck in London customs for a month”: Paul McCartney's guitars allegedly held up in England ahead of major Rock & Roll Hall of Fame exhibition ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/paul-mccartney-guitars-held-up-in-customs-ahead-of-rock-hall-wings-exhibit zmEGDQcZp6j8ckyJeBtGjD Wed, 13 May 2026 18:31:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were spent, burnt, totally out of it... We started to see The Black Parade as the enemy – one we wanted to kill”: My Chemical Romance's struggle to follow up their biggest success ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/my-chemical-romance-ray-toro-frank-iero-danger-days P4eLrWF9hLX3wAGNdCUPRR Wed, 13 May 2026 15:48:15 +0000 Thu, 14 May 2026 13:16:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You could scrape that guitar, smoke the residue and get strung out”: Walter Trout’s life in three guitars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/walter-trout-life-in-three-guitars 4sGC8vrfRdKgX2m9Xy7RwK Wed, 13 May 2026 15:14:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ I saw Angine de Poitrine live – and witnessed the greatest polka-dot guitar hero since Randy Rhoads and Buddy Guy ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/angine-de-poitrine-polka-dot-guitar-hero HCjdHL6QqUBkfjXetnv2C Wed, 13 May 2026 14:29:13 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 15:17:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We did call him because we owed him that. He was important for the band”: Alex Van Halen says they tried to recruit Michael Anthony for Van Halen’s David Lee Roth reunion ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/alex-van-halen-on-why-michael-anthony-was-excluded-from-the-van-halen-reunion T9ywLLfAdE6NwSuYSWFNxm Wed, 13 May 2026 13:26:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My main issue with this riff rock world is that it’s derivative and boring. Let’s be honest – at this point, most riffs have been written”: How the hunt for clicks has made the lone guitar intro obsolete ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/lone-guitar-riff-intro GG8TRnJHqRmZR8hNLg4Ghg Wed, 13 May 2026 11:44:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Some believed she drove her car off a cliff in Canada. Others claimed she started a new life in Brazil”: She was a pioneering singer-songwriter who disappeared without a trace – now 50 years on, Connie Converse is finally getting her dues ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/connie-converse-was-a-singer-songwriting-pioneer-who-went-missing BtTiSbVrK3tgC6dNeeyq5g Wed, 13 May 2026 11:06:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was like, ‘That’s the guitar I want.’ They said, ‘That’s going to start some s***’”: The real reason Machine Gun Kelly chose a razor blade shape for his signature guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/mgk-razor-blade-guitar-origins gC4hwHMLakuFmrJeSr29U4 Tue, 12 May 2026 15:51:24 +0000 Tue, 12 May 2026 16:05:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If I could make it sound like a Floyd Rose, without it looking like one, I’d do that”: Grace Bowers specs out her dream SG – is this what a potential signature Gibson could look like? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/grace-bowers-specs-out-her-dream-sg 3H9DfT5u5Qz6NquwtfJtQi Tue, 12 May 2026 14:33:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were spun out on meth at the time. I’d go to the rehearsal room, crank everything insanely loud and just jam”: Gary Holt and Lee Altus on why Exodus will never be a legacy thrash act –and the song that took 27 years ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/exodus-goliath x5hrcLnvYmeAHCFv2KFDZW Tue, 12 May 2026 10:17:48 +0000 Tue, 12 May 2026 10:20:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Slash offered me a lot of money for it, but I said, ‘I’m not selling it!’ He said, ‘If you ever do, promise me I’ll be the first you call’”: Linda Perry on living with the success of 4 Non Blondes’ What’s Up?, and the Goldtop she wouldn't sell to Slash ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/linda-perry-let-it-die-here aGMeHGgrXg5rvdwrhNnrMM Mon, 11 May 2026 17:01:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was a whole library of tapes. It was such great stuff”: Steve Vai on the time Eddie Van Halen played him never-before-released material – at the guitar legend’s house ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/steve-vai-has-heard-unreleased-van-halen-material ntfLtFeytnyNUqP5qm2n74 Mon, 11 May 2026 16:25:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It got nicked out of the back of the car in Liverpool. I’ve never had a Strat like that since”: Glenn Tilbrook is still mourning the stolen ’59 Fender he bought from folk-rock royalty ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/glenn-tilbrook-stolen-59-fender-stratocaster 9ZLuvmQcZ4jFxiSkJHiumY Mon, 11 May 2026 12:27:17 +0000