<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in News ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news 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[ “It’s comic book level villainy”: Your reactions to Fender’s cease and desist strategy – and how it could transform the S-style market ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/guitar-world-readers-react-fender-cease-and-desists hTPzUY6Dhou36pS5R3dvGd Wed, 20 May 2026 15:37:30 +0000 Wed, 20 May 2026 15:42:26 +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[ Ibanez’s S-style lineup gets a serious expansion with 6 sleek new AZ models ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/ibanez-az-series-2026 SZyYaF3yjW2EyFj5oXBUsA Wed, 20 May 2026 13:49:55 +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[ “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[ "For all the guitar people out there who look at me as not an electric player, don’t let the person behind the guitar fool you”: Ed Sheeran and PRS drop a new baritone – and they’re even gunning for metal and jazz players ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/prs-se-ed-sheeran-hollowbody-i-piezo-baritone B7ZvJAd7xWp7fiYxQT78Lb Tue, 19 May 2026 16:30:00 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 17:01:50 +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[ You don't have to wait for the Memorial Day weekend to save big because Fender just jump-started the sales with up to $600 off guitar gear - here’s my 5 standout deals, including $230 off an all-solid acoustic and $74 off an underrated fuzz pedal ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/fender-memorial-day-sale VxjSFjYs34AJM9ha4fg2TN Tue, 19 May 2026 11:10:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Musician’s Friend just surprise-dropped their Memorial Day sale early, saving you up to 60% off big-name brands – there's $500 off an eye-catching Gibson, $250 off a gorgeous PRS, and up to 45% off must-see pedal deals ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/musicians-friend-memorial-day-sale-2026 xEaJWPKHHtR4oS5gwxzH8n Tue, 19 May 2026 11:08:41 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 13:23:28 +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[ “This movie will absolutely happen... We're full steam ahead”: Jack Osbourne confirms Ozzy Osbourne biopic is still in the cards ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/jack-osbourne-confirms-ozzy-osbourne-biopic vCugP8s9bc58WaNp7ugjeP Mon, 18 May 2026 21:13:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My newest creation”: A luthier has made a headless version of Brian May’s Red Special, and it’s dividing opinions online ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/headless-red-special AoNB2zQQ5pFjvxdQtgvG8V Mon, 18 May 2026 16:35:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This case could set a precedent, impacting countless other builders and musicians”: Fender escalates legal campaign against S-style guitars, issues first cease and desist to US builder ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/fender-cease-and-desist-lsl-instruments s7RtjpUr6TFc8PZqbkowwM Mon, 18 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Epiphone announces its first ever signature guitar for a Korean artist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/acoustic-guitars/epiphone-lee-seung-yoon 6NoSSeKEE5hN8Jh6d9wp9Q Mon, 18 May 2026 12:58:10 +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[ “I was on tour, doomscrolling. I got a targeted ad, and it showed a picture of this guitar”: The time Misha Mansoor found his lost Jackson Juggernaut signature guitar in a Guitar Center ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/how-misha-mansoor-found-his-long-lost-juggernaut 9bEcL26JJvvLaRyJzE7g6n Mon, 18 May 2026 11:11:25 +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[ “We once came close to an Angine de Poitrine tribute guitar. This might be the next best thing…” All the guitar gear that caught my eye this week – including a Sting-approved limited-edition Fender ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-gear-round-up-may-16-2026 Jr8R7GMdbBUf8YiSo9PpEn Sat, 16 May 2026 07:00:00 +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[ “We have spent more than $100,000 in tariffs since April 2025”: EarthQuaker Devices CEO calls for musical instruments to be exempt from tariffs as industry continues to be negatively hit ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/earthquaker-devices-ceo-calls-for-musical-instruments-to-be-exempt-from-tariffs 63S5C9vwPqd2c5zbrTwu3j Fri, 15 May 2026 14:05:10 +0000 Fri, 15 May 2026 14:29:35 +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[ “Links the exhilaration of shaping guitar sounds to the everyday act of checking the time”: You can now get an official Ibanez Tube Screamer watch ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/accessories/ibanez-tube-screamer-watch MeknPcE2QdBoEhqWTbHyEA Fri, 15 May 2026 13:38:49 +0000 Fri, 15 May 2026 16:39:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pocket mammoth savings on some of our favorite stompboxes in Sweetwater's ginormous pedal sale - including popular units from UAFX, Beetronics FX, DigiTech, Keeley, Maxon, and so much more ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/sweetwaters-ginormous-pedal-sale-2026 t9oWi4hnkJWP62PbS4t6Lk Fri, 15 May 2026 12:19:07 +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[ Fender and Pac-Man team up for a limited-edition Telecaster (and no the dot inlays are not edible) ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/fender-pac-man-player-ii-telecaster ep4Qxudmq7KfLZLwUfUQAf Fri, 15 May 2026 10:58:32 +0000 Fri, 15 May 2026 11:57:17 +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[ “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[ “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[ “He had a flat full of headless basses. He’d figured out a way he could nick them”: The crazy method a thief used to steal 50 bass guitars – including one belonging to Guy Pratt ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/bass-guitars/how-a-thief-stole-50-bass-guitars-from-a-uk-store G4DKvwkKihdtLmCe2gPAqZ Wed, 13 May 2026 15:57:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You’ll see the return of some of our most iconic products from the past”: The metal amp brand beloved by Dimebag Darrell, Kirk Hammett and Scott Ian is on the cusp of making a comeback ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amps/randall-amps-teases-comeback pmi3CxnkNMZbXHDkBw6t6R Wed, 13 May 2026 15:05:05 +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[ “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[ “Tariffs will not shift purchases to US-made beginner instruments. They will price beginners out of the market”: NAMM President John Mlynczak testifies about the impact of tariffs in Washington DC ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/namm-president-john-mlynczak-testifies-about-the-impact-of-tariffs RFq9HHUVWjC3dNYC2D9JGS Tue, 12 May 2026 16:00:43 +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[ “Hendrix didn’t just play through Marshall amps. He redefined what they could do”: Marshall honors Jimi Hendrix with limited edition drop ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amps/marshall-jimi-hendrix-60th-anniversary-drop Ven5DZvU5QhLZHnkRZhsw5 Tue, 12 May 2026 12:05:47 +0000 Tue, 12 May 2026 12:32:25 +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[ A Fender Master Builder, who’s made guitars for Mk.gee and Buddy Guy, has left to start their own guitar company – and their first release is a stunning boutique offset ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/levi-perry-launches-gavilan-guitars aigDCMn62HKpRLNj7DdBYZ Mon, 11 May 2026 15:50:19 +0000 Thu, 14 May 2026 09:40:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eastwood launches Angine de Poitrine-inspired double-neck – years after it nearly launched a signature model for the microtonal wizards ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/eastwood-microtonal-doubleneck-46 kqBazxfaY7zKVa2tDVKThT Mon, 11 May 2026 15:16:16 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 08:45:56 +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 <![CDATA[ Eric Clapton ends gig early after being hit by object thrown from crowd ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/eric-clapton-cuts-show-short rEbB9pTFZKnXQaHQygd3DG Mon, 11 May 2026 10:37:54 +0000 Mon, 11 May 2026 10:38:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It turned out to be the worst time to do an auction – his guitars really undersold”: The celebrity guitar auction where guitars did not sell for what they should have ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/the-celebrity-guitar-auction-where-guitars-undersold UDwYcKEhb5GzWTxdBqx46R Sun, 10 May 2026 14:20:00 +0000