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GAK has sold its stock and website to online retailer Gear4music for $3.2m – after weeks of speculation over its future
ByJanelle Borgpublished
GAK, which stands for Guitar, Amp and Keyboard, has been closed since March 25, allegedly for maintenance, before confirmation that it has entered insolvency
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong tackles one of Randy Rhoads’ most iconic solos in live cover of Ozzy Osbourne’s Crazy Train
ByPhil Wellerpublished
Playing with the Coverups in California, the Green Day frontman has exhibited his lesser-spotted shred chops
Sammy Hagar set to release track inspired by a dream he had about Eddie Van Halen, co-written with Joe Satriani
ByJanelle Borgpublished
Encore, Thank You, Goodnight also features Michael Anthony on bass and is meant to be a celebration of the unforgettable chapter they shared in Van Halen
Paul Reed Smith on raising the Standard 24, finally cracking the noise-free guitar and why John Sykes is a tone hero
ByDave Burrluckpublished
We take Paul Reed Smith back to the start of his 40-year-old company to discuss the new Standard 24 and quite a bit more
Jack Moore on lessons learned from his father, Gary
ByPhil Wellerpublished
Having one of the world’s most revered blues guitarists for a dad meant Jack Moore couldn’t get away with bad technique. And he learned that the hard way
Phil Manzanera on his friendship with David Gilmour, and the key to the Pink Floyd man's unmistakable tone
ByPhil Wellerpublished
The two guitarists have worked on several records together, giving Manzanera the inside baseball of the tricks behind Gilmour's iconic guitar tone
Kiki Wong reveals the Smashing Pumpkins song she had the most trouble with
ByPhil Wellerpublished
After beating 10,000 other candidates to the gig, the guitarist set about navigating Billy Corgan’s “distinct playing style,” with one song proving more challenging than the rest
That time Stevie Wonder jammed with Stevie Ray Vaughan... and played SRV's number one Strat
ByJenna Scaramangapublished
The two musical giants traded licks before Wonder picked up Stevie's guitar
Assembled on 24 hours' notice, this John Lennon-led supergroup marked the beginning of the end of the Beatles
ByJackson Maxwellpublished
Though the band's set at the 1969 Toronto Rock and Roll Revival was ragged, it confirmed in stone a hugely consequential decision Lennon had made just before the festival
Stromberg is back! We get our hands on the Master 400 – a holy grail archtop with a price to match
ByDave Burrluckpublished
The big-bodied archtop is a notorious powerhouse but its return – even at a hair under eight grand – has us tempted. Here's what the fuss is about...
Dumble amps have an almost mythical reputation. But what's all the fuss really about?
ByAmit Sharmapublished
The late Alexander Dumble built only a handful of meticulously crafted, much-sought-after amplifiers every year – and they ended up in the backlines of many of the greatest guitarists of all time. So where exactly did the magic come from?
Guitar World Discussion: Who is the most underrated guitar player of all time?
ByMatt Owenpublished
Which overlooked, unsung or under-appreciated guitar talent do you wish had more love? It's time for you to have your say…
All the guitarists – and nearly guitarists – in the Ozzy Osbourne saga
ByJenna Scaramangapublished
Among the ranks of Ozzy's six-string sidekicks are some of the most admired and imitated rock guitarists of all time. Some have lasted for years, others a single gig, and some on both ends are part of the elite group of musicians to have been fired over the phone by Sharon Osbourne
The recent Bon Jovi documentary helped guitarist Phil X win over even more of the band's fans – but he still deals with some naysayers
ByPhil Wellerpublished
The guitarist has been in the band for over a decade, but it seems certain fans still haven’t accepted that Sambora is out of the picture
Muireann Bradley is keeping country blues blues alive – and she's still a teenager
ByDavid Meadpublished
Bradley's interpretations of original country blues songs are causing quite a stir among players, and breathing new life into a form of music that’s nearly a century old
In the eye of the Superstrat hurricane, Yngwie Malmsteen held true to the original
ByPhil Wellerpublished
Though the ‘80s shred era seemingly left the standard Stratocaster for dead, the Swede’s neoclassical wizardry helped to, eventually, reverse the guitar’s fortunes
One of Davey Johnstone's favorite guitars was once a piece of upscale decor for his superstar bandmate
ByJackson Maxwellpublished
Johnstone did end up with the '50s-era beauty in the end, though not for a happy reason
How Dick Dale made the Stratocaster the ultimate surf-rock weapon
ByJackson Maxwellpublished
The surf guitar king was not only a Fender man to his bones – he had a close working relationship with Leo Fender himself
David Gilmour and Roger Waters hit back at criticism of the band's over-reliance on gear and synths when crafting The Dark Side of The Moon in unearthed clip
ByJanelle Borgpublished
The clip is featured in Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII, the newly restored version of the band's groundbreaking Live At Pompeii film
“A new signature for Misha Mansoor, but not the one we’ve been waiting for”: The essential guitar gear releases you might have missed this week, from Chase Bliss and PRS to Jackson and Fender
ByMatt Owenpublished
An emotional tribute to the King of Tone overdrive, an upgraded take on one of the top versatile high-gain amp heads out there, and another exclusive Guitar Center big-brand collaboration are all on the agenda this week