The Latest Breaking News from Guitar World

The small-but-mighty modeling amp has become a must-have travel companion

You’ve heard the Swedish guitarist on over 100 gold or platinum records. He tells his war stories from decades of session work, from fighting for all-important missing credits to playing with his heroes – and writing the song that finally brought Alice Cooper and Jeff Beck together…

Cradle of Filth have issued a statement in response, saying that guitarist Marek “Ashok” Šmerda has been fired

The Police bassist and frontman is listed as the sole composer and author of the 1983 career-defining single Every Breath You Take

The Eurythmics legend returns with an album of Bob Dylan covers, a man who he remarkably befriended after a chance phone call

Mike Zaite explains how a background in electronics and a front-row seat to the British Invasion of the 1960s led to the formation of Dr Z Amplification – and why the sonics always lead the schematics

The resurrected 'bucker is designed to help guitarists emulate the mighty, distorted rumble of the metal godfather's tone, without descending into overcooked, blown-out mush

Based on Younge's personal Custom Shop build, the limited-edition Masterbuilt model nods to the past while departing radically from convention

Fender’s Custom Shop had a precarious start in the mid-1980s, but the story of its formative years is full of big ideas, some bizarre instruments, and a queue of famous guitarists

Mayer's most recent album, Sob Rock, was released in 2021, and was four years in the making

This year, Major League Baseball made “The Vedder Cup” official – and honored the Pearl Jam icon who inspired the name by awarding the winning team a guitar trophy