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Beginner guitarists often wrestle with this age-old question, so we’re here to answer it once and for all – as well as a few others

The Be-Bop Deluxe icon invites us into his guitar-packed home to talk about his endless drive to write and record, his six-string war stories, and why he hasn’t used guitar amps for years

While finishing up the djent-shoegaze heavyweights’ new album, Bickerstaffe reflects on kickstarting a craze for baritones, why he’s burned out on P-90s, and what makes amp modelers feel like a step backward

Brian Setzer mixes jazz, swing and rock 'n' roll for a sound that's all his own. This lesson unpacks his soloing style so you crazy cats won't stray on the fingerboard

A dreadnought guitar with real, genuine character?

In this 2018 interview, available online for the first time, Eddy discusses the lessons learned as one of the founders of rock ‘n’ roll guitar

On Guitar World’s December 1987 cover, Joe Perry – tagline “the Bad Boy who's badder than ever” – was rocking a ’57 Duo Jet. This is the story behind the guitar

The noise improv specialist for Brooklyn’s Couch Slut is also a luthier at NYC institution Retrofret. She details some of the most treasured instruments she’s encountered, the magic of running a Gretsch at high gain, and grabbing one of her hero’s pedals before anyone else got the chance

Postponed following the guitar legend's death in August 2023, Gardiner Houlgate will now host the auction on 11 June. Watch auctioneer Luke Hobbs introduce the first half of the collection