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- The Guitar World reviews team's gear of the year 2025
Platinum Award-winners, forward-thinkers and new classics from our favourite guitars, amps, effects, plugins, bass gear and more
- “When Iheard that, my first thought was, ‘Well, you can’t do that on a piano!’” Jared James Nichols teaches an essential guitar playing skill – how to bend the strings expressively
A set of electric guitar strings is no match for the bicep-curling, iron-pumping purveyor of blues power. He shows us how he makes his guitar scream
- “I opened my guitar case and nearly fainted – I thought there was a human hand in there”: Motörhead and Girlschool were leading the charge for British heavy metal in the ’80s – guitarist Kim McAuliffe reveals what touring with Lemmy was really like
The two bands released a joint EP, St. Valentine's Day Massacre, which also made an impact on the UK charts
- “Loog and Gibson have done another great job creating a guitar for young children without patronising them”: Gibson x Loog Les Paul Special review
We asked a dad and his eight-year-old daughter to test out Loog's three-string guitar collaboration with Gibson that's aimed at absolute beginners
- “I saw these guys play two years ago, and thought, ‘I’d love to be in a band like that.’ Be careful what you pray for”: Joe Walsh joins The War on Drugs as their surprise guitar hero guest for annual benefit show
He calls them “one of my favorite bands” and was even joined by their former lead guitarist for an all-star set closer
Guitar.com
- The biggest news stories from the world of guitar in 2025
The stories that had you clicking the most this year... The post The biggest news stories from the world of guitar in 2025 appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar.
- Why Noel Gallagher will never play a Strat live with Oasis, according to Gem Archer: “He doesn’t need all the bells and whistles”
The guitarist explains why Noel’s famous ‘wall-of-sound’ approach leaves no room for Strats on stage. The post Why Noel Gallagher will never play a Strat live with Oasis, according to Gem Archer: “He doesn’t need all the bells and whistles” appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar.
- “I canceled. That wasn’t how I wanted to spend my time”: Guitar legend Larry Carlton reveals how he quit working with John Lennon after one drunken session
The guitarist recounts the alcohol-fuelled studio date that convinced him to walk away from Lennon’s final solo album. The post “I canceled. That wasn’t how I wanted to spend my time”: Guitar legend Larry Carlton reveals how he quit working with John Lennon after one drunken session appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar.
- Driving Home For Christmas star Chris Rea dies at 74
Rea's family confirm he died “peacefully in hospital following a short illness”. The post Driving Home For Christmas star Chris Rea dies at 74 appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar.
- Eddie Van Halen once gifted Alice In Chains’ Jerry Cantrell so much gear it filled up his manager’s garage: “I haven’t been able to park my car for months!”
“Everybody gives me everything for free now, when I can totally afford it. When I couldn’t afford it, nobody would give me anything. So, let me do that for you,” Eddie told Jerry. The post Eddie Van Halen once gifted Alice In Chains’ Jerry Cantrell so much gear it filled up his manager’s garage: “I haven’t been able to park my car for months!” appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar.
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