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Michael Schenker on Vs, offsets, and the Scorpions
By Guitar World Staff published
The Scorpions, UFO, and MSG veteran takes readers back to when he heard distorted guitar for the first time as a teen, and the day the Scorpions came together

Tommy Emmanuel recalls his final moments with guitar legend Les Paul
By Janelle Borg published
The acoustic great pays homage to Les Paul's dedication to leveling up his playing, even when he was well into his 90s

Guitarist plays Green Day classic at Liverpool's Cavern Club – only to discover Billie Joe Armstrong was filming his set
By Janelle Borg published
Resident performer Callum McMorran thought it was just another Tuesday – turns out Billie Joe Armstrong had been watching his performance

He’s been sampled by Kanye, and played with Paul Simon – yet Delicate Steve is still the best-kept secret in indie guitar
By Matt Parker published
Steve Marion tells us why his career highlights include a severely negative Pitchfork review, making an album he hated and Kanye sampling him… then not releasing the track

Charlie Starr on the spiritual moment he played Gary Rossington’s famed ‘Free Bird’ 1961 Gibson SG
By Matt Owen published
Starr had the chance to use Rossington’s iconic Gibson to perform a Lynyrd Skynyrd medley last year, after it was announced the Les Paul/SG would be loaned out to a host of players for live use

Sue Foley explains why your picking hand is the key to great guitar tone
By Janelle Borg published
Decent equipment helps – but, according to Foley, the picking hand is the crux of achieving a great guitar tone
![[Left-to-right] Mark Tremonti, Myles Kennedy and Slash – Tremonti and Slash are playing their trademark singlecuts live onstage while Kennedy – a collaborator of both players' – is photographed with his new PRS signature model.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NWnPocmSNoWHAkJcmrx4dJ-320-80.jpg)
Myles Kennedy reveals what he learned as a guitar player from working with Slash and Mark Tremonti
By Richard Bienstock published
Any pro will tell you, the best way to improve as a musician is playing with great players. Kennedy, a collaborator of both Slash and Tremonti, would surely agree

Peter Yarrow, guitarist, singer for Peter, Paul & Mary, and co-writer of Puff the Magic Dragon, dies at 86
By Jackson Maxwell published
A folk icon and dedicated political activist, Yarrow helped bring the songs of Bob Dylan to the wider public, but his career was later tainted by his conviction on child sex abuse charges
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