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Billy Morrison tells the tale of two Les Pauls – one the bargain of the century, the other the one that got away
By Andrew Daly published
The Billy Idol guitarist shares his guitar-buying tips and undying love for Gibson guitars and Friedman heads – plus why he can’t be bothered to open his pedal tray…

Chris Impellitteri is one of the fastest guitarists of all time – but he realized there was more to life than shredding
By Andrew Daly published
Impellitteri explains why he listens to Albert King and Joe Bonamassa, what he learned from Eddie Van Halen and Ritchie Blackmore, and why he doesn’t regret missing out on the Ozzy Osbourne gig that went to Zakk Wylde

“His finest work since The Dark Side of the Moon”: How David Gilmour made a blockbuster comeback with Luck & Strange
By Amit Sharma published
2024 Year in Review: The prog icon's mystical solo album was only the start of it – who could have predicted a collaboration with Body Count?

“Joe was great at making me comfortable – he’s such a nice guy”: When Matteo Mancuso jammed with Joe Bonamassa
By Amit Sharma published
2024 Year in Review: The Sicilian guitar great joined the blues maestro for one of the year’s fieriest fretboard face-offs

“Her weapon of choice is, in fact, 45 years older than she is”: The unstoppable rise of Grace Bowers
By Amit Sharma published
2024 Year in Review: The teenager's meteoric success continues unabated as her frightening maturity yields magic from her trusty Gibson SG

“This is a historic collaboration”: How Diamond Rowe made history with Jackson Guitars
By Amit Sharma published
2024 Year in Review: The Tetrarch guitarist launched a super-charged signature single-cut with the high-performance guitar brand

Andy Fairweather Low on his sideman stints with George Harrison, Eric Clapton and Joe Satriani
By Joe Matera published
‘The Invisible Bluesman’ on why he probably won’t write any more songs, the ignored art of rhythm guitar, why he always thinks, ‘Why me?’ – and trying to persuade an amp expert to build a deliberately inefficient model

“Historic for Gojira and metal”: Why the Olympics played an unlikely host for some of the biggest guitar moments of the year
By Amit Sharma published
2024 Year in Review: Mainstream metal, historic guitar partnerships and solos while Tom Cruise abseiled – sports and music collided this year, with spectacular results
![Guitar World's Guitarists of the Year 2024 [from Left]: Emily Roberts, Dave Navarro, Grace Bowers, Slash and Mdou Moctar.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EjsmvUXTwBRdbcxBJGMipX-320-80.jpg)
Guitarists of the Year 2024 – the players who took 2024 by storm
By Jonathan Horsley published
Slash made a blues record. St. Vincent boggled our minds again. And Grace Bowers blew everyone away… Here we take a look at the players who made 2024 a banner year for the instrument

How Jason Becker and Marty Friedman made one of shred music’s most celebrated albums with a little help from their pupils
By Matt Owen published
When the two virtuosos went into the studio to record under the Cacophony name, they brought a bunch of gear that had been lent to them by students
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