Win tickets to see Dweezil Zappa celebrate 20 years of playing Frank Zappa music in San Francisco at Guitar Player Presents
“James Brown told him it was pointless and it wouldn’t be cool. That’s ironic”: Del Casher, guitarist and engineer who helped develop the wah pedal, dies aged 88
Richard Lloyd reflects on Television, Zeppelin and Hendrix encounters, and his bittersweet relationship with Tom Verlaine in his final Guitar World interview: “I wanted to make a dent in rock history. That was my goal, and that came true”
“Thirty years, that’s what we’ve got between us. We’re here, going to Royal Festival Hall to do it all over again”: Noel Gallagher to make his first solo appearance in two years
“They made all these different bits up, not thinking in terms of verse, chorus, bridge or what was going to go where”: The “punk rock” making of the Spice Girls’ debut hit which academics have proved is the most recognisable song ever
“Look, if he can’t pay for it, I’ll be taking it back off him and selling it to somebody else”: How Rory Gallagher found the love of his life – the ’61 Strat that would become his Excalibur
“Don Felder looked into my solo work after I started playing with him. He said he hadn’t realized I could play like that”: Derek Frank reflects on life as a working bassist, juggling Gwen Stefani and Shania Twain, and why rehearsals are overrated
“Keith, your guitars only have five strings!” Brian Setzer recalls the day Keith Richards handed him his Les Paul
“There’s something inherently sexy about the sight – something primal, as if the wind were making love to the barley”: Sting admits that his country house is a rock star cliché – but it inspired one of his best-loved songs
The best new gear this week, ft. a new Telecaster for a session legend, an honorary Martin, and yet more evidence that NAM is taking over the guitar world
