February 2026 Guitar World Editors’ Picks

Steve Vai and Matteo Mancuso – join forces, Midwest Emo GOATs American Football return, Anna Calvi works wonders with her ...
MusicRadar

“He was like, ‘Yeah, we just layered, like, 10 different guitars to get that guitar tone.’ I was like, ‘Oh, that's pretty amazing’”: How a warped sample and some ...

When I first heard it it reminded me of the feeling I got when I heard Hey Ya!, or when I heard Crazy, by Gnarls Barkley,” ...

10 classic rock riffs that were written by accident

All good rock and roll comes back to the guitar riff, but some of the greatest riffs of all time came to these artists purely ...
CNET

I Wanted to See if AI Could Help Me Get Better at Playing Guitar. Here's What I Learned

Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to make the most of it. This includes writing about consumer AI products and their real-world impact, from ...
Whiskey Riff

Muscadine Bloodline Puts An Acoustic Twist On “Misery,” Their Collab With Treaty Oak Revival

Need a full version ASAP. Muscadine Bloodline is currently on tour celebrating the music of their latest LP, Longleaf Lo-Fi. The Longleavf Lo-Fi tour has a very intimate setting, with Charlie ...

“It was John’s original inspiration, I think my melody, I think my guitar riff”: The story of one of The Beatles’ most poignant songs

In a 1980 interview with author David Sheff – published in the 2020 book All We Are Saying – Lennon described the song as his “first real major piece of work”, adding that McCartney’s “contribution ...

Playing in the world's biggest band - 1,000 members strong - at its US debut

A guitarist shares his experience joining Rockin'1000 for a performance of "Born to Run" at New Orleans' Superdome ...
Paste

The guitar will never die

The first guitar that mattered to me was not mine. It was my dad’s: a regular‑guy acoustic in the corner of the office/playroom, strings a little dead, wood a little scuffed, transformed into a magic ...