Latest articles by Matt Owen
Jim Carrey remembers Chris Cornell and Soundgarden’s generous guitar gift as he inducts them into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Soundgarden played on the night with Mike McCready and Jerry Cantrell, while Olivia Rodrigo honored The White Stripes, the Tedeschi Trucks Band covered The Beatles, and Flea performed with Stevie Wonder
All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including the crown jewel of PRS’ 40th Anniversary year
Wylde Audio's most metal guitar ever, a new contender for Boss and Fender in the headphone amp space, and GNR bass tones in a pickup set. All that and more landed this week
IK Multimedia takes on Fender and Boss with the TONEX Plug – its first-ever headphone amp
The pocket-sized headphone amp looks to win the hearts of players by offering more than 40,000 tones propped up by the same AI Machine Modeling behind the entire TONEX ecosystem
How Jim Root’s radical signature Telecaster updated a Fender mainstay for the 21st century
The Slipknot guitarist was originally pushed towards Charvel, but he had his sights set on reinventing a Fender classic
The unexpected discovery in John Mayer’s iconic ’64 Fender Strat that helped shape the sound of the Silver Sky
It took more than 2 years to retool and redesign the classic S-type template – and PRS made a significant discovery along the way
When Eddie Van Halen crash-tested one of EVH’s most iconic guitar amps – and risked 5150 Studios in the process
Before Eddie Van Halen could sign off on the EVH 5150 III, he had to make sure it was borderline indestructible
Former G&L employee speaks out following quiet closure of company – as Fender purchases the 'Leo Fender' trademark
Steve Araujo, who worked with G&L for nearly a decade, has shed light on the fate of the company following weeks of speculation
Musician's Friend Black Friday deals 2025: Massive discounts of up to 50% off guitar gear
Black Friday may be weeks away, but at Musician's Friend, you can still grab yourself a great early deal on guitar gear
The one thing stopping headless guitars being embraced by traditional players, according to Ola Strandberg
Strandberg instruments have been pigeonholed as metal guitars, but the company wants guitarists to realize they aren't just for prog players
All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including the Hummingbird’s evil twin
A host of highly anticipated signatures, some surprising company-firsts, and the evil twin of the classic Hummingbird all landed this week
October 2025 Guitar World Editors' Picks
Liven up your Halloween with six-string (and five-string) sorcery from Alter Bridge, Mei Semones, Whitney, Karma Sheen, Jacob Collier, Unprocessed, and many more
Cyber Monday guitar deals 2025: Everything you need to know ahead of this year's sale
Find out where and how to grab the biggest savings on guitar gear when Cyber Monday arrives
Black Friday guitar deals 2025: shop early savings and read our expert shopping tips for the biggest sale of the year
Get ahead of all other guitarists with the best early savings this Black Friday, from Sweetwater, Guitar Center and more
Guitar Center Black Friday deals 2025: The Pre-Black Friday Sale is here!
Guitar Center has gone early with a Pre-Black Friday sale, which sees up to 30% off from now until November 12
Bonehead and Gem Archer both get signature Epiphones – and they’re recreations of 2 classic Oasis guitars
A gift from Noel Gallagher and a legendary 1984 Riviera helped shape the Oasis sound. Now, both are back as new signatures for the band's two loyal guitarists
Sweetwater Black Friday deals 2025: the early all-access sale has begun!
The Sweetwater early All Access Black Friday sale has arrived – here are the best deals on guitar gear
Jim Irsay’s billion-dollar guitar collection is going to auction, with legendary instruments from Kurt Cobain, Eric Clapton and David Gilmour up for grabs
With a wealth of record-breaking guitars among the collection, it promises to be the biggest guitar auction event of all time
The vintage guitar Bruce Springsteen sent Jeremy Allen White so he could learn to play
White went into the project having never played guitar. He ended up learning on something rather spectacular, thanks to the Boss...
Noel Gallagher’s internet-breaking Oasis reunion Les Paul has been brought to the masses with a Standard launch
Months after the Custom Shop Murphy Lab reissue sold out, Gibson has brought back one of 2025's most talked about guitars
The mystery Gibson SG Kirk Hammett played at Ozzy Osbourne’s last show is heading to auction – along with more than 150 other guitars from his collection
The SG was used to play a Black Sabbath cover at Back to the Beginning, and it’s headed to the auction block alongside some other choice picks from Hammett's collection
Epiphone Back to the Future ES-345s are being listed for up to $7,000 as scalpers strike the second-hand market
Punters are taking advantage of the hype surrounding the release by attempting to flip the sold-out guitars at extortionate premiums
The 16 most expensive guitars of all time
Fenders owned by Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan, Martins belonging to Kurt Cobain and David Gilmour, and one independently made axe headline the list of most profitable guitars sold at auction
Guitar Center CEO reveals his favorite guitars he owns
Gabe Dalporto is a keen collector and player, as well as the CEO of the retail giant – and he’s got quite the collection
