Arteconciencias: “I hate to say it, but non-musicians – who are the majority of the listening world – are not going to remember guitar solos”: Kirk Hammett says it doesn’t matter how good or flashy a solo is – most people are going to forget them anyway

“The Tube Screamer for players that don’t like Tube Screamers”: Original Tube Screamer designer Susumu Tamura has unveiled a modded Ibanez TS808 that “throws all pre-conceived TS notions to the wind” | Devastating displays of double-neck tapping and Joe Bonamassa’s Christmas single: here are this week’s essential guitar tracks | “I’d not played for 17 years. I put all my guitars in the loft and never touched them. I didn’t think I knew how to play anymore”: When Happy Mondays split, Mark Day gave up guitar – and was surprised to find he could still play when he returned

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December 15, 2023

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“I hate to say it, but non-musicians – who are the majority of the listening world – are not going to remember guitar solos”: Kirk Hammett says it doesn’t matter how good or flashy a solo is – most people are going to forget them anyway

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According to the Metallica maestro, the average music listener doesn't share a guitar player's enthusiasm for a ripping solo

"The Tube Screamer for players that don't like Tube Screamers": Original Tube Screamer designer Susumu Tamura has unveiled a modded Ibanez TS808 that "throws all pre-conceived TS notions to the wind"

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The TS808-TMv.2 is the second Tamura-modded collaboration with Godlyke, and mods the classic overdrive pedal to offer a tone with "more hair" and a "bottom-heavy thump"

Devastating displays of double-neck tapping and Joe Bonamassa's Christmas single: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

(Felix Martin)

Catch up with the best guitar tracks from the past 7 days with fresh cuts from Joe Bonamassa, Joanne Shaw Taylor, J Mascis, Felix Martin, and more

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"I'd not played for 17 years. I put all my guitars in the loft and never touched them. I didn't think I knew how to play anymore": When Happy Mondays split, Mark Day gave up guitar – and was surprised to find he could still play when he returned

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Happy Mondays were one of the architects of the Manchester scene that gave birth to Oasis. Armed with basic gear, most of which he can't remember, their genre-splicing guitarist is finally proud of the influential music he helped create

"Things had been good – now there were arguments. At the last gig, Andy and I argued about an amplifier and who would use it": Original The Police guitarist Henry Padovani explains why he was ousted in favor of Andy Summers – but didn't mind being fired

(Alamy)

The founding French-born guitarist had a punkier attitude to his playing that clashed with Andy Summers, but he remained friends with at least two members of the band – and may have even inspired their late-noughties reunion tour

From Guitar Player

"We call it 'the claw': the hand shape you typically use on the neck. I change my tunings so that when I do the claw, it's not something I would typically play." Kelley Deal on the weird creativity of the Breeders' Last Splash

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30 years on, Deal reflects on the making of the '90s alt-rock masterpiece that propelled the Breeders to fame

"From its bling to its stereo electronics, Gibson's ES-355 launched the semi-hollow format to swank new heights in 1958": Favored by everyone from B.B. King to Johnny Marr, here's what makes the ES-355 so special

(Tucker Beirne)

Gibson's upgrade to the ES-335, the ES-355 was fancy, but also a little too fussy for some

Buyer's Guides

Guitar World deals of the week: Last chance to save big money on gear from Fender, Line 6, Positive Grid, and more

(Future)

With the big day fast approaching, these deals won't be around for much longer

Lessons

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas… so here's a lesson on how to play Deck the Halls, arranged for classical guitar

(Future)

The best way to spread Christmas cheer is to play guitar loudly for all to hear – this lesson will turn you into Andrés Segovia after three glasses of mulled wine