Arteconciencias: “Jimi turned round and said, 'Hey man, mind if I play the guitar for a while?' We played for about half an hour. That was probably the last time I saw him”: Andy Summers recalls his “outrageous” jams with Jimi Hendrix

“The arena-grade touring rig that fits in every guitar bag”: Kemper’s new Profiler Player might just be the ultimate compact all-in-one rig – and it doesn't even need a screen | “We called that riff ‘The Batman Riff’”: Kirk Hammett admits Metallica lifted the Batman theme on 72 Seasons | “At its best, the solo can tell a story, give us a sense of spectacle, and even offer a window into a player’s soul”: These are the best guitar solos of 2023

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December 20, 2023

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“Jimi turned round and said, 'Hey man, mind if I play the guitar for a while?' We played for about half an hour. That was probably the last time I saw him”: Andy Summers recalls his “outrageous” jams with Jimi Hendrix

In a new interview with Rick Beato, The Police guitarist also discussed his abandoned duet with Robert Fripp, and what he learned from a guitar lesson with "the world's greatest guitar player" Lenny Breau

"The arena-grade touring rig that fits in every guitar bag": Kemper's new Profiler Player might just be the ultimate compact all-in-one rig – and it doesn't even need a screen

It's only the size of two standard stompboxes put together, but the deceivingly compact rig looks to be just as powerful as its larger siblings

"We called that riff 'The Batman Riff'": Kirk Hammett admits Metallica lifted the Batman theme on 72 Seasons

Thought that riff in Shadows Follow sounded awfully similar to a certain classic superhero theme? Turns out Metallica knew exactly what they were doing

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"At its best, the solo can tell a story, give us a sense of spectacle, and even offer a window into a player's soul": These are the best guitar solos of 2023

Guitar World staff and readers choose the outstanding lead efforts of the year – including "this decades's Eruption"

"I got a call: 'Peter Frampton needs a bass player. Can you do it?' This was Tuesday. By Friday, I was playing my first show": Bass legend John Regan reflects on his career with Frampton and Frehley in his final interview

The Frehley's Comet bassist died in April 2023. Just three days before his untimely passing, he spoke to Bass Player about his remarkable career, including the highs and lows of working with Ace Frehley and his lifelong musical friendship with Frampton

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From Guitar Player

"It's all about Bach and Beck. Before Beck, guitars used to just go 'twang.' Then they learned to sustain and scream and impersonate a woman's voice and imitate brass instruments." The career and influences of Steve Hackett in five songs

Prog legend, innovator and "musical chameleon", Steve Hackett spent six years in Genesis before a stellar solo career delving into everything from classical to blues and beyond. Here are five Genesis cuts he considers his best

The mission: create a multi-tone classic-sounding tube amp for the 21st century. 3rd Power founder Dylana Nova Scott on her inspiration behind the "optimal, gigable" Clean Sink MkII

"Players need inspiring tools to create and deliver their heart, soul and music to their audience That's what 3rd Power does": Discover the Clean Sink MkII, a game-changing tube combo with three blendable iconic amp tones

Buyer's Guides

Best looper pedals 2023: go it alone with the greatest loop pedals for practice, live performance and jamming

Whether you're writing songs or woodshedding solos, using a loop pedal will make you a better guitarist – these are the best looper pedals from Boss, TC Electronic, Line 6 and more

Lessons

Introducing contrasting open chords – the open-string shapes used by the likes of Alex Lifeson and Jeff Buckley in some of their dreamiest guitar parts

What is a contrasting open chord? It's simply an open chord that combines high-fretted notes and open strings, and it can be used to great effect on acoustic or electric guitar