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Guitar World is the world’s leading guitar magazine. Professionals and beginners alike turn to Guitar World for top-flight coverage of their favorite artists, from rock titans like Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Metallica's Kirk Hammett to contemporary stars like the White Stripes' Jack White and Tool's Adam Jones. Every issue of Guitar World magazine offers broad-ranging interviews that cover technique, instruments and lifestyles as well as Guitar World’s famously thorough lessons and transcriptions.

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ACE FREHLEY (1951-2025) A KISS GOODBYE • An era of extravagant rock music comes to a close with the death of Kiss co-founder Ace Frehley. We salute the otherworldly life of the Spaceman

CLASSIC ACE • Longtime GW contributor Nick Bowcott remembers the man that launched a thousand licks — and laughs

NEW YORK GROOVES • Ace Frehley’s six greatest Kiss-era guitar moments

ACE’S ROCK SOLDIERS • The late Ace Frehley’s five most iconic Kiss-era guitars

LOST CLASSICS FREHLEY’S COMET • In his final interview for Guitar World magazine (conducted in early 2025 and not published until now), Ace Frehley looked back on the 1987 album that brought him back into the limelight

NEWS OF THE (GUITAR) WORLD • Lean back and get ready to relive the biggest, baddest and downright craziest guitar-centric headlines of 2025

OUR FAVORITE GEAR OF THE YEAR • There was an onslaught of new guitar products released over the past 12 months. Here are the ones that had us talking

THE YEAR'S BEST NEW STUFF • Pro players weigh in on 2025’s best songs, solos, riffs, guitar moments, guitarists of the year, gear and more

THE GUITARISTS OF THE YEAR • Guitar World’s editors and writers select 2025’s MVPs

PERSONALITIES Nuno Bettencourt • Which veteran ax horseman came galloping back into the guitar headlines in 2025? Say hi, Mr. B…

THE GEAR HUNTER PRS Guitars • Where were you when Paul Reed Smith launched his company no fewer than four decades ago? We sit down with the maestro to discuss the first 40 years of his iconic brand

Ibanez Q54W • The headless resurgence continues, this time from an iconic brand

Boss Plugout FX PX-1 • Is this the “Best of Boss” pedal?

Sterling by Music Man Kaizen 7 • Progressive guitar icon Tosin Abasi’s dramatic Music Man custom seven-string, re-imagined for players with lighter wallets

Fender American Professional Classic Stratocaster • As the Performer series makes way for the American Pro Classic, is this Strat the perfect vintage/mod hybrid?

Warm Audio Throne of Tone • Could this be the finest drive and boost pedal of the year?

JHS Pedals 424 Gain Stage • Does this recreation of an iconic multi-track recorder’s channel strip in a pedal capture the Mk.gee sound? It does that — and more

Double Up • Using double-stops in a melody or solo

Weighty Work, Part 2 • More on the art of writing a “heavy” riff

G Whiz, Part 2 • More on playing in open G tuning

The Power of Three • The joys of playing in a power trio

HOW TO PLAY THIS MONTH’S SONGS

SHINEDOWN “Three Six Five” • RELEASED AS A 2025 SINGLE

BUDDY HOLLY “Blue Days, Black Nights ” • AS HEARD ON THAT’LL BE THE DAY

THE WHO “Young Man Blues” • AS HEARD ON LIVE AT LEEDS (40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION)

Gibson SG Standard 1960–present • CATEGORY SOLIDBODY ELECTRIC GUITAR