Guitar World Magazines

Crank up the gain and master your favourite riffs with our archive of vintage Guitar World magazines. Launched in 1980, this premier publication has long stood as one of the world's leading guitar titles, championing hard rock, heavy metal, progressive virtuosity, and classic rock icons. Renowned for its accurate, note-for-note guitar and bass transcriptions, exhaustive gear "Soundcheck" benchmarks, and legendary artist-led columns, each issue puts you in the studio and backstage with the greatest six-string pioneers. Find our collection below.