players passionate about the finer things associated with the rock ’n’ roll lifestyle, including vintage and collectible axes, designer watches and fashion, exotic motorcycles, fine foods and spirits and more. By 2017, Guitar Aficionado had run its course.Revolver, one of the leading hard rock and metal publications still in existence, was conceived as GW’s sister publication in 1999. When it hit newsstands in the spring of 2000, Revolver’s debut issue contained a unique mix of content, including an oral history of the Doors, a behind-the-scenes look at the Japanese pop scene and members of Slipknot wearing fashionable men’s suits. But perhaps the world wasn’t quite ready for such an eclectic combo: after only a few issues, Revolver was retooled and relaunched into the magazine metal fans know today. While each of these magazines has either been killed off or – in the case of Revolver – sold to another company, GW is still part of a large family. As a member of Future plc, it calls Guitar Techniques, Total Guitar, Guitarist, Guitar Player and Bass Player its sister publications.GW was published by Harris Publications from 1980 to 2003 and by Future US from 2003 to 2012. NewBay Media took over from 2012 to 2018, until Future plc re-acquired the magazine in April 2018. Key editorial personnel Editor-in-Chief – Damian Fanelli Senior Music Editor – Jimmy Brown Tech Editor – Paul Riario Associate Editors – Andy Aledort, Chris Gill Art Director – Mixie von Bormann GuitarWorld.com GuitarWorld.com was first launched in 1994 as the online counterpart to Guitar World magazine. It is run by a separate team to the print publication and posts up-to-the-minute guitar news, features, interviews, lessons, reviews and buyer’s guides, as well as select content from the magazine. The site reaches 3.3m users per month. Since 2020, it has become the online home of other Future guitar brands, including UK titles Guitarist, Total Guitar, Guitar Techniques and US title Bass Player, all of which were formerly hosted on GuitarWorld.com sister site MusicRadar. Australian Guitar is also part of the GuitarWorld.com portfolio of brands. During Guitar World’s NewBay Media era, the site was edited by Damian Fanelli, who is now the print magazine’s Editor-in-Chief. Since 2019, GuitarWorld.com’s Editor-in-Chief is former MusicRadar'' Guitars Editor Michael Astley-Brown. Personnel Editor-in-Chief – Michael Astley-Brown Associate Editor – Jackson Maxwell Staff Writers – Sam Roche, Matt Owen References External links Guitar World website Monthly