Eerie Arpeggios, Part 4: The Spooky Sus4b2 Sound
Eerie Arpeggios, Part 4: The Spooky Sus4b2 Sound
In our last six lessons (see Guitar World May through September 2017), I presented a handful of...
Adding the Major Third to Blues Licks in Ninth Position
Adding the Major Third to Blues Licks in Ninth Position
In this third installment of our exploration of utilizing the major third of E, G#,...
Theme and Development: Two-Hand Percussive Tapping Variations
Theme and Development: Two-Hand Percussive Tapping Variations
As I demonstrated in my debut Guitar World column last month, a favorite technique of mine is percussive...
Boss Announces V-BDN VG-Strandberg Guitar
Boss Announces V-BDN VG-Strandberg Guitar
Boss has introduced the V-BDN VG-Strandberg guitar, a trailblazing new instrument that fuses the compelling designs of Swedish guitar maker...
Go Behind the Scenes With Mastodon in New "Toe to Toes" Video
Go Behind the Scenes With Mastodon in New "Toe to Toes" Video
Last week, we showed you the wild music video for Mastodon's "Steambreather." Now,...
Hear Avenged Sevenfold Cover The Rolling Stones' "As Tears Go By"
Hear Avenged Sevenfold Cover The Rolling Stones' "As Tears Go By"
Avenged Sevenfold have made quite a habit of left-field covers lately, re-interpreting the Mexican...
November 2017 Guitar World Gear and Lesson Videos
November 2017 Guitar World Gear and Lesson Videos
These videos and audio files are bonus content related to the November 2017 issue of Guitar World.
For the full range...
Glenn Hughes Talks New Black Country Communion Album & Honoring Deep Purple's Legacy
Glenn Hughes Talks New Black Country Communion Album & Honoring Deep Purple's Legacy
Black Country Communion, the Anglo-American rock group comprised of vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes...
Vintage electro-acoustics get sleazy
Vintage electro-acoustics get sleazy
JHS’s Vintage electro/acoustics were put through their paces at last weeks Hard Rock Hell Sleaze Festival at the Sheffield O2 Academy....
JD McPherson Premieres New Song, "Crying's Just a Thing You Do"
JD McPherson Premieres New Song, "Crying's Just a Thing You Do"
JD McPherson has premiered a new song, “Crying’s Just a Thing You Do,” and you can...
Everything You Need to Know About Seven- and Eight-String Guitars
Everything You Need to Know About Seven- and Eight-String Guitars
Ibanez Introduced the industry’s first mass-produced seven-string solidbody electric guitar—the Universe UV7, designed in collaboration...
Review: Taylor Guitars Grand Concert 362CE 12-String
Review: Taylor Guitars Grand Concert 362CE 12-String
The Taylor Guitars Grand Concert 362ce is a new small-body 12-string guitar that’s extremely player-friendly.
The 362ce’s compact cutaway...
Former Black Crowes Guitarists Rich Robinson and Marc Ford Talk Magpie Salute
Former Black Crowes Guitarists Rich Robinson and Marc Ford Talk Magpie Salute
Rich Robinson wanted to do something special for the three studio sessions he...
Brad Paisley Discusses His Signature Fender Road Worn Telecaster
Brad Paisley Discusses His Signature Fender Road Worn Telecaster
As a co-host of the CMA Awards since 2008, regular performer on dozens of other televised...
Chris Hillman Premieres "Here She Comes Again," Featuring Roger McGuinn
Chris Hillman Premieres "Here She Comes Again," Featuring Roger McGuinn
Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn—two co-founding members of the Byrds—recently teamed up to record "Here She...
Lukas Nelson Shows His Solo Stuff on 'Lukas Nelson & the Promise of the...
Lukas Nelson Shows His Solo Stuff on 'Lukas Nelson & the Promise of the Real'
Lukas Nelson is one of the most exciting voices to...
Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn Team Up for "Here She Comes Again"
Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn Team Up for "Here She Comes Again"
Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn—two co-founding members of the Byrds—recently teamed up to...
Behringer axes major customer – but won’t say who!
Behringer axes major customer – but won’t say who!
Uli Behringer, the controversial German entrepreneur behind the giant Music Group, has used social media to...
Lukas Nelson Shows His Solo Stuff on 'Lukas Nelson & the Promise of the...
Lukas Nelson Shows His Solo Stuff on 'Lukas Nelson & the Promise of the Real'
Lukas Nelson is one of the most exciting voices to...
On 'Era,' Mike Dawes Takes a Fingerstyle Journey, Literally and Figuratively
On 'Era,' Mike Dawes Takes a Fingerstyle Journey, Literally and Figuratively
Several years ago, U.K.-based fingerstyle virtuoso Mike Dawes was visiting a lavatory at New...
'The Contortionist's Cameron Maynard and Robby Baca Get Back to Basics on 'Clairvoyant'
'The Contortionist's Cameron Maynard and Robby Baca Get Back to Basics on 'Clairvoyant'
The future is uncertain for many, but progressive metal vets the Contortionist...
Guitarist Lindsay Ell Discusses Her New Album, ‘The Project,' Touring with Keith Urban and...
Guitarist Lindsay Ell Discusses Her New Album, ‘The Project,' Touring with Keith Urban and Brad Paisley
Guitarist Lindsay Ell describes her debut album, The Project...
Hear Elixir’s Optiweb Coated Strings in Action
Hear Elixir’s Optiweb Coated Strings in Action
Guitar World Tech Editor Paul Riario recently checked out the new Optiweb Coated Strings from Elixir, and you...
Watch Los Rios Rock School Students Recreate Van Halen's First Album
Watch Los Rios Rock School Students Recreate Van Halen's First Album
The intrepid young students at the Los Rios Rock School were recently taken by...
Stream Monday’s Interview with Nancy Wilson and Liv Warfield Right Here
Stream Monday’s Interview with Nancy Wilson and Liv Warfield Right Here
BackStory Events and Guitar World invite you to join us for the live stream...













