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Prestige Guitars Todd “Dammit” Kerns Anti-Star VI Signature Model

Prestige Guitars Todd “Dammit” Kerns Anti-Star VI Signature Model PLATINUM AWARD If your job is to play alongside one of the most recognizable and iconic guitarists...

Bassist Jerry Dixon Talks New Warrant Album, ‘Louder Harder Faster’

Bassist Jerry Dixon Talks New Warrant Album, ‘Louder Harder Faster’ Since releasing their classic debut album, Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich, in 1989, hard rock...

Watch Chris Robinson Recount His Hilarious Grateful Dead Story

Watch Chris Robinson Recount His Hilarious Grateful Dead Story Chris Robinson recently sat down with author and journalist Alan Paul for a live interview organized...

Can a Fender Guitar in Standard Tuning Be Heavy?

Can a Fender Guitar in Standard Tuning Be Heavy? In his latest video, internet guitar guy Jared Dines, whose clips appear from time to time...

Is D Minor Really the Saddest of All Keys?

Is D Minor Really the Saddest of All Keys? Historically, classical composers felt that D minor was the most melancholy of the keys, suitable for...

Seven Kick-Ass Seven-String Guitar Songs

Seven Kick-Ass Seven-String Guitar Songs Look around you. There seems to be a seven-string renaissance happening at the moment. Actually, eight-string guitars seem to be...

Review: Mitchell Guitars HD400 and TD400

Review: Mitchell Guitars HD400 and TD400 Since 1986, Mitchell Guitars has built high-quality acoustic guitars that offer incredible value to beginning and experienced guitarists alike. Last...

Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers Perform Chris Cornell Tributes

Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers Perform Chris Cornell Tributes As expected, several popular artists have been honoring the late Chris Cornell by performing his music. Late...

Watch Steve Vai Perform Led Zeppelin Classics with Zepparella

Watch Steve Vai Perform Led Zeppelin Classics with Zepparella Zepparella rocked the third annual Malibu Guitar Festival this past weekend—and they had a little help from Steve...

Roland to launch new percussion, guitar, pro video and synthesizer products

Roland to launch new percussion, guitar, pro video and synthesizer products Roland will unveil 14 new products...

Roland plans 14 product online launch

Roland plans 14 product online launch Roland is persevering with its policy of simultaneous international online product launches with a new event: ‘The Future. Redefined....

Steve Vai Talks Malibu Guitar Festival, Favorite Live Shows and More

Steve Vai Talks Malibu Guitar Festival, Favorite Live Shows and More In anticipation of the Malibu Guitar Festival, which kicked off yesterday, May 18, and...

Watch Chris Cornell and His Daughter Sing “Redemption Song”

Watch Chris Cornell and His Daughter Sing “Redemption Song” While performing at New York’s Beacon Theatre in 2015, Chris Cornell invited his then-11-year-old daughter Toni...

Dan Auerbach Premieres "Waiting On a Song" Music Video

Dan Auerbach Premieres "Waiting On a Song" Music Video The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach will release Waiting On a Song, his second solo album, June 2...

The Who's Pete Townshend Shares the Story Behind "Pinball Wizard"

The Who's Pete Townshend Shares the Story Behind "Pinball Wizard" Pete Townshend (The Who) “Pinball Wizard” Tommy (1969) Featured on the 1969 rock opera album Tommy,...

The Surrealist Premiere "Lux" Music Video

The Surrealist Premiere "Lux" Music Video Experimental prog-metal band the Surrealist just released "Lux," a new single (and music video). It's available now on iTunes,...

Doyle Bramhall II: "My Time with Eric Clapton Was My Workshop"

Doyle Bramhall II: "My Time with Eric Clapton Was My Workshop" Next week, guitar legend Eric Clapton will kick off a run of three high-profile...

AC/DC: A Five-Minute Guitar-and-Drum Chronology

AC/DC: A Five-Minute Guitar-and-Drum Chronology Some of you might remember drummer Kye Smith, whose popular video, "The Beatles: A Five-Minute Drum Chronology," enjoyed its 15 minutes...

Watch Joanna Connor Shred on Slide Guitar

Watch Joanna Connor Shred on Slide Guitar Joanna Connor might be the best—or most original—blues-based slide guitar player you're likely to come across today. Or...

Applying Four-Note Shapes and Patterns to Arpeggios

Applying Four-Note Shapes and Patterns to Arpeggios In my previous three columns, I presented a detailed exploration of note groups, or “cells,” based on the...

Chris Cornell’s Family: Prescription Drugs Might Have Influenced His Suicide

Chris Cornell’s Family: Prescription Drugs Might Have Influenced His Suicide The family of Chris Cornell has issued a statement that questions a coroner’s report that...

Watch Megadeth Perform Soundgarden's "Outshined" As Tribute to Chris Cornell

Watch Megadeth Perform Soundgarden's "Outshined" As Tribute to Chris Cornell While performing in Tokyo yesterday, Dave Mustaine and Megadeth took a moment to remember Chris...

Top 10 stories of the week: Guitarguitar store closure, Rudall Carte relaunch, Brexit's impact...

Top 10 stories of the week: Guitarguitar store closure, Rudall Carte relaunch, Brexit's impact on UK festivals ...

DigiTech ships new CabDryVR pedal

DigiTech ships new CabDryVR pedal DigiTech has a new cabinet emulator stompbox, the CabDryVR pedal, that enables players to tune and mix 14 cab options...

Biters Premiere New Song, "No Stranger to Heartache"

Biters Premiere New Song, "No Stranger to Heartache" Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of "No Stranger to Heartache," a new track by Biters, a rocking...