Dr. Z Amplification Announces the EMS 50 Watt Head
Dr. Z Amplification Announces the EMS 50 Watt Head
Dr. Z Amplification is proud to announce the EMS, a new 50 watt head. The company’s...
D’Angelico to Sponsor Malibu Guitar Festival 2017
D’Angelico to Sponsor Malibu Guitar Festival 2017
For the second year in a row, D’Angelico Guitars will be the presenting sponsor of Malibu Guitar Festival,...
Harman Professional Solutions Announces JBL Professional Best American Band Contest
Harman Professional Solutions Announces JBL Professional Best American Band Contest
Harman Professional Solutions has announced the JBL Professional Best American Band Contest, giving musical groups...
July 2017 Guitar World Gear and Lesson Videos
July 2017 Guitar World Gear and Lesson Videos
These videos and audio files are bonus content related to the July 2017 issue of Guitar World.
For...
Forgotten Guitar: Earliest Known Live Footage of the Jimi Hendrix Experience
Forgotten Guitar: Earliest Known Live Footage of the Jimi Hendrix Experience
In February 1967, three months before the release of their debut studio album, Are...
Forgotten Guitar: Rare Footage of Jimi Hendrix’s Full Performance at the Albert Hall in...
Forgotten Guitar: Rare Footage of Jimi Hendrix’s Full Performance at the Albert Hall in 1969
Jimi Hendrix played London's Royal Albert Hall on three occasions...
Seether Return with Ferocious New Album, ‘Poison the Parish’
Seether Return with Ferocious New Album, ‘Poison the Parish’
Seether—Shaun Morgan (vocals/guitar), Dale Stewart (bass/vocals) and John Humphrey (drums)—have returned with their seventh full-length studio...
Avenged Sevenfold Cancel Tonight's Philadelphia Show
Avenged Sevenfold Cancel Tonight's Philadelphia Show
Avenged Sevenfold will no longer be opening for Metallica tonight, May 12, in Philadelphia. Guitarist Synyster Gates had to...
Keith Richards: Why I Hardly Ever Use Effect Pedals
Keith Richards: Why I Hardly Ever Use Effect Pedals
In the ongoing—and always entertaining—"Ask Keith Richards" video series, someone posed a doozy to the legendary...
Listen to Los Straitjackets' Guitar-Packed Nick Lowe Tribute Album
Listen to Los Straitjackets' Guitar-Packed Nick Lowe Tribute Album
On May 19, Los Straitjackets—aka "America's Instrumentalists"—will release their latest album, What’s So Funny About Peace, Love...
If You Feel Like You’re Not Getting Better at Guitar…
If You Feel Like You’re Not Getting Better at Guitar...
As an online educator with more than 16,000 students to date, I’ve had the opportunity...
Ben Bridges and Dean Ashton of The King Blues join Faith
Ben Bridges and Dean Ashton of The King Blues join Faith
Faith Guitars has announced that Ben Bridges and Dean Ashton of British punk/ska band...
Leslie Feist's Fierce Fingerpicking
Leslie Feist's Fierce Fingerpicking
Back in 1996, a potentially career-ending vocal injury forced Leslie Feist, who at the time was touring with Canadian punk-rockers Placebo,...
The 10 Most Important Electric Guitars
The 10 Most Important Electric Guitars
In their new book, Play It Loud: An Epic History of the Style, Sound & Revolution of the Electric Guitar,...
Seven Easy Guitar Chords That Will Make You Sound Better
Seven Easy Guitar Chords That Will Make You Sound Better
Jim Lill offers up this great lesson demonstrating “7 Easy Guitar Chords That Will Make...
Metallica Share Footage From Worldwired Tour Rehearsals
Metallica Share Footage From Worldwired Tour Rehearsals
Last night, May 9, Metallica live-streamed their rehearsal on the eve of the kickoff of their Worldwired World...
Why the Pentatonic Scale Is Bad for You
Why the Pentatonic Scale Is Bad for You
"Sometimes in life, the things we love the most are the very same things that hurt us...
Cali Heavy Psych Rockers PETYR Premiere "Old and Creepy"
Cali Heavy Psych Rockers PETYR Premiere "Old and Creepy"
Led by pro skater and guitarist Riley Hawk (son of Tony Hawk), San Diego quartet PETYR...
Earthquaker launches Erupter Fuzz
Earthquaker launches Erupter Fuzz
US pedal maker Earthquaker has launched The Erupter fuzz, which UK distributor ADG promises: ‘…sounds good with any pickup type anywhere...
Rosetti becomes exclusive UK distributor for Protec
Rosetti becomes exclusive UK distributor for Protec
Protec designs and manufactures a comprehensive range of cases, bags...
Dave Mustaine Says He Doesn’t Practice Guitar Anymore Due to Spinal Injury
Dave Mustaine Says He Doesn’t Practice Guitar Anymore Due to Spinal Injury
As some fans might know, Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine underwent spinal surgery in...
Guitar Cheats: Three Ways to Solo Like a Pro
Guitar Cheats: Three Ways to Solo Like a Pro
Today we present "Three Ways to Solo Like a Pro," part 3 of Darrell Braun's popular...
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Premiere New Song, "Baby Got Gone"
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Premiere New Song, "Baby Got Gone"
Today we've gotten together with the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band to premiere “Baby Got Gone,” the...
New Strings vs. Seven-Year-Old Strings. What’s the Difference?
New Strings vs. Seven-Year-Old Strings. What’s the Difference?
How big a difference is there in the tone of a new set of strings and one...
Forget About Down Tuning. Does Up Tuning Sound Heavy?
Forget About Down Tuning. Does Up Tuning Sound Heavy?
Guitarists like to tune down to make their metal riffs sound heavier. But what happens to a...
