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Essential Guitar Licks: Albert King Funk-Blues à la “Born Under a Bad Sign”

Essential Guitar Licks: Albert King Funk-Blues à la “Born Under a Bad Sign” We all know a great lick when we hear one—Jimmy Page’s solo...

Dave Grohl: "My Most Embarrassing Onstage Moment"

Dave Grohl: "My Most Embarrassing Onstage Moment" Foo Fighters guitarist and frontman Dave Grohl recently joined his mother to promote her new book, From Cradle...

Danish Guitar Virtuoso Quist Premieres "She #Zen" Music Video

Danish Guitar Virtuoso Quist Premieres "She #Zen" Music Video Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of "She #Zen," the new music video by Danish guitar...

TC Electronic Announces PolyTune 3, the Next Generation of Polyphonic Tuning

TC Electronic Announces PolyTune 3, the Next Generation of Polyphonic Tuning TC Electronic has announced PolyTune 3, the latest evolution of its polyphonic tuner pedal....

Traveler Guitar Updates LTD EC-1 ESP Model with Vintage Black Finish

Traveler Guitar Updates LTD EC-1 ESP Model with Vintage Black Finish Traveler Guitar now offers its LTD EC-1 with a vintage black finish. The guitar...

Guitar Amp Simulators: Better Than Real Amps?

Guitar Amp Simulators: Better Than Real Amps? Amp purists and Dumble collectors beware: you won’t like what you’re about to read. Since the dawn of digital...

10 Things Guitarists Should Know About Their Guitar

10 Things Guitarists Should Know About Their Guitar Whether you’re new to guitar or not, there’s probably something about the instrument you don’t know or...

Pons Guitars looking for distribution partners for its modular guitars

Pons Guitars looking for distribution partners for its modular guitars Guitar maker reveals recommended pricing for its...

Eric Clapton: 10 of His Best Under-the-Radar Solo Songs

Eric Clapton: 10 of His Best Under-the-Radar Solo Songs Sure, he was in the Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith and Derek and the...

Don Felder: Five Things We Learned from His New Ernie Ball 'String Theory' Episode

Don Felder: Five Things We Learned from His New Ernie Ball 'String Theory' Episode Don Felder is the subject of Ernie Ball’s latest episode of...

Chris Cornell Performs “Black Hole Sun” on ‘CBS This Morning’

Chris Cornell Performs “Black Hole Sun” on ‘CBS This Morning’ Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell appeared on CBS This Morning on April 22 and played three songs,...

Five Easy Shred Licks Inspired by Eddie Van Halen

Five Easy Shred Licks Inspired by Eddie Van Halen If you’re looking for some easy shred licks, you’ve come to the right place. Robert Baker...

How the Beatles’ “Day Tripper” Guitar Riff Blurs the Line Between Major and Minor

How the Beatles’ “Day Tripper” Guitar Riff Blurs the Line Between Major and Minor “Day Tripper” is among the surprisingly few riff rockers in the...

Five Alternate Picking Licks That Help You Play Fast

Five Alternate Picking Licks That Help You Play Fast If you have a need for guitar speed, here’s something that should do the trick. Guitar instructor...

Kirk Hammett: “My Number-One Advice for Musicians”

Kirk Hammett: “My Number-One Advice for Musicians” Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett was recently interviewed by Brazilian radio station 89FM. The wide-ranging talk included discussions about...

Tonetech to distribute Tone Up parts range

Tonetech to distribute Tone Up parts range UK supplier Tonetech has been appointed worldwide distributor for Tone Up products, a range of replacement guitar and...

North West Guitar Show returns to Haydock Park

North West Guitar Show returns to Haydock Park The North West Guitar Show, now it its 20th year, returns to its most popular venue yet...

Gear Review: Fret-King Elise GG MKII Guitar

Gear Review: Fret-King Elise GG MKII Guitar There’s something special about having an acoustic guitar rattle your entire midsection when you strum a chord. Why...

See the Purple Special, the Last Guitar Made for Prince

See the Purple Special, the Last Guitar Made for Prince The last guitar ever made for Prince, who died one year ago today (April 21,...

Hear Rex Brown's New Song, "Crossing Lines"

Hear Rex Brown's New Song, "Crossing Lines" Rex Brown—he of Pantera, Down and Kill Devil Hill fame—has premiered a new song over at Loudwire. You can...

Damon Johnson Talks New Black Star Riders Album, 'Heavy Fire'

Damon Johnson Talks New Black Star Riders Album, 'Heavy Fire' While continuing to pay homage to their Thin Lizzy legacy, Black Star Riders’ third album,...

Prince Plays "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" Before Making His Guitar Disappear

Prince Plays "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" Before Making His Guitar Disappear In 2004, Prince—who died a year ago today (April 21, 2016) at age...

David Gilmour Honors Prince: Watch "Comfortably Numb" Morph Into "Purple Rain"

David Gilmour Honors Prince: Watch "Comfortably Numb" Morph Into "Purple Rain" On April 24, 2016, Pink Floyd legend David Gilmour performed a touching tribute to...

Gary Moore's Son Plays His Father's Gibson Guitar in New Tribute Video

Gary Moore's Son Plays His Father's Gibson Guitar in New Tribute Video Inspired by his late father's would-be 65th birthday earlier this month (April 4),...

Watch Prince Perform Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love"

Watch Prince Perform Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" On April 21, 2016, the day Prince's death was announced, a YouTube user uploaded a rarely seen...