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How to Create Heavenly Chord Progressions

How to Create Heavenly Chord Progressions Have you ever seen those cartoons of little angels in the clouds, plucking their harps majestically without a care...

Jason Richardson Tries to Break Ernie Ball’s New Paradigm Strings

Jason Richardson Tries to Break Ernie Ball’s New Paradigm Strings Ernie Ball claims its newest guitar strings—Paradigm—are the most durable and unbreakable strings to ever...

Joyo offers Bluetooth amp opportunity

Joyo offers Bluetooth amp opportunity Shenzhen, China based Joyo Audio has introduced a new amp, the OP-GT for bedroom guitar players. Featured with Bluetooth 4.0,...

Orange branches out

Orange branches out Marking a significant change from its much loved guitar and bass amps, Orange has launched the Dual Discrete Op-Amp, designed for audio...

Magnatone Adds New Lyric Amplifier to Its Studio Collection

Magnatone Adds New Lyric Amplifier to Its Studio Collection Magnatone today announced the newly redesigned Lyric amplifier as part of the company's Studio Collection. From...

Kirk Hammett: “Jimmy Page Told Me to Buy Peter Green’s Les Paul”

Kirk Hammett: “Jimmy Page Told Me to Buy Peter Green’s Les Paul” In a recent interview with Guitarist, Hammett reveals how he came to own...

Zakk Wylde and Zakk Sabbath Premiere "War Pigs" Music Video

Zakk Wylde and Zakk Sabbath Premiere "War Pigs" Music Video Zakk Wylde and his Black Sabbath cover band, Zakk Sabbath, have premiered a new music...

10 Things You Didn't Know About Stevie Ray Vaughan

10 Things You Didn't Know About Stevie Ray Vaughan It’s been almost 35 years since Stevie Ray Vaughan burst onto the world stage, becoming the...

This DIY Leslie Speaker Was Made from a Cup, Cigar Box and Computer Fan

This DIY Leslie Speaker Was Made from a Cup, Cigar Box and Computer Fan Michael Steffen of St. Louis recently posted this quick video of a...

Foreigner at 40: Mick Jones Talks New Compilation Album, Gear and Autobiography

Foreigner at 40: Mick Jones Talks New Compilation Album, Gear and Autobiography Following the success of their self-titled 1977 debut album, Foreigner went on to...

The Best Blues-Ready Guitars, Amps and Effects on the Market

The Best Blues-Ready Guitars, Amps and Effects on the Market Got the blues but not the gear? Cheer up with this excellent assortment of blues-ready guitars,...

The Top 10 Guitar-Playing Frontmen in Rock

The Top 10 Guitar-Playing Frontmen in Rock Even though Metallica's James Hetfield makes it look all too easy, there are countless guitarists who find it...

A Salute to Clarence White of The Byrds and Kentucky Colonels

A Salute to Clarence White of The Byrds and Kentucky Colonels Clarence White was a genuine double threat. His brilliant, Doc Watson-inspired acoustic flatpicking, which incorporated lightning-fast fiddle...

The Alarm’s Mike Peters Discusses His Inspiring New Documentary, ‘Man in the Camo Jacket’

The Alarm’s Mike Peters Discusses His Inspiring New Documentary, ‘Man in the Camo Jacket’ The story behind Mike Peters’ inspiring new documentary, Man in the...

Watch Paul Gilbert Play "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"

Watch Paul Gilbert Play "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" As our readers know, if you want to watch a slew of talented guitarists wail over the...

Forgotten Guitar: Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister Demos His Bass Tone

Forgotten Guitar: Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister Demos His Bass Tone In this one-minute video, Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister demos the difference between how other bassists sound—and how...

Todd Rundgren and Joe Satriani Team Up for "This Is Not a Drill"

Todd Rundgren and Joe Satriani Team Up for "This Is Not a Drill" Todd Rundgren and Joe Satriani have teamed up on a new song,...

Royal Thunder's Josh Weaver on New Record and Pedal Addiction

Royal Thunder's Josh Weaver on New Record and Pedal Addiction Royal Thunder guitarist/founder Josh Weaver has just cleared soundcheck at Richmond, Virginia’s Strange Matter venue when...

Review: Mono M80 Vertigo and Guitar Tick

Review: Mono M80 Vertigo and Guitar Tick It’s been more than 20 years since I actually used a guitar case to transport my electric guitar to a...

Hear Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie's New Song, "In My World"

Hear Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie's New Song, "In My World" On April 11, Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie announced they'd be coming out...

How Do You Create a Viral Guitar Hit? Mika Tyyskä and 'The Guitar Shred...

How Do You Create a Viral Guitar Hit? Mika Tyyskä and 'The Guitar Shred Show' What do you do when there's no single job that...

Derek Trucks: The Most Important Part of Any Guitar Solo

Derek Trucks: The Most Important Part of Any Guitar Solo Derek Trucks recently sat down with Music Radar to offer his top five tips for...

Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' Perform and Discuss New Album and Tour

Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' Perform and Discuss New Album and Tour Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ have announced a special, full-band tour in support...

Chris Mike Premieres Solo Guitar Arrangement of "Bohemian Rhapsody"

Chris Mike Premieres Solo Guitar Arrangement of "Bohemian Rhapsody" Guitarist Chris Mike—whose impressive videos turn up on GuitarWorld.com from time to time—has just posted a...

Watch Steve Vai and Generation Axe Congratulate Neal Schon on Rock Hall Induction

Watch Steve Vai and Generation Axe Congratulate Neal Schon on Rock Hall Induction On April 7, Journey were among the honorees at the Rock and Roll...