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Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister and Phil Campbell Go Acoustic

Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister and Phil Campbell Go Acoustic Here’s a cool recording of Motörhead's Lemmy and Phil Campbell from Motörhead chilling out—acoustically! Recorded circa 2001, the song...

22 Guitarists, Producers and Gear Makers Reveal Their Tone Secrets

22 Guitarists, Producers and Gear Makers Reveal Their Tone Secrets Tone is the Holy Grail for all guitarists. But while Sir Galahad undertook the quest...

Mono Cases: Can a Gig Bag Really Keep Your Guitar Safe?

Mono Cases: Can a Gig Bag Really Keep Your Guitar Safe? If you’ve ever experienced the horror of opening a case to find a wounded...

Shredding and the Phrygian Mode

Shredding and the Phrygian Mode If you search for “shredding” on Google, two definitions will appear at the top of your monitor: 1. To tear or...

Paul Gilbert Demos His New In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida TonePrint for TC Electronic

Paul Gilbert Demos His New In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida TonePrint for TC Electronic TC Electronic has announced Paul Gilbert’s newest TonePrint, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida. Gilbert was looking for a 16th-note repeating...

Four Easy Guitar Solos for Beginners

Four Easy Guitar Solos for Beginners If you’re a rhythm guitarist and want to pick up some soloing chops, here’s a video to help you...

George Harrison Talks About His “Rocky” Fender Stratocaster

George Harrison Talks About His “Rocky” Fender Stratocaster George Harrison played a number of guitars during his years in the Beatles, from Gretsch and Rickenbacker...

J. Geils Band Co-Founder J. Geils Dead at 71

J. Geils Band Co-Founder J. Geils Dead at 71 John Warren Geils Jr., lead guitarist and co-founder of the J. Geils Band, was found dead...

BR Distribution adds Armor

BR Distribution adds Armor BR Distortion has added Ahead Armor instrument cases to its line-up. Available in four sizes (Electric – RRP – £112.00, Electric...

Yamaha Announces Enhancements to Popular A Series Acoustic Guitars

Yamaha Announces Enhancements to Popular A Series Acoustic Guitars Yamaha has announced significant enhancements to the company’s popular A Series acoustic-electric guitars. Chief among these innovations...

Joe Satriani’s G4 Experience to Feature Paul Gilbert, Phil Collen and Warren DiMartini

Joe Satriani’s G4 Experience to Feature Paul Gilbert, Phil Collen and Warren DiMartini Joe Satriani has announced the 2017 G4 Experience: Surfing with the Alien...

Brian Setzer: How to Shred Like a Rockabilly Master

Brian Setzer: How to Shred Like a Rockabilly Master Rockabilly swinger Brian Setzer turned 58 earlier this week (April 10), and the gang over at...

The Ultimate Chord Challenge: Can You Play These Progressions?

The Ultimate Chord Challenge: Can You Play These Progressions? Darrell Braun recently presented a video where he demonstrated 10 of his hardest-to-play chord voicings, all...

“These Bands Should Be in the Rock Hall of Fame”—Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament

“These Bands Should Be in the Rock Hall of Fame”—Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament Most rock fans have a band or two that they think deserves...

Robert Trujillo’s 12-Year-Old Son, Tye, Will Play Bass for Korn

Robert Trujillo’s 12-Year-Old Son, Tye, Will Play Bass for Korn Over the weekend, Korn announced via Facebook that they'll be touring in South America with...

Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie Announce New Album and US Tour

Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie Announce New Album and US Tour Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie, longtime members of Fleetwood Mac, have teamed up to...

John Oates Live Interview Event Coming to NYC

John Oates Live Interview Event Coming to NYC Live-streaming producers BackStory Events has teamed with Parade magazine and Parade.com for a unique event with Rock...

Cort Adds Open-Pore, All-Mahogany Model to AS Series of Acoustic-Electrics

Cort Adds Open-Pore, All-Mahogany Model to AS Series of Acoustic-Electrics A solid, all-mahogany body with a natural, open-pore finish and orchestra model (OM) cutaway design;...

The Sore Losers Premiere “Nightcrawler” Music Video

The Sore Losers Premiere “Nightcrawler” Music Video Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of a new video by the Sore Losers. This powerful performance of “Nightcrawler”—a...

Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman Announce North American Tour

Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman Announce North American Tour As reported here, prog-rock legends Yes were inducted into the Rock and Roll...

Bedrock of Shred: Al Di Meola's Amazing Sixes

Bedrock of Shred: Al Di Meola's Amazing Sixes In the late Seventies and early Eighties, if there was one name from the jazz guitar world that...

Jack White Premieres New Song, "Battle Cry"

Jack White Premieres New Song, "Battle Cry" Former White Stripes frontman Jack White dropped a surprise new single late last week. You can hear the new...

Steve Vai: Five Things We Learned from His New Ernie Ball 'String Theory' Episode

Steve Vai: Five Things We Learned from His New Ernie Ball 'String Theory' Episode String Theory is a web series from Ernie Ball that explores...

How to Mix Chords with Blues Licks

How to Mix Chords with Blues Licks Mixing small chords into your blues licks is a great way to give your soloing a more polished...

Musikmesse 2017? Mixed Emotions, says Neil Golding

Musikmesse 2017? Mixed Emotions, says Neil Golding MIN’s publisher reflects on this year’s show as doubts grow about its future as Europe’s premier MI...