Study Finds the Bass Guitarist Is Most Important Band Member
Study Finds the Bass Guitarist Is Most Important Band Member
It’s official: Bassists are more important than guitarists.
A study conducted at McMaster University in Hamilton,...
Every Metallica Riff You’ve Ever Heard
Every Metallica Riff You’ve Ever Heard
Metallica’s sound has changed up from album to album, and there’s no better indicator of that than James Hetfield...
Watch Robert Plant Perform “Whole Lotta Love” from Upcoming AXS TV Show
Watch Robert Plant Perform “Whole Lotta Love” from Upcoming AXS TV Show
Robert Plant and his band, the Sensational Space Shifters, were headliners for David...
Another top TC man joins LunaStone
Another top TC man joins LunaStone
As the dust begins to settle from Uli Behringer’s takeover of TC Electronic, another of the Danish effects wizards’...
Seymour Duncan launches Mark Holcomb Alpha & Omega pickups
Seymour Duncan launches Mark Holcomb Alpha & Omega pickups
Seymour Duncan has added another star name to its range of signature pickups – Periphery’s Mark...
Jason Narducy on Verbow, Superchunk, Bob Mould and a Lifetime of Guitar
Jason Narducy on Verbow, Superchunk, Bob Mould and a Lifetime of Guitar
There are lifers…and then there are lifers. As a pre-teen in the Eighties,...
Top Five Ideas for Your Band’s Next Kickstarter Campaign
Top Five Ideas for Your Band’s Next Kickstarter Campaign
Hey, guitar nerds, it’s Shane, the cigar box guitar guy. Are you planning on crowdfunding for...
Soundgarden Announce North American Tour
Soundgarden Announce North American Tour
Soundgarden will embark on a North American headline tour this spring with support from the Pretty Reckless and the Dillinger...
Waits Instruments Announces Nick Fed Signature Guitar
Waits Instruments Announces Nick Fed Signature Guitar
Waits Instruments has announced its new Nick Fed Signature Model guitar.
The new guitar is made to Nick's exacting specifications....
Three Essential Blues Scales Every Guitarist Should Know
Three Essential Blues Scales Every Guitarist Should Know
Everyone loves to play the blues, but if you only know the minor pentatonic scale, your playing—not...
Seven Amazing Chord Progressions to Inspire You
Seven Amazing Chord Progressions to Inspire You
Inspiration can take many forms. Our favorite bands and artists are usually good for a spark (or a...
How to Blur the Line Between Rhythm and Lead Guitar
How to Blur the Line Between Rhythm and Lead Guitar
If you’re strictly a rhythm guitarist, you’ve probably found that playing chords all the time...
REVIEW: Elixir Optiweb electric guitar strings
REVIEW: Elixir Optiweb electric guitar strings
We get hands-on with Elixir’s brand new Optiweb electric guitar strings.
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Laurence Juber Premieres Acoustic Arrangement of The Beatles' "And Your Bird Can Sing"
Laurence Juber Premieres Acoustic Arrangement of The Beatles' "And Your Bird Can Sing"
Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of Laurence Juber's new acoustic arrangement...
Stephane Wrembel Premieres Two New Django Reinhardt Covers
Stephane Wrembel Premieres Two New Django Reinhardt Covers
Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of two new tracks by gypsy jazz guitarist Stephane Wrembel.
Below, check out...
Radial shipping Hot-British V9
Radial shipping Hot-British V9
Radial Engineering is now shipping its Hot-British V9 – an updated version of the Hot-British tube distortion pedal.
The Hot-British V9 builds...
'Whiskey & Wimmen: John Lee Hooker's Finest' Coming March 31
'Whiskey & Wimmen: John Lee Hooker's Finest' Coming March 31
To begin the centennial celebration of blues legend John Lee Hooker’s birth year, Vee-Jay Records...
Learning Triads from Jimi Hendrix
Learning Triads from Jimi Hendrix
It’s great to learn some new chords or concepts, but sometimes it’s difficult to know how to use them into...
Play Like Yngwie Malmsteen: How to Master the "Sevens" Mechanic
Play Like Yngwie Malmsteen: How to Master the "Sevens" Mechanic
In this instructional video, guitarist Troy Grady investigates one of the unusual asymmetrical groupings of...
A Clean Sweep: Running the Arpeggio Gauntlet
A Clean Sweep: Running the Arpeggio Gauntlet
“Close your eyes and continue to relax. Envision yourself in a room with neutral beige walls, faded Iron...
Top Five Best New Guitar Products
Top Five Best New Guitar Products
It’s been more than a month since NAMM 2017, and the guys at Guitar Nerds have had a chance...
Eight Ways to Troll Guitar Store Employees
Eight Ways to Troll Guitar Store Employees
A new video has been making the rounds in guitar land, racking up page views like La La...
'Whiskey & Wimmen: John Lee Hooker's Finest' Coming March 31
'Whiskey & Wimmen: John Lee Hooker's Finest' Coming March 31
To begin the centennial celebration of blues legend John Lee Hooker’s birth year, Vee-Jay Records...
Hear Top 10 Guitar Riffs Played Backward
Hear Top 10 Guitar Riffs Played Backward
What happens when you take 10 of the most popular guitar riffs and play them backward? Could there...
Watch Foo Fighters Preview Two New Songs
Watch Foo Fighters Preview Two New Songs
The Foo Fighters debuted a pair of new songs at a show Friday, February 24. You can hear...
