Review: Bass Master Billy Sheehan Pours Heart and Soul Into West LA Bass Clinic
Already known for his work with a multitude of bands and musicians, including Steve Vai, Talas, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big and Niacin, bass maestro Billy Sheehan recently kicked off two new projects —...
View ArticleJimi Hendrix Bassist Billy Cox Announces Band of Gypsys Experience Tour
Billy Cox, the bassist who worked with Jimi Hendrix as part of the Band of Gypsys and the Jimi Hendrix Experience, will hit the road with his own band on a multi-city tour.The tour, which is billed as...
View ArticleJazz Guitar Corner: Thinking Two Chords at a Time — Tritone Side-Stepping for...
One of the most common questions I get from jazz guitarists of any experience level is, “How do I bring a more modern sound into my jazz solos?” While there's no single answer, there are some things we...
View Article'Play Rock Guitar' DVD Delivers Basics of Rock, Metal, Blues, Thrash,...
Start playing rock guitar today with the ultimate DVD guide, Play Rock Guitar.With more than two hours of lessons, Play Rock Guitar gives you everything you need to play in all styles of rock,...
View ArticleInterview: Alex Lifeson Discusses Rush's Rock Hall of Fame Induction and...
Despite an intensely devoted fan base and decades of massive success, Rush have been, for much of their career, regarded as the World’s Least-Hip Rock and Roll Act—the band of choice for adolescent...
View ArticleThirty Years After 'Texas Flood,' Guitar World Celebrates the Phenomenal Rise...
Life Without You: Thirty years ago, Stevie Ray Vaughan took the world by storm with Texas Flood. As Sony releases the ultimate anniversary edition of that album, we celebrate the phenomenal rise of the...
View ArticleDear Guitar Hero: Accept Guitarist Wolf Hoffmann Talks Gear, Tone and 'Balls...
He's the founding lead guitarist of classic German metallers Accept as well as a professional photographer. But what Guitar World readers really want to know is ...The Balls to the Wall album cover is...
View ArticleReview: ENGL Gigmaster 30 Combo Guitar Amplifier
The following content is related to the March 2013 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now, or in our online...
View ArticleReview: Strymon Mobius Modulation Effect Pedal
The following content is related to the July 2013 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now, or in our online store.Over...
View ArticleExclusive Lesson Video: Owl — "Send"
Today, GuitarWorld.com presents an exclusive lesson video featuring Owl guitarist Jason Achilles Mezilis. In the video, which you can check out below, Mezilis shows you how to play "Send," a song from...
View ArticleIK Multimedia Ships iRig HD; Rock Out Anywhere with Studio-Quality Sound
IK Multimedia is proud to announce that iRig HD, the highly anticipated guitar and bass premium digital interface for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac, is now available from electronic and music...
View Article'Pink Floyd: The Black Strat' Tells History of David Gilmour's Iconic Guitar
Catch a rare inside glimpse of one of the world's most revered guitarists, David Gilmour, and his iconic Black Stratocaster. Pink Floyd: The Black Strat was written by Phil Taylor, Gilmour's personal...
View ArticleWas Jimi Hendrix Out of Control During His Final Days in the Studio? Evidence...
Was Jimi Hendrix spinning out of control during his final days in the studio, or on the verge of a new breakthrough? New evidence emerges on People, Hell and Angels, a new album of previously...
View ArticleJohn Petrucci: New Dream Theater Album "in the Home Stretch"
Dream Theater are hard at work recording their upcoming studio album, the followup to 2011's A Dramatic Turn Of Events. The band recently shared two of guitarist John Petrucci's Facebook posts: "Just...
View ArticleInterview: Black Star Riders Guitarist Damon Johnson Talks ‘All Hell Breaks...
Sometimes the same legacy that allows a band to pack arenas after multiple decades is the same thing that weighs a band down creatively. Fans, after all, tend to want their classic rock bands frozen in...
View ArticleReview: Traynor YBA-1 Bass Master Tribute Guitar Amplifier
The following content is related to the July 2013 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now, or in our online store.Known...
View ArticleGig Review: Primus Brings 3D Show to Pomona, California’s Fox Theater
Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde and Jay Lane, collectively known as Primus, started doing a run of "Primus 3D" tour dates last year, and they've extended it into another tour leg for 2013. The show...
View ArticleFeels Like Home: Greg Howe Talks Maragold, Guitars and Playing the Local Circuit
Greg Howe and I have a few things in common. First, we share a mutual interest in a certain instrument, and we both cut our teeth performing in clubs in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, area. But...
View ArticleJames "JY" Young of Styx Discusses the Band’s New DVD, 'Grand Illusion/Pieces...
Styx's new DVD/Blu-ray, Styx: Grand Illusion/Pieces of Eight — Live, captures the band performing their two classic multi-platinum '70s albums live in their entirety for the very first time. The DVD,...
View ArticleRockin' the Country with Joe Don Rooney: At the Crossroads — the Influences...
The following content is related to the July 2013 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now, or in our online...
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