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Secrets of Shred with Sammy Boller: Connecting String-Skipping Patterns —...
In this lesson, I’m going to demonstrate some basic string-skipping patterns. These patterns are easy to link up with your pentatonic scales, and I think you’ll find them very useful for adding some...
View ArticleGuitar World's Back to School Sale: Take $5 Off Each Purchase!
It's time for our annual Back-to-School Sale at the Guitar World Online Store!Through 11:59 p.m. September 28, 2014, take $5 off each purchase made at the store!Just be sure to use code BACK2SCHOOL14...
View ArticleGuitar World's Battle of the Greatest Live Bands: Round 3 — AC/DC Vs. Iron...
We don't know about you, but around here, September brings to mind tours and massive live shows — probably because it's the only month where summer and fall, the two biggest rock touring seasons,...
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Win a Rare, Autographed, Limited-Edition Slash Print by Rock Photographer...
Teaser Content: Legendary rock photographer Gene Kirkland, who has photographed the biggest names in rock and metal throughout the Eighties and Nineties, has opened up his archives for the first time...
View ArticleGuitarist Elliot Easton Discusses The Empty Hearts, The Cars and His...
Even though the Empty Hearts feature members of Blondie, the Cars, the Chesterfield Kings and the Romantics — and even though their name was chosen from Little Steven Van Zandt's super-secret list of...
View ArticleKing Crimson Return, Play First Gigs in Six Years
Fans of progressive rock had reason to rejoice this past summer when Robert Fripp, the guitarist and bandleader of the legendary progressive rock band King Crimson, dramatically announced he was coming...
View ArticleReview: MXR M68 Uni-Vibe Chorus/Vibrato Pedal
These videos and audio files are bonus content related to the November 2014 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now or...
View ArticleTalking Gear and 'Juice' with John Scofield
He’s played with jazz legends from the past and jam heroes of today; he’s burrowed into the roots of bebop and blazed new territory in the world of funk; he’s a fearless soloist as well as a cool cat...
View ArticleGuitar World's Battle of the Greatest Live Bands: Round 3 — Van Halen Vs. Queen
We don't know about you, but around here, September brings to mind tours and massive live shows — probably because it's the only month where summer and fall, the two biggest rock touring seasons,...
View ArticleGuitar World's Battle of the Greatest Live Bands: Semifinals — The Allman...
We don't know about you, but around here, September brings to mind tours and massive live shows — probably because it's the only month where summer and fall, the two biggest rock touring seasons,...
View ArticlePaganini Guitar Duel: The Commander-In-Chief and Craig Ogden Play Caprice No....
Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the worldwide premiere of a new recording and performance video by the Commander-In-Chief, a seven-string guitarist from Norway who now lives in England, and classical...
View ArticleBlack Sabbath to Record New Album and Embark on Final Tour in 2015
Black Sabbath apparently have at least one more studio album — and one more tour — left in the tank.The trio (no word on if they will become a quartet again) will start working on a new studio album in...
View ArticleHow Teaching Guitar Made Me a Better Player
When someone says “guitar lessons," what kind of image does that conjure? I think of the dingy back room of a music store, with one amp and two folding metal chairs—and not quite enough space to...
View ArticleEric Johnson and Mike Stern Discuss Their ‘Eclectic’ New Album
What do you get when you combine two bona-fide guitar heroes in their respective genres — and then have them go toe-to-toe with each other? You get Eclectic, a new album by blues/jazz/rocker Eric...
View ArticleSeymour Duncan Pickup Booster Pedal — Exclusive Demo Video
Today, GuitarWorld.com presents an exclusive demo video of Seymour Duncan's recently introduced Pickup Booster pedal.The video, which you can check out below, features the music and six-string mastery...
View ArticleLook Up and Learn 150 of Your Favorite Songs with 'The Guitar Tab White Pages'
If you're about to be stranded on a desert island and you can only take your guitar and one songbook with you, make sure it's The Guitar Tab White Pages!This incredible second edition contains 150...
View ArticleKinks Guitarist Dave Davies to Release New Album, 'Rippin' Up Time,' October 28
Kinks lead guitarist Dave Davies will release a new solo album, Rippin’ Up Time, October 28 via Red River Entertainment.The album, which was produced by Davies and David Nolte, features 10 new original...
View ArticleMichelle Kwan Plays Metallica's "One" on a Guzheng, a Traditional Chinese...
Below, check out this recently posted (September 23, 2014) video of Michelle Kwan covering Metallica's "One" on a guzheng through an Orange guitar amp.What's a guzheng, you ask? Well, according to...
View ArticleGuitar World's Battle of the Greatest Live Bands: The Final Showdown — AC/DC...
We don't know about you, but around here, September brings to mind tours and massive live shows — probably because it's the only month where summer and fall, the two biggest rock touring seasons,...
View ArticleClip-On Tuner Poll — Players’ Pick
We are thrilled to launch Acoustic Nation Players’ Pick–– a new poll series designed to let YOU decide what gear is deserving of our award. For our first poll, it’s all about clip-on tuners. Of all the...
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