Joe Satriani and Steve Vai Play "Satch Boogie" in 1988 — Video
We love when guitar greats get together to play songs with the word "Boogie" in the title.Like the time Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Beck met up in Hawaii to perform "Jeff's Boogie" in 1984.And then...
View ArticleCapsize: "This Song Made Me Think of You" Playthrough Video — Exclusive
Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of the playthrough video for "This Song Made Me Think of You" by Capsize.The song is from Capsize's debut album, The Angst In My Veins, which is...
View ArticleReview: Lace Pickups USA Ultra Slim Acoustic Sensor Pickup — Video
These videos and audio files are bonus content related to the December 2014 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now or...
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Betcha Can't Play This with Guitarist Glen Drover — Video
Check out this Betcha Can't Play This lesson video (and tab) with former Megadeth guitarist Glen Drover. With this blazing run in B natural minor, Drover shows you how to create striking contrasts...
View ArticleJack White Cancels Tour Following Death of His Keyboardist, Isaiah "Ikey" Owens
Rocker Jack White has canceled his remaining tour dates in Mexico after his keyboardist, Isaiah "Ikey" Owens, was found dead in his Puebla, Mexico, hotel room.Here's the original notice of Owens'...
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Betcha Can't Play This: Rolling Along with Psycroptic's Joe Haley
This is an ascending run that’s fairly typical of my playing style in Psycroptic. I like to come up with lines that flow and roll nicely while making things as easy as possible for me technically, and...
View ArticleIt Might Get Weird: The Frirsz Filmocaster Guitar
We’ve seen many weird guitars made out of strange materials (a bull’s skull, a girl mannequin and a toilet seat, to name a few), but a film reel is one of the most unusual items we’ve ever encountered...
View ArticleGlenn Proudfoot Premieres New Song and Video, "Now That You’re Gone"— Exclusive
Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the premiere of "Now That You’re Gone"—the song and the music video—by guitarist and frequent Guitar World contributor Glenn Proudfoot.The song is from his new album,...
View ArticleSlipknot Premiere New Song, "Killpop"— Listen
Slipknot will release their new album, .5: The Gray Chapter, October 21. In anticipation, the band has been rolling out new songs from the record for streaming online.Today, the band released their...
View ArticleLearn Essential Techniques of World's Greatest Guitarists with Musicians...
Learn the essential lines and techniques of the world's greatest guitarists with The Guitar Lick-tionary, a super-cool book/CD pack from Musicians Institute! Set up like a dictionary, it provides...
View ArticleGuitar World's Paul Riario Puts D'Addario's NYXL Strings to the Test on the...
In this brand-new video, Guitar World's Paul Riario — armed with a Charvel Jake E. Lee signature model guitar — hits the gritty streets of New York City with D'Addario's new NYXL strings. The goal? To...
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Slipknot's Jim Root and Mick Thomson Talk Brutal New Album, '.5: The Gray...
This is an excerpt from the December 2014 issue of Guitar World. For the rest of this Slipknot story, plus features on Slash, Joe Bonamassa, Lenny Kravitz, Paul Gilbert, Motionless In White, Electric...
View ArticleFender Introduces Adam Clayton Jazz Bass Guitar
Fender has introduced its Adam Clayton Jazz Bass guitar.From the company:Throughout the entire phenomenal history of the band, the music of U2 has been underpinned by the gracefully muscular bass work...
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The Guitarist's Guide to Playing Bass: 20 Guidelines to Help You Think and...
Bass is more than just a guitar with two fewer strings. It has a different tone, scale length, feel and musical role, and in many cases it requires a different conceptual and technical approach....
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Bent Out of Shape: Wallner's Quick Licks, Part 2 — Arpeggio Intervals
When soloing, I try to use a balanced mix of scales, intervals and arpeggios. Something I always struggle with is trying to incorporate arpeggios into my solos without having them sound too generic. A...
View ArticleJägermeister Ice Cold Gig: The Defiled Perform on an Iceberg in Greenland —...
A gigantic Iceberg has been turned into the most unlikely of gig venues in the Greenland Sea, as U.K. metal band the Defiled (Nuclear Blast Records) performed on top of the floating platform for the...
View ArticleBill Frisell’s Tele-Portation: 'Guitar in The Space Age'!
"To you I shall put an end, then you'll never hear surf music again."— Jimi Hendrix, “Third Stone From The Sun”Oh, Jimi … you would’ve loved this. Surf music? I’ll say! Straight from the valleys of...
View ArticleFoo Fighters Premiere New Song, "Something from Nothing"— Listen
Dave Grohl & Co., also known as Foo Fighters, have premiered "Something from Nothing," the first song from their new album, Sonic Highways.The album, which will be released worldwide November 10,...
View Article15-Year-Old Sarah Command Plays "Tight Trite Night" by Don Ross — Video
Here’s a fun slappin’, tappin’ acoustic performance by 15-year-old guitarist Sarah Command.She's playing “Tight Trite Night” originally by Don Ross.Hailing from Alberta, Canada, Sarah is one half of...
View ArticleTheory of a Deadman Premiere “Savages” Music Video Featuring Alice Cooper
Canadian hard-rock band Theory of a Deadman released their latest album, Savages, earlier this year via Roadrunner Records. Today, the band has teamed up with RevolverMag.com and GuitarWorld.com to...
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