The GAS Man: What’s the Story?
We are the storytelling species. It’s part of what creates and shapes our humanness. But it’s not just ourselves we surround with stories, it’s things as well. Stories enable us to humanize objects and...
View ArticleBradley Cooper Plays Air Guitar to Neil Young's "Down by the River"— Video
We don't normally share (or care about) stories have have anything to do with "air guitar," but this viral video of actor Bradley Cooper on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon just isn't going away....
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Kirk Von Hammett's Second Annual Fear FestEvil Coming to San Jose in April
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett has announced the details of the next Kirk Von Hammett Fear FestEvil.The annual event, now in its second year, will include a murder-mystery dinner/VIP party at the...
View ArticlePaul Gilbert Lesson: The Truth About Inside and Outside Picking — Video
Guitarist Troy Grady hosts a web series called "Cracking the Code."In each episode, he breaks down a phrase—or something awesome that he has learned or figured out—and then explains it in a...
View ArticlePaul Gilbert's Public Service Announcement About Guitar-Strap Length — Video
Here's a word-for-word reprint of something the uber-talented Paul Gilbert recently posted to his Facebook page. It does a perfect job of setting up the new video below."I was making a video for...
View ArticleGuild Guitars Reintroduces Black Starfire Models
Guild continues to build out its Newark St. Collection with new options on popular models. For the first time in decades, guitarists can easily get a hold of a Guild Starfire III, Starfire IV or...
View ArticleMontgomery Gentry’s “Headlights” Acoustic — Exclusive Video Premiere
Here’s a fabulous acoustic version of country hit master Montgomery Gentry’s “Headlights.”This expertly written and performed song by the duo of Troy Gentry and Eddie Montgomery is from their upcoming...
View Article2015 She Rocks Awards Full Event Lineup Announced
The Women’s International Music Network is thrilled to announce the complete lineup for the 2015 She Rocks Awards, taking place Fri., Jan. 23, 2015, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Anaheim Hilton Hotel...
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Cordoba Introduces Trio of Solid Top Mini Guitars
Cordoba is proud to introduce the new Cordoba Mini, a uniquely sized travel instrument available with three different wood options. Designed to be the perfect companions for road trips, vacations, and...
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Cordoba Honors the Late Paco De Lucia with New Model
On the heels of legendary guitarist Paco De Lucia’s tragic passing, Cordoba has released a new flamenco model, called the F7 Paco. Inspired by various instruments in De Lucia’s arsenal, the F7 Paco...
View ArticleThe Aristocrats Premiere "Culture Clash" from New Live DVD — Video
Rock/fusion power trio supergroup the Aristocrats—featuring Guthrie Govan on guitar, Bryan Beller on bass and Marco Minnemann on drums—will release Culture Clash Live, a new live CD/DVD, January 20....
View ArticleFive Fabulous Acoustic Duets — Video
Are two really better than one?They are when it comes to these duets!Here amazing performers pair up for some fabulous acoustic playing that is double the fun.Got a favorite creative couple of your...
View ArticleFoo Fighters Enlist Van Halen's David Lee Roth, Slash, Kiss' Paul Stanley and...
Late last week, when Foo Fighters told the universe about frontman Dave Grohl's "surprise" birthday show scheduled for this past Saturday at the Forum in LA, we knew we'd have some interesting clips to...
View ArticlePeriphery's Mark Holcomb Demos His New PRS Guitars Signature Model — Video
On January 6, PRS Guitars announced its new signature model for Periphery's Mark Holcomb.Earlier today, Holcomb posted his very own demo video, which was filmed and edited by Jeff Holcomb. Check out...
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Two-Hand Tapping Workout, Part 1: Pentatonic Scales
In this lesson, I'm going to show you a two-hand tapping workout based on the foundation of my previous lesson, “Pentatonic Workout: Increase Left Hand Strength and Produce Great-Sounding...
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LessonFace with Steve Stine: Absolute Fretboard Mastery, Part 12 — Applying...
Live online group and private classes are starting in January at Lessonface.com.In this month’s installment of Absolute Fretboard Mastery (which happens to be the final installment), we’ll be going a...
View ArticleMartin Guitar Announces New Models and Vintage Tone System for NAMM 2015
Martin guitar has announced its new offerings to be presented at the 2015 Winter NAMM Show next week.New models to be showcased include the CS-00041-15, CEO 8 and two new Authentics Series models....
View ArticleTroy Grady Breaks Down Steve Vai's "Intimidation Lick" from 'Crossroads'— Video
As any good GuitarWorld.com follower knows, we often share the very highly detailed and entertaining lesson videos of a guitarist named Troy Grady.Here are two recent examples: • Paul Gilbert Lesson:...
View ArticleRandy Rhoads Tribute Album Featuring George Lynch, Brad Gillis, Doug Aldrich...
One of the most venerated guitarists ever to grace hard rock music, the late Randy Rhoads (Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot) will be celebrated in the truest of fashions with the release of Immortal Randy...
View ArticleJacky Bastek Performs "No Exit"— Video
I love when folks turn me on to amazing talent. Especially when they are super talented themselves.That’s why when the amazing Jon Gomm shared this link from young guitarist Jacky Bastek, I took...
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