PRS Guitars Introduces S2 Vela — Demo Video
PRS Guitars has announced the newest addition to the S2 Series: the S2 Vela. From the company:The Vela model follows in the tradition of the company’s Mira and Starla models, providing vintage-inspired...
View ArticleSubmit to Perform at the 2015 She Rocks Showcase at the ASCAP EXPO
The Women’s International Music Network (the WiMN) announces the official 2015 She Rocks ASCAP EXPO Showcase scheduled during the ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO in Los Angeles, Calif. Now in its second...
View ArticleGreat Lake Swimmer's "I Must Have Someone Else's Blues"— Exclusive Song Premiere
Here’s a bit of a rockin’ rollick from Great Lake Swimmers. It’s “I Must Have Someone Else’s Blues” from their new release, A Forest Of Arms, out April 21.Personally, I’m not sure I’d want to try...
View ArticleMetal for Life with Metal Mike: Forging Aggressive, Memorable Riffs with...
These videos and audio files are bonus content related to the April 2015 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now or at...
View ArticleJeremy Bass’ “Lift Me Up” — Exclusive Song Premiere
As I listened to this song, I thought, “Wow, this is one of the coolest songs I’ve heard in a while!” So I’m very please to share this song from Jeremy Bass called “Lift Me Up” from his upcoming album...
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D’Angelico and Will Dailey Team up for an Acoustic Guitar and Music Giveaway
This month we’re sharing something really fun.It’s a kickin’ contest that brings you both an instrument and some musical inspiration.We’re giving away this wonderful, brand new D’Angelico acoustic...
View Article10 Reasons You Should Play Classical Guitar — with Video!
Classical guitar has a PR problem. It seems to lack the "cool" factor steel-string guitars enjoy, and it doesn’t seem to be perceived as sexy as the electric guitar by a lot of people. You rarely see...
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Wild Stringdom with John Petrucci: Visualizing Melodic Shapes on the Fretboard
This month, I’d like to delve deeper into concepts for expanding scalar ideas across the fretboard. As in the previous columns, I’ll demonstrate how to move diagonally across the fretboard to connect...
View ArticleAbiotic Premiere "The Absence of Purity" Playthrough Video
Today, GuitarWorld.com presents an exclusive playthrough video of "The Absence of Purity" by Abiotic's John Matos and Matt Mendez.The song is from the band's latest album, Casuistry, which will be...
View ArticleThe Benjees Premiere New Song, "Filthy F$cking Rich"
Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of "Filthy F$cking Rich," a new song by New York City-based alt/soul rockers the Benjees.The track is from their forthcoming album, Alright...
View ArticleGuitar World DVD: Play Like Keith Richards and the Coolest Guitarists of All...
In this new DVD, Keith Richards and The Coolest Guitarists of All Time, Guitar World editor and instructor Andy Aledort shows you how to play in the styles of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards --...
View ArticleMartin Guitar Receives Patent for Neck-to-Body Joint Router System
C. F. Martin & Co. announced it has received a patent for its guitar-neck-joint router system, originally introduced in 2012. Created and spearheaded by Theresa Hoffman, engineering project manager...
View ArticleBreedlove Guitars Announces Updates to Studio Series for 2015 — Video
Breedlove Stringed Instruments is proud to present the 2015 Studio Series, designed and quality checked in Bend, Oregon.Designed for recorded acoustic guitar performances, the Studio series captures...
View ArticleEssential Listening: 10 Stellar Slide Guitar Songs
Not content with the status quo, industrious young guitar players have endeavored over the decades to make things more difficult for themselves. Some have tried playing the guitar behind their back,...
View ArticleFinnish Bluegrass Band Cover Dio's "Holy Diver"— Video
Finland's Steve ‘N’ Seagulls are getting a decent amount of attention due to their bluegrass covers of heavy metal classics. You might remember their recent cover of Iron Maiden’s "The Trooper."Anyway,...
View ArticleThe Weepies''SIRENS'— First Listen
I saw The Weepies play live a few years back at the Fillmore in San Francisco. I was immediately mesmerized by their intimate and incredibly musical interpretations of their well-written and heartfelt...
View ArticleE.C. Listening: Eric Clapton's 50 Greatest Guitar Moments
Guitar World celebrates the 50 greatest guitar moments of Eric Clapton's five-decade career—from the Yardbirds to Cream to Derek and the Dominos and beyond.There was a time when the name Eric Clapton...
View ArticleWill Dailey Interview and Deluxe Edition Sneak Peek!
Will Dailey has paid his dues in the musical trenches, honing his writing, instrumental and production chops to a fine, but just grungy enough, sheen.Last year he released his latest labor of love, the...
View ArticleBetcha Can't Play This: Subway Shredder Mike Groisman's Sweep Arpeggios — Video
In Guitar World's very latest edition of Betcha Can't Play This, virtuoso New York City-based "subway shredder" Mike Groisman rips through some ferocious neo-classical sweep-arpeggios, ending with a...
View ArticleQello Announces The Doors Digital Festival
On February 20, Qello Concerts launched The Doors Digital Festival, an eight-week program during which Qello Concerts will unlock one classic Doors concert film for free every week.The current film, No...
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