Robert Plant and Jack White Play Led Zeppelin's "The Lemon Song"— Video
Over the weekend (Saturday night, to be exact), Robert Plant and Jack White found themselves on the same stage at the Lollapalooza Argentina festival.Below, you can watch the former Led Zeppelin singer...
View ArticleThe DIY Musician: Five Reasons You Suck at Slide Guitar
Have you ever bought a guitar slide and had intentions of ripping new leads with it, only to discover when you get home that it’s damn near impossible to use? I’ve been there, too.Playing slide guitar,...
View ArticleFour Hands on One Guitar: Siqueira Lima Guitar Duo Play "Tico Tico"— Video
And now we bring you the impressive "four hands on one guitar neck" sounds of the Siqueira Lima Guitar Duo.In the video, guitarists Fernando (from Brazil) and Cecilia (from Uruguay) somehow perform...
View ArticleExperiment: Does Down-Tuning Make Your Guitar Sound Heavier? — Video
Internet gent and multi-instrumentalist Rob Scallon recently posted a video called "The Down-Tuning Experiment."In it, he tests the theory that down-tuning makes your guitar, and your riffs, sound...
View ArticleHow to Buy the Best Guitar — Video
In this brand-new video, Guitar World and The Music Zoo—a truly top-notch music store in Long Island, New York—present "How to Buy the Best Guitar."The video, which stars Guitar World's own Paul...
View ArticleHow The Grateful Dead's Bob Weir Utilizes Online Mastering Tool LANDR
If you’re anything like most musicians, you probably don’t have more than a vague idea of what mastering really is.Once you attempt to produce your own recording, however, you learn quickly that...
View Article"Whole Lotta Love" on a Dulcimer: Check Out This Crazy Led Zeppelin Cover —...
Whole Lotta Dulcimer! (Insert your own Led Zeppelin dulcimer puns here.)Below, check out a new video of Led Zeppelin's classic "Whole Lotta Love" performed on a three-string electric mountain dulcimer...
View ArticleFive Great Guitar Jams You Need to Hear — Now!
Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen, blah, blah, blah … We know those guys can play, but what about Speedy Haworth, who dazzled audiences in the Fifties with his appearances on ABC-TV’s Ozark...
View ArticleJoe Satriani, Steve Vai and Animals As Leaders Announce "Benefit for Cliff...
Joe Satriani and Steve Vai have announced a benefit concert in support of their good friend, music-industry veteran Cliff Cultreri.The show, “A Benefit for Cliff III,” will take place 8 p.m. June 12 at...
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Joe Satriani, Tosin Abasi and Guthrie Govan Join Forces for 2015 G4...
This is an excerpt from the April 2015 issue of Guitar World. For the complete interview, plus new-album previews from Joe Satriani, Guthrie Govan, Dream Theater, Megadeth, Warren Haynes and more,...
View ArticleThe Young Wild's "Not A One" Acoustic Video Premiere
Here’s a great live raw video of the song “Not A One” by The Young Wild.The band digs in bare bones for some great harmonic accents and a lovely intensity.Singer and songwriter Bryan B. William shares,...
View ArticleBlack Sabbath Announce Plans for Final Show and Studio Album
Back in September, Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne announced that the legendary metal band, which enjoyed an extra-successful 2013 and 2014, would be releasing their final album this year.It turns...
View ArticleJeff Beck Shows Off His Favorite Guitars — Video
Fans of Jeff Beck—and of vintage gear in general—might get a kick out of the video below.In the nearly 15-minute-long clip, which appears as bonus content on Beck's 2011 Rock 'n' Roll Party DVD, Beck...
View ArticleMegadeth’s “Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good!” Percussive...
Sam Westphalen is a percussive acoustic guitar player from Australia with some seriously ferocious chops. And judging by his choice of covers, he also appears to be a huge metal fan (which we’re OK...
View ArticleTremonti Premiere "Another Heart" Lyric Video
Below, check out "Another Heart," the new lyric video from Tremonti.It's the new single from the band's second album, Cauterize. You can download the single via iTunes today, March 24, and get the...
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Big Strokes: A Beginner's Guide to Sweep Picking
Although often regarded as a “shredder’s” technique, the notion of sweeping (or raking) the pick across the strings to produce a quick succession of notes has been around since the invention of the...
View ArticleIndigo Girls Announce New Album 'One Lost Day' Out June 2
It has been four years since the Indigo Girls released a new studio album. On June 2nd, their much-anticipated release ONE LOST DAY, will be available on IG Recordings/Vanguard Records. With the help...
View ArticleThe Next Bend: Basic Country/Blues B-Bender Lick in C — Video
Hi there.Welcome back to The Next Bend, the Guitar World column dedicated to B-bending guitarists, guitars, gear, news, licks, songs and more.For the uninitiated, a B-bender is a contraption (the...
View ArticleJosh Weaver Discusses Making of Royal Thunder's New Album, 'Crooked Doors'—...
Today, Royal Thunder, the female-fronted outfit NPR calls "a modern master of hard-rock restraint,” present a new webisode that documents the making of their upcoming album, Crooked Doors, which will...
View ArticleWeber Fine Acoustic Instruments Introduces Bitterroot Aesthetic Package
Weber Fine Acoustic Instruments is pleased to introduce the 2015 Bitterroot Aesthetic Package, available for all body styles of Weber’s handcrafted mandolins, sopranolins, mandolas, octave mandolins...
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