Bedell Guitars: Sourcing Salvage Maple with Tom Bedell & Cyril Jacob
Idyllic Tillamook County sits on the Oregon Coast. Its lime-green pastures are a popular waypoint for folks hoping to sample fresh cheese made from the delicate milk of celebrity dairy cows. But today,...
View ArticleBedell Guitars Presents: Louisa Wendorff
Louisa Wendorff has been singing since she was seven years old. In June of 2014 she released Arrow, which climbed to #2 on the iTunes Singer/Songwriter chart, and #1 on Billboard’s HeatSeekers...
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Giveaway: Enter to Win a Bedell Earthsong Orchestra Acoustic Guitar
We're so excited to give you an opportunity to enter to win this beautiful guitar from Bedell.The Bedell Earthsong Orchestra proves it is possible to create a guitar with incredible tone while honoring...
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Enter to Win a Bedell Earthsong Orchestra Acoustic Guitar
Teaser Content: We're so excited to give you an opportunity to enter to win this beautiful guitar from Bedell. The Bedell Earthsong Orchestra proves it is possible to create a guitar with incredible...
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Win a New Ibanez Gio Guitar Courtesy of We Came As Romans!
Teaser Content: Here's your chance to win a new Ibanez Gio guitar courtesy of We Came As Romans! Just fill out the entry form below. The band's new self-titled album will be released July 24 via Equal...
View ArticleWillie Dixon at 100: 10 Essential Willie Dixon Covers — Video
Although you probably won't see too many "100 Years of Willie Dixon" celebrations online today, we felt we needed to say something about this incredibly important figure in Chicago blues and rock...
View ArticleMeet ACPAD, the First Wireless MIDI Controller for Acoustic Guitar — Video
Below, behold a video—published to YouTube June 3—that shows the ACPAD in action.The ACPAD is being billed as the world's first MIDI controller for acoustic guitars.And while we don't yet know a whole...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Wedding Songs
As a member of a wedding band, you learn some valuable lessons, such as it's not always about you. You're on that stage to help fulfill the bride's ideal of a fairy-tale wedding. That means you'll...
View ArticleGuitar Tricks: 11 Tricks to Singing and Playing Guitar at the Same Time
Are you one of the many guitarists who struggle with coordinating their hands and vocals? You know, you can play the song. You can sing the song. But it all goes to pot when you try to do both...
View ArticleJoe Satriani Premieres New Song, "If There Is No Heaven"
Check out a brand-new Joe Satriani song, "If There Is No Heaven," below.The song is from Satriani's forthcoming album, and 15th solo disc, Shockwave Supernova.Though the song is an instrumental, Satch...
View Article"Thrill" to the Sounds of Japanese Girl Band Band-Maid — Video
Those of us who keep a fairly close eye on social-media trends (and stuff like that) can't help but notice that a new girl band from Japan has been showing up more and more. And for good reason.They're...
View ArticleGet a Free 'Mastering Arpeggios Part 2' Lesson at the 'Guitar World Lessons'...
Mastering Arpeggios Part 2, an impressive compilation of nine instructional video lessons and tabs by Jimmy Brown, is now available through the Guitar World Lessons Webstore and App.It joins the ranks...
View ArticleBetcha Can't Play This: Eric Johnson-Inspired Blues Shred in A Minor by...
It's time for another edition of Betcha Can't Play This!Welcome a new Betcha Can't Play This guitarist—Elliott Klein—and his first lick, a bit of Eric Johnson-inspired blues shred in A minor.As with...
View ArticleEnter to Win Tickets to an Intimate Interview with Joe Satriani
This month our former fearless leader Brad Tolinski is conducting a career-spanning live interview with Joe Satriani in front of a studio audience.And now you can enter to win a pair of tickets to be...
View ArticleJuly 4 Sale: Take 35 Percent Off Everything at the Guitar World Online Store!
Save big for Independence Day!Take 35 percent off everything at the Guitar World Online Store!Just be sure to use code 35FOURTH15 at checkout.Once again, that's 35FOURTH15.This sale ends 11:59 p.m....
View ArticleAcoustic Fingerstylists Andy McKee, Jon Gomm and Daryl Kellie Are Blazing a...
In the Eighties, radical fingerstylists like Michael Hedges and Preston Reed pioneered an acoustic guitar style based on an alternate-tuned, percussion-heavy, new age–tinged sound. Kaki King explored...
View ArticleThe 30 Best Albums of 2015 — So Far
Well, we've come to the halfway point of the year—and then some. It's time to look back at what has, so far, been a strong year for music, one in which the guitar has been pushed to new creative peaks...
View ArticleBetcha Can't Play This: Nita Strauss Solo Lick from Alice Cooper Tour
Here's a brand-new edition of Betcha Can't Play This featuring Alice Cooper guitarist Nita Strauss, who recently visited Guitar World HQ.Last time, she played a Descending Legato Lick. This time, she...
View ArticleBetcha Can't Play This: Ethan Brosh's Cascading Harmonics — Video
In this new edition of Betcha Can't Play This, guitarist Ethan Brosh demonstrates his way of playing cascading harmonics.You'll notice this video is much longer than the typical Betcha Can't Play This...
View ArticleDrew Holcomb Performs “Tightrope” Live — Exclusive Video
Drew Holcomb has had a busy year since the release of his latest album Medicine, but we were lucky enough catch up with the Nashville native between tour dates for this live session. Finding a shady...
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