Video: Geezer Butler, Zakk Wylde, Corey Taylor and Charlie Benante Perform...
Below, check out a pro-shot clip of Geezer Butler, Zakk Wylde, Anthrax's Charlie Benante and Slipknot's Corey Taylor performing Black Sabbath's "Fairies Wear Boots" at this month's Bass Player Live!...
View ArticleVideo: Jimmy Brown Shows You How to Play "Jingle Bell Rock" on Guitar
In this video, Guitar World's Jimmy Brown shows you how to play "Jingle Bell Rock."Brown goes over several different arrangements of the song, from basic to more involved. Then he covers the melody...
View ArticleSession Guitar: How to Overcome Nerves in the Studio
Happy Thanksgiving!If you're like me, you get nervous before a session. I still do. I've even sought help from professionals. I'm not ashamed of my nerves. We all get them. It's how you use them and...
View ArticleReview: Audiofly's AF78 Earbuds — Built by Musicians for Musicians
Without doing any official TV-game-show-style polling, I’m going to assume most readers use some sort of device that calls for earbuds. It could be for late-night shredding, casual music listening or...
View ArticleVideo: Metallica Release Behind-the-Scenes Video for 1998 Album, 'Garage Inc.'
As we've mentioned before, the gang at MetallicaTV on YouTube are always posting new content.Their latest video to hit the interwebs is the official electronic press kit for their 1998...
View ArticleGuitarists Joel Hoekstra and Tommy Kessler Discuss Their Roles in 'Rock of...
For Joel Hoekstra and Tommy Kessler, it might be like being inside of a time warp. Not only do the guitarists for Broadway’s Rock of Ages musical get to perform in the fictional Eighties band Arsenal...
View ArticleMetallica Announce "Metallica By Request" European Summer Tour
Metallica have announced a summer 2014 European tour. The catch is, they'll let their fans choose their set lists.Fans who buy tickets online will be invited to vote on the set list Metallica will play...
View ArticleBlack Friday Sale: Save 35 Percent at the Guitar World Online Store
Take advantage of the massive "Black Friday" sale at the Guitar World Online Store!Save 35 percent on your favorite items at the store!Just be sure to use this code: 35THANKS13... at checkout!Head to...
View ArticleExclusive Videos: Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Band of Gypsys Bassist Billy Cox...
The eighth edition of the Experience Hendrix Tour will launch in March 2014. The month-long tour, which is presented by BandFuse: Rock Legends, will bring together a diverse group of artists paying...
View ArticleJimi Hendrix Guitar Competition: Win Cash, Gear and a Spot on the 2014...
Experience Hendrix LLC, in partnership with Talenthouse, has announced the Jimi Hendrix Guitar Competition.Together with Sony Music’s Legacy Recordings and IK Multimedia, Talenthouse and Experience...
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Guitar Strength: The Other “Hendrix Chord”
Of the myriad contributions Jimi Hendrix has made to the lexicon of modern guitar, one of the most enduring is the legendary “Hendrix chord."The chord, an E7#9, was definitely nothing new when Hendrix...
View ArticleThe 10 Best Covers of Jimi Hendrix Songs
When someone is widely hailed as the greatest guitar player ever, how do you step up and cover one of his songs?Have you ever noticed that the ratio of Metallica tribute albums to Hendrix tribute...
View ArticleInterview with Roger Mayer: The Secrets of Jimi Hendrix's Guitar Setup
Nobody knows the ins and outs of Jimi Hendrix's guitar sound like Roger Mayer.Mayer had already worked with Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck and produced a number of different fuzz boxes by the time he met...
View ArticleReverend Guitars to Introduce Four New Models at 2014 Winter NAMM Show
It’s the year of the signature model at Reverend Guitars. Three new signature models will be debuted at the 2014 Winter NAMM Show: the Reverend Bob Balch Signature, the Reverend Meshell Ndegeocello...
View ArticleVideo Finds: Jimi Hendrix Plays a 12-String Acoustic Blues
In honor of Jimi Hendrix’ birthday today, here’s an amazingly well filmed clip of Jimi Hendrix playing a 12-string guitar.The song, "Hear My Train A Comin'" (aka, by Hendrix, "Getting My Heart Back...
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PureSalem Guitars Introduces Retro-Inspired Tom Cat
PureSalem Guitars adopts an inspired approach and attitude while honoring the electric guitar’s glorious past. It‘s simplicity in design. It’s wood, wire, and strings. It’s rock and roll — and not...
View ArticleOzzy Osbourne/Firewind Guitarist Gus G. Announces Debut Solo Album, 'I Am the...
Ozzy Osbourne and Firewind guitarist Gus G. will release a solo album, I Am the Fire, in the spring of 2014 via Century Media Records.The album will be his first solo outing.I Am the Fire, which was...
View ArticleVideo: Jack White's Third Man Records Introduces Bumble Buzz Pedal
Jack White's Third Man Records has introduced its new Bumble Buzz fuzz pedal.The announcement came in the form of a demo video featuring White and three friends jamming on a new three-chord White tune...
View ArticleA Songwriter's Story: "Thanksgiving Prayer"
I’m not accustomed to writing blog posts. I think a lot about what it is to be a musician, a writer, but I usually express those thoughts in song. And they’re not always very straightforward, couched...
View ArticleDark Horse: George Harrison's Top 10 Solo Albums
Despite the diversity of George Harrison's many pursuits during his 58 years on earth — racing, gardening, Indian religion and culture, film making and anything remotely associated with ukeleles, Mel...
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