Guitar World DVD: 'Heavy Metal Hybrid Picking' Featuring Revocation's Dave...
Check out Guitar World's latest instructional DVD, Heavy Metal Hybrid Picking featuring Dave Davidson.With more than 60 minutes of lessons, you'll learn how to combine sweep picking with fingerpicking,...
View ArticleJackson Guitars' Limited-Run 30th Anniversary Soloist Celebrates the Model's...
This is an excerpt from the August 2014 issue of Guitar World. For the rest of this story, plus features on the Who's Quradophenia, Soundgarden, Jackson Guitars, David Crosby, our Summer Tour Survival...
View ArticleEastman Guitars Introducing New 00 Series Models at Summer NAMM
Eastman Guitars continues their 10th Anniversary celebration this July at the Summer NAMM Show in Nashville. Eastman will be introducing several acoustic guitars from the new 00 Series models. Earlier...
View ArticleBluegrass Duo The Roys Announce New Album
Award-winning brother/sister Bluegrass duo, The Roys, continue their creative momentum as they gear up for the September release of their fourth studio album, The View. The project offers the truest...
View ArticleJamPlay with Glen Drover: Mysterious Harmonic Minor Walk Down — Video
Glen Drover is best known as the former guitarist for Megadeth and is now an instructor on JamPlay. He teaches live and pre-recorded lessons.In this lesson, Drover teaches a "mysterious" harmonic minor...
View ArticleJamPlay with Kenny Ray: Enhancing Blues Progressions with Seventh and "Jimi...
Kenny "Blue" Ray is a life-long blues musician who has played with greats such as Stevie Ray Vaughan. Kenny also is a JamPlay instructor who teaches live and pre-recorded classes on blues guitar.In...
View ArticleLiving Colour Announce New Album, 'Shade,' and Fall Tour
Living Colour have announced a fall tour, which will celebrate their 30th anniversary. You can check out all the dates below. The band also has announced a new album, Shade. The group (vocalist Corey...
View ArticleShut Up & Jam!: Ted Nugent Discusses New Album and His Kamp for Kids
Cute?One could certainly find better adjectives to describe Shut Up & Jam!, Ted Nugent’s first studio album in seven years.But that’s exactly how the Motor City Madman himself would describe this...
View ArticleYngwie Malmsteen Discusses Guitar Gods Tour, His Signature Strat, Effects and...
Early last month, just as his Guitar Gods tour was getting off the ground, Yngwie Malmsteen visited the Guitar World studio in New York City.Why? To melt some faces, of course!If you missed our...
View ArticleSeymour Duncan Introduces 805 Overdrive Pedal — Demo Video
Seymour Duncan has released its new 805 Overdrive pedal.From the company:The Seymour Duncan 805 Overdrive is designed using the legendary 808 chip, but with an expanded gain range and an active 3-band...
View ArticleAugust 2014 Guitar World: Kirk Hammett Talks Metallica's 'Ride the...
The all-new August 2014 issue of Guitar World is available now!In the August 2014 issue of Guitar World, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Metallica’s renowned Ride the Lightning album. We talk to...
View ArticleRobert Plant Performs Led Zeppelin's "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You," Complete...
Below, watch a pro-shot video of Robert Plant's complete set from last weekend's Glastonbury Festival.As always, the former Led Zeppelin frontman's set is peppered with a host of Led Zeppelin...
View ArticlePicks with Pluck: 11 Guitar Picks That Dare to Be Different
Looking for a plectrum that dares to be different? From Dunlop to Sik Pik to Planet Waves and beyond, Guitar World presents an assortment. Take your pick! 1. Dava Grip Tips DelrinDava Grip Tips are the...
View ArticleSnakePicks: Guitar Picks with Bite — Demo Video
Below, check out a new demo video from the makers of the SnakePick, which Guitar World covered in its February 2013 issue.The SnakePick was created to shift guitarists’ focus from the pick to their...
View ArticleTen Easy Acoustic Guitar Songs for Summer
It’s summer! Yahoo!!!Time for sitting on the porch and strumming a tune or two, or three, or ten!This is not a “best of” list, just a collection of great, easy to play songs that’ll put a smile on your...
View ArticleAvenged Sevenfold Guitarist Synyster Gates' 2014 Summer Tour Survival Guide
In this new feature from the August 2014 issue of Guitar World, the guitarists of Avenged Sevenfold, Morbid Angel, Trivium and other metal acts tell how they'll beat the heat and tame the crowds on the...
View Article2015 Guitar World Buyer's Guide: Behind-the-Scenes Video with Playmates Nikki...
Each year, we aim to make our annual Buyer’s Guide the kind of girls-and-gear spectacular that you can’t put down. This year was no different. We flew with high hopes toward sunny California to lock...
View ArticleGuitar & Bass Expo Coming to Reading, Pennsylvania, August 23
The Guitar & Bass Expo will take place 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. August 23 in Reading, Pennsylvania.The show will bring a unique custom and boutique instrument experience to musicians from Reading and its...
View ArticleHear Pieta Brown’s New Track "Flowers of Love" Featuring Justin Vernon
Singer-Songwriter Pieta Brown has confirmed the September 30 release of her sixth album Paradise Outlaw via Red House Records. Produced by Brown, with frequent collaborator and partner, Bo Ramsey,...
View Article4th of July Sale: Take 35 Percent Off Everything — Including DVDs — at the...
It's time once again for our Independence Day sale at the Guitar World Online Store!Through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, July 6, 2014, take 35 percent off EVERYTHING at the store, including all of our...
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