AC/DC's Brian Johnson Offers Malcolm Young Health Update: "He's in Hospital,...
AC/DC's Brian Johnson has provided a health update on guitarist Malcolm Young.As has been widely reported, the band announced in April that Young would step down from the band due to ill health. The...
View ArticleBetcha Can't Play This: Luis Carlos Maldonado's Add9 Roller Coaster
This is an alternate-picking run based on an add9 arpeggio shape on the top three strings that’s moved up and down the neck to four different positions and tonal centers, with a slight variation in...
View Article10 Scientifically Proven Reasons You Should Play Guitar
Earlier this year, Men's Health reporter Will Levith posted a feature called "10 Scientific Reasons You Should Play the Guitar: A Six-String Solution for a Healthier Mind, Body and Libido."Obviously,...
View ArticleContest: Double Bonus! Enter to Win One of Two The Loar LO-16 Small Body...
We are excited to give you not just one, but TWO chances to win a small body The Loar LO-16 acoustic guitar.Have you noticed that many players prefer a small body? Great tone and portability make it...
View ArticleLA Sessions: 14-Year-Old Guitarist Ray Goren Talks New EP and Working with...
Fourteen-year-old guitarist Ray Goren describes LA Sessions, his new EP, as a unique mixture of everything from Jimi Hendrix to Stevie Wonder. Considering the fact that Hendrix’s producer, Eddie...
View ArticleListen to Kyle Cox’s New Single
Kyle Cox recorded The Plan, The Mess with producer/drummer Mike Marsh (Avett Brothers, Dashboard Confessional) in Nashville, TN.Although this is his debut full length, he is no stranger to great...
View ArticleAaron Lewis Joins Brantley Gilbert for Second Leg of the Let it Ride Tour
Grammy Award-nominated, multi-platinum singer/songwriter Aaron Lewis is joining Brantley Gilbert on the second leg of the Let It Ride Tour. Earlier this week, Brantley Gilbert and his sidekick Sylo...
View ArticleFull Shred with Marty Friedman: Finding Your Path to Musical Individuality —...
When it comes to evaluating a musician, individuality is the characteristic that I hold in highest regard. We all have our heroes and favorite players from whom we’ve learned a great deal through...
View ArticleSuperunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994
We've already checked in with 1984, so let's fast forward exactly one decade. The year in question — 1994 — was incredibly varied. It was a year of discovery and tragedy, innovation and resurrection....
View ArticleEastman Guitars to Show Upright Bass and Fiddle for the First Time at Summer...
For the very first time, Eastman Guitars will debut two pairs of instruments designed to inspire the eclectic sounds of the Music City. During the Summer NAMM Show later this week in Nashville, Eastman...
View ArticleLucinda Williams to Release Double Album 'Down Where the Spirit Meets the...
Three-time Grammy Award winner Lucinda Williams has announced the September 30 release of her first-ever double studio album, Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone. The new album will be released on...
View ArticleThe Write Stuff: Tips on Writing One- or Two-Chord Songs
A song containing a few as one or two chords can be just as well-crafted as a far more intricate composition. Of course, the world is full of guitarists who play a D-to-G strum pattern ad infinitum,...
View ArticleVideo: Mike Dawes Plays "Boogie Shred" All Over the Globe
We first came across Mike Dawes a few months back and had a blast with him in the Acoustic Nation studio. His amazing percussive technique and adventurous guitar explorations are amazing to experience....
View ArticleReview: Epiphone Casino Coupe and Riviera Custom P-93 Guitars — Video
These videos and audio files are bonus content related to the September 2014 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now or...
View ArticleReview: Visual Sound V3 Series H2O Liquid Chorus & Echo Pedal — Video
These videos and audio files are bonus content related to the September 2014 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now or...
View ArticleReview: Blackstar ID:Core Stereo 10 Guitar Amp — Video
These videos and audio files are bonus content related to the September 2014 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now or...
View ArticleIn Deep with Andy Aledort: Employing Chromatic Passing Tones to Connect...
These videos and audio files are bonus content related to the September 2014 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now or...
View ArticleFull Shred with Marty Friedman: Using Various Articulation Techniques to...
These videos and audio files are bonus content related to the September 2014 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now or...
View ArticleThrash Course with Dave Davidson: Using Minor-Seven Flat-Five Chords in...
These videos and audio files are bonus content related to the September 2014 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now or...
View ArticleMetal for Life with Metal Mike: Utilizing Powerful-Sounding Chord Voicings...
These videos and audio files are bonus content related to the September 2014 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now or...
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