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Enter to Win Two Epiphone Guitars — Riviera Custom P-93 and Casino Coupe!
Teaser Content: Epiphone and <em>Guitar World</em> are giving you the chance to win two new guitars from Epiphone — both of which are featured in the new September 2014 issue of...
View ArticleGear Review: StellarVerb Reverb Pedal by Center Street Electronics
Put a Sixties Fender Twin next to a modern Crate practice amp, and you won’t see or hear many similarities — besides reverb. The effect is used to add dimension to your sound and help smooth out...
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LessonFace with Steve Stine: Spread Fingering — Absolute Fretboard Mastery,...
Steve Stine, highly sought-after guitar educator, teaches live online group and private classes at Lessonface.com.Hey, guys! Welcome back to my ongoing "Absolute Fretboard Mastery" series. In this...
View ArticleReverend Guitars at 2014 Summer NAMM: Bob Balch Signature, Warhawk RT,...
As always, several members of the Guitar World crew were on hand at the 2014 Summer NAMM Show in lovely and talented Nashville, Tennessee, taking pics, getting the latest gear news and shooting plenty...
View ArticleEarthQuaker Devices at 2014 Summer NAMM: Afterneath, Palisades, Cloven Hoof...
As always, several members of the Guitar World crew were on hand at the 2014 Summer NAMM Show in lovely and talented Nashville, Tennessee, taking pics, getting the latest gear news and shooting plenty...
View ArticleKenny Wayne Shepherd Discusses Muddy Waters''Hard Again'— The Record That...
Kenny Wayne Shepherd chooses (and discusses) the record that changed his life.Muddy WatersHard Again (1977)"Hard Again is not just one of the greatest blues albums of all time, it's one of the greatest...
View ArticleLesson: Sunday Strum, Episode 13 - Intro to Mixed Meters
In today’s episode, I demonstrate a chord progression using mixed meters. I achieve this by simply switching time signatures each measure or two, depending on how you want to count it. I give the first...
View Article‘Musuem’: Former White Lion Vocalist Mike Tramp Talks New Music, Guitars and...
For former White Lion vocalist Mike Tramp, it’s no longer about filling arenas, selling T-shirts or playing the old songs. Today, Tramp focuses on one main thing: following his heart. It’s why he’s...
View ArticleBrandon Kinney Talks Songwriting and Getting His Start In Nashville
When Brandon Kinney arrived in Nashville 20 years ago, he knew he wanted to work in the music industry. What he didn’t know was that he would find his niche crafting songs for other artists, and he...
View ArticleThe GAS Man: Turn Your Vices Into Virtues — and Buy More Gear
I don't smoke. Hardly drink. Don't do drugs. I don't gamble, drive a fancy car or chase after fancy women. Or plain ones (in case you're reading this, honey.)Two things have resulted from my abstinence...
View ArticleBootstraps Premiere "Haywire" Music Video — Exclusive
Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of "Haywire," the new music video by LA’s Bootstraps.The haunting track is from the band's new self-titled album, which was released earlier this...
View ArticleOrange Amplification at 2014 Summer NAMM: Dual Dark 100 Guitar Amp — Video
As always, several members of the Guitar World crew were on hand at the 2014 Summer NAMM Show in lovely and talented Nashville, Tennessee, taking pics, getting the latest gear news and shooting plenty...
View ArticleKiss Guitarist Tommy Thayer Discusses 'Montrose'— The Record That Changed My...
Kiss guitarist Tommy Thayer chooses (and discusses) the record that changed his life.MontroseMontrose (1973)“I came of age in the early to mid Seventies, and in that era, the most influential album to...
View ArticleA Brief History of Caparison Guitars
The mid-Nineties were arguably the start of the great transition in rock and heavy metal music. The days of style over substance, epitomized by late-Eighties hair metal bands, were coming to a grinding...
View ArticleJacky Vincent of Falling In Reverse Discusses Joe Satriani's 'Surfing With...
Falling In Reverse guitarist Jacky Vincent chooses and discusses the record that changed his life.Joe SatrianiSurfing With the Alien (1987)“Surfing with the Alien inspired me to become a musician and...
View ArticleJudas Priest's Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner Talk New Album,...
This is an excerpt from the September 2014 issue of Guitar World. For the rest of this story, plus features on Dan Auerbach's off-beat guitars, Eric Clapton and his new J.J. Cale tribute album, 17...
View ArticleExclusive Video Premiere: Kiven “I Can Take It”
We’ve teamed up with LA rock quartet Kiven to premiere the band’s stripped down video for “I Can Take It.”The song was filmed right after their soundcheck before the band’s show at The Observatory in...
View ArticleKirk Hammett, Exodus, Death Angel Members Perform Judas Priest's "Grinder"...
Below, check out some fan-filmed footage of Metallica's Kirk Hammett performing Judas Priest's "Grinder" and Metallica's "Seek & Destroy" with Exodus and Mark Osegueda of Death Angel. Note that...
View ArticleGus G Premieres Music Video for "Blame It on Me" Featuring Mats Levén
Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the premiere of a new music video from Ozzy Osbourne/Firewind guitarist Gus G — "Blame It on Me," featuring Mats Levén of Candlemass.The track is from Gus' solo debut, I...
View ArticleJohnny Depp and Aerosmith Perform "Big Ten Inch Record"— Video
Johnny Depp keeps turning up at Aerosmith shows. Not in the audience, mind you. On stage.Just a few weeks ago, he performed "Train Kept A-Rollin'" with the band in Mansfield, Massachusetts. (See...
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