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An overview of the gems of the catalog of hard rock’s most innovative group, with a focus on the guitar playing, songwriting, and arranging genius of the quartet’s visionary founder

Steve Marion tells us why his career highlights include a severely negative Pitchfork review, making an album he hated and Kanye sampling him… then not releasing the track

Any pro will tell you, the best way to improve as a musician is playing with great players. Kennedy, a collaborator of both Slash and Tremonti, would surely agree

Learning the guitar today vs 30 years ago is a very different experience. From online lessons and free resources, to clever practice amps, here's why it has never been easier to master the guitar

Modulation effects are one of our pedalboard’s essentials. But where do they come from and what do they do? We explore the history of modulation, from amps and studio hardware to compact stompboxes

The Chicago guitarist’s unique fusion of styles is expanding the horizons of where metal guitar can go, with the backing of Tosin Abasi

Speaking to Guitar World in 2014, the Animals As Leaders maestro recalls the grueling salmon cannery and poop-scooping dog kennel jobs that helped him save for his first Vai signature model, and discusses how to adapt to seven- and eight-string models

In the first stages of his career, Beck's relationship with Clapton was just as much (if not more) defined by Clapton's already-legendary reputation than it was by the man himself

With dreams of being the next Poison or Whitesnake, two young shred virtuosos took their songwriting to the next level for their 1988 Shrapnel Records classic

This evocative downsized archtop appeared in mid-’50s New York and would go on to delight jazz players and rootsy bluesers alike