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- August 31
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- Lari Basilio on Her Dream G3 Tour, Brazilian Music Scene and More
- Seth Walker Premieres Acoustic Version of “Turn This Thing Around”
- Why the Simplest Guitar Parts Are Sometimes the Most Difficult Ones to Play
- ESP's New Bill Kelliher Signature Series Guitars Are Available Now
- Alter Bridge Premiere "Show Me a Leader" Music Video
- 11-Year-Old Li-sa-x Shreds Europe’s “Final Countdown” Solo
- Watch Michael Anthony and Sammy Hagar Play Van Halen Hits
- Metallica's "One" on One Guitar: See How It Was Done
- Review: Boss Waza Amp Head and 212 Cabinet
- August 30
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- It's Mastodon Vs. Hellyeah in the Orange Amps Classic
- Guitar Wizard Nick Johnston Drops New Single, "Remarkably Human"
- PRS Guitar Is Dismantled and Turned Into a Host of Other Instruments
- Gabriella Quevedo's New Fingerstyle Arrangement of "Here Comes the Sun"
- Fender Stratocaster vs. Ibanez RG: Which Is More Versatile?
- Read Earthquaker Devices New 'Octo Skull' Comic Book Now
- August 29
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- Maroon 5’s James Valentine Featured on 'Ernie Ball: The Pursuit of Tone'
- Periphery Playthrough: Mark Holcomb Shreds "The Way the News Goes..."
- Watch Guitarist Shred on Crossed Double-Neck Guitar
- Speeding Down the Highway of Improvisation
- What's Your Maximum Picking Speed? Take the Poll!
- Metallica Discuss Making of ‘Master of Puppets’ in New Video
- Watch Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder Eject Confrontational Fan in Chicago
- Watch Axl Rose and AC/DC Play “Live Wire” for First Time in 34 Years
- August 26
- August 25
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- Lita Ford Selected as 2017 She Rocks Awards Honoree
- Betcha Can't Play This: Steve Dadaian's Monster Alternate Picking
- The Dead Deads Tour with Bush and Chevelle
- Hear and See the New Charvel USA Select Series in Action
- See Metallica Perform “Battery” and “Hardwired” in Minneapolis in New Pro-Shot Footage
- Watch Eric Clapton, Derek Trucks and Doyle Bramhall II Play "Motherless Children"
- The 21 Greatest Kiss Songs
- Are These the Top 10 Heavy Metal Guitar Riffs of All Time?
- Kirk Hammett Explains Why He Used Three Wah Pedals Together on Metallica’s “Hardwired”
- August 24
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- The Edge Discusses His New Signature Fender Strat
- Zakk Wylde Talks Chicken Pickin' and Finding His Style
- IK Multimedia Releases SampleTank 2 for iOS
- Hear "Wrapped in a Cloud" fromEric Johnson's First All-Acoustic Album, 'EJ'
- Paul Gilbert Covers the Doobie Brothers’ “What a Fool Believes”
- Double Ukulele Cover of Slayer's "Payback"
- Nine Blues Guitar Legends on One Track
- Megadeth Play Acoustic Set in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- How to Become a Shred God
- August 23
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- Paul Riario Demos the Relish Guitars Mary
- Maroon 5's James Valentine Talks Ernie Ball Music Man Signature Guitar
- Mitchell Debuts Line of Premium Electric Guitars and Basses
- Hear Metallica’s “Moth into Flame” Snippet in New ‘Hardwired...to Self-Destruct’ Trailer
- St. Vincent Plays “The Star-Spangled Banner” for NFL Commercial
- The Top Five Signature Models of Women Guitarists
- Guitar Idol Is Back for 2016, and There's a Blues Category
- See a Guitar Built from a Microwave Oven
- See How Metallica's New Song, "Hardwired," Came Together
- August 22
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- PRS Guitars Unveils Private Stock Custom 24 Eight-String
- See Zakk Wylde’s Outrageous New Video for “Sleeping Dogs”
- Review: Reverend Billy Corgan Signature Guitar
- Red Hot Chili Peppers Bassist Flea Jams with Koko the Gorilla
- Hear Korn’s New Single, “Insane,” from Upcoming Album
- See Metallica Give “Hardwired” Its Live Debut at Minneapolis Show
- The Top Five Signature Models of Women Guitarists
- How to Find Your Sound on Guitar
- August 19
- August 18
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- Sammy Hagar Has Something to Tell Eddie Van Halen
- Guitars Over Guns and Singular Sound Bring Music Educational Tools to At-Risk Youth
- See a Michael Anthony Signature Rat Rod Bass Assembled at Schecter’s Custom Shop
- 17-Year-Old Tina S Shreds Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata
- Overplayed Guitar Store Songs
- D’Addario Launches the Eclipse Tuner
- August 17
- August 16
- August 15
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- Hear Worshipper's New Single "Darkness"
- Rick Astley Covers AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell”—While Drumming!
- Joe Perry Hadn’t Eaten for Two Days Before His Collapse, Says Alice Cooper
- Zakk Wylde: Seven Things We Learned from His New Loudwire Podcast
- Japanese, Koto-Style Guitar Techniques
- Watch an Exclusive Preview from ‘Ernie Ball: The Pursuit of Tone’ Featuring Tom DeLonge
- Seymour Duncan Releases Saturday Night Special Humbucker Demo Video
- August 12
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- John Wesley Premieres “by the light of a sun” Lyric Video
- Early Times Premieres "Pistol Under My Pillow" Music Video
- The Influential Strumming Techniques of Maybelle Carter
- Pickathon 2016 Day 3: Jeff Tweedy, Ezra Furman, Ty Segall and More
- Kahuna Ukuleles Unveils New Felix the Cat Line
- Billy Gibbons: Six Things We Learned from His New Classic Rock Interview
- K.K. Downing Shows Off His Gibson Flying V's and Vintage Judas Priest Gear
- Three Incredible Guitarists Play Dire Straits' "Sultans of Swing"
- Mark Knopfler Discusses His '61 Strat and "Sultans of Swing"
- August 11
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- Wood vs. Carbon-Fiber vs. HPL: Can You Tell the Difference?
- October 2016 Guitar World Gear and Lesson Videos
- Charvel Announces Limited Edition Guthrie Govan Signature Guitar
- Steve Vai and Ibanez Release 25th Anniversary Passion and Warfare Guitars
- Pickathon 2016 Day 2: Thee Oh Sees, Alvvays, C.W. Stoneking and More
- Lamb of God Premiere "Embers" Music Video
- Review: Dunlop Cry Baby CBM105Q Mini Bass Wah
- Hear Blackberry Smoke's Funky New Song, "Believe You Me"
- Guitar Review: John Page Classic AJ
- Hear Doyle Bramhall II's New Single "Mama Can't Help You"
- 15 Game-Changing Alt-Folk Artists
- August 10
- August 9
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- Watch Ronnie James Dio Reunite with Bandmates Via Hologram
- Martin Guitar Joins Rainforest Alliance's #FollowTheFrog Campaign
- Pickathon 2016, Day 1: Ty Segall, Yo La Tengo, La Luz and More
- Hear Regina Spektor’s Haunting Cover of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”
- Beyond the Fretboard: The Harmonic Hierarchy of a Scale
- Jimi Hendrix's 'Machine Gun: The Fillmore East First Show 12/31/69,' Coming September 30
- Peavey Announces ReValver ACT Combo and Rack Modules
- Cort Launches MR Series Guitar with Madagascar Rosewood
- The Nervous Guitar Player
- Tube Amp vs. Solid-State vs. Software: Can You Tell the Difference?
- Fender Digital Launches Fender Tune App for iPhone
- Frances Bean Cobain Music Clip Revealed on Instagram
- August 8
- August 5
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- Meshuggah Announce New Album, 'The Violent Sleep of Reason'
- Entombed A.D. Guitarist Nico Elgstrand Says "Betcha Can't Play This"
- Watch a Finnish Folk Band Cover Iron Maiden's "Aces High"
- GuitarForte Lets You Play Guitar Percussively, Like a Piano
- Review: Yamaha THR100HD Guitar Amp
- Does Every Amp Sound the Same? Put These Models to the Test
- Kirk Hammett Talks About His Prize: Peter Green and Gary Moore's Les Paul
- August 4
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- Mike Dawes Premieres "Overload" Music Video
- MusicianFinder.com: New Site Helps Musicians Find Musicians
- D'Addario Introduces Ukulele Humidifier Pro
- D'Addario Launches Affordable Eclipse Guitar Tuners
- Swap Pickups in 30 Seconds—with Strings Still Attached
- Grateful Dead's Bob Weir Announces Solo Album, Fall Tour
- Why Do Major Chords Sound "Happy"?
- Slash: Did Leather Pants Keep Him Out of The Stone Roses?
- August 3
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- Fender Introduces Deluxe Series of Electric Guitars
- BandLab Adds New Social and Music-Making Tools in 3.0 Release
- How to Tune Your Guitar to DADGAD Tuning
- How to Tune Your Guitar Down a Half Step
- Combining "Walking Thirds" and Jazz-Blues Substitutions
- Guitar Tuning and Intonation Tips
- How to Strum 1/8 Notes and Change Chords
- Here's Why Scales Don't Really Matter That Much
- Tom Morello Tells Guitarists, “Gear Doesn’t Matter”
- Watch Insane Simultaneous Guitar and Keyboard Shred Cover of “Sweet Child O’ Mine”
- Metalli-Yeah: Hear Every James Hetfield "Yeah!" Ever Recorded
- Marty Friedman Premieres "Meat Hook" Music Video
- August 2
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- Epiphone Offers Free Accessory Kit with PRO-1 Acoustic Guitar Purchase
- Paul Reed Smith Discusses History of the Guitar Industry
- John 5 and the Creatures Unveil New Video for “Hell Haw”
- See Jerry Garcia’s Tiger Played by Warren Haynes at Red Rocks
- Wolf! Premiere New Song, "Pork 'n' Slaw"
- How to Sound Heavy
- Did Angus Young Push AC/DC Too Far? “That Might Be the Case,” He Says
- Why Sweep Picking is So Difficult
- Opeth Premiere New Song, "Sorceress"
- Les Paul vs Stratocaster vs Telecaster: The Ultimate Electric Guitar Comparison
- August 1
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- Ernie Ball Releases 'String Theory' Episode Starring Butch Walker
- Watch Stevie Ray Vaughan Play Slide Guitar in 1986 Texas TV Ad
- Jerry Garcia's Tiger Guitar to Return to the Stage Tonight
- Video: How to Adjust Your Guitar's Truss Rod
- Guitar Players Who Suck
- A Simple Trick to Sound More Bluesy
- Review: TC Electronic Sub 'n' Up Octaver Pedal
