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- December 29
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- Trey Azagthoth Explains How Morbid Angel Righted the Wrongs of the Recent Past
- Guitar World Year in Review: The Top 10 Stories of 2017
- These Are 10 of the World’s Wealthiest Guitarists
- John Petrucci: “My Favorite Chord Is ‘The Alex Lifeson Chord’”
- Ozzy Osbourne Hears Isolated Randy Rhoads “Crazy Train” Solo for First Time in 36 Years
- New and Cool: Electro-Harmonix Slammi Plus
- 10 of 2017's Best Roots Albums: Rock, Blues and Country
- December 28
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- The Ice Man: A Tribute toBlues Great Albert Collins
- Watch Lemmy and Hawkwind Play "Silver Machine" in 1972
- Review: Jackson Guitars Pro Series Soloist SL7 HT
- Tosin Abasi Opens Up About Abasi Guitars, Names Key Personnel and More
- How to properly execute a guitar pull-off
- Adrian Galysh Announces 'Venusian Sunrise: 20th Anniversary Edition'
- Shop Talk: Lidgett Music in Council Bluffs, Iowa
- December 27
- December 26
- December 22
- December 21
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- Think of Arranging as an Extension of Songwriting
- The Seven Best/Worst "Found Object" Guitar Picks
- Mogwai Premiere New "Crossing the Road Material" Music Video
- Dweezil Zappa and Steve Vai Shred Frank Zappa's "Trouble Every Day"
- Watch Zakk Wylde Read 'Twas The Night Before Christmas'
- How to Use Various Major-Pentatonic Shapes for Soloing
- The WiMN Announces Sarah Longfield as the She Rocks Awards Opening Act
- December 20
- December 19
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- Using Drop-D Tuning to Write Heavy Riffs
- 'Django': New Django Reinhardt Film Opens January in New York and Los Angeles
- Jimmy Page Says Previously Unreleased Led Zeppelin Material Will See the Light of Day in 2018
- Woodstock Shred: Revisiting Ten Year After's "I'm Going Home"
- Hyvmine Premiere "Shogun" Instructional Video
- Putting the Finishing Touches on an Eric Clapton Song, 40 Years Later
- Monster Licks: E Minor Blues and Diminished 7th Scales
- Moody Blues' Justin Hayward Talks Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction, Revisiting 'Days of Future Passed'
- How to Remove Stickers and Glue from Guitars
- December 18
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- Rolling Stones' Keith Richards Fends Off Stage Invader with Telecaster in 1981
- Mastering the Wild Style of Guitar Legend Johnny Winter, Part 1
- Guitar World's Jimmy Brown and Paul Riario Play Rock Arrangement of "Deck the Halls"
- Tosin Abasi Has Founded His Own Guitar Company
- Stephane Wrembel Premieres New Song, "Les flots du Danube"
- Five Ways to Make Guitar Practice Fun
- Watch Foo Fighters Bring Holiday Cheer to 'Saturday Night Live' with "Everlong" Christmas Medley
- December 15
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- Frank Zappa's Full Three-Night Stand at the Roxy Captured on New Box Set
- Creating Guitar Melodies Between Vocal Lines
- Paul Gilbert Shows Off His Live Rig
- Ty Tabor Premieres "Johnny Guitar" Music Video
- How to Find Your Own Guitar Sound, Regardless of Genre
- What You Need to Know About Intervals
- Top Five Myths About Learning Guitar—and What You Can Do About Them
- December 14
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- Rex Brown Premieres New "FaultLine" Music Video
- Watch Paul Gilbert Demo the New DiMarzio PG-13 Mini Humbuckers
- Guitar Workshop Plus Announces 2018 Schedule and Early Registration
- Guitar scales for metal: how to incorporate minor scales into riffs and rhythm parts
- Jeremy Bass Premieres New Song, "The Greatest Fire"
- Who Really Played Aerosmith’s “Train Kept A Rollin’” Guitar Solos?
- Guitarist Covers 'Star Wars' "Imperial March"
- Terror Universal Premiere "Welcome to Hell" Guitar Playthrough
- December 13
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- Gear Review: Goldfinch Guitars Kensington, Painted Lady Rhythm Master
- Seymour Duncan Releases Dave Mustaine Signature Thrash Factor Humbucker
- Alice Cooper Premieres New "The Sound of A" Music Video
- Learning to Slide: How This Legato Technique Can Enhance Your Sound
- Andy Timmons Launches GuitarXperience Lesson Site
- Watch Jeff Loomis Discuss Ernie Ball Paradigm Strings
- Bon Jovi, Dire Straits, Moody Blues Lead Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2018 Inductees
- Jake E. Lee Shows What Most Guitarists Get Wrong About "Bark at the Moon"
- Smithereens Frontman Pat DiNizio Dead at 62
- December 12
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- How to Play Like Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers Band and Great Southern
- Watch Rob Scallon Play a $1 Guitar
- How to Change the Speaker in a Guitar Amp
- Lucy Dacus Announces New Album, 'Historian,' Shares "Night Shift"
- How to Tell If Your Guitar’s Neck Needs to be Adjusted
- Jack White Shares New Video, "Servings and Portions from My Boarding House Reach"
- How to Slide Your Way to Fretboard Fluidity
- Alice in Chains Announce North American Tour
- December 11
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- Electro-Harmonix Announces Op-Amp Big Muff Pi Reissue
- KROQ’s Kat Corbett Announced as Co-Host for 2018 She Rocks Awards
- Xotic Effects Announces Limited Edition Andy Timmons BBP-AT Signature Series Pedal
- Umphrey's McGee Premiere "Half Delayed" Lyric Video
- New Compilation Combines Chris Hillman's First Two Solo Albums
- Steve Vai, John Petrucci, Steve Morse, Albert Lee and Steve Lukather Join Forces on Sterling Ball's New Album
- New Book Sheds More Light on Leo Fender, 'The Quiet Giant'
- Recently Unearthed 1975 Alvin Lee Concert Available Now
- Xotic Effects Announces Limited Edition Red Pedals
- Grateful Dead's Bob Weir and Phil Lesh Will Tour As a Duo in 2018
- Seven Ways Guitarists Can Improve Their Ears
- December 8
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- Get Festive with August Burns Red's "Last Christmas" Guitar Playthrough
- Paul Gilbert: How to Get the Best Live Guitar Sound
- Cigar Box: How to Build a Beer Can Microphone
- Watch Gregg Allman's "Song for Adam" Music Video
- Dimebag Darrell's Top Five Practice Tips
- Watch John Lennon Perform "Imagine" at His Final Concert
- Ernie Ball Music Man Unveils December Ball Family Reserve Collection
- Watch the Three Surviving Members of Nirvana Perform "Big Me" in Oregon
- Celestion Cream and Neo Creamback Guitar Speakers review
- December 7
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- Porcupine Tree Announce 'In Absentia,' 'Deadwing' Vinyl Reissues
- Hear "Aye, Aye, Aye," Joe Perry's New Single with Cheap Trick's Robin Zander
- Meet Black Volt Amplification's Brawny, Beautiful Crazy Horse Amp
- We Came As Romans' Joshua Moore: What's on My Playlist
- The Easiest Way to Pick Across the Strings
- New Jimi Hendrix Studio Album, 'Both Sides of the Sky,' Coming This March
- New and Cool: Collings Guitars Julian Lage Signature OM1
- December 6
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- Dave Mustaine Reveals He Appeared at Big Four Yankee Stadium Show Only After Taunt from Metallica Co-Manager
- Unlock the Secrets of the Seven Fundamental Modes Favored by Randy Rhoads
- Marty Friedman Premieres "Miracle" Music Video
- Alastair Greene Premieres "Nome Zayne" Music Video
- How to Blow Minds on Guitar—with Just One Finger
- Bon Jovi Leads 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Fan Vote
- Tommy Emmanuel Talks New Duets Album, 'Accomplice One'
- Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa Announce New Album, 'Black Coffee'
- More Ways to Use Open Drones for Rhythm and Lead
- December 5
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- The 10 Greatest Led Zeppelin Songs
- How to Add Some Mixolydian Flavor to Pentatonics
- Review: Dream Studio Sparkler Alain Johannes Signature Guitar
- Avenged Sevenfold Announce New Acoustic Album, 'Live at the Grammy Museum'
- Hear Nirvana Play "Dumb" and "Polly" Acoustic at an Edinburgh Pub in 1991
- Keith Harkin Premieres Acoustic "Whiskey in the Jar" Cover
- Five Slash Licks You Need to Know
- Cort Introduces Earth50 Beginner Acoustic
- Gifts That Sleigh: Guitar World's 2017 Holiday Gift Guide
- Two Additional, Musically Haunting Uses for Maj7b5
- December 4
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- Stone Temple Pilots Announce American Tour
- Guitarist Hannah Wicklund Discusses Her New Album, Writing Process
- Watch Bruno Mars Rock the Apollo with His Ernie Ball Music Man Albert Lee Model
- Watch 1,683 Guitarists Play “Smoke on the Water”
- New and Cool: Boss Compact Pedal 40th Anniversary Box Set
- Stream Neil Young's Full Omemee, Ontario Acoustic Set
- John 5 Announces New Live Album, 'It's Alive!'
- Foreigner, Whitesnake, Jason Bonham Announce 'Juke Box Heroes' American Tour
- Shred-Approved Techniques for Building Killer Guitar Solos
- December 1
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- One Control Unveils Revamped Honey Bee Overdrive
- Michael Schenker Fest Announce New Album, 'Resurrection,' Premiere "Warrior"
- Watch Erlend Krauser Perform with the Kemper Profiler
- Watch the Blue Microphones Raspberry Studio Mobile Recording System in Action
- When to Change Your Guitar Strings
- Hear "We Are the Ones," Lemmy's Final Solo Recording
- Geezer Butler Discusses Black Sabbath's Final Show and New DVD, 'The End of the End'
- Using Diatonic Power Chords and Inverted Borrowed Chords to Create More Musical Riffs
- Shop Talk: The Guitar Sanctuary in McKinney, Texas
