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- January 31
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- John Page Classic Launches the 'John Page Classic Sessions' with UK Guitarist Matt Zara
- Fractal Audio Introduces the Axe-Fx III
- Boss Announces New GT-1000 Guitar Effects Processor
- 10 Easy Licks Every Guitarist Should Know
- Stone Temple Pilots Announce New, Self-Titled Album
- Austin Blues Guitarist Jackie Venson Knows What It's Like to Win Over Audiences, One Note at a Time
- Bose Debuts T8S, T4S ToneMatch Stereo Mixers, S1 Pro Multi-Position PA System
- Richie Havens’ Thumb Fretting Madness
- Journey guitarist Neal Schon on his blues roots, playing PRS guitars and working with Yngwie Malmsteen
- Review: Reverend Guitars Shade Balderose Signature Model
- January 30
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- IK Multimedia Introduces Leslie for AmpliTube and T-RackS on Mac/PC
- Watch John Petrucci Play the Super Mario Bros. Theme
- Tanglewood Introduces New Union Series of Acoustic Guitars
- Licks You Can Play on One String
- Watch Jared Dines Play an Ormsby 18-String Guitar
- Dial in Some SRV with King Tone Guitar's Pedals, Switches and Mojo
- Jeff Beck, Paul Rodgers, Heart's Ann Wilson Announce North American Tour
- Mesa/Boogie Announces New Triple Crown TC-100 Amp
- Kyser Announces New Capo, Smartphone Holder, Capo App for Smartphones
- What In the World: Oud-Style String-Skipping Pedal Tones
- January 29
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- Moon Taxi’s Trevor Terndrup, Spencer Thomson and Tommy Putnam Discuss New Album, the Success of “Two High"
- Ty Tabor Talks Tone, 'Alien Beans' and a New King's X Album
- Mastodon, Primus Announce Co-Headlining American Tour
- Ernie Ball Introduces New Everlast, Prodigy Picks, Instrument Cables
- Eddie Van Halen Sues to Halt Release of '5150 Vault' Documentary
- 10 Rock Gods — Before They Were Famous
- Vox Announces New MV50 Amps, MVX150 Line
- Randall Launches New Ola Englund Satan50 Amplifier Head
- January 26
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- Victory Debuts V30 The Countess MkII Amp
- Eddie Van Halen Shreds for Over Nine Minutes in Phoenix — Video
- Ernie Ball Announces 40th Anniversary Volume, Expression Tremolo Pedals
- Fender Announces New Line of Effects Pedals
- Delta Deep Premiere "Whiskey" Live Video
- Line 6 Introduces Variax Limited Edition Onyx Guitar
- Hear Eddie Van Halen's Isolated Guitars from "Hot for Teacher"
- Hear Eddie Van Halen's Isolated Guitar from "Mean Street" and "Unchained"
- HeadRush Announces FRFR-112 Powered Cabinet
- Taylor Introduces V-Class Models, with New V-Class Bracing System
- January 25
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- Led Zeppelin Announce 'How the West Was Won' Reissue
- Ernie Ball Music Man Debuts New Cutlass, StingRay, St. Vincent Guitars, StingRay 4 and 5 Bass Guitars
- Vox Debuts New Starstream Type 1 Plus, Giulietta Archtop Guitars
- Fender Introduces New California Series Acoustic Guitars
- Reverend Introduces New Airsonic, Pete Anderson Signature PA-1 10th Anniversary Edition and Billy Corgan Terz Guitars
- New Year, New Gear: Guitar World at the 2018 NAMM Show
- John 5 Premieres Live "Season of the Witch"
- Carvin Audio Returns, Announces X1 All Tube Guitar Preamp Pedal
- How to Be a Jerk Guitar Player in 10 Easy Steps
- Lynyrd Skynyrd Announce 'Last of the Street Survivors' Farewell Tour
- Stream Tuesday’s Live Interview with Steve Hackett Right Here
- What to Look For At This Year's Grammys
- January 24
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- Godin Launches Doyle Dykes Signature Guitar
- HyVibe Audio Introduces the Smart Acoustic Guitar
- Marty Stuart Premieres New Song, "Homesick"
- Guild Announces Jetstar Reissue
- Animals As Leaders' Javier Reyes Plays "Suspiro" on Eight-String Classical Guitar
- Córdoba Debuts New 21 Series Ukuleles
- Beth Hart Premieres Live "Leave the Light On" Video
- Tech 21 Introduces New dUg Pinnick DP-3X Signature Pedal
- Fender Introduces Limited-Edition Tim Armstrong Sapphire Hellcat
- Watch Joe Satriani, John Petrucci and Phil Collen Play Deep Purple's "Highway Star" with Glenn Hughes, Chad Smith
- Investigating the Hirajoshi Scale
- January 23
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- Slayer Announce Final North American Tour with Lamb of God, Anthrax, Testament, Behemoth
- Amptweaker Announces New O12J65 Speaker
- Warwick Debuts New Rockboard Pedalboard Line
- PRS Introduces Mark Tremonti Signature MT 15 Amp and SE Mark Tremonti Standard Guitar
- Framus Introduces New William DuVall Talisman Signature, Teases New D Series
- Fender Unveils New Hot Rod Amplifiers
- NU-X Announces New Atlantic Delay & Reverb Pedal
- Sarah Longfield Signs to Season of Mist
- Creative Approaches to Rhythm Guitar
- January 22
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- D'Addario Unveils New Premium Ukulele Straps
- PRS Guitars Introduces Private Stock Hollowbody II 594 Limited Edition
- Joe Satriani Wants Eddie Van Halen, Jeff Beck, Brian May and Billy Gibbons for a G3 Tour
- Caparison Guitars Introduces New Horus-M3B Custom
- Former Judas Priest Drummer Dave Holland Dead at 69
- Ibanez Announces Nu Tube Screamer
- March 2018 Guitar World Gear and Lesson Videos
- Rainger FX Announces New Reverb-X Pedal
- Gear Review: Biyang Livemaster
- Slayer Announce Farewell Tour
- Pure Tone Technologies Unveils Stereo Output Jack
- January 19
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- Esoterik Introduces New FR27 Baritone Guitar
- Meet 'Re-Chord,' a New Guitar-Themed Board Game
- Top 10 Weirdest Guitar Sounds Ever Recorded
- Balaguer Guitars Releases The Astra
- Whitesnake Unveil ‘The Purple Tour’ Live Album
- Blackberry Smoke Premiere New Song, "Flesh and Bone"
- Nux Announces Mighty Lite Bluetooth Desktop Amplifier
- D’Angelico to Unveil New Solid-Body Electric Guitars at NAMM 2018
- Journey, Def Leppard Announce Massive North American Co-Headlining Tour
- D’Angelico to Provide Custom Guitars for 2018 X Games Winners
- January 18
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- JD McPherson Premieres "On the Lips" Music Video
- Yo La Tengo Premiere Four Songs from Their New Album, 'There's a Riot Going On'
- Milkman Sound Unveils its New "Amp"
- Electro-Harmonix Announces New 95000 Performance Loop Laboratory
- Ethan Brosh Announces New Album, 'Conspiracy'
- Dead & Company Announce Summer Tour
- Squirrel Nut Zippers Premiere New Song, "Karnival Joe (from Kokomo)"
- Ormsby Unveils GTR Headless Multiscale Guitar
- Using Out-of-the-Box Scale Fingerings to Master the Fretboard
- January 17
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- 'Concert for George' Box Set to be Released in Honor of George Harrison's 75th Birthday
- Outlaw Effects Launches Four New Pedals
- Watch Chris Cornell Cover Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U"
- Fender Announces American Original Series
- SongTown USA: The Power of Simplicity
- Spinal Tap Bassist Derek Smalls Announces Star-Studded Solo Album, 'Smalls Change'
- Cort Introduces New KX500FF Guitar
- Mad Hatter Guitar Products Introduces the Earth Board
- Lesson: Mike Dawes' One-Handed Harmonics
- January 16
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- Watch Joe Satriani, John Petrucci, Neal Schon and Phil Collen Jam on Stevie Wonder's "Superstition"
- PRS Announces Limited Edition DW CE 24 “Floyd” and S2 Studio Guitars
- The Dead Daisies Announce New Album, 'Burn It Down'
- Jack White Announces World Tour
- Hear Jimi Hendrix's Previously Unreleased Cover of "Mannish Boy"
- D’Angelico Guitars to Debut Premier Series Updates at NAMM 2018
- Mojotone Unveils New Hot P90 Quiet Coil Pickup
- Nux Introduces New SS-5 Solid Studio IR & Power Amp Simulator
- Dolores O'Riordan: A Look Back
- Dimebag Darrell's "Trademark" Pick-Squealing Lesson
- January 15
- January 12
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- SoZo Announces New Silver Mica Capacitors
- Gibson Teases New, Redesigned Flying V at CES Show
- 10 Essential Heavy Metal Documentaries You Need to Watch Now
- Three Pentatonic Exercises Every Guitarist Should Know
- Paul Gilbert’s "World Changing" Trick for Better Blues Licks
- Applying Modes to Improvised Guitar Solo Ideas, Part 1
- Cat-Satch Fever: Joe Satriani Premieres New Song, "Catbot"
- Weird Science: The 10 Strangest Vintage Effects of All Time
- Sterling Ball and Steve Morse Premiere New Song, "The 'In' Crowd"
- Pat Benatar to be Honored at 2018 She Rocks Awards
- Mojotone Releases New Pre-Wired HSS Quiet Coil Pickguard
- January 11
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- Dear Guitar Hero: Submit Questions for Rick Springfield
- La Bella Reintroduces Vintage "Bender" Electric Guitar Strings
- Esoterik Guitars Unveils Its First Seven-String Model, the DR2-7
- Check Out "Shogun" by Hyvmine, a New Band Featuring Prog-Metal Master Al Joseph
- Martin Introduces Re-Imagined Standard Series
- The Intriguingly Exotic Sound of the C Lydian Hexatonic Scale
- Motörhead Guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke Dead at 67
- Ben Miller Band Premiere New Song and Music Video, "One More Time"
- January 10
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- Jack White Announces New Album, 'Boarding House Reach,' Shares Two New Songs
- Watch Billy Idol, Steve Stevens and Derek Sherinian Perform Van Halen's "Jump"
- Want to Learn the Climactic "Ralph Macchio" Portion of the 'Crossroads' Guitar Duel? Watch This Video!
- Mark Knopfler and Chet Atkins Tear It Up in 1987
- Babymetal Guitarist Mikio Fujioka Dead at 36
- Michael Landau Announces New Album, 'Rock Bottom'
- Eric Clapton Reveals He Is Going Deaf
- January 9
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- Robert Plant & the Sensational Space Shifters Announce New Concert Film
- Stream Saturday’s Live Interview with Oteil Burbridge Right Here
- Former Black Crowes Frontman Chris Robinson Announces New Band, As The Crow Flies
- PRS Guitars Introduces All-New 2018 SE Acoustic Series
- Boss Introduces New Katana-Air Guitar Amplifier
- Monster Licks: Over-the-Top Fun with the E Diminished 7th Scale
- Watch Jimmy Page Shred with the Beach Boys in 1985
- Car Seat Headrest Announce New Album, Share "Nervous Young Inhumans" Video
- Relax the Thumb for More Picking Speed
- Tim Commerford Stars in Ernie Ball Music Man’s New ‘Inspired By’ Web Series
- January 8
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- Tedeschi Trucks Band Announce Summer Tour
- Quick: Which Rolling Stones Hit Features Jimmy Page on Lead Guitar?
- Watch Robby Krieger Play The Doors' "Spanish Caravan" with a String Quartet
- Zakk Wylde & Black Label Society Premiere New Song, "Trampled Down Below"
- Epiphone Unveils New Limited Edition Slash Les Paul Standard Plustop PRO Guitars
- Radiohead Are Suing Lana Del Rey for Ripping Off "Creep"
- Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers Announce Co-Headlining Tour
- Meet the A Mixolydian Mode, Up and Down on Each String
- Why Guitarists Continue to Buy Signature Gear
- January 5
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- Tommy Emmanuel Premieres New "Djangology" Music Video
- Of Mice & Men's Phil Manansala: What's on My Playlist
- Judas Priest Premiere New Song, "Lightning Strike"
- Lollar Unveils dB Humbucker Pickup
- Stray Cats to Reunite for Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend Show
- Eight Underrated Eighties Metal Riffs (And How to Play Them)
- Asking Alexandria's Guitarists—Now Reunited with Danny Worsnop—Talk New Self-Titled Album
- Watch Zakk Wylde Play "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a Chicago Bulls Game
- Review: Yamaha Pacifica PAC611VFMX Guitar
- January 4
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- Corrision of Conformity's Pepper Keenan and Woody Weatherman Talk New Album, 'No Cross No Crown'
- A Simple, Efficient Blues Picking Drill
- Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson of The B-52s and Melissa Etheridge to be Honored at 2018 She Rocks Awards
- The Picking Prowess of John McLaughlin
- Gibson Will Not Attend NAMM This Year—Report
- Robin Finck of Nine Inch Nails: Five Things We Learned from His Ernie Ball 'String Theory' Episode
- Sixths Sense
- Martin Introduces D-45 John Mayer Dreadnought
- The Standard Minor-Drop Progression
- Ernie Ball Music Man Unveils January Ball Family Reserve Collection
- Review: KHDK Electronics Ghoul Jr Overdrive
- January 3
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- Tyrone Vaughan Continues the Great Austin Blues Tradition Set Forth by His Uncle and Father
- Robert Johnson's Ferocious Guitar Style
- Tracii Guns Talks GNR, Gear and L.A. Guns' New Album, 'The Missing Peace'
- Using Distortion with an Acoustic Guitar: Best Practices
- See Stevie Ray Vaughan Improvise an Acoustic 12-Bar Blues in 1983
- Mike Dawes: The Influence of Celtic Music on My Acoustic Playing
- January 2
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- You CAN Carry On Your Guitar. It’s the Law
- Pentatonic Trailblazing: How to Navigate Through a Familiar Scale to Produce Fresh-Sounding Licks
- Five Iconic Eighties Metal Riffs for Beginners
- Mojotone Launches New Make it Monday Program
- The Secrets Behind Malcolm Young's Guitar Sound on AC/DC's "Thunderstruck"
- ‘Got Soul’: Robert Randolph Talks Grammy Nomination, Artistic Inspiration
- A Perfect Circle Premiere New Track, “Disillusioned”
- Watch Slash Discuss His Love of Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin in Final Episode of 'My Favorite Riff with Nikki Sixx'
- New and Cool: Ibanez AVN11 Acoustic Guitar