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July 31
- JD McPherson: What's on My Playlist
- Steve Vai’s Guide to Perfect Pedal Order
- The Five Strat Pickup Positions
- The 10 most important electric guitars: from their 1930s invention to '80s hot-rod era
- The E Minor/D Major-Hexatonic Connection
- How to Steal a Guitar Lick and Make It Your Own
- Fender's New Parallel Universe Series Runs Strats, Teles and Other Classic Models Through a Bizarre Blender
- Review: D'Angelico Deluxe Atlantic and Deluxe Bedford Solidbodies
- Watch Joe Perry's New "Aye Aye Aye" Music Video
- Applying Sweep Picking to Unorthodox Passages
July 30
- Watch Rob Chapman's Ernie Ball Music Man Experience Documentary
- Interpol Premiere New Song, "Number 10"
- How to Turn a Stock Chord Progression Into a Unique Guitar Part
- Fulltone Unveils New OCD V2 CME Exclusive Limited Edition Pedal
- Watch Derek Smalls and Dweezil Zappa Team Up in New "MRI" Video
- The Six-String DIY Guide to Compression
- Stevie Ray Vaughan and Buddy Guy Jam at Legends in 1989
- Strandberg Debuts New Sälen Guitar
- Welcome to the New GuitarWorld.com!
July 27
- How to Dig Into Your Guitar Strings
- Watch Greta Van Fleet Play "When the Curtain Falls" on 'The Tonight Show'
- Using Two-Note Chords to Play the Blues, Part 1
July 26
- Guitar Cheats: Three Ways to Solo Like a Pro
- PedalSnake Highlights Strymon 24V Method, New Tour Prep Accessories
- Former Black Crowes Guitarist Rich Robinson is Selling Off Some of His Gear
- Challenging Phrases Designed to Lift Your Chops to the Next Level
- Australian Guitarist Plays for 125 Consecutive Hours for Charity
- How to Play "Whipping" Sweep Arpeggios
- Forgotten Guitar: Joe Satriani and Mick Jagger Play “Little Red Rooster” at a Bar in 1988
July 25
- So You've Bought a B-Bender: Get Started with This Handy Country/Blues Lick
- Fulltone Unveils New Supa-Trem Jr. Pedal
- Hear Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators' New Song, "Driving Rain"
July 24
- LunaStone Launches Three Stage Rocket MIDI
- ZVEX Introduces New Germanium Woolly Mammoth Mod Pedal
- Joe Bonamassa: People Taking Over Gibson Are "Good Guys"
- TC Electronic Introduces New Ditto Jam X2 Looper
- Inject More Power Into Your Blues Shuffles
July 23
- Watch Judas Priest's New "No Surrender" Music Video
- PRS Debuts Limited-Edition SE Bernie Marsden Guitar
- Alter Bridge Announce New Album, 'Live at the Royal Albert Hall'
- Gibson Debuts New 2018 Les Paul Junior Billie Joe Armstrong Signature Model
July 20
- Billy Gibbons Announces New Album, 'The Big Bad Blues'
- Hear Jerry Cantrell's New Song, "Setting Sun"
- Blackberry Smoke Announce New Acoustic EP, 'The Southern Ground Sessions'
- Watch Paul Riario Talk Elixir Strings for Electric Guitar
- How to Seamlessly Play Pentatonic Scales Over Three Octaves
July 19
- Tramaine Unveils New LP, 'Heavy Balance'
July 18
- DevilDriver's Neal Tiemann Discusses the Band’s Country-Gone-Metal Album, ‘Outlaws ‘Til the End: Vol. 1’
- Gear Review: Flex Reaction AR Phaser
- Jake E. Lee's Red Dragon Cartel Announce New Album, 'Patina'
- Album Review: Matty T. Wall Turns In a Six-String Gem with 'Sidewinder'
- Symphony X Guitarist Michael Romeo Shares New Song, “Fear the Unknown”
July 17
- Preview Two New Reverbs for the Kemper Profiler
- 60-Second Songwriting: Song Structure Basics—the Outro
- Robert Plant Announces American Tour Dates
- Greta Van Fleet Premiere New Song, "When the Curtain Falls"
- Watch the Craig Brown Band Star in Ram's ProMaster BandVan Video Series
- 20 Classic Telecaster Guitar Riffs in One Take
July 16
- Way Huge Unveils New Smalls Overrated Special Overdrive Pedal
- Watch Joe Satriani, Tommy Emmanuel and Phil Collen Play the Blues
- Watch Pink Floyd Working on “Echoes” in 1971
- Dear Guitar Hero: Submit Questions for Andy Summers
- Learn One of the Best Marty Friedman Licks Ever
July 13
- The Byrds' 10 Greatest Guitar Moments
- Vox Debuts New AC30S1 Amplifier
- Watch This Guitarist Play a Tesla Coil with a Guitar
- Watch The Smashing Pumpkins Cover Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven"
- How to Shift Pentatonic Licks to Create "Outside" Sounds
- Take a Closer Look at Fender's New Player Series
- Four Ways to Visualize the Fretboard
- Supro Debuts New Black Magick Reverb Amp
- Hear Top 10 Guitar Riffs Played Backward
- Increase Picking Speed Instantly by Using Accents
July 12
- Line 6 Debuts New Spider V 20 Practice Amp
- Epiphone Debuts New SST Coupe, CE Coupe Guitars
- Crafting Wailing Lead Phrases
- Betcha Can't Play This: John Petrucci's Descending E Mixolydian Run
- Jacky Vincent Premieres New Song, "Awakener"
- Five Exotic Guitar Licks That Will Make You Stand Out
- Squier Unveils New Contemporary Active Jazzmaster HH ST
- Dream Theater's John Petrucci Shreds on 'That Metal Show'
July 11
- Watch Steve Vai Play a Fan's Parker Fly Guitar
- Review: Hughes & Kettner era 2 Amp
- Andy McKee's "Over-the-Top" Acoustic Techniques
- Orianthi and Richie Sambora Visit Norman's Rare Guitars
- Cort Debuts New Gold-08 Acoustic
- September 2018 Guitar World Lesson Videos
- Etherius Premiere "Thread of Life" Playthrough Video
- Rip Up the Fretboard with Three-Note-Per-String Pentatonics
July 10
- History of Metal Guitar in One Song
- Music Man: Maroon 5's James Valentine Marvels at the Incredible Success of His Signature Guitar
- Fender Unveils New Troublemaker Tele
- Glen Drover Lesson: Mysterious Harmonic Minor Walkdown
- Ted Nugent Sets the Record Straight About His "Cat Scratch Fever" Amp
- Four Ways Guitarists Can Support the Song When They're Not Soloing
- Review: Ernie Ball Music Man St. Vincent HH
- Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt, Tosin Abasi Announce 'Generation Axe' Tour
- Watch Matt Scharfglass Demo the New Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay Special
- Jacques Pedals Introduces the New Bête Noire Combo Effect Pedal
July 9
- Washburn Announces New Michael Sweet Signature Parallaxe V Guitar
- Scary Good: Ghost's Tobias Forge Breaks Down the Brilliant New 'Prequelle'
- The Magpie Salute Premiere New Track, "For the Wind"
- Fender Debuts New Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child Accessories Line
- JAM Pedals Unveils the New Eureka! Fuzz
- Watch Nita Strauss Demo DiMarzio's Pandemonium Pickups
- Fulltone Debuts New Full-Drive 2 V2 Pedal
- Watch Jimmy Page, Jack White and The Edge Play "In My Time of Dying"
- Joe Satriani Announces 2019 G4 Experience
- Beyond the Octave — Upper Structure Triads for Jazz Guitar
July 6
- How to Play Danny Cedrone's Blazing "Rock Around the Clock" Guitar Solo
- 24 Easy Jazz Chords Every Guitar Player Should Know
- Watch John 5's Blindfolded Demo of Fender's New Troublemaker Tele
- Review: Strum Buddy Portable Guitar Monitor/Amp
- Songwriting Tips—Pairing Chords with Walking-Down Bass Lines
- Joe Satriani Releases 'Beyond the Supernova' Tour Documentary
- EVH Debuts New 5150 Chorus Pedal
- Why (and How) We Should Learn David Gilmour's Guitar Habits
- How to Play Crushing Open-Chord Riffs Like Tom Scholz, Angus Young and Brian May
- Shop Talk: Cream City Music in Brookfield, Wisconsin
July 5
- To Relic or Not to Relic? The Age-Old Debate Has Finally Reached the World of Acoustic Guitars
- Arthur Buck: Peter Buck and Joseph Arthur Talk New Duo, Album and Tour
- Suhr Debuts Shiba Drive Reloaded Mini Overdrive Pedal
- Ernie Ball Music Man Introduces the All-New StingRay Special Bass
- Yamaha Premieres Limited Run of Pacifica 612VIIFM Guitars
- How to Use "Legato Rolling" to Play Fast
- Taylor Debuts New Builder's Edition 614ce
- Top 10 Fender Stratocaster Facts You Probably Didn't Know
- Alice Cooper Announces New Live Album, 'A Paranormal Evening at the Olympia Paris'
- Line 6 Unveils New SR250 Guitar
- Improvising on a I-IV Chord Vamp
July 3
- Enhancing Blues Progressions with 7th and "Jimi Hendrix" Chords
- Night Owl Industries Releases Oscar Preamp
- Jericho Guitars Unveils the Script S-1 Acoustic Guitar
- Watch Chad Gilbert Discuss Ernie Ball Paradigm Strings
- Five Riffs You Should Always Play at Guitar Stores (and How to Play Them)
- Taylor Unveils New 300 and 400 Series Models
- Strategic String Crossing for Killer Picking Runs
July 2
- Charvel Debuts New Limited Edition Signature Pro-Mod SD24
- 60-Second Songwriting: Song Structure Basics—the Solo Section
- Review: Way Huge Smalls Aqua-Puss Delay, Smalls Blue Hippo Chorus and Smalls Russian Pickle Fuzz
- The Six Coolest Stratocaster Solos — Ever
- Fender Expands California Acoustic Series with Two New Models
- Epiphone Debuts Updated Casinos
- Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan and James Iha and Jeff Schroeder Talk Summer Tour, New Music and Three-Guitar Attack
- Yamaha Introduces New CSF Series Acoustic Parlor Guitars
- Henry Juszkiewicz: Gibson Quality Control Accusations "Fake News"
- The Ins and Outs of Supersonic Alternate Picking