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- November 30
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- Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac keyboardist and vocalist, dies at 79
- Ibanez finally launches Tim Henson and Scott LePage’s eagerly awaited new signature electric guitars
- The Matamp head Peter Green used on early Fleetwood Mac recordings is up for sale
- Paws for thought: Hello Kitty Squier Strat prices have more than doubled since 2019
- Intervals' Aaron Marshall takes a deep dive into his guitar-playing philosophy, and talks tones, tempos, modes and his favorite guitar instrumentals
- You can now find out what pedal brand is most popular in your state
- Watch as Nathan East tears his achilles tendon onstage with Toto while trying to show off for Verdine White
- Wolfgang Van Halen, Nita Strauss and the absolute best of 2022 – only in the new Guitar World
- Fallujah’s Scott Carstairs: “Radiant Ascension is the hardest solo I’ve ever had to perform... that’s the only way to improve: really intense, difficult s**t”
- Martin D-28 Rich Robinson review
- Candlemass’s Leif Edling and Lars Johansson on the triumphant return of a metal institution: “You can’t kill us! We’re the cockroaches of epic doom metal!”
- Jefferson Airplane's Jack Casady on why he plays hollowbody basses, road-testing his Epiphone signature models, and the most pivotal point of his playing career
- Robert Fripp and Toyah tackle Megadeth's Holy Wars in latest Sunday Lunch installment
- November 29
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- Hear David Gilmour play guest lead guitar on Donovan's new single, Rock Me
- NOFX’s Fat Mike on Australia, ‘Double Album’ and the power of pegging
- George Harrison's 15 greatest guitar moments after The Beatles
- Adalita: “I thought the songs were just too good to not release”
- Blackstar Dept. 10 Amped 1 review
- How a love of jazz chords and alternate tunings inspired Soccer Mommy's most boundary-pushing album yet
- Gene Simmons: "Everything Vinnie Vincent did sounded like Yngwie Malmsteen on crack"
- Dead Cross: “With any of our other bands, a solo would almost be unwarranted – it would be silly. But for a thrash-related project, it screams for it”
- Damon Albarn of Blur and Gorillaz chews his guitar when he writes music, apparently
- Wolfgang Van Halen names his favorite guitar player right now
- Take your blues jams to the next level with 10 inspiring chord shapes
- Nik Nocturnal: “A lot of what makes a song heavy isn’t the riff – the mix, I’d argue, makes something heavier than the riff itself”
- The bass remains the same: How they made the Manson John Paul Jones E-Bass identical to the Led Zeppelin legend’s actual bass
- Stuart Zender names the song that inspired his hallmark bassline on Jamiroquai's biggest-selling hit
- What is that charred guitar on the cover of the new Metallica album?
- See Eddie Van Halen wield an early configuration of his legendary Frankenstein guitar in newly unearthed footage
- November 28
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- Get 25% off 428 – yes, 428 – DiMarzio products, including Steve Vai’s signature pickups, in one of Cyber Monday's biggest guitar sales
- These Cyber Monday deals on clip-on tuners make keeping your guitar in tune cheaper than ever
- Watch Mark Tremonti give away his guitar to a young fan
- The year's best-selling bass is now on sale – grab the Squier Bass VI for a crazy price this Cyber Monday
- Save up to $200 on a stylish, top-performing electric, bass or acoustic guitar with these Cyber Monday-beating Epiphone deals
- Looking for Cyber Monday guitar deals under $50? We've found effects pedals, clip-on tuners, capos, cables, strings and more that fit the bill
- The Boss All November Sale is coming to a close – you only have a few days to save big on compact pedals and the Boss Katana!
- Every guitarist needs a practice amp – and now's the time to get yours with these mouth-watering Cyber Monday deals
- Metallica announce new album 72 Seasons and share video for first single Lux Æterna
- Take your shredding skills to the extreme with this Michael Angelo Batio lesson
- Squier 40th Anniversary Jazzmaster Gold Edition review
- There's still a chance to get 50% off just about every Line 6 plugin you’ll ever need in this extended Cyber Monday sale
- Quick! These 8 Harley Benton guitars just got even cheaper for Cyber Monday
- Hear Zayn Malik's take on Jimi Hendrix's Angel
- Our favorite beginner acoustic guitar, the Fender CD-60S, has had $44 knocked off the asking price this Cyber Monday
- Fender’s Cyber Monday sale has officially kicked off – save up to 50% on guitars, basses, amps and more
- Cyber Monday Positive Grid deals 2024: You can still save up to 50% off Spark Mini, BIAS software and more in the Cyber Week sale
- Cyber Monday guitar pedal deals 2024: Our expert pick of Cyber Monday stompbox deals
- Cyber Monday Fender deals 2024: Last chance to bag yourself up to 50% off Fender gear
- Musician's Friend Cyber Monday deals 2024: Last chance to score up to 60% off music gear!
- Cyber Monday guitar deals 2024: Your last chance to save on guitar gear
- Looking for a beginner electric guitar? You won't go wrong with these fantastic Cyber Monday deals
- November 27
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- We gave Blackstar’s Dept. 10 overdrive and distortion pedals 5 star reviews – and they’re both currently $100 off in this mega Cyber Monday sale
- Save big on the Boss Waza-Air and a host of other guitar amp headphones solutions with these red-hot Cyber Monday deals
- On the lookout for a beginner bass guitar? Here are the best Cyber Monday deals we've found
- There are big savings and epic free gifts to be had with these mega multi-effects pedal Cyber Monday deals
- 5 times Jimi Hendrix proved he was a master of the blues
- Last chance! The Positive Grid Black Friday sale has been extended, with just a few more hours to grab a great deal
- Sweetwater Cyber Monday deals 2024: last chance to save at Sweetwater
- Sweetwater's epic Black Friday offering comes to an end today – don't miss up to 80% off big-name guitar gear
- Guitar Center Cyber Monday deals 2024: last chance to save
- November 26
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- Unplug in style with these top-tier Cyber Weekend acoustic guitar deals
- Looking to help kickstart your kid's journey to guitar stardom? We've curated the best guitar pack deals of Cyber Weekend
- Need new guitar strings? These are the best Cyber Weekend deals right now
- There are big savings to be had on looper pedals this Cyber Weekend – here are our favorite deals
- Get yourself up to $100 off TC Electronic pedals over at Sweetwater - but only whilst stocks last
- The secrets of Jimi Hendrix's guitar setup: Roger Mayer reveals what made the guitar hero's Strat tone sing
- Larkin Poe’s Megan and Rebecca Lovell on their pedalboard pinch-hitters, the voice of lap steel, and the blues as a living art form
- You can still get $30 off TC Electronic's PolyTune 3 – one of the best tuners in the business – but you'll have to be quick
- Learn how to cover the entire fretboard with Joe Bonamassa’s soloing scale secret
- Fret-King Country Squire Music Row and Elise Custom review
- November 25
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- You can still save $450 on these stunning limited-edition D'Angelico semi-hollow guitars in this crazy post-Black Friday deal
- The Fender Blues Junior is a gig-ready guitar amp classic – and you can save $90 in this unmissable Cyber Monday deal
- Looking to learn the guitar this Black Friday? These are today's top offers on guitar lessons
- Get up to 55% off strings, picks, capos, cables and other guitar accessories with Ernie Ball's mega Cyber Monday sale
- Shopping for guitar gear this Black Friday? These 7 sales are unmissable
- Save up to $120 on Squier’s high-performance Contemporary Strats, Teles, Jazzmasters, Jaguars and basses in one of Black Friday’s hottest guitar deals
- Fender has one of best Black Friday sales online right now – score up to 30% off the 40th Anniversary models, Classic Vibe and the Acoustasonic Player series
- You can still get a Behringer pedal for as little as $14 in this insane Cyber Weekend deal at Sweetwater
- You can still get AmpliTube 5 Max for a ridiculous $99 – that's $500 off! – this Cyber Monday, but not for much longer
- Guitar Center Black Friday deals 2024: you can still get the lowest prices of the year
- Black Friday Fender deals 2024: The official sale is still live! Last chance to save big on guitars, amps, pedals, and more
- Musician's Friend Black Friday deals 2024: Last chance to get up to 60% off gear!
- Black Friday Positive Grid deals 2024: The first-ever Spark 2 discounts are here – plus, ways to save on the rest of the Spark line-up today
- Black Friday guitar deals 2024: You can still pick up these bargains in the biggest sale of the year
- Sweetwater Black Friday deals 2024: savings are still live with up to 70% off
- Australian Guitar’s Fresh Frets: Vol. 12
- November 24
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- The 1975’s Adam Hann on his love of John Petrucci’s signature model, divvying up parts with Matty Healy and snapping up Klon Centaurs
- Paul Reed Smith has his say on the tonewood debate: “I've heard that tonewoods don't make any difference. It's just not true”
- The late Victor Bailey on "kicking ass" with Madonna and embracing Jaco’s legacy in Weather Report
- Kane Roberts on rejoining the Alice Cooper band following Nita Strauss's departure, adjusting to a Kemper and the revival of his fabled machine gun guitar
- Alter Bridge: “One of the hardest dances to do is to make something heavy and technical and still emotional at the same time”
- Orange Sustain review
- Level 42 legend Mark King on his 5 most famous bass guitars
- This edible cake replica of Joe Satriani's Ibanez signature guitar is the tastiest thing we've seen all week
- Fender and Guitar Center team up for exclusive American Ultra models that flash their tastiest collaborative finish yet – Umbra Burst
- The 10 best covers of Jimi Hendrix songs
- 1958 Gibson Les Paul played onstage for years by Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers Band hits the auction block
- Watch Jeff Beck’s flawless jam of Jimi Hendrix’s Little Wing with Johnny Depp on rhythm guitar
- Laney's comprehensive 2022 holiday gift guide is the inspiration you need to nail Christmas this year for the guitarist or bassist in your life
- November 23
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- Dave Mustaine: Lars Ulrich wrote the opening riff to Metallica’s Master of Puppets
- "It was a wild scene up there": The Jimi Hendrix Experience's Billy Cox and Mitch Mitchell recount the explosive, and chaotic, Woodstock set that changed the world
- Josh Smith teases new-look, freshly spec’d version of his Ibanez FLATV1 signature guitar
- Origin Effects launches the M-EQ Driver, a Pultec EQ redesigned for guitar players
- Jim Dunlop announces glow-in-the-dark Jerry Cantrell Firefly Cry Baby wah pedal
- Nickelback's Chad Kroeger reveals the 10 guitarists who shaped his sound – and they're heavier than you might expect
- The untold history of the Gibson Les Paul/SG TV
- Watch Prince’s gold-finished Schecter Symbol guitar get pulled out of retirement and put through its paces
- Watch Black Crowes guitarist Rich Robinson repel an unwelcome stage invader – with his Fender Telecaster
- AWOLNATION's Aaron Bruno shares his guitar and emotional journey, and reveals why, for him, "music is mental health"
- Wilko Johnson, Dr. Feelgood guitarist and major influence on the '70s English punk movement, dies aged 75
- Mesa/Boogie bolsters its iconic Rectifier catalog with 25-watt Badlander head and 1x12 combo
- How to incorporate open-string drones into an improvised blues solo
- Spotlight: Hallie
- November 22
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- Lava Music treats its advanced Lava Me 3 smart guitar to eye-catching new Golden Hour finish
- Dave Mustaine confirms future signature Gibson Explorer, 24-fret Les Paul models – and you can catch a glimpse of his LP now
- Victor Wooten on his S.M.V supergroup with Stanley Clarke and Marcus Miller: “It was like Michael Jordan and LeBron James asking you to be on their basketball team!”
- Zayn Malik teases posthumous collaboration with Jimi Hendrix
- Watch John Mayer and Sammy Hagar play Van Halen’s Finish What Ya Started
- Watch Manuel Gardner Fernandes test-drive Tim Henson's Ibanez nylon-string signature model with an otherworldly harmonic-heavy fingerstyle performance
- Prepare to be blown away by NUX’s MG-400, the “best value modeler for your money”
- Meet the ‘Stringer’ Telecaster, one of Fender’s wildest experimental electric guitars
- Lady Gaga bassist Jonny Goood: “Being a young Black brother and playing dirty with a pick is unique to me...”
- America Paz's fluorescent 6-string is one of the wildest basses you'll see this year
- Watch Jack White take on Nirvana’s Heart-Shaped Box at recent Supply Chain Issues tour show
- A 1968 Fender Rosewood Tele built for and played by Elvis Presley has been listed for sale on Reverb
- Breedlove Eco Pursuit EX S Concert Sweetgrass review
- Gibson launches the Digital Amp, an app that uses your phone’s mic to detect and amplify your guitar signal – no cables required
- Charvel launches an EMG-loaded, progressive player’s dream of a signature model for James LaBrie guitarist Marco Sfogli
- Jimi Hendrix was also a master of the bass guitar – he once jammed with Johnny Winter using an upside-down Fender Jazz Bass
- November 21
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- Danny Kalb, guitarist with blues innovators The Blues Project, dies aged 80
- Watch Christone "Kingfish" Ingram blaze through an epic version of Jimi Hendrix classic Red House
- Brian May on unearthing an unreleased Freddie Mercury track and how The Beatles: Get Back inspired the reissue of Queen's 1989 album The Miracle
- Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox cover Metallica’s Seek & Destroy on guitar… and squeaky Santa toys
- Watch Charles Berthoud lead 200 bass players in a magical cover of Queen’s Under Pressure
- Pantera’s 2022 rehearsals have officially begun – see the first pictures of Zakk Wylde and co in action
- Martin’s new 000JR-10E Shawn Mendes signature is an environmentally-friendly acoustic with top-notch tones and unparalleled playability
- Harley Benton looks to tempt Jim Root fans with sleek $166 JA-20HH Active SBK offset
- Brian May says a boxset for his Eddie Van Halen Star Fleet collaboration is coming next year – and it will be full of never-before-heard outtakes
- Everything you wanted to know about preamp tubes but were too afraid to ask
- Learn 5 Eric Johnson chords that utilize his trademark ‘shell’ voicing for big ambient clean tones
- Beetronics Zzombee Filtremulator review
- Watch Ichika Nito take Tim Henson’s new nylon-string signature guitar on a test drive – and deliver the most technical 18 seconds you’ll hear all week
- Joe Bonamassa quits social media: “I fear I'm going to be provoked into saying something I might regret”
- The Smashing Pumpkins recruit Willow for a four-guitar performance of Cherub Rock
- November 18
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- Watch Peter Frampton end his touring career with a final show-closing cover of The Beatles’ While My Guitar Gently Weeps
- Dave Weiner retires from Steve Vai's band after 23 years, and announces his successor
- Hear Megadeth cover Judas Priest classic Delivering the Goods
- How the unlikely partnership of Steve Vai and John Lydon forged one of the most unforgettable alt-rock hits of the '80s
- “Bob Dylan knows my name?” Joe Satriani responds to alleged slight in the rock icon’s new book
- Dave Mustaine opens up on failed James Hetfield reunion: “We were talking about getting back together”
- First Red Hot Chili Peppers, then Pearl Jam, now Josh Klinghoffer is playing with Jane’s Addiction
- Mike Dawes: “Guitar right now is heavily edited, very engineered to engage, snippets of sound – the result is music that doesn’t sound like a journey”
- Audioslave’s Cochise has one of the best riffs of the 21st century, but it was first recorded in 1996 with a different singer – hear Tom Morello’s radical original demo
- Sophie Lloyd announces first-ever studio album, shares fiery lead single, Do or Die
- Suzanne Vega: “I love the acoustic guitar – I always have. I love the sound of it. I love playing it. I love the look of it. I love everything about it”
- How the Fender Mustang went from student guitar to cult classic
- How to play blues like Eric Johnson
- November 17
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- J Mascis looks to offer sweet vintage tones in abundance with new signature Fender Jazzmaster pickup set
- Looking to keep your guitar workspace streamlined and flexible? Levy’s Leathers and Gator Frameworks have you covered
- Devin Townsend: “I’m a pretty tranquil person, but that’s mixed with a constant undercurrent of anxiety and intensity”
- Phil Sgrosso: "When you listen to enough Pantera, it's hard to not want to just have fun dive-bombing here and there"
- From one of this year's heaviest riffs to technically dazzling collaborations: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
- Sting’s 10 best basslines with The Police
- How does Dolly Parton play guitar with such long fingernails?
- Guitar fans on Twitter are freaking out over this ad – which features the least convincing handling of a guitar we’ve ever seen
- The Lemonheads' Evan Dando on the 30th anniversary of It’s a Shame About Ray: “They’re some of the best songs that I’ve written”
- How Fender shook up the ‘new vintage’ market with the American Vintage II series
- John Shanks offers a tour of his epic gear collection and reflects on a career working with the A-list of pop and rock
- Jared Dines' 5th “biggest shred collab song in the world” will have the most star-studded lineup of any guitar video ever
- Orange Distortion review
- Ernie Ball promises “unsurpassed comfort and control” with its new Comfort Slides
- 15 young guns making the Gibson Les Paul cool again
- Amazon slashes the price of 66 Fender acoustics, electrics and basses – including a huge $452 off the Kurt Cobain Jag-Stang!
- November 16
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- L.S. Dunes: “We needed a place to put our hearts and souls, musically, during the pandemic”
- A Picasso painting depicting a guitar on a table has sold at auction for $37.1 million
- Fender promises “thunderous power” from a lightweight bass amp with the release of its new Rumble 800 Combo
- Watch Julian Lage’s astonishing take on Charlie Christian’s Seven Come Eleven, using the jazz great’s own Gibson ES-250
- Kurt Cobain’s Boss DS-1 sells for $75,000 – is this the most expensive pedal sold at auction?
- We’ve seen Guitar Center’s Black Friday deals list early – here's a sneak peek of the gear you should hold out for
- Frank Iero and Travis Stever teach you the gain-laden powerchord riffs and melodic lead arpeggios of L.S. Dunes' 2022
- Chapman Guitars announces high-spec, customisable Made In England Workshop Series
- Watch Tony Levin demonstrate his signature ‘funk fingers’
- Watch Fred Durst meet the Durst Burst, a Les Paul plastered with his own face
- Ozzy Osbourne, Muse, Megadeth, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eric Gales, Bonnie Raitt and Wet Leg nominated for 2023 Grammys
- From the vaults: former Machine Head bassist Adam Duce on the tone secrets of Cliff Burton
- Rhythm and lead guitar lessons you can learn from John Frusciante
- Electro-Harmonix String9 String Ensemble review
- Watch Tosin Abasi demo his futuristic new Ernie Ball Music Man Kaizen with an all-new song
- November 15
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- Slowly Slowly: “I want to help people party through the pain”
- A beginner’s guide to Polyphia: album by album
- Watch Polyphia react to insane fan covers of Remember That You Will Die tracks
- Jake E. Lee on how he nearly lost the Ozzy Osbourne gig, why he considers using the whammy bar "cheating" and the pressures of replacing Randy Rhoads
- Best acoustic guitar strings 2024: bring your acoustic to life with fresh strings
- Eddie Van Halen used to play this Nuno Bettencourt riff at “every single soundcheck”
- January 2023 Guitar World lesson videos
- Why Stanley Clarke’s School Days remains an iconic moment in bass playing history
- Best pedalboard power supplies 2024: juice your ‘board with our recommendations
- Gibson updates its Exclusives Collection with perhaps its tastiest finish to date – Deep Purple
- Nothing More on the personal challenges that fed new album Spirits, and how 2014's Jenny moved the band into a position of mental health advocacy
- Pedal steel master Greg Leisz: “I learnt to improvise on pedal steel by playing in a live band situation with musicians who were better than me”
- Best clip-on guitar tuners 2024: stay in tune on a budget with our pick of the best available today
- Hoobastank's Dan Estrin names the 10 guitarists (and one bassist) who shaped his sound
- John Frusciante nearly abandoned his Eddie Van Halen-inspired guitar solo: “Doing that solo was a mind f**k”
- Epiphone Joe Bonamassa 1962 ES-335 review
- Squier Classic Vibe ‘50s Stratocaster review
- November 14
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- Explore deep bass tones with the ultra-versatile, super-comfortable Reverend Mercalli 4
- Dave Mustaine teases new Gibson Explorer signature models – and is that a new USA-made Kramer?
- Hear Ichika Nito and Marcin serve up gravity-defying licks galore in new 65-second single, Fall
- Xotic Effects has revived the RC Booster in time to celebrate a big birthday
- Frank Bello: 5 bass players who influenced me
- Watch Dave Grohl play guest spots with the Breeders and the James Gang at VetsAid
- Best ukuleles 2024: Acoustic and electric ukes for all budgets and playing styles
- What's the best online guitar lessons service in 2024? I'm a professional guitar product reviewer and these are my top picks
- Watch John 5 cover Mötley Crüe’s Too Fast For Love to celebrate the album’s 41st anniversary
- The 17-string bass Elwood Francis played during a ZZ Top show was a cheap Chinese knockoff of Jared Dines' 18-string Ormsby
- Kurt Cobain’s stage-smashed 1973 Fender Mustang sells for nearly $500,000 at auction
- PRS HDRX 20 review
- The Proclaimers’ Charlie Reid talks acoustic guitars, songwriting and working with James Dean Bradfield on the Scottish rock institution's life-affirming new album
- Zakk Wylde has been using YouTube guitar lessons to learn Dimebag's parts for Pantera's upcoming tour
- Learn the essentials of 12-bar acoustic blues
- Live Review: Enter Shikari, Melbourne 11/11/22
- November 12
- November 11
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- Peter Frampton says playing guitar for David Bowie helped him regain “credibility” as a player
- 10 power ballads that are easy to play on guitar
- The top 10 air guitar songs of all time
- Jimmy Page recalls the time he played with Brian May, Iron Maiden and parody metallers Bad News
- Watch Marcin put Tim Henson's new nylon-string signature model through its paces with a jaw-dropping Latin-inspired fingerstyle performance
- Fender American Vintage II ’61 Stratocaster and ’51 Telecaster review
- Richie Sambora says Bon Jovi reunion is a “possibility – we’re talking a bit”
- Chad Kroeger says he’s heard John 5 play “every single Mötley Crüe riff” flawlessly
- Jennifer Batten says being a woman prevented her landing an audition with Ozzy Osbourne in the ‘80s
- Is a new-look version of Lari Basilio’s Ibanez LB1 signature guitar on the way?
- Watch Jeff Beck play Link Wray’s once-banned Rumble using Fender’s American Vintage II ‘57 Stratocaster
- Spotlight: Viktor Rufus of Kirklandd
- Elizabeth Moen on what makes her ’68 Gibson ES-340 her Excalibur, why she gets anxious when she's away from the guitar for too long and the pedal she will die with
- Brad Barr: “I love cardboard guitars, man, and plastic instruments have a whole unique sound to them”
- November 10
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- Watch ZZ Top's Elwood Francis use a 17-string bass guitar onstage for Got Me Under Pressure
- Polyphia’s Tim Henson and Scott LePage hint at forthcoming Ibanez signature specs as they sign with Fishman
- From brutal chugs to fogs of reverb: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
- The truth behind Lee Sklar's custom 'producer's switch'
- Can’t wait for Black Friday? Grab yourself 15% off a huge selection of guitars, amps, and effects at Guitar Center right now
- Best budget guitar amps under $500 in 2024: cost-cutting amplifiers for the budget-conscious player
- Steve Vai unveils lost classic rock-inspired track from the ‘90s, In the Wind
- Boss’s compact new FS-1-WL wireless footswitch can control just about anything in your guitar rig
- Never mind Black Friday – here's our pick of the greatest guitar sales happening right now
- 6 ways to use an EBow on electric guitar
- Garry Roberts, founding guitarist of The Boomtown Rats, dies aged 72
- Sammy Hagar on his all-time favorite Van Halen album, and why Michael Anthony's bass playing is better than ever on The Circle's new album, Crazy Times
- Cort expands its eight-string electric guitar arsenal with shred-ready KX508 Multi Scale II
- Why the Marshall JCM800 2203 was the amp head of choice for a generation of rock and metal guitar players
- The life and times of Johnny Thunders: the New York Dolls and Heartbreakers guitarist who crystallized the essence of street-cool rock ’n’ roll
- 10 household items you can use as guitar accessories
- Eventide ushers in the next generation of its game-changing multi-effects units with the H90 Harmonizer
- 22 guitar heroes who shaped the sound of '80s indie and alternative rock
- Watch Yves Carbonne play Teen Town on a custom 2-string bass
- November 9
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- Polyphia remixed an entire Linkin Park song – but it never saw the light of day
- Måneskin guitarist Thomas Raggi has a Fender Custom Shop Strat, but his "main guitar" is still a Squier
- Cort’s new G290 FAT II offers pro-level performance and versatility at a working musician’s price
- Ernie Ball and Gruv Gear team up for new FretWraps line
- Plini, Nick Johnston and Horace Bray once teamed up for a masterful live jam that proved the future of progressive guitar is in safe hands
- What surprised John Petrucci when he played through Joe Satriani's rig
- How to solo using jazz arpeggios
- Charvel unleashes spec’d-up Silverburst signature shred machine for Phil Sgrosso of As I Lay Dying
- MonoNeon honored with first-ever signature Fart Pedal
- This brutal playthrough filmed in a church might be the most metal guitar video you've seen all year
- Kings X leader Dug Pinnick: “My ADD meant that practising was useless...”
- Why learning songs is just as important as practicing technical exercises
- Original Nazareth vocalist Dan McCafferty dies aged 76
- How guitar amp speakers work
- Download and stream the audio from Guitar Techniques 342
- Fender Japan takes “heavy relic” to new heights with Michiya Haruhata’s new Masterbuilt signature Stratocaster
- Judge throws out Gibson's claim that Dean is in contempt of court
- Polyphia’s Tim Henson and Scott LePage sit down with Steve Vai to discuss their epic collaboration, the evolution of awe-inspiring technique and a one-of-a-kind guitar gift
- Zakk Wylde on why his new online guitar course is about "not burning the steak", and how he's approaching Dimebag Darrell's parts for Pantera's upcoming shows
- November 8
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- Best guitar tuners 2024: chromatic, polyphonic, and strobe options
- Steve Vai names his "greatest accomplishment on the guitar"
- Best looper pedals 2024: go it alone with the greatest loop pedals for practice, live performance and jamming
- Nova Twins: “Half of my family is from Australia, so I’ve always wanted to go and see what the vibe’s like”
- Watch Chris Buck join Martin Miller, and bring his soloing A-game, for a spell-binding live rendition of Prince’s Purple Rain
- Jimmy Page on how he pushed himself to the "outside edges" of harmony on Led Zeppelin IV and Houses of the Holy, and the other Stairway to Heaven 12-string
- Michael Anthony: Why Live At Leeds is one of the best live albums of all time
- 19 pro guitarists who play cheap guitars
- These are the biggest-selling guitar amps of 2022 according to Reverb
- The history of the ES-225 – the last affordable 1950s Gibson guitar?
- When Jimi Hendrix met Spock: the incredible story of the guitar legend's encounter with a sci-fi icon
- Watch Michael Angelo Batio join The Smashing Pumpkins onstage in Milwaukee for a face-melting shred session
- Stryper perform with battery-powered practice amps following venue power cut
- Legendary pedal brand Maestro continues its modern day revival with 5 all-new effects pedals
- The Fender Bass VI is this year's best-selling bass guitar thanks to the Beatles
- Opening for Guns N’ Roses, taking lessons from Randy Rhoads and trading licks with Steve Vai: what the Sunset Strip's golden era was really like
- November 7
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- Watch John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy jam on the James Bond theme at Los Angeles gig
- YouTuber Paul Davids discovers world’s most incredible reverb – and it’s inside a nuclear power plant
- Dolly Parton played a $99 mini electric guitar at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony
- Crazy Tube Circuits launches the Stardust V3, a Fender-aping amp-in-a-box
- Original Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor reveals he has stage four prostate cancer
- Reverb reveals the best-selling effects pedals of 2022
- That time Zakk Wylde, Mick Mars, Snake Sabo and more joined forces to cover Led Zeppelin's Rock and Roll – in the Soviet Union
- Metallica play show dominated by Kill 'Em All and Ride the Lightning material in honor of late “father figure”, Jon Zazula
- MonoNeon: “I’m still not over Prince’s death – I was still getting to know him”
- EVH Iconic Series 40W 1x12 Combo review
- Watch K.K. Downing play live with Judas Priest for the first time in 13 years at the 2022 Rock Hall induction ceremony
- Watch Dave Grohl join Lionel Richie and assume solo duties for a blinding performance of Easy at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Haken's Charlie Griffiths teaches you 5 shred licks to take your technical abilities to the next level
- Scott McKeon reveals what’s on his touring pedalboard and explains why the SM Fuzz is his MVP
- Pup on how the unraveling of an indie-punk guitar institution began with a Rhodes piano
- November 4
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- Best beginner electric guitars 2024: kickstart your musical journey with these epic electric guitars for beginners
- Billy Cox, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Eric Johnson, Dweezil Zappa and more to headline Experience Hendrix concert in Austin, Texas
- Watch Steve Vai and Zakk Wylde pay tribute to Jimi Hendrix by unleashing fretboard fury on Voodoo Child
- Ernie Ball Music Man Majesty 8-string review
- How to eliminate guitar buzz, noise and hum from your rig
- Sweetwater’s Black Friday sale has landed 3 weeks early – $449.99 off Egnater Tweaker amps, $500 off the Schecter Corsair and more
- Mojo Hand FX launches the GRRRocker, a Blues Breaker-style overdrive for a good cause
- Myles and Layne Ulrich on the epic signal-splitting rigs behind Taipei Houston's fuzz-heavy debut – and why their dad didn't give them any lessons growing up
- Line 6 issues mega Helix update, dubbed “the biggest sonic improvement” since the lineup's arrival in 2015
- D’Angelico rolls out stripped-down Excel Tour Collection semi-hollows, featuring PAF-voiced Supro pickups
- EarthQuaker Devices and Sunn O))) debut V3 of their amp-stretching Life Pedal
- Vox boosts its electric guitar arsenal with new-look “Teardrop” Mark III Mini and Bobcat models
- Learn the soloing secrets of 5 of the great British blues guitarists
- Bob Weir: “I’ve pretty much abandoned signal processing. The guitar itself has such variety to offer and it’s so much more elemental”
- Parker Griggs on the radical sound expansion and retro psych guitar influences behind new project El Perro
- November 3
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- Guitars signed by Dave Grohl, Nile Rodgers, Brian Johnson, John Paul Jones, Krist Novoselic and more to be auctioned in honor of Taylor Hawkins
- Sly Withers: “For however challenging it was to dive that deep into our songs, it was equally exciting”
- Sammy Hagar says Alex Van Halen won't return his calls regarding an Eddie Van Halen tribute show
- From psychedelic blues explosions to electrifying all-star collaborations: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
- Alexisonfire’s Wade MacNeil and Dallas Green on breaking their rules, guitar dynamics and the triumph of screamo
- Gretsch G5260 Electromatic Jet Baritone review
- Watch Willow Smith wield a Jackson V to spontaneously riff Deftones’ My Own Summer (Shove It)
- Gail Ann Dorsey: “David Bowie asked me to sing Under Pressure – I was terrified!"
- Jasper Høiby: 5 perfect jazz basslines you should hear
- Watch Billy Strings play Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin classics at his fantastical Lord of the Rings-inspired Halloween gig
- Reverb reveals the best-selling guitars of 2022
- Måneskin – plus SRV, Dimebag and the 30 greatest Texas guitarists of all time – only in the new Guitar World
- Glenn Fricker seeks to blend HM-2-style “Swedish chainsaw” and modern metal tones with his signature Revv distortion pedal, the Northern Mauler
- Molly Tuttle: “I was like, ‘I’m going to try to write some bluegrass songs’ – and once I started, I couldn’t stop”
- Devin Townsend: “I don’t love playing guitar solos, but I think I’m good at them”
- You can now create your own custom grilles for Positive Grid's Spark 40 and Spark MINI amps
- November 2
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- Don McLean's Vincent Martin 00-21 acoustic guitar is going up for auction
- Kurt Cobain-signed 1973 Fender Mustang – which he smashed onstage in 1989 – goes up for auction
- Empress Effects launches the ParaEQ MKII, promising the “most control of any EQ on the market”
- Billy Corgan claims Butch Vig stole his guitar sound for Nirvana’s Nevermind
- Donner goes for the budget multi-effects crown with new, $269 Arena2000 unit
- Ally Venable: “What got me into the blues was discovering Stevie Ray Vaughan – that turned my whole world upside down”
- Adam Sandler is touring with a seriously impressive guitar collection
- Jimmy Haslip: How Jimi Hendrix changed my life
- Morley unveils the AFX-1 – a new analog multi-effects with old-school roots
- A year before he joined Metallica, Cliff Burton was in a college band with Faith No More’s Jim Martin – watch them jam For Whom the Bell Tolls at a battle of the bands
- Josh Klinghoffer: “I’ve never lost this sense that I’m a beginner, and I think that gives me a more primal approach to the guitar”
- Zakk Wylde says replicating Dimebag Darrell’s playing style is impossible: “It's like if Randy Rhoads played Eruption, it would sound like Randy, not Eddie Van Halen”
- 5 mindblowing Guthrie Govan licks you need to learn
- Seth Baccus Shoreline JM-H90 review
- Tim Henson and Scott LePage on how Polyphia made the wildest guitar album of 2022: “We were like, ‘F**k. Did we just blow out Steve Vai’s speakers?’”
- November 1
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- Ocean Alley: “We’re definitely conscious of trying to give each other space”
- Breedlove announces new mid-priced Organic Pro range of acoustic guitars
- Danelectro treats its ‘59M NOS+ model to three new Blackout finishes – including two spotlight-stealing sparkle colorways
- Bruce Springsteen played guitar for Clarence Clemons in the hospital on the final day of his life
- Obsidious guitarist Rafael Trujillo delivers one of the most technically formidable playthroughs of the year with this 7-string prog-metal masterclass
- Simply Guitar vs Yousician: which online guitar lesson apps is best?
- Soldano brings its legendary SLO-100 guitar amp to the floor with the SLO Pedal
- DYLAN on how her guitar journey was kickstarted by a DIY plywood acoustic and why her upcoming Meteora model might be Fender’s boldest-looking offset yet
- J Rockett Uni-Verb review
- 10 James Jamerson basslines every bass player has to hear
- Slipknot's Alessandro “V-Man” Venturella: I borrowed a bass from Tool's Justin Chancellor for our new album
- Ernie Ball Music Man launches new 35th anniversary StingRay 5 bass guitar
- Pedalboard not performing? Try changing your amp speaker
- It’s settled: James Hetfield had the best Halloween costume this year
- Fender debuts outlandish Jazz Bass V for funk favorite MonoNeon
- Noel Gallagher teams up with Johnny Marr on new High Flying Birds single, Pretty Boy
- Boss revisits and reinvents its versatile Slicer groove maker as the compact SL-2
