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May 2014

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May 31
- Lesson: Sunday Strum, Episode 11 – Staccato Downstrokes
May 30
- Aristides Introduces Bass Guitars Made of Arium
- Video: Violinist Jenny Scheinman Performs “Run, Run, Run”
- Gear Review: Tone Bakery Creme Brulee Boost/Overdrive Pedal
- Zane Carney Talks Solo Albums, Musicvox Guitars and Working with John Mayer
- Denny Tedesco Discusses His New Film, 'The Wrecking Crew,' an Ode to Pop's Elite Studio Musicians
- Guitar Play-Along Series: Learn Megadeth's "Hangar 18," "Head Crusher" and More
- Songwriting Steps: The Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth
- Video: Taylor Guitars’ David Hosler Discusses the Expression System 2
- Norah Jones and Puss N Boots Announce Debut Album, 'No Fools, No Fun'
May 29
- Eventide H9 Control App Update Now Supports PitchFactor, ModFactor and Space
- Carvin Introduces NZ624 Neil Zaza Signature Guitar —Video
- Suicide Silence Producer Steve Evetts on Choosing the Right Guitar for Recording —Video
- Video Premiere: Roto's Magic Act, "Howling at the Moon"
- Video: Gotham Stands Introduces "The World's First Modular Guitar Stand"
- Interview: Michael Amott Talks New Arch Enemy Singer and Album
- Video: Jason Kessler Performs 12-String Version of “Aerial Boundaries”
- Video: Exclusive Interview with Jesse Clegg
- Steve Gunn Announces Tour Dates with Kurt Vile
May 28
- Whitechapel Guitarist Alex Wade Demos and Discusses DiMarzio D Activator 7 Pickups —Video
- Video: Watch John & Jacob Perform “Be My Girl”
- Review: T-Rex Engineering Magnus Effect Board
- Mark Tremonti Shows Off Custom PRS Joe Fenton Guitar — Video
- Exclusive Interview: LP Talks New Album 'Forever For Now,' Ukulele and More
- Listen to Billy Joe Shaver’s Duet with Willie Nelson
- Beth Orton's ‘Central Reservation’ Reissue Due July 8
May 27
- BND/One Fully Bendable and Flexible Guitar Stand — Video
- Pre-AC/DC Marcus Hook Roll Band, "Natural Man," with Malcolm and Angus Young — Exclusive Song Premiere
- The Bones of J.R. Jones: On Songwriting
May 26
- SongTown USA: How Long Should It Take?
May 24
- Lesson: Sunday Strum, Episode 10 –Rhythmic Displacement
May 23
- Video Exclusive: South African Rocker Jesse Clegg Performs Two Songs
May 22
- Video: Taylor Guitars' Andy Powers Performs "Light of Day" on Six New 800 Series Guitars
- PawnShop kings Premiere “Fall Apart” Video
- Jimmy Page Discusses Led Zeppelin Reissues on 'Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon' — Video
- John Butler Trio Kicks Off US Summer Tour
- Show Review: Nickel Creek at the Fox Theater, Oakland
May 21
- Free Download: Our Wild America’s “You Don’t Love Me“
- Led Zeppelin Getting Sued Over "Stairway to Heaven"
- DiMarzio Releases Super Distortion 7 and Super Distortion 8 Pickups
- Pink Floyd Release “Marooned” Music Video
- Exclusive Video Interview: Andy Power’s Role in the Future of Taylor Guitars
May 20
- Hear Two Songs From The Bones of J.R. Jones’ Debut Full Length
- Eventide H9 EQ Algorithm Free Until June 20
- Guitar World: July 2014 Gear and Lesson Videos
- Hole Notes with Dale Turner: The Unusual Tunings and Techniques of Steel-String Legend John Fahey
- Talkin' Blues with Keith Wyatt: The “Unplugged” Artistry of Snooks Eaglin, New Orleans’ Best Kept Secret
- String Theory with Jimmy Brown: Learning Hip Chord Changes and Voicings from a Mid-Sixties Jazz Classic — Video
- Steve Lukather Discusses Toto, Working With Michael Jackson and New Solo Album
- Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Big Muff PI Pedal —Demo Video
- Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound Flat SSL-4 Pickup — Demo Video
- Seymour Duncan Jason Becker Perpetual Burn Pickup — Demo Video
- Legendary Licks: Get an Inside Look at the Guitar Style of Blues Great Michael Bloomfield
- Watch Mutual Benefit’s “Let’s Play / Statue of a Man” Video
May 19
- Randy Rhoads Was No Saint, Says New Book by Childhood Friend and Bandmate Kelly Garni
- Video Finds: Thomas Leeb Performs a Fingerstyle Version of Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb”
- Brian Setzer Discusses His New Album, 'Rockabilly Riot: All Original'
- Guitar World's Paul Riario Demos Ernie Ball Aluminum Bronze Strings —Video
- Metallica's James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett Perform National Anthem at San Francisco Giants Game — Video
May 16
- Lesson: Sunday Strum, Episode 9 - Basic Dynamics
- Stolen or Lost Ax? Trace Your Hoffee Guitar Case with Snagg GPS Unit
- SongTown USA: The Day You DON'T Write a Hit
- Seth Walker Shows Off Guitar Skills in New Music Video
- Human Potential Releases Brooding Acoustic-Centered Track
- Christopher Denny Releases New Tour Dates and Live Acoustic Video
May 15
- California Breed: Guitarist Andrew Watt Discusses His New Trio with Glenn Hughes and Jason Bonham
- Guitarist Brad Gillis Talks New Night Ranger Album, 'High Road'
- Exclusive Stream: Dan Clews 'Tourist In My Own Backyard'
- Yamaha's Revamped L Series Guitars Now Shipping
May 14
- June 2014 Guitar World: Motley Crue's Mick Mars and Nikki Sixx, Pantera, Santana, 40 Years of MXR Pedals, Behemoth and More
- Recording King Announces Their “PERFECT 10” Sweepstakes
May 13
- Tommy Emmanuel Gear Rundown — Video
- Marshall AS50D Acoustic Combo Amp — Demo Video
- Video Interview: Ukulele Master Jake Shimabukuro
- Video Finds: Young Jason Kertson Performs “Drifting” on Two Guitars at Once
May 12
- Gibson Introduces Memory Cable with Built-in Recorder
- Jimmy Page Hints at New Material: "It's Time to Play Again"
- Interview: Billy Duffy of The Cult Answers Readers' Questions on Gear, Songwriting and More
- Guitar World DVD: Master Heavy Metal Guitar with Metal Mike
- Exclusive Preview: Stream Julian Fleisher’s New Album, ‘Finally’
May 11
- Jimmy Page Receives Honorary Degree, Delivers Commencement Address at Berklee College of Music — Video
- Lesson: Sunday Strum – Episode 8: Right Hand Flow
May 9
- Cigar Box: How to Build a Smokin' Cigar Box Guitar for Around $25, Part 3
- Jason Becker Tribute: Guitarist Chris Mike Performs "For Jason" —Video
- Video Exclusive: Ukulele Master Jake Shimabukuro Performs Live
- 'In My Soul': Robert Cray Discusses His New Album, Seeing Jimi Hendrix and the Power of the Blues
- Schecter Announces Cheech and Chong Limited-Edition Guitars
- SongTown USA: Getting in the Game
May 8
- Vernon Reid, Alex Skolnick and Earl Slick Help Launch D'Addario NYXL Electric Guitar Strings — Video
- Lesson: How to Play John Lennon's "Imagine" on Acoustic Guitar
May 7
- Two New Studies Suggest Women Are More Attracted to a Man Holding a Guitar
- Dean Zelinsky Private Label Guitars Offers New Models and Finishes
- Guitar World's Blues Bundle Sale: Five DVDs for $25
- Fender To Sell Guild Brand to Cordoba Music Group
- Gabrielle Aplin's 'English Rain' EP and New Video for "A Case of You" Releases
- Conor Oberst Announces New Tour Dates and Album Out May 19
- Conor Oberst Announces New Tour Dates and Album Out May 19
- Songwriting Steps: Let's Gain Weight!
May 6
- "The Best of Betcha Can't Play This" — Video
- Exclusive Video Premiere: Sinner Sinners’ “Darkess Forever”
- A Spiritual Connection to Your Instrument
- Exclusive Video Interview: Bob Taylor and Taylor Guitars' 40th Anniversary
May 5
- Exclusive Video Interview: The Black Crowes' Rich Robinson
- Fender Custom Shop Builds Double-Neck Jazzmaster for Queens of the Stone Age Guitarist — Video
- Daath Guitarist Emil Werstler Demos and Discusses PRS Archon Guitar Amp —Video
- Marty Friedman and Gus G Perform Black Sabbath's "Symptom of the Universe" — Video
- Yamaha Creates Vintage Tone with New Wood
May 4
- Song in My Head: String Cheese Incident Guitarist Bill Nershi Talks New Music
- Sunday Strum: Episode 7 Harmonic Progression in Threes
May 3
- Video: UK Fingerstyle Guitarist Pete Kent Performs “Something About You”
May 2
- Emily King Releases Video for “Distance”
- Eminence GA-SC64 Speaker Demo by Guitar World's Paul Riario —Video
- Video Finds: Dream Theater's John Petrucci and James LaBrie Go Acoustic for "Another Day"
May 1
- Fender to Cease U.S. Production of Ovation Guitars
- Slayer! LoudWire Launches #ScreamForJeff Hanneman Campaign —Video
- Free Download: Ian Moore's "Agitator" from his Acoustic EP 'Aerie'
- Old Crow Medicine Show Announce July 1 Release of ‘Remedy’