Guitar World: August 2011 Disc Videos

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These videos are bonus content related to the August 2011 issue of Guitar World. Check out this month's issue for full tabs, transcriptions and lessons.

For individual download links to all videos, click here.

Featured Lesson Videos

• Mark Tremonti: "Ghost of Days Gone By"

• Seether: "Country Song"

• Whitesnake’s Doug Aldrich: “Love Will Set You Free” and “Slow an’ Easy”

• In Deep with Andy Aledort: Adding chromatic passing tones to your solo improvisations

• Milos Karadaglic lesson

Column Videos:

• Dale Turner: Hole Notes

• John5: Chop Shop

• Metal Mike: Metal for Life

• Misha Mansoor: The Djent Set

• Keith Wyatt: Talkin' Blues

Gear Review Videos:

• ESP AC30E QM acoustic-electric guitar

• AXL USA SRO Artist electric guitar

• Albion TCT 35 combo

• DiMarzio Angel DP232 Acoustic System

• Victoria Ivy League combo

• MXR Custom Badass ’78 Distortion

• Laguna LE50 electric guitar

• Trace Elliot AH 1200-12 head and 1048 and 1818 cabinets

Bonus Videos:

• Boss BR-80

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