June 2025 Guitar World lesson videos and more

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Hello, guitar people! These videos represent the bonus content for the visually staggering June 2025 issue of Guitar World magazine, aka the one where the late, great Stevie Ray Vaughan is pictured standing backstage in Rochester Hills, Michigan, on July 31, 1985.

For the tabs that go with (some of) the clips below – as well as the interviews from the issue (including everyone from Joe Perry to Nancy Wilson to Robert Cray to Bob Mould to Billy Duffy to Eddie Martinez to Yngwie Malmsteen), plus gear reviews, song transcriptions, performance notes, Power Tools and more, pick up the new issue (starting April 15, 2025) on newsstands or at Magazines Direct.

Joe Bonamassa: A guide to Rory Gallagher’s slide guitar brilliance - YouTube Joe Bonamassa: A guide to Rory Gallagher’s slide guitar brilliance - YouTube
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Rhythm guitar with Cory Wong: How to stack and blend your guitar parts - YouTube Rhythm guitar with Cory Wong: How to stack and blend your guitar parts - YouTube
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Jared James Nichols: How to turn killer guitar riffs into amazing songs - YouTube Jared James Nichols: How to turn killer guitar riffs into amazing songs - YouTube
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The return of the Gibson Victory - demo by GW's Paul Riario - YouTube The return of the Gibson Victory - demo by GW's Paul Riario - YouTube
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This month's bonus videos

While we're at it, here are a few extra videos from Guitar World HQ. We've got a Greg Koch video premiere, plus exclusive shoots with Nita Strauss, Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera and the Smithereens' Jim Babjak, plus some bonus gear reviews, lessons and more. Enjoy!

Greg Koch — "Can't Lose What You Never Had" (official video) ft. Jimmy Hall + Memphis Horns - YouTube Greg Koch —
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Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera: My favorite Roxy riffs and more! - YouTube Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera: My favorite Roxy riffs and more! - YouTube
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Smithereens guitarist Jim Babjak shows us the band's greatest guitar riffs and solos! - YouTube Smithereens guitarist Jim Babjak shows us the band's greatest guitar riffs and solos! - YouTube
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Nita Strauss: Favorite Riffs I've Written - YouTube Nita Strauss: Favorite Riffs I've Written - YouTube
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Donner Hush I Pro Acoustic-Electric Travel Guitar — demo by Guitar World's Paul Riario - YouTube Donner Hush I Pro Acoustic-Electric Travel Guitar — demo by Guitar World's Paul Riario - YouTube
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Cleartone's treated electric and acoustic guitar strings — demo by Guitar World's Paul Riario - YouTube Cleartone's treated electric and acoustic guitar strings — demo by Guitar World's Paul Riario - YouTube
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Downpicking 101: Improve Your Speed and Precision | Master James Hetfield's Signature Technique - YouTube Downpicking 101: Improve Your Speed and Precision | Master James Hetfield's Signature Technique - YouTube
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Damian Fanelli
Editor-in-Chief, Guitar World

Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums. He now plays in two NYC-area bands.

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