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Session Guitar: Don't Downplay the Importance of Playing Rhythm

Posted 10/21/2011 at 10:02am | by Ron Zabrocki

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What do Eddie Van Halen, Keith Richards, Andy Summers, The Edge, James Hetfield and Jimi Hendrix have in common? They are all great rhythm players. These guys, and so many more, have restructured and redesigned the role and sound of playing rhythm guitar. And since 80 percent or more of your musical life may very well be spent playing rhythm, we should talk about it.

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Photo Gallery: Jimi Hendrix's Guitar World Covers Through the Years

Posted 10/15/2011 at 6:38am | by Tony Grassi

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Hendrix returns to the cover of Guitar World in this year's December issue. Check out the history of Jimi's covers at GW in our latest photo gallery.

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2 for 1 Hendrix DVDs Today Only at the Guitar World Online Store!

Posted 10/03/2011 at 11:25am | by Damian Fanelli

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The good news is, if you buy the DVD today, you'll also get the How to Play the Best of Jimi Hendrix Experience's Electric Ladyland DVD for free. Songs inlcude "Crosstown Traffic," "Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)," "Come On (Let The Good Times Roll)," "Gypsy Eyes," "All Along The Watchtower" and "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)."

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Remembering Jimi Hendrix, Warrior Poet

Posted 09/22/2011 at 3:24pm | by Michael Hewett

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This past Sunday, September 18, marked the 41st anniversary of Jimi Hendrix’s death. In my last few blogs I’ve been appealing to the mystic side of the guitar-playing community and feel it's safe to say that between the un-ending variations of deified imagery of Jimi, we all acknowledge Jimi Hendrix as high priest of the Muse.

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Exclusive Premiere: "Purple Haze" by Robert Randolph & The Family Band

Posted 09/21/2011 at 11:54am | by Damian Fanelli

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GuitarWorld.com presents this exclusive premiere of "Purple Haze" by Robert Randolph & The Family Band. This tour-de-force live version of the classic Jimi Hendrix tune is from Robert Randolph & the Family Band Live In Concert, which will be released Tuesday, September 27, via Dare Records.

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Exclusive: Unreleased Jimi Hendrix Boston Garden Interview, Part 4

Posted 09/13/2011 at 10:30am | by Damian Fanelli

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Jimi Hendrix Exclusive: Boston Interview

As previously reported, Experience Hendrix LLC and Sony Legacy are releasing four new titles as their ongoing Jimi Hendrix catalog project.

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Exclusive: Unreleased Jimi Hendrix Boston Garden Interview, Part 3

Posted 09/08/2011 at 10:26am | by Damian Fanelli

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As previously reported, Experience Hendrix LLC and Sony Legacy are releasing four new titles as their ongoing Jimi Hendrix catalog project.

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Exclusive: Unreleased Jimi Hendrix Boston Garden Interview, Part 2

Posted 09/01/2011 at 8:23am | by Damian Fanelli

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As previously reported, Experience Hendrix LLC and Sony Legacy are releasing four new titles as their ongoing Jimi Hendrix catalog project. This new wave of releases focuses on live Hendrix, including a four-disc deluxe box-set version of Winterland, which will be released September 13.

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Jeff Beck Discusses Gear, Technique and Hendrix in 1985 Guitar World Interview

Posted 08/31/2011 at 9:17am | by Gene Santoro

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Here's part one our interview with Jeff Beck from the January 1985 issue of Guitar World. The original story by Gene Santoro ran with the headline "Jeff Beck, The Interview: Twenty Years of Rock and Roll Power," and the story started on page 34.

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Exclusive Preview: Previously Unissued 1968 Jimi Hendrix Interview from 'Winterland' Box Set

Posted 08/25/2011 at 11:07am | by Damian Fanelli

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As we previously reported, Experience Hendrix LLC and Sony Legacy are releasing four new titles as their ongoing Jimi Hendrix catalog project.

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