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La Grunge: The Top 10 Blues-Approved Overdrive/Distortion Pedals

Posted 05/20/2013 at 7:33am | by Chris Gill

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The origin of guitar distortion goes back to the earliest electrified blues guitarists. They didn’t care that their primitive tube amps were breaking up and distorting, as long as they were loud. Soon, blues guitarists grew quite fond of those nasty, gnarly distorted tones, and they sought to replicate them by any means necessary.

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Review: TC Electronic John Petrucci Dreamscape Signature Toneprint Pedal

Posted 05/14/2013 at 12:13pm | by Paul Riario

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In the following video, Guitar World's Paul Riario tries out the new TC Electronic John Petrucci Dreamscape Signature TonePrint pedal, which features six of Petrucci's favorite presets.

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The Capo Crusader: An Acoustic Arrangement of The Who's "Baba O'Riley"

Posted 04/30/2013 at 11:47am | by Jimmy Brown

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In the second edition of the Capo Crusader, Guitar World's Jimmy Brown shows you a nifty acoustic arrangement for the Who classic "Baby O' Riley."

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Review: Solid Gold FX Devil Drive Pedal

Posted 04/17/2013 at 11:39am | by Paul Riario

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In the following video, Guitar World's Paul Riario tries out the new Devil Drive pedal from Solid Gold FX, an overdrive pedal that that will give your sound that extra boost without destroying your amp's inherent tone.

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The Guitarist's Guide to Playing Bass

Posted 04/12/2013 at 8:37am | by Matt Scharfglass

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Bass is more than just a guitar with two fewer strings. It has a different tone, scale length, feel and musical role, and in many cases it requires a different conceptual and technical approach. Guitarists who are new to playing bass will often double the guitar part one octave lower. There is certainly a place octave doubling — just listen to Aerosmith's "Sweet Emotion," Led Zeppelin's "The Ocean" and Pantera's "I'm Broken." But there is so much more that can be done with the bass guitar.

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Review: Mullinax “Oh, Salvation” P-90 Pickups

Posted 04/10/2013 at 8:50am | by Eric Kirkland

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Blane Mullinax isn’t interested in joining the ranks of pickup manufacturers who hand-wind spot-on recreations of yesteryear’s pickups. Instead, he winds vintage-style pickups for players who want an entirely new sound. What’s more, he winds only single-coils, believing that humbuckers muddy the waters of an instrument’s musical potential and that a second coil isn’t necessary to ensure quiet operation.

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Dear Guitar Hero: Justin Sane of Anti-Flag Answers Readers' Questions About Gear, Influences, Songwriting and More

Posted 04/09/2013 at 8:57am | by Brad Angle

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Here's our Dear Guitar Hero feature with Justin Sane of Anti-Flag, who answers readers' questions about gear, influences, songwriting and more.

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Pickin' & Grinnin': 20 Tasty Country Guitar Licks

Posted 04/09/2013 at 8:50am | by Gary Potter

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Exploring the world of country guitar is a diverse and exciting journey, one from which a guitarist of any background can benefit, while having fun. Modern country guitar is an amalgam of traditional and not-so-traditional playing approaches borrowed from several related homegrown American styles. As such, it includes elements of blues, bluegrass, rock and roll, and even jazz, and it offers a tasty mix of expressive and challenging playing techniques.

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Dear Guitar Hero: Marty Friedman Answers Readers' Questions About Gear, Japan, Jason Becker and More

Posted 04/05/2013 at 1:09pm | by Brad Angle

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He's the former Megadeth guitarist who now has a thriving solo career in Japan. But what Guitar World readers really want to know is...

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Hole Notes: The Acoustic Stylings of the Late Jerry Garcia

Posted 04/02/2013 at 10:11am | by Dale Turner

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Jerry Garcia is best known as the lead guitar player and primary singer/songwriter of the Grateful Dead. Though they are regarded as pioneers of the “jam band” genre that rose to prominence in the late Sixties, the Grateful Dead, unlike many of their counterculture contemporaries, never faltered with the changing times.

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