Home
News
Interviews

Interviews Featured Content

Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath Opens Up About His Battle with Cancer and the Struggle to Make '13'

Interview: Guitarist Robby Krieger Discusses The Doors' Albums and Working with Jim Morrison

Yngwie Malmsteen Discusses his Roots, His Rep and his Latest Album in this 1986 Guitar World Interview

Rolling Stones: Keith Richards on the Making of 'Exile on Main St.'

All Interviews Articles
Lessons
Lessons RSS
Lessons Featured Content

Shred Zeppelin: How to Play Like Jimmy Page

A Clean Sweep: Mastering Sweep Arpeggios with John Petrucci

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

The Capo Crusader: An Acoustic Arrangement of Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child O' Mine"

All Lessons Articles
Gear
Gear RSS
Gear Featured Content

Your Signature, Please: Five Essential Pieces of Signature Gear

Blues Power: An In-Depth Guide to the Amps and Effect Pedals in Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Arsenal

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

Small Wonders: Five Essential 15-Watt Guitar Amps

All Gear Articles
Blogs
Girls

Girls Featured Content

Guitar World Girls: Brittany

Guitar World Girls: Miranda Velez — Video and Photo Gallery

Guitar World Girls: Sami

Guitar World Girls: Lariyah Daniels

All Girls Articles
Store
Subscribe
GOLDEN GODS HIGHLIGHTS

Magazine » 2012

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

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

4

Comments

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.

» Read More

Review: TC Electronic John Petrucci Dreamscape Signature Toneprint Pedal

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

0

Comments

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.

» Read More

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

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

5

Comments

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."

» Read More

Review: Solid Gold FX Devil Drive Pedal

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

0

Comments

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.

» Read More

The Guitarist's Guide to Playing Bass

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

8

Comments

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.

» Read More

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

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

0

Comments

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.

» Read More

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

1

Comment

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

» Read More

Pickin' & Grinnin': 20 Tasty Country Guitar Licks

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

9

Comments

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.

» Read More

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

2

Comments

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...

» Read More

Hole Notes: The Acoustic Stylings of the Late Jerry Garcia

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

0

Comments

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.

» Read More

Latest News

Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of the Eighties

44 min 2 sec ago
Memorial Day Sale: Get 30% Off Everything at the Guitar World Online Store

49 min 27 sec ago
Exclusive: Popa Chubby Premieres Lyric Video for "I Need a Lil Mojo"

11 hours 10 min ago
Guitarist Howard Leese Discusses 'Raiding the Rock Vault,' Heart and Bad Company

11 hours 38 min ago
Memorial for Slayer's Jeff Hanneman Today at Hollywood Palladium

11 hours 43 min ago
Season 12 of VH1 Classic's 'That Metal Show' Premieres June 1 with Jason Newsted

12 hours 52 min ago
Video: Jon Donais of Shadows Fall Demos Rivera Metal Shaman and Double Shaman Pedals

13 hours 3 min ago

Connect with Guitar World

Featured Content

Good Signs: Essential Signature Gear

Black Sabbath: Lucky '13'

Tony Iommi opens up about his battle with cancer and the struggle to make 13.

Stevie Ray Vaughan: Blues Power

An in-depth guide to the amps and effect pedals in Stevie Ray Vaughan’s arsenal.

Megadeth: "Kingmaker"

Check out "Kingmaker," a new song from Megadeth's upcoming album, Super Collider.

In the Magazine

See what's insideCurrent issue on sale now! Click here to see what's inside the new issue and which songs are transcribed.

Buy it now!
Now on the iPad

Most Commented Articles

23Comments

Magnificent Seven: The 10 Greatest Seven-String Guitar...

13Comments

Your Signature, Please: Five Essential Pieces of...

11Comments

Small Wonders: Five Essential 15-Watt Guitar Amps

6Comments

Listen: Megadeth Premiere New Song, "Kingmaker...

6Comments

Shred Zeppelin: How to Play Like Jimmy Page

Guitar World on Facebook

Recommendations

Guitar World On Twitter

Live Updates

GuitarWorld Memorial for @Slayer's #JeffHanneman starting soon @thepalladium t.co/nA0CrFKLUI We show our respect w/ this special tribute issue.
GuitarWorld Video: Jon Donais of @ShadowsFallBand / @Anthrax Demos Rivera Metal Shaman and Double Shaman Pedals t.co/NjkgP3pZPH
GuitarWorld Video Review: @PaulRiario VS @BUGERA_AMPS TriRec Infinium Guitar Amplifier t.co/H7HkDtNq7c #Tone #Battle
GuitarWorld RT @rod_ron: Just got the new @GuitarWorld looks like It's going to ne a good one as usual. #BlackSabbath t.co/p9fJr0464h
GuitarWorld Viral Video: 14-Year-Old Girl Covers @VanHalen's "Eruption" Solo t.co/ONXVbDwzOX Great job Tina!
GuitarWorld Exclusive Album Premiere: Monster Truck — 'Furiosity' t.co/XhY3IofrXY #NowPlaying

Magazine » 2012

Latest News

Connect with Guitar World

Featured Content

In the Magazine

Buy Subscription

Most Commented Articles

Guitar World on Facebook

Guitar World On Twitter

Live Updates