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Interview: Periphery Discuss Their New Album, 'Periphery II: This Time It's Personal'

Posted 09/25/2012 at 7:37am | by Brad Tolinksi, Photo by Justin Borucki

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Once upon a time, video games were considered the nerdy domain of geeks, freaks and social misfits. Over the past couple of decades, however, the $65-billion gaming industry has become as ubiquitous and all-American as baseball and apple pie. The long-term cultural and psychological impact of gaming and the relentless pursuit of “the next level” will undoubtedly fuel countless sociology books and psychiatric papers, but for now one only has to listen to the ambitious, cutting-edge prog-rock of Periphery for a glimpse of how gaming is shaping art and music in the 21st century.

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In Deep: Southern Rock Lead and Rhythm Guitar Techniques

Posted 09/20/2012 at 10:47am | by Andy Aledort

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Nearly half a century has passed since the Allman Brothers Band released their ground-breaking eponymous debut album on Capricorn Records, in 1969. Combining elements of blues, rock, jazz and country, the Brothers forged a unique sound that emphasized virtuoso guitar playing, powerfully emotive vocals, and deft, inspired group interplay and improvisation.

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Hole Notes: The Acoustic Artistry of The Beatles' George Harrison

Posted 09/10/2012 at 6:44am | by Dale Turner

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Of the four Beatles, George Harrison brought to the group an assortment of electric and acoustic guitar approaches, flavors influenced by everyone from Chet Atkins and Carl Perkins to the Byrds and Bob Dylan.

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Interview: Billy Duffy of The Cult Answers Readers' Questions on Gear, Songwriting and More

Posted 09/07/2012 at 10:06am | by Brad Angle, Photo by Travis Shinn

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I’ve always used the Les Paul and Gretsch White Falcon, and they’re both heavily featured on the new album. Regarding the second part, that’s a very pragmatic question. One thing I’ve done with the White Falcon is put things in the body — little bits of T-shirts or whatever — to help stop some of the feedback.

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Pipe Dream: Artist Jeff Ritzmann's Villanizer Guitar Is a Steampunk Sensation

Posted 09/07/2012 at 8:20am | by Chris Gill

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Artist Jeff Ritzmann always dreamed of owning an extravagant custom guitar like George Lynch’s Skull and Bones or Eddie Van Halen’s Dragon. That desire stayed with Ritzmann until 2006, when the cover of Iron Maiden’s A Matter of Life and Death album inspired him to build a guitar that looks like a tank. He did it, he says, by modifying an off-the-shelf guitar “beyond all reasonable comprehension.”

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Bull Session: The Cowcaster Guitar Is a Texas-Size Tribute to Billy Gibbons

Posted 09/07/2012 at 7:54am | by Damian Fanelli

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The Cowcaster is guaranteed to turn heads. That’s because it is one. The one-of-a-kind guitar, designed and built by artist Brent Gandy of Amarillo, Texas, brims with custom features — from Von Dutch–style pin striping on the back of the neck to a hand-carved bull’s head headstock — all of which are connected to an authentic bull skull.

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Review: Orange Signature #4 Jim Root Terror Amp Head

Posted 08/31/2012 at 11:51am | by Chris Gill, Video by Paul Riario

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In the following video, Guitar World's Paul Riario checks out the new Signature #4 Jim Root Terror amp head from Orange, a 15-watt mini-amp powered by two EL84s.

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All That Jazz: Expanding on Chord Shapes Within the Context of Funk Guitar

Posted 08/31/2012 at 11:50am | by Wayne Krantz

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In last month’s column, I discussed some techniques one can apply when soloing, specifically using both a single-note and a chordal approach in combination to create a kind of “harmonic” improvisation that helps us discover new chords and sounds.

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In Deep: John Lee Hooker and Lightnin' Hopkins

Posted 08/30/2012 at 10:21am | by Andy Aledort

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In this edition of In Deep, we'll be taking a look at the guitar work of two essential early blues guitar masters: John Lee Hooker and Lightnin' Hopkins.

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Interview: Eddie Van Halen Talks 'A Different Kind of Truth'

Posted 08/30/2012 at 6:52am | by Chris Gill

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On the first leg of Van Halen’s A Different Kind of Truth tour, toward the end of the band’s set, there was a moment during the middle of Eddie Van Halen’s solo spot in the show where the world seemed to stop spinning. Even the techs, security staff and backstage production personnel would stop what they were doing to focus on the celestial sounds emanating from the stage, with huge smiles on their faces that mirrored Ed’s beatific grin as he unleashed a staggering cascade of notes. At that particular point in Ed’s solo, it was clear that there was no place in the world that they’d rather be.

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