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Gittler in the Air: The Minimalist Gittler Guitar Makes a Comeback

Posted 04/05/2013 at 2:47pm | by Chris Gill

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Solidbody electric guitar makers in the mid Seventies became obsessed with the notion that greater mass equals increased sustain, resulting in multilaminate neck-through-body “hippie sandwich” instruments with brass hardware that tipped the scales at 12 pounds or more.

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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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Metal for Life: Unlocking the Seven Fundamental Modes Favored by Randy Rhoads, Part 2

Posted 04/04/2013 at 4:09pm | by Metal Mike

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The following content is related to the May 2013 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now, or in our online store.

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Review: TC Electronic Ditto Looper Pedal

Posted 04/04/2013 at 11:53am | by Guitar World Staff

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The following content is related to the May 2013 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now, or in our online store.

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Carbonite Copy: The Travis Stevens Han Solo Guitar

Posted 04/04/2013 at 10:34am | by Chris Gill

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When friends of Evanescence guitarist Ben Moody were looking for a special present for him, they didn’t want to get him an ordinary guitar. Instead, they commissioned Travis Stevens to build a one-of-a-kind Han Solo in Carbonite guitar for Moody, who is also a Star Wars fanatic.

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In Deep: Tribute to the Musical Genius and Signature Lead Guitar Style of Duane Allman

Posted 04/03/2013 at 11:48am | by Andy Aledort

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The following content is related to the May 2013 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now, or in our online store.

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Weird Science: The 10 Strangest Vintage Effects of All Time

Posted 04/03/2013 at 11:31am | by Chris Gill

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10 Strangest Vintage Effects of All Time

It’s probably not a coincidence that effects such as wah pedals and fuzz boxes started appearing en masse about the same time that recreational drugs like marijuana and LSD became popular with rock musicians.

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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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From Another Dimension: ODD 3-D-Printed Guitars

Posted 04/02/2013 at 10:10am | by Chris Gill

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As a professor of mechatronics at Massey University in Auckland, New Zealand, Olaf Diegel has used 3-D printers for more than 15 years to prototype new product ideas.

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Rex Brown Recalls the Making of 'Cowboys from Hell,' 'Vulgar Display of Power' and Other Legendary Pantera Albums

Posted 04/01/2013 at 3:56pm | by Jon Wiederhorn

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Bassist Rex Brown recalls the wonderful, wild and weird tales behind the making of Cowboys from Hell, Vulgar Display of Power and other legendary Pantera albums.

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