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Steve Vai: All About the Guitar

Steve Vai announces Vai Academy 2015: 'All About the Guitar,' featuring Eric Johnson.

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Sweet & Lynch: "Dying Rose"

Michael Sweet and George Lynch premiere their new music video, "Dying Rose."

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NAMM 2015: PRS Guitars Announces Limited Edition Signature Model for Periphery's Mark Holcomb — Video

Posted 01/06/2015 at 12:34pm | by Guitar World Staff

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Periphery have become a force to be reckoned with in the progressive metal scene with their unique “djent” sound, poly-rhythmic patterns and soaring melodies. Guitarist Mark Holcomb helps achieve this full, lethal sound with PRS guitars loaded with Seymour Duncan Mark Holcomb Signature Pickups dubbed “Alpha” and “Omega.”

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Man of Steel with Steel Panther's Satchel: The Beauty of an Acoustic Ballad, and How to Play “The Girl From Oklahoma”

Posted 01/06/2015 at 11:33am | by Steel Panther's Satchel

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These videos and audio files are bonus content related to the February 2015 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now or at the Guitar World Online Store.

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Duo Perform Slayer Mashup on Children's Guitar and Drums — Video

Posted 01/06/2015 at 11:22am | by Damian Fanelli

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In the thankfully brief video below, two guys on a couch perform a Slayer mashup on little pink instruments intended for children. The instruments are made by First Act.

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Let There Be Rock: AC/DC's Angus Young on the Rhythm Playing of Malcolm Young

Posted 01/06/2015 at 11:08am | by Nick Bowcott

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Malcolm's really underrated. He makes the band sound so full, and I couldn't ask for a better rhythm player. Sometimes I look at Malcolm while he's playing, and I'm completely awestruck by the sheer power of it. He's doing something much more unique than what I do-with that raw, natural sound of his. People like Malcolm, Steve Cropper, Chuck Berry and Keith Richards-they're all doing something better than the rest of us.

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Explore Theory Further with Guitar World's New DVD, 'Mastering Arpeggios 2'

Posted 01/06/2015 at 10:51am | by Guitar World Staff

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The follow-up instructional guide to Mastering Arpeggios, this Part 2 DVD takes you further in guitar theory!

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You CAN Carry on Your Guitar — New Ruling for Air Travel

Posted 01/05/2015 at 11:26pm | by Laura Zucker

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You CAN Carry on Your Guitar — New Ruling for Air Travel

That whooshing sound you hear is millions of guitar players exhaling in one, collective sigh of relief. On December 30, 2014, the US Department of Transportation finally issued a final rule to implement section 403 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 regarding the carriage of musical instruments as carry-on baggage or checked baggage on commercial passenger flights operated by air carriers.

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NAMM 2015: Martin Announces D-35 Brazilian 50th Anniversary Limited Edition Guitar

Posted 01/05/2015 at 5:18pm | by Guitar World Staff

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C. F. Martin & Co. is celebrating 50 years of its D-35 Dreadnought with a very special model to debut at the 2015 Winter NAMM Show—the D-35 Brazilian 50th Anniversary Limited Edition. The D-35 was first created by C.F. Martin & Co. in 1965 and has gone on to be one of the most popular and replicated models of our time.

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NAMM 2015: Epiphone Announces Gary Clark Jr. Signature “Blak and Blu” Casino

Posted 01/05/2015 at 4:46pm | by Guitar World Staff

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To kick off 2015, Epiphone has announced its new exclusive signature model designed by Gary Clark Jr.—the Ltd. Ed. Gary Clark Jr. “Blak and Blu” Casino with trapeze tailpiece or Bigsby Vibrato. The guitar will be available in spring 2015.

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Guitar World and The Music Zoo Announce Guthrie Govan Master Class, Clinic, Q&A and Gear Demo

Posted 01/05/2015 at 3:52pm | by Guitar World Staff

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Guitar World and the Music Zoo invite you to the event of a lifetime. Together, we’re granting you an all-access Master Class with Guthrie Govan.

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High Strung: The 25 All-Time Weirdest Guitarists

Posted 01/05/2015 at 3:28pm | by Dan Epstein

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Once upon a time, the mere act of strapping on an electric guitar and cranking up an amplifier marked one as an outsider, a rebellious badass who refused to live by the laws of a "decent" society. But today's cookie-cutter rockers and forgettable pop janglers make studying for the priesthood seem like an edgier pursuit than playing guitar in a band.

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