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The She Rocks Awards Rocks the 2015 NAMM Show

Featuring performances by multi-platinum artist Colbie Caillat, rock icons The Bangles, Grammy nominated saxophonist Mindi Abair, guitarists Orianthi and Richie Sambora, the event celebrated women in music.

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

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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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Guitar World Launches Dimebag Darrell Flexi-Disc Subscription Offer!

Posted 01/05/2015 at 2:43pm | by Guitar World Staff

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The all-new February 2015 issue of Guitar World is the ultimate tribute to Pantera's Dimebag Darrell, 10 years after his tragic death.

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Archaon of Norwegian Black Metallers 1349 Talks First Guitar, Gig and More

Posted 01/05/2015 at 12:48pm | by Brad Angle

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Archaon of Norwegian Black Metallers 1349 Talks First Guitar, Gig and More

The latest album by Norwegian black metallers 1349, 'Massive Cauldron of Chaos,' is out now on Season of Mist.

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Annie Shred Plays Medieval-Style Hammered Dulcimer Music on Guitar — Video

Posted 01/05/2015 at 12:14pm | by Damian Fanelli

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Here's a brand-new video we spotted on Jim Dunlop's Facebook page late last month. It's a clip of guitarist Annie Grunwald—who's also known as Annie Shred—performing her own guitar arrangement of Dizzi Dulcimer's "Dizzi Jig."

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Jan Laurenz Plays BearTrax Alpen Tap Guitar — Video

Posted 01/05/2015 at 11:35am | by Damian Fanelli

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Today we bring you another totally not-new video. However, it wound up in our inbox over the holidays, and we thought we'd share it. It's a clip of a guitarist named Jan Laurenz performing a piece he identifies merely as an "old folk song." The catch, I suppose, is that he's playing it on a BearTrax tap guitar.

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Acoustic Nation with Dale Turner: The Sullen Guitar Sounds of Damien Rice

Posted 01/04/2015 at 12:57pm | by Dale Turner

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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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Chris Mike's Shred Guitar Cover of Bruno Mars' "Locked Out of Heaven" — Video

Posted 01/02/2015 at 2:06pm | by Damian Fanelli

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Guitarist Chris Mike—who recorded "For Jason," a tribute to Jason Becker, last spring—is back. This time, the Candyrat Records artist has recorded—and created a music video for—his instrumental, shred-tastic cover of Bruno Mars' "Locked Out of Heaven."

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