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

Posted 05/21/2013 at 1:36pm | by Chris Gill

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Stevie Ray Vaughan’s guitar tone was as dry as a San Antonio summer and as sparkling clean as a Dallas debutante, the product of the natural sound of amps with ample clean headroom. However, Vaughan occasionally used pedals to augment his sound, mainly to boost the signal, although he occasionally employed a rotating speaker cabinet and wah pedals for added textural flair.

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Prog-Gnosis: Roller-Coaster Ride — Seven-String Arpeggios

Posted 05/21/2013 at 1:13pm | by Tosin Abasi

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The following content is related to the June 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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Shred Zeppelin: How to Play Like Jimmy Page

Posted 05/21/2013 at 11:11am | by Jimmy Brown

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An analysis of Jimmy Page's soulful, distinctive lead guitar style by Guitar World's Jimmy Brown.

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Video Premiere: "Desire" by The Winery Dogs — Richie Kotzen, Billy Sheehan and Mike Portnoy

Posted 05/21/2013 at 11:04am | by Damian Fanelli

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The Winery Dogs — a band featuring guitarist Richie Kotzen, bassist Billy Sheehan and drummer Mike Portnoy — have released a music video for a track off their new self-titled album. Check out "Desire" below.

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Listen: Megadeth Premiere New Song, "Kingmaker"

Posted 05/21/2013 at 10:55am | by Guitar World Staff

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Megadeth will release their new album, Super Collider, June 4. In anticipation, the band has unveiled a new track from the record, titled "Kingmaker." Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments.

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Video: Sample Guitar World's New 'Mastering Scales' DVD

Posted 05/21/2013 at 10:54am | by Guitar World Staff

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Guitar World has released a new DVD we think you'll enjoy: Mastering Scales. The DVD, which is available now at the Guitar World Online Store, is a deluxe crash course in guitar theory, with more than 80 minutes of instructional video to help you reach the next level.

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

Posted 05/20/2013 at 8:48pm | by Alan Paul

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The Doors’ Jim Morrison lit the world on fire, but it was guitarist Robby Krieger who supplied the matches. In 2008, the legendary axman shed light on one of rock’s most mysterious bands for Guitar World.

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Ray Manzarek, Keyboardist for The Doors, Dead at 74

Posted 05/20/2013 at 7:42pm | by Damian Fanelli

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Keyboardist Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the Doors, died today (May 20) in Rosenheim, Germany, where he was being treated for bile duct cancer. He was 74. Manzarek is best known for his work with the Doors, who formed in 1965 when Manzarek had a chance encounter in Venice Beach, California, with poet Jim Morrison.

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Juke Box Hero: Lou Gramm Discusses New Autobiography and Foreigner

Posted 05/20/2013 at 4:07pm | by James Wood

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Former Foreigner vocalist Lou Gramm pulls no punches in his new autobiography, Juke Box Hero. In the book, which was co-written with Scott Pitoniak, Gramm leads readers on a journey from his humble beginnings in Rochester, New York, to the biggest stages in the world. He recounts his stint with Black Sheep, plus the ups and downs of working with guitarist Mick Jones in the band that made him famous.

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2013 Golden Gods Video: Danzig — "Hammer of the Gods"

Posted 05/20/2013 at 2:16pm | by Guitar World Staff

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The biggest names in hard rock and heavy metal rocked Los Angeles on Thursday, May 2, at the fifth annual Revolver Golden Gods Award Show.

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