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Video: The World's Angriest Guitarist?

Posted 09/16/2011 at 10:18am | by Josh Hart

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Let's face it, playing guitar can be extremely frustrating, especially when you're starting out. There are days where your fingers just don't to do what your brain tells them and you just can't seem to concentrate well enough to nail that song all the way through.

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Guitar Aficionado: What the Lacey Act Means for Guitar Makers

Posted 09/16/2011 at 10:17am | by Chris Gill

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A lot has been made of the recent federal investigation of the illegal importation of rare wood, particularly a raid of Gibson Guitars' office and manufacturing headquarters. Whether or not the raid was Constitutionally viable, well, that's up for you -- or more accurately, the supreme court -- to decide.

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Slash to Release 'Made In Stoke 24/7/11' CD/DVD of Hometown Show This Fall

Posted 09/16/2011 at 9:59am | by Josh Hart

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As previously reported, Slash filmed his recent show in his hometown of Stoke-on-Trent, England, for a future DVD release. Now it has been officially announced that a live CD/DVD titlted Made In Stoke 24/7/11 will be released November 15.

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Chickenfoot Discuss New Song, "Different Devil," on Podcast

Posted 09/16/2011 at 9:54am | by Josh Hart

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Every other day leading up to the release of Chickenfoot's new album, Chickenfoot III, the band are rolling out a series of podcasts featuring band members talking about each song on the new album, along with clips from the songs.

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Soulfy Recording New Album

Posted 09/16/2011 at 9:51am | by Josh Hart

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With David Kinkade (Borknagar, Arsis, Malevolent Creation) manning the skins, Soulfly have entered a studio in Phoenix, Arizona to record the follow-up to 2010's Omen.

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Video: Keith Wyatt Demonstrates Fretlight Guitar

Posted 09/15/2011 at 4:35pm | by Guitar World Staff

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Check out Keith Wyatt playing the Fretlight Guitar.

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Guitar World to Livestream Staind's 9/11 Benefit Show from NYC's Best Buy Theater Tonight

Posted 09/15/2011 at 2:34pm | by Damian Fanelli

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Tonight, GuitarWorld.com will livestream Staind's charity show at the Best Buy Theater in New York City. The show, which starts at 9 p.m. EST, will benefit the families of 9/11 victims. Tickets are priced $9.11, and all revenue from the show will benefit the New York Police & Fire Widows' & Children's Benefit Fund, a charity organization.

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Video: How to Use the iPad to Record Electric Guitar or Bass

Posted 09/15/2011 at 2:05pm | by Damian Fanelli

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Here's a video that tells you how to use your iPad to record electric guitar or bass using the Behringer UCG102. It's a guitar-to-USB interface that allows you to jam and record with killer modeling amps and effects, and it is compatible with Apple's iPad and iPad 2.

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Video: The Big Four Play "Overkill" by Motorhead at Yankee Stadium Show

Posted 09/15/2011 at 1:46pm | by Josh Hart

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As is now customary, last night's Big Four show at Yankee Stadium featured a "jam" with members of all four bands -- Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax -- taking the stage to perform a classic song. Usually, the track has been Diamond Head's "Am I Evil?," but last night, the bands played a song they had never before played together: Motorhead's "Overkill."

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Interview: Scott Ian of Anthrax Recounts How His Love For the New York Yankees Landed Him in Jail

Posted 09/15/2011 at 1:40pm | by Brad Angle

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Back in 1997, Anthrax guitarist — and avowed New York Yankees fanatic — Scott Ian was arrested for allegedly attempting to steal an on-deck circle from the Yankees' spring training camp in Tampa, Florida. Luckily for Ian, after spending only a few hours in jail, paying a fine and apologizing to the late Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, the charges were eventually dropped.

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