The Roots guitarist “Captain” Kirk Douglas announces new album, New Unknown, premieres hard-riffing single, Over The Ocean By Jackson Maxwell published 23 September 22 Released under the Hundred Watt Heart moniker, the world-weary rocker is a terrific display of Douglas's riff-writing talent
Bare Knuckle's new Chris Robertson signature Peacemaker humbucker aims to clarify and firm up the high end of your tone By Jackson Maxwell published 23 September 22 The Black Stone Cherry guitarist's new signature pickup set is PAF-voiced, and looks to deliver vintage and hot tones across the board
D_Drive's Yuki and Seiji serve up Iron Maiden-style harmonized leads in killer I Remember the Town playthrough By Sam Roche published 23 September 22 The track appears on the Japanese instrumental rockers' sophomore album, Dynamotive
Inside the new issue of Total Guitar: The metal issue! Guitarists from the biggest metal bands on the planet speak about their quests for ultimate heaviness! By Total Guitar editors published 23 September 22 Also in issue 363! Interviews: Machine Head, Amon Amarth, Lamb Of God, Arch Enemy, Slipknot and more! Reviews: Epiphone, Gretsch, Cordoba, Walrus Audio. Learn songs by Black Sabbath, John Mayer, Larkin Poe and Breakestra. PLUS! Win an Epiphone Slash Les Paul Standard in stunning Appetite Burst finish!
Harley Benton expands sub-$220 guitar range with stealthy JA-Baritone and classic TE-69 Thinline models By Matt Owen published 23 September 22 The 30"-scale offset weighs in at just $196 – and looks to be Benton's version of the cult classic Squier Vintage Modified Baritone Jazzmaster
Watch Brian “Head” Welch play Korn classics at an Arizona high school By Sam Roche published 23 September 22 The seven-string nu-metal maestro recruited a handful of students to blow the roof off the auditorium with renditions of Blind and Got the Life
Hear Red Hot Chili Peppers pay tribute to Eddie Van Halen in emotional new single, Eddie By Matt Owen The track was written the day after EVH's passing, and it's the latest single from the band's upcoming album Return of the Dream Canteen
The Roots guitarist “Captain” Kirk Douglas announces new album, New Unknown, premieres hard-riffing single, Over The Ocean By Jackson Maxwell published 23 September 22 Released under the Hundred Watt Heart moniker, the world-weary rocker is a terrific display of Douglas's riff-writing talent
Bare Knuckle's new Chris Robertson signature Peacemaker humbucker aims to clarify and firm up the high end of your tone By Jackson Maxwell published 23 September 22 The Black Stone Cherry guitarist's new signature pickup set is PAF-voiced, and looks to deliver vintage and hot tones across the board
D_Drive's Yuki and Seiji serve up Iron Maiden-style harmonized leads in killer I Remember the Town playthrough By Sam Roche published 23 September 22 The track appears on the Japanese instrumental rockers' sophomore album, Dynamotive
Inside the new issue of Total Guitar: The metal issue! Guitarists from the biggest metal bands on the planet speak about their quests for ultimate heaviness! By Total Guitar editors published 23 September 22 Also in issue 363! Interviews: Machine Head, Amon Amarth, Lamb Of God, Arch Enemy, Slipknot and more! Reviews: Epiphone, Gretsch, Cordoba, Walrus Audio. Learn songs by Black Sabbath, John Mayer, Larkin Poe and Breakestra. PLUS! Win an Epiphone Slash Les Paul Standard in stunning Appetite Burst finish!
Harley Benton expands sub-$220 guitar range with stealthy JA-Baritone and classic TE-69 Thinline models By Matt Owen published 23 September 22 The 30"-scale offset weighs in at just $196 – and looks to be Benton's version of the cult classic Squier Vintage Modified Baritone Jazzmaster
Watch Brian “Head” Welch play Korn classics at an Arizona high school By Sam Roche published 23 September 22 The seven-string nu-metal maestro recruited a handful of students to blow the roof off the auditorium with renditions of Blind and Got the Life
This crazy double-neck SG-style electric is one of the cleverest custom guitars we've seen By Matt Owen published 23 September 22 Back in 2014, LostAlone's Steven Battelle wrote a riff that was impossible to play properly live on a conventional six-string – so he designed a remarkably unique seven-string
Les Claypool praises Willow Smith's Primus cover: “Fine guitar pickin’ there young fiery lass” By Sam Roche published 23 September 22 Willow donned her one-of-a-kind St. Vincent signature model to play one of Larry LaLonde's signature avant-garde leads
Luxurious appointments abound in the Gretsch Custom Shop's new 2022 Masterbuilt collection By Jackson Maxwell published 22 September 22 The new line includes a Country Gentleman without F holes, a Silver Sparkle-finished baritone, and a Flame Maple Falcon with gorgeous gold hardware
Watch Johnny Marr play Rory Gallagher’s iconic 1961 Fender Stratocaster By Matt Owen Marr – who described Gallagher’s 1971 album Deuce as “a complete turning point” for him as a player – ran the instantly recognizable instrument through Rory’s Fender Bassman amp
Best patch cables 2022: tidy up your ‘board with 12 of the best patch leads By Alex Lynham published 24 September 22 Need to organize a messy pedalboard? Patch cables are a simple and creative cable solution for your guitar pedals
Watch a 16-year-old Jason Becker blow the roof off his high school talent show with a flawless cover of Yngwie Malmsteen's Black Star By Jackson Maxwell published 23 September 22 Even when he was barely old enough to drive a car, Becker was clearly ready for far bigger stages
Best clip-on guitar tuners 2022: stay in tune with 10 of the best available today By Jonathan Horsley published 23 September 22 The best clip-on guitar tuners offer a convenient, easy and affordable tuning solution. Here’s our recommendations for acoustic, electric and bass guitar
Dave Mustaine breaks down every track on Megadeth's The Sick, The Dying… and the Dead! By Jon Wiederhorn published 23 September 22 From the fastest song Megadeth have ever recorded, to calling in Ice-T for tactical support, Megadave goes track by track and unpacks the story behind the band's 16th studio album
Obscura's Jeroen Paul Thesseling on his 5 best bass albums By Bass Player Staff published 23 September 22 Thesseling’s story is one of experimental fretless meets metal, breaking new ground with progressive Dutch death-thrashers Pestilence and advancing technical death metal with Obscura
Flea played bass on the Mars Volta’s best album – but you probably never noticed By Michael Astley-Brown published 23 September 22 A radically different bass rig meant the Red Hot Chili Peppers funkateer’s contributions might have flown under your radar
Kirk Fletcher reveals the three pedals he couldn't live without By Scott Rowley published 23 September 22 Blues wizard Kirk Fletcher on the three effects pedals he'd rescue in the event of an unlikely effects pedal-related apocalypse
How Lexi Rose amassed 500,000 fans on social media and caught the attention of her idols – and all it took was one Kings of Leon concert By Joe Bosso published 22 September 22 Eschewing formal lessons, Rose schooled herself on YouTube guitar performance videos and tutorials and is now at the crux of a dilemma: form a band or join one?
Don Felder: "The Eagles never played three Les Pauls. It just turns into a big train wreck" By Damian Fanelli published 21 September 22 In this 2013 GW interview, the former Eagles man reveals the gear behind his tone on Hotel California and One of These Nights, and how a lesson from Duane Allman transformed his playing
5 cutting-edge prog guitar licks you need to learn By Charlie Griffiths Workshop your tapping, melodic phrasing, tech-metal riffing and more in this primer in contemporary prog guitar
Show-stopping techniques you can learn from Paco de Lucia, Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin By John Wheatcroft published 22 September 22 This lesson takes a deep dive into the styles of the virtuoso trio responsible for one of the greatest fusion albums ever made
How to play blues like the early electric guitar masters By Richard Barrett published 16 September 22 This lesson takes electric blues back to the start, when electricity found its way to the guitar and players such as John Lee Hooker and Hubert Sumlin changed the world
Learn Nick Johnston's soloing secrets in this video masterclass By Jon Bishop published 15 September 22 In this exclusive lesson, the Canadian virtuoso treats us to a plethora of flowing rock phrases that will illuminate your own solos
How to improve your rhythm guitar strumming By Simon Barnard published 9 September 22 It's time to take your rhythm chops to the woodshed with this lesson in the most fundamentally important technique in guitar
Learn the slippery soloing style of Muddy Waters By Andy Aledort published 5 September 22 This improvisation on the Muddy Waters classic, Rollin’ Stone takes electric blues back to the source and plants an almighty hook in an E minor pentatonic lick
Push your skills to the limit with 5 Steve Morse licks By Charlie Griffiths published 2 September 22 Alternate picking, string skipping through the arpeggios... This dip into the former Deep Purple guitarist's playing is bootcamp for your shred chops
Joe Bonamassa shares the string bending lessons he learned from blues great Larry McCray By Joe Bonamassa published 2 September 22 One blues great pays dues to another in this lesson that unpacks McCray's unique style of marrying bends together
Add suspense to your chord progressions with these augmented shapes By Richard Barrett published 1 September 22 The music theory math is easy in this lesson, but can be devastatingly effective
Learn the rhythm and lead styles of Rush’s Alex Lifeson By Martin Cooper published 22 August 22 These two studies demonstrate how Lifeson marries rhythmic intrigue to imaginative melodic and harmonic themes to create Rush's life-affirming prog-rock sound
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