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- August 29
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- Robert Trujillo Performs Metallica Medley with Rodrigo y Gabriela — Video
- Led Zeppelin Preview "Black Dog (Basic Track with Guitar Overdubs)" — Listen
- Labor Day Sale: Get 25 Percent Off Everything at Guitar World's Online Store!
- Matt Nathanson to Perform During The MDA Show of Strength Telethon on August 31
- Play It Now: Matt Nathanson Teaches us How to Play "Mission Bells"
- August 28
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- Hughes & Kettner Announces 30th Anniversary NOS Limited Edition TubeMeister Amps
- Epic and Legacy Announce 'Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble: The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' Box Set
- We Are The Willows Announce New Album 'Picture (Portrait) Pt. 1' Out November 4 - Listen!
- Check Out This Gigantic Flying V Guitar — Video
- Five Finger Death Punch's Jeremy Spencer Talks Jason Hook and Zoltan Bathory — Exclusive 'Death Punch'd' Videos
- Musicians Institute Introduces “Bring Your Own Device” Policy, Delivering Lessons Digitally
- Jeff Beck and ZZ Top Announce Tour Suspension; Beck to Fill Dates Through August
- Blake Mills Premieres New Song, "Shed Your Head" — Exclusive
- Katie Buchanan’s ‘Go’ - Review
- ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Videos: Guitarists and Rockers Get Moist for Charity
- August 27
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- Fender Releases Limited American Standard Guitars, New Classic Player Models and Special Edition Blacktop Model
- Inquirer with Alex Lifeson of Rush: "When I Sit Down and Play Guitar, I Melt Into the Instrument"
- Songcraft: Singer-Songwriter David Poe Discusses His New Album, 'God & The Girl'
- George Lynch Demos ESP Guitars E-II ST-2 — Video
- Bad Seed Rising Premiere “King Kong” Lyric Video
- Johnny Winter and Billy Gibbons Premiere New Song, "Where Can You Be" — Listen
- BeatBuddy, "First Guitar Pedal Drum Machine" — Demo Video
- Checklist: A Basic Recording Set Up for a Singer/Songwriter
- 1349 Premiere New Song, "Exorcism" — Exclusive
- DVD Is a 'Goldmine' of 200 Quality Country Guitar Licks
- August 26
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- ‘One For The Road’: Cinderella Guitarist Jeff LaBar Delivers First Solo Album
- Six Visionaries Who Invented the Strat
- Six Most Expensive Strats
- Six Cult Strat Albums
- Eric Johnson’s “Tribute to Jerry Reed” —Video Finds
- Will Dailey Releases 'National Throat'
- Brian Farmer, Warren Haynes' Longtime Guitar Tech, Dead at 53
- Bob Dylan Announces 'The Basement Tapes Complete: Bootleg Series Volume 11'
- Acoustic Autumn: Ten Tours You Should See in 2014
- Avenged Sevenfold Premiere Original First-Cut "Unholy Confessions" Music Video
- Limp Bizkit Premiere “Endless Slaughter” Music Video
- Quilter Labs ToneBlock 200 Pedalboard-Size Head — Demo Video
- Yngwie Malmsteen Demos Signature Ovation Viper Guitar — Video
- Shovels & Rope Release 'Swimmin' Time'
- Exclusive Lesson: Sean Sullivan Explains Jazz Rhythm Guitar
- August 25
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- Betcha Can't Play This: Ethan Brosh's C Lydian Voyage, with Tap and Bend
- The Stray Birds Announce Fall Tour, Release New Single
- Video Finds: "The Final Countdown" Performed on Kazookeylele
- Exclusive Video: Tommy Emmanuel Performs “Hope Street”
- Slipknot Premiere New Song, "The Devil in I" — Listen
- John Mayer Accepts Jason Becker's Ice Bucket Challenge, Plays Becker's "Air" — Video
- Paul Gilbert Demos DiMarzio PAF Master Pickups — Video
- August 24
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- Nita Strauss Performs "Eighteen" with Alice Cooper, Posts "Descending Run" Lesson — Video
- 10-Year-Old Blind Boy Plays Robert Johnson-Style Acoustic Blues — Video
- ZZ Top and Jeff Beck Play "Sixteen Tons" at Greek Theatre — Video
- Jason Becker Calls Out Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth and John Mayer in ALS Ice Bucket Challenge — Video
- Lesson: Sunday Strum, Episode 14 –Downs Beats and Up Beats
- August 22
- August 21
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- ESP Guitars' Incredible 'Monster Hunter' Guitar
- Heartist Premiere “Skeletons” Music Video
- Eddie Van Halen's "Spanish Fly" Played on Piano — Video
- The Francesco Artusato Project Premiere "Gates of Reason" Music Video —Exclusive
- Review: Martin D-18 Guitar —Blast from the Past
- Session Guitar: What You Can Offer Clients to Increase Your Value As a Session Player
- From Another Dimension: ODD 3-D-Printed Guitars
- Get Note-for-Note Transcriptions for 14 Classic Nirvana Songs
- Lefty Williams Band Premiere "Let It Roll On" Music Video — Exclusive
- Slipknot’s “Before I Forget” Acoustic Cover by Listopad — Video Finds
- August 20
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- Thurston Moore Premieres New Song, "The Best Day" — Listen
- Jimi Hendrix's 'The Cry of Love' and 'Rainbow Bridge' to Be Reissued in September
- Apple Now Selling JamStik Digital Guitar —Demo Video
- Rodrigo Lanceloti Test Drives Electro-Harmonix East River Drive and Hot Tubes Pedals — Demo Video
- Slash Previews New Song, "30 Years to Life" —Listen
- In Flames Guitarists Niclas Engelin and Bjorn Gelotte Play Riffs from New Album, 'Siren Charms' — Exclusive Video
- ‘Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes’ Releasing November 11
- Video: Watch an L.R. Baggs Live Session Featuring Sturgill Simpson
- August 19
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- Steve Booke Demos L.R. Baggs' DI Acoustic Guitar Preamp — Video
- Metallica: Official Footage from Heavy Montreal, Including Rehearsal, "Battery" and "The Four Horsemen" — Video
- Foo Fighters Spoof 'Carrie' in ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Video
- Pro Tone Pedals Introduces Limited-Edition Mark Holcomb Haunted Signature Delay Pedal
- Crucified Barbara Premiere "I Sell My Kids for Rock’N’Roll" Playthrough Video
- Review: Three New Hal Leonard Books for the Bassist in All of Us
- Gary Clark Jr. to Release Double Live Album September 23
- Monster Licks: Your Basic "Over the Top" Shred Lick
- Opeth Stream New Album, 'Pale Communion'
- New Book/CD: Learn Slide Guitar from Warren Haynes
- Seymour Duncan Releases Pickup Booster Pedal — Demo Video
- Jeff Loomis Shows You How to Play "Ashes of Lesser Men" Intro — Video
- Korn Premiere "Hater" Music Video
- Exclusive Video Premiere: Tom Freund “Next Time Around”
- August 18
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- Ani DiFranco Announces New Album, Releases Lyric Video
- Five Lessons I Learned As an Artist That Helped Me As a Producer
- In Flames' Gear Secrets Unveiled! — Exclusive Video
- What if The Beatles Were an Extreme Metal Band? — Video
- Review: Radial Elevator Dual Mode Buffer and Boost
- Dear Guitar Hero: Former Kiss Guitarist Bruce Kulick Talks Getting Shot, His Proudest Guitar Moments, Signature Guitar and More
- Betcha Can't Play This: Ethan Brosh's Dominant-Seventh Sus4 Lick for the Masses!
- Exclusive Song Premiere: John Mark Nelson “Shorebird”
- August 17
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- August 14
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- Ages and Ages Announce Fall Tour Dates
- Dave Rawlings Machine to Perform at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Plus West Coast Tour Dates Announced.
- Ace Frehley and The Roots Play "New York Groove" on 'Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' — Video
- Johnny Winter and Ben Harper Cover Elmore James' "I Can't Hold Out" — Listen
- Review: PureSalem Tom Cat Electric Guitar
- Eight-Piece Austin Band Brownout Cover Black Sabbath's "Fairies Wear Boots" — Listen
- Mashup Alert: The Beatles' "Paperback Writer" and The Knack's "My Sharona" — Video
- John Petrucci's 'Wild Stringdom' DVD Offers More Than 60 Minutes of Lessons
- Exclusive Premiere: Jesse Winchester “She Makes It Easy Now”
- August 13
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- Chelsea Wolfe Releases "Lone" Video
- Blonde Redhead Releases "The One I Love" from Upcoming Album 'Barragán'
- Metallica's Kirk Hammett and Randall Take Their Association to the Next Level with KH103 Hammett Signature Head
- Shut Up & Jam! Ted Nugent Talks New Album, Musical Influences, Gear and More
- Pigtronix Announces Custom Shop Active Dual CV Expression Pedal
- PRS Guitars Announces Small-Batch Run of Brushstroke 24 Model
- Allman Brothers Band: Compilation Producer Bill Levenson Talks Deluxe '1971 Fillmore East Recordings'
- Brandi Carlile Announces "Pin Drop Tour," An Intimate, Ultra-Unplugged Fall Run
- The Songwriting Sourcebook: How to Turn Chords Into Great Songs
- Video Premiere: The Gromble “Don’t Stand a Chance” Live Acoustic
- Video: Exclusive Live Performance from Sean Sullivan
- August 12
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- Brian Setzer Premieres "Lemme Slide" Lyric Video
- Guitar World: October 2014 Gear and Lesson Videos
- Ace Frehley Premieres Cover of Steve Miller's "The Joker" — Listen
- String Theory with Jimmy Brown: Jamming on the Changes to a Three-Chord Modal Jazz Gem, “Cantaloupe Island”
- Decibel Eleven Introduces Dirt Clod Analog Overdrive Distortion Pedal
- Watch Tosin Abasi cover Radiohead on Classical Guitar
- Buckcherry Guitarist Keith Nelson Talks New EP, 'Fuck,' and His Gibson Collector’s Choice Les Paul
- Fender 60th Anniversary American Vintage 1954 Strat, 60th Anniversary Commemorative Strat and American Deluxe Strat Plus — Review
- Van Halen Book by Guitar World Editors Chronicles '40 Years of the Great American Rock Band'
- Jeff Beck and ZZ Top Perform "La Grange" — Video
- Check Out the Finger Friendly Guitar Keyboard — Video
- Ace Frehley Premieres New Song, 'Space Invader' — Listen
- Robin Williams: Elmer Fudd Sings Bruce Springsteen —Video
- Review: Wise Girl’s Acoustic EP ‘Sing Me To Sleep’
- Exclusive Album Stream: Ark Life’s ‘The Dream of You and Me’
- August 11
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- Graham Nash on 'CSNY 1974' and Watching Stephen Stills and Neil Young Battle
- ESP LTD AS-1FM LB Alex Skolnick Signature Guitar — Review
- Buzz Osborne of The Melvins Discusses 'The Who Sell Out' —The Record That Changed My Life
- Ace Frehley Enlists Slash and Others for New Covers Album
- Josh McClorey of The Strypes Discusses Elvis Costello's 'My Aim Is True' — The Record That Changed My Life
- It Might Get Weird: Gigs Carved Guitars' Dark Side of the Moon
- Pieta Brown Confirms Fall Tour and New Album
- John 5's Uncut Studio Sessions, "Jerry's Breakdown" — Video
- Suicide Silence Performs Hatebreed's "Last Breath" With Jamey Jasta — Watch
- Malcolm Young Will Not Return to AC/DC, Says Band Biographer
- Professionally Shot Film of Megadeth's Full Bloodstock Open Air Performance — Watch
- Mr. Big Release Details of New Album, '…The Stories We Could Tell'
- Invisible Familiars Announce Debut LP, 'Disturbing Wildlife'
- Metal Guitar Tribute to the History of Video Games — Video
- Exclusive Video Premiere: Plaid Brixx Acoustic "Chemistry"
- August 8
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- Attend Berklee’s Free Online Classic Rock Guitar Clinic
- State Champs Premiere New Acoustic Track
- Check Out NAMM's New "Just Play" Campaign Videos
- Guitar World's 2014 Summer Tour Survival Guide — with Avenged Sevenfold, Trivium, Morbid Angel and More
- Is Eric Clapton's New 'Planes, Trains and Eric' DVD His Final Tour Document?
- John Petrucci Discusses and Demos Ernie Ball M-Steel Guitar Strings — Video
- LP Announces West Coast Headline Tour, Tickets on Sale Today
- Video: Exclusive Interview with Sean Sullivan
- August 7
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- David Crosby Talks Guitars, CSN&Y, Byrds and Working with David Gilmour
- Foo Fighters Announce Premiere of HBO Series, 'Sonic Highways,' and New Single
- Robert Plant Premieres Live "Rainbow" Music Video, Announces Fall Tour
- Betcha Can't Play This: Fretboard Fingerskating with John 5
- Betcha Can't Play This: Tapping and Flexing with Tony Smotherman
- DragonForce Premiere Cover of Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” — Listen
- Tone Freak: Talking Gear with Adelitas Way Guitarist Rob Zakaryan
- Freakshow: The Lockhearts Discuss Their Debut Single and Gear
- Steve Smyth's One Machine Premiere "The Distortion of Lies and the Overdriven Truth" Music Video —Exclusive
- The Recording King USA Custom Banjo Shop Creates One-of-a-Kind Art Pieces
- September 2014 Guitar World: The Black Keys 'Turn Blue,' Return of Judas Priest, Eric Clapton Speaks, Amazing Practice Amps
- Foo Fighters Reveal New Album Cover?
- Lesson: Get Better Faster with Lily Maase, Part 3
- Free Download: Jason Spooner Band “Fireflies”
- August 6
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- Steve Morse Talks Deep Purple History and U.S. Tour, Plus New Flying Colors Album, 'Second Nature'
- The Hold Steady Lesson: How to Play "Spinners" — Exclusive Video
- Slash Discusses Rivera RockCrusher Recording Unit — Video
- 8-Year-Old Girl Covers Racer X's "Scarified," Paul Gilbert Responds —Video
- Trevor Hall Announces "Small is Beautiful" Tour Begining Sept 10
- Sixx:A.M. Premiere "Gotta Get It Right" Music Video
- Luke Winslow-King to Release New Album ‘Everlasting Arms’
- Summer NAMM: Songwriter Sessions Live! Recap
- Megafauna Premiere "Haunted Factory" Music Video —Exclusive
- August 5
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- Gretsch Unleashes New Guitars for Summer 2014, Including G6137TCB Panther
- Betcha Can't Play This: Neck Exploration with Gary Hoey
- Jackson Guitars Announces 2014 Summer Releases, Including Custom Select Series
- EVH Unveils Stripe Series “Circles” Guitar
- Sixx:A.M. Premiere New Song, "Gotta Get It Right" — Listen
- Kix Discuss and Preview New Album, 'Rock Your Face Off' —Exclusive Video
- Slipknot Premiere New Music Video, "The Negative One"
- Jeff Beck and ZZ Top Set to Launch North American Tour August 8
- Slash Visits Guitar Center in Hollywood — Video
- 'Rock Your Face Off': Kix Guitarists Ronnie Younkins and Brian Forsythe Talk New Album
- SongTown: Demo Decisions - Full Band or Simple Guitar And Vocal?
- Exclusive Interview with Clemens Rehbein of Milky Chance
- Halcyon Way Premiere New Song, "World Comes Undone" — Exclusive
- August 4
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- Jim Weider: A Telecaster Master Shares Some Magic
- David Lee Roth's Unaccompanied Vocal Track from Van Halen's "Running With the Devil" — Listen
- Opeth Premiere New Song, "Eternal Rains"
- PRS Guitars Launches Three New Semi-Hollow S2 Models — Demo Videos
- Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood Premiere New Song, "Juicy Lucy" —Exclusive
- Betcha Can't Play This: "Colorful" 16th-Note Run by Francesco Artusato of All Shall Perish
- Seven Handle Circus Announces Debut Album 'Shadows On The Wall' Out October 20
- Video Finds: Thomas Leeb “Trickster”
- August 1
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- CALICO the Band Announces Their Debut Release 'Rancho California' for September 2
- Charvel Announces Pro Mod Super Stock Special Edition Guitar
- Sixx:A.M. Reveal 'Modern Vintage' Cover Art, Track Listing and Trailer Video
- Limp Bizkit Premiere New Song, "Endless Slaughter"
- Slipknot Premiere New Song, “The Negative One”
- Born of Osiris' Lee McKinney on Pantera's 'Cowboys From Hell' — The Record That Changed My Life
- DVD Combo Pack — 'Talkin' Blues' Parts 1 and 2 — on Sale at Guitar World Online Store
- Johnny Depp and Aerosmith Perform "Big Ten Inch Record" — Video
- Gus G Premieres Music Video for "Blame It on Me" Featuring Mats Levén
- Kirk Hammett, Exodus, Death Angel Members Perform Judas Priest's "Grinder" and Metallica's "Seek & Destroy" — Video
- Black Veil Brides' Jake Pitts on Metallica's Black Album — The Record That Changed My Life
- We Are The In Crowd's Jordan Eckes and Cameron Hurley's Summer Tour Survival Guide — Warped Tour
- Periphery's Misha Mansoor Discusses Dream Theater's 'Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory' — The Record That Changed My Life
- The Doors' Robby Krieger Discusses Bob Dylan's 'Bringing It All Back Home' — The Record That Changed My Life
- Prestige Guitars at 2014 Summer NAMM: Musician Pro — Video
- Lullwater: The Story Behind "Albatross" — Exclusive Video
- The Feed Premiere New Album, 'Outsider' — Exclusive
- Beck Releases “Heart is a Drum” Video
