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June 30
- Bedell Guitars Exposes the Clear Cutting & Oregon Forest Practices Act
- Dustin Lynch is' Where It's At' — Exclusive Interview
- Lamb of God Premiere New Song and Music Video, “Overlord”
- Quick Lick: Pantera — "Cowboys from Hell" — Video
- Pantera's "Cowboys from Hell" Played on Ukulele — Video
- Hemming to Support Chris Cornell on Upcoming Acoustic Tour
- Yngwie Malmsteen Shreds with Alcatrazz in 1984
- Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody": Kanye West Vs. Freddie Mercury — Video
- SketchShe Perform Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" ("Bohemian Carsody") — Video
- Learn the Heart and Soul of Country with 'The Best of Johnny Cash Songbook'
- Beyond the Fretboard: The Double-Edged Sword of Guitar Idols, Part 1
- Meet the Head-Banging Subway Guitarist — Video
June 29
- Vox Releases AC Clip Tune Clip-on Guitar Tuner
- Dear Guitar Hero: Submit Questions for Buckcherry's Keith Nelson!
- Hear Indie Singer, and 'Louie' Actress, Eszter Balint Get Raucous on "Let's Tonight It"
- Acoustic Nation Hosts Nashville NAMM Stage
- Zero to Sixties in Five Pedals: Five Modern Effects that Conjure Far-Out, Vintage Tones
- New Book: Note-for-Note Transcriptions of Every Song on Black Sabbath's '13'
June 28
- Chris Squire, Founding Yes Bassist, Dead at 67
June 26
- Leviathan's Jef Whitehead Discusses 'Scar Sighted' and Why He Still Won't Tour
- Agnostic Front's Vinnie Stigma Talks New Album, Biggest Inspirations and a Lifetime in NYC
- Peter Frampton Announces 'Premonition,' 'When All the Pieces Fit,' 'Now' Reissues — Video
- Epiphone Les Pauls Are 15 Percent Off Through June 2015 — Video
- Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds at the Boston Opera House — Show Review
- Pigtronix Releases Infinity Looper 2.0 Firmware and New Infinity Website
- We Came As Romans: Exclusive Gear Tour with Joshua Moore and Lou Cotton — Video
- Gary Rossington Discusses 'One More for the Fans!' and His Life and Times with Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Grateful Dead Announce 'Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of Grateful Dead' Live Box Set
- Breaking Benjamin Premiere Live "Failure" Video — Exclusive
- Pavement Announce 'The Secret History Vol. 1' Rarities Compilation
- Review: Music Man Stingray 4 Neck Through Bass — Video
- "Ultimate Guitar Fails Compilation" — Video
- Behold an Epic Slow-Motion Guitar Swing Fail — Video
- Aranda Premiere New Album, 'Not the Same' — Exclusive
- Watch Tommy Emmanuel, Ian Date and Ian Cooper Perform “Honeysuckle Rose”
- Thirty Veteran Guitarists — Including Slash, Steve Vai and John Petrucci — Pick the Song They'd Most Want to Be Remembered By, Part 2
June 25
- Review: Bogner Burnley, Harlow and Wessex Effect Pedals — Videos
- Crown Guitar Workshop & Festival Will Feature Guitar World's Andy Aledort
- What If Deathcore Sounded "Happy"? — Video
- Download a Free 'Talkin' Blues, Part 1' Lesson at the 'Guitar World Lessons' Store — Video
- Faith No More's Jon Hudson: "Music Is Supposed to Be a Big Part of Your Life, It's Not Supposed to Consume Your Life"
- Coldplay Frontman Chris Martin's Tatay Classical Guitar Sells for Nearly $29,500 at Auction
- Lenny Kravitz Premieres NSFW "The Pleasure and the Pain" Music Video
- The Rolling Stones and Buddy Guy Play "Champagne and Reefer" — Video
- Rodrigo y Gabriela Play "Savitri" in the Back of a Moving Car — Video
- TC Electronic Introduces PolyTune 2 BlackLight Tuner — Video
- Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters" Performed by School of Rock Kids — Video
- Neil Young to Open Rebel Content Summer Tour with Solo Acoustic Set
- New Book Chronicles 140-Year History of Epiphone Guitars
June 24
- Eagles of Death Metal Announce New Album, 'Zipper Down'
- Hall & Oates' John Oates Talks “Private Eyes” Chord Changes and His Custom Martin Acoustic
- Autographed 'Fare Thee Well' D’Angelico Grateful Dead Guitar Up for Grabs at Auction
- Deep Purple Announce Two New Live Albums
- Steve Lukather Demos Signature Ernie Ball Music Man Luke III Guitar — Video
- 30 Legends Choose the Songs They Want to Be Remembered By
- 'Guitar World Presents The Best Instruction Book Ever': Watch Lessons Come to Life
- JUTAUN Perform "Who Am I" Live — Exclusive Acoustic Video Premiere
June 23
- Watch the Trailer for a New Led Zeppelin Book, 'Earl's Court May 1975' — Video
- Scorpions Celebrate 50th Anniversary with New Album, 'Return to Forever'
- 'American Sniper' Guitar: How Tim Montana's Whim Turned Into a One-of-a-Kind Gibson Les Paul
- Lady Gaga Covers Van Halen's "Panama" at New York City Show — Video
- IK Multimedia Releases iRig Mic Studio Large-Diaphragm Digital Condenser Microphone
- Shredding on an Electric Hurdy-Gurdy — Video
- Tony Iommi Discusses Writing Black Sabbath's "Fairies Wear Boots" — Video
- Mass Appeal Guitars Brings Players Together to Jam
- The 31 Most Significant Guitar Events of the Past 35 Years
- Led Zeppelin Premiere "Hots On for Nowhere" Reference Mix
- Listening to Heavy Metal Music Makes You Calmer: New Study
- Review: Vox Custom Series AC10C1 Guitar Amp — Video
- Bent Out of Shape: Improve Your Riffs with Rhythm Guitar Fills
- SongTown: 4 Ways to Increase Your Chances of Getting a Song Recorded
June 22
- Fear Factory's Dino Cazares Talks New Album, 'Genexus'
- Between the Buried and Me Talk New Album, 'Coma Ecliptic' — and "Bohemian Rhapsody"
- Def Leppard Guitarist Phil Collen's Delta Deep Dig into Blues, Funk, Soul and Rock
- Acoustic Nation with Dale Turner: The Inimitable, Soulful Guitar Style of Joseph Spence
- Watch Miguel Rivera’s Fingerstyle Cover of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” — Video Finds
- The Pretty Things Announce First New Studio Album in Seven Years
- Thy Art Is Murder Discuss New Album, 'Holy War'
- Watch Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators' Entire Hellfest Set — Video
- Sammy Hagar Responds to Eddie Van Halen's Billboard Interview: "F— You, You’re a Liar!” —Video
- Joe Bonamassa to Honor Albert, Freddie and B.B. King on Three Kings of the Blues Tour
- Larkin Poe Performs "Jailbreak" Live — Exclusive Acoustic Video
- Alice Cooper Box Set Coming July 31: 15 Studio Albums from 1969 to 1983
- Sturgill Simpson Announces Fall Tour
- Fear Factory Premiere "Soul Hacker" Lyric Video
- Creedence Clearwater Revival: Step-by-Step Breakdown of Guitar Styles and Techniques of John and Tom Fogerty
June 19
- IK Multimedia Introduces Mic Room, a New Microphone-Modeling App for iPhone and iPad
- Glenn Proudfoot Shares Transcription of New Song, "Gatton," Featuring Johnny Hiland — Video
- Gear Review: JJB Electronics Prestige 330 Acoustic Guitar Pickups
- Watch the Duo-Lectar Double-Neck "Touch Guitar" in Action Circa 1960 — Video
- Review: Minarik Guitars Studio X-Treme Series Furii — Video
- 'Dirt Road’s End': Sugarcane Jane's Anthony Crawford Talks New Album, Touring with Neil Young and More
- Breedlove Stringed Instruments Expands Premier Series with Premier Concert LTD Model
- Slayer Premiere New Song and Video, "Repentless"
- Enter a Hall of 40 Acoustic Guitars Played by Tiny Motors — Video
- Joe Satriani Demos DiMarzio Satch Track Neck and Mo’ Joe Pickups — Video
- 10 Classic Guitar Riffs Played in 10 Drastically Different Styles — Video
- Ozzy Osbourne Recruits Slash and Tom Morello for Voodoo Music + Arts Show
- 'Beginning Rock Guitar' DVD Contains 75 Minutes of Starter-Friendly Lessons
June 18
- BackStory Live Interview Series to Host Guitar Icon Joe Satriani — Tickets On Sale
- The Commander-In-Chief Demos and Discusses DR Guitar Strings — Video
- Soundwall Announces Teen Rock and Roll Summer Camp
- Neil Young: "Had I Been Asked to Allow My Music to Be Used for a Candidate, I Would Have Said No"
- In Deep with Andy Aledort: Part 2 of a Tribute to Mountain Guitarist Leslie West — Video
- Kiesel Guitars Now Offering Luminlay Super Blue Side Dots
- While My Chapman Stick Gently Weeps — Video
- Watch Brad Paisley Jam with the Rolling Stones on "Dead Flowers" — Video
- Holcomb-Mania with Mark Holcomb: Building Chords Into Single-Note Riff Ideas — Video
- Samuel Orson Plays "Giraffe" and "Cookie Jar" — Video
- Learn How to Play Every Song on The Black Keys' 'El Camino' Album
- Jon DeRosa on Reinvention
June 17
- Neil Young Not Happy That Donald Trump Used "Rockin' in the Free World" When Announcing Presidential Bid
- Bedell Expands Homegrown Collection with Bedell Wildfire Series Acoustic Guitars
- Guitarist Jim Peterik Discusses Ides of March's 50th Anniversary Box Set, New Music and More
- Line 6 Unveils Helix, a Guitar Processor That Redefines the Sound and Feel of Modeling
- Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl Issues Statement on Leg-Breaking Incident
- The Top 10 Reasons to Quit Playing Guitar
- Slayer Unveils 'Repentless' Album Artwork, Release Date for Title Track
- Neal Schon Premieres New Double Album, 'Vortex' — Exclusive
- Full Tilt: Modes — As Easy As Pizza
- First Listen: Michelle Malone's 'Stronger Than You Think'
- Learn the Secrets of B.B. King's Guitar Style and Technique
- Jonny Polonsky's Acoustic "Lay Down Your Arms" — Exclusive Live Video Premiere
June 16
- Jim James and Carl Broemel of My Morning Jacket Discuss New Album, 'The Waterfall'
- Bret Michaels Band Guitarist Pete Evick Talks New Music, New Book and More
- Warren Haynes Offers Details on His Split with Allman Brothers Band
- PRS Guitars Introduces Two Limited-Run 30th Anniversary "Vine" Models
- Guitar World: August 2015 Gear and Lesson Videos
- Singer Catches and Drinks Beer Thrown From Crowd — Video
- Guitarist Andy Gill on Recording Gang of Four's New Album, 'What Happens Next'
- L.A. Four-Piece We Are Harlot Talk High-Voltage Debut Album
- Kitty, Daisy & Lewis Talk New Album and Working with the Clash's Mick Jones
- Megadeth's Dave Mustaine Discusses New Megadeth Album and Working with Guitarist Kiko Loureiro
- Drenge Discuss New Album, 'Undertow,' Wild 'Letterman' Appearance and More
- Trevor Hall Comes Full Circle with New Release, ‘Kala’
- Venom's Cronos Reflects on the Band's Career and New Album, 'From the Very Depths'
- Frank Marino Sets the Record Straight About His Career, the Music Industry and How the Guitar Saved His Life
- Warren Haynes Premieres New Song, “Company Man”
- Dirty Heads Record "Sound of Change” (Acoustic) on John Lennon Bus — Video
- Flashy Bassist Upstages Bandmates — Video
- Jonathan Edwards Shares 'Tomorrow's Child' — Exclusive Album Stream Premiere
- Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Tosin Abasi and Brendon Small Rock "A Benefit for Cliff III"
- New Book/CD: Get an Inside Look at Joe Bonamassa's Guitar Style
June 15
- Delta Blues-Style Cover of 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' Theme Song — Video
- The Top 10 Worst Album Covers Ever
- Roger Daltrey and Oasis' Liam Gallagher Play The Who's "My Generation" — Video
- 2-Year-Old Boy Plays Rage Against the Machine's "Bulls on Parade" on Guitar Hero —Video
- Slow-Motion Camera Captures Guitar Strings in Motion — Video
- Foo Fighters Cancel Tour Dates After Dave Grohl Breaks Leg Onstage in Sweden — Video
- American Opera Covers The Wonder Years' "There, There"
- Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Tosin Abasi and Brendon Small Perform B.B. King's "The Thrill Is Gone" — Video
- Metallica's James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett Play National Anthem at Game 5 of NBA Finals — Video
- Runner Of The Woods Share "Easy On Me" — Exclusive Song Premiere
June 12
- 'Chaos and the Calm': James Bay Talks Songwriting, Opening for the Stones and More
- Blow by Blow: 50 Albums That Defined 1975
- JD McPherson Premieres "Head Over Heels" Music Video
- Ornette Coleman, Saxophonist and Free Jazz Legend, Dead at 85
- Mark Tremonti Premieres "Cauterize" Lesson Video — Exclusive
- Free 'Secrets of Great Acoustic Songwriters' Lesson at the Guitar World Lessons Store — Video
- Peter Frampton Joins Effort to Launch Affordable Self-Tuning System — Video
- Lego Bot Plays Of Monsters and Men's "Little Talks" on Guitar — Video
- Angel Vivaldi Premieres ". _ _ _ _" ("One") Music Video — Exclusive
June 11
- Meet the Vo Wond, a Stylus That "Excites, Sustains and Controls" Guitar Strings' Vibration — Video
- The Rolling Stones Announce 'From The Vault: The Marquee — Live In 1971' DVD
- Rik Emmett of Triumph: "Writing is the Core Value of What You Do As a Guitar Player"
- "Elders React to Slipknot" — Video
- Sir Christopher Lee, Legendary Actor and Heavy Metal Performer, Dead at 93
- An Introduction to Gypsy Jazz Style Rhythm Guitar —Lesson
- New Guitar World DVD: 'Dale Turner's Guide to Acoustic Rock Guitar'
- SongTown and Nashville Unplugged Launch Sunset Songwriting Festival
- Larkin Poe Deliver "Hey Sinner" — Live Acoustic Video
June 10
- PureSalem Guitars Unleashes New Retro-Themed La Flaca Model
- Guitar Workshop Plus 2015 Program Includes Paul Gilbert, Andy Timmons, Stuart Hamm and More
- Elf Riffs with Carl Roa: Superimposing the Major 7th Arpeggio — with Sweep Picking
- 10 Questions with Full Devil Jacket Guitarist Paul Varnick
- Steve Lukather Demos Signature Ernie Ball Music Man Luke Guitar — Video
- Beyond Creation Premiere "L'exorde" Playthrough Video — Exclusive
- Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Joe Bonamassa, Warren Haynes and More Honor Les Paul in New York City's Times Square — Video
- Austin Power: Stevie Ray Vaughan's 30 Greatest Recordings
- 'The Beauty of the Burst' Tells Story of 1958, 1959 and 1960 Gibson Sunburst Les Pauls
- Billy Shaddox Shares ‘I Melt, I Howl’ — Exclusive Album Stream Premiere
June 9
- B.B. King's Fingering Up Close: "Blues Boys Tune" Live at Montreux in 1993 — Video
- A Little Thunder Pickups Are Shipping Now: Add Bass to Your Guitar — Video
- Oceans Ate Alaska Premiere "Floorboards" Playthrough Video — Exclusive
- Led Zeppelin Premiere "Sugar Mama," an Unreleased Track Intended for 1969 Debut Album
- Introducing Jack: Bringing Wi-Fi Into Your Setup — Video
- Kelly Valleau’s Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Cover of Pink Floyd’s “Hey You” —Video Finds
- Apogee Electronics Announces Waves Plugin Bundles for Duet, Quartet and Ensemble
- Joshua Fletcher Shares "Shackled" from His New Album 'Ready, Aim'
- 2 Steps Back Share "Alone Tonight" — Exclusive Song Premiere
- Kimm Rogers Shares "As Good As It Gets" — Exclusive Song Premiere
June 8
- Mass Appeal: Guitars Coming to New York’s Union Square for Massive Guitar Jam on Make Music Day
- Jennifer Batten Announces Summer 2015 Creative Seminar Tour Dates
- Lamb of God Premiere New Song, "512"
- ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Doof Warrior Inspires Dude to Build Flame-Throwing Ukulele — Video
- Inquirer: Ace Frehley
- Five Simple Things You Need to Get Started on Classical Guitar
- Carlos Santana Performs National Anthem at Game 2 of NBA Finals — Video
- Science Suggests Bassists Are Among the Most Important Band Members
- Slipknot Premiere "Killpop" Music Video
- Metallica's James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett Play National Anthem at X Games — Video
- New Study Shows How Guitar Players' Brains Are Different from Everybody Else's
- 'Beatles Gear' Tracks the Fab Four's Instruments from Stage to Studio
- Lesson: Get Better Faster with Lily Maase, Part 1
June 5
- Musicians Institute Announces Joe Bonamassa Torch Bearer Scholarship for Fall 2015 Guitar Program Students
- Metallica's '...And Justice for All' Album Played Entirely on Bass — Video
- Thirty Great Guitarists — Including Steve Vai, David Gilmour and Eddie Van Halen — Pick the Greatest Guitarists of All Time
- Review: EVH Gear Wolfgang WG Standard Guitar — Video
- The 'Peanuts' Kids Sing Led Zeppelin's "In the Light" — Video
- Vintage Two-Hand Tapping by Roy Smeck, "the Wizard of the Strings" — Video
- Dawes’ New Album, ‘All Your Favorite Bands,’ Out Now
- 26 Heavy Metal Genres Crammed Into One Song (in Alphabetical Order) — Video
- The Word, with Robert Randolph, Perform "New Word Order"
- New Guitar World DVD: Learn the 'Secrets of the Great Acoustic Songwriters'
June 4
- Motobunny Perform "Thinkin’ About Me” for 'Roland Sessions' — Video
- Bobby Long Preps New Album, ‘Ode To Thinking’
- IK Multimedia Now Shipping iRig UA, the First Universal Guitar Interface and Processor for Android Devices
- Watch American Opera’s Acoustic Cover of PVRIS' "My House"
- Ocean Carolina Releases “Nobody Wants to Cry” from New LP
- Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi to Appear on New British Talent Show, 'Guitar Star' — Video
- "I Got A Second Chance At Life and I’m Not Going to Dumb Myself Down.” London Souls' Tash Neal Discusses Life After His Near-Fatal Accident
- Man Plays Guitar While Undergoing Brain Surgery — Video
- Otherwise Talks Positivity, the Influence of Andrés Segovia
- 'Dale Turner's Guide to Acoustic Rock Guitar' Parts 1 and 2 — Ultimate DVD Guides for Acoustic Rock Guitarists
- I the Mighty Premiere "The Lying Eyes of Miss Erray" Music Video — Exclusive
- Platinum Rush Video Blog #19 — Michael Logen
June 3
- How Making Mistakes Makes You a Better Guitar Player
- Jimi Hendrix Blooper Reel: Laughter and Clowning from 'Third Stone from the Sun' Sessions
- Kerry King Talks New Slayer Album and Adjusting to Life Without Jeff Hanneman
- PRS Guitars Introduces P245 Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar
- PRS Guitars Introduces Revamped McCarty Model — Video
- Review: Eventide H9 Max Harmonizer/Effect Processor — Video
- Led Zeppelin Announce 'Presence,' 'In Through the Out Door' and 'Coda' Reissue Details
- The Rolling Stones Premiere "Brown Sugar" Outtake Featuring Eric Clapton on Slide Guitar
- Ed Sheeran Covers Iron Maiden and Limp Bizkit on 'Fallon' — Video
June 2
- Vance Joy Releases Music video for “All I Ever Wanted”
- Paul Doffing’s “The Legend of Mick Dodge” — Exclusive Video Release
- Mark Holcomb's Signature Seymour Duncan Alpha/Omega Pickups Are Available Now — Video
- Eric Gales Shreds in Latest Episode of 'Dunlop Sessions'
- Richard Thompson Talks New Album, 'Still,' and Working with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy
- Whitesnake's David Coverdale and Reb Beach Discuss New Deep Purple Tribute Album
- Grateful Dead Celebrate 50th Anniversary with '30 Trips Around the Sun' Box Set, Featuring 30 Unreleased Shows
- Session Guitar: The Top 10 Session Guitarists of All Time
- The Bumm Guitar Features an On-Board Drum Kit of Sorts — Video
- Watch Grace and Chelsea Constable’s Tribute to Jerry Reed —Video Finds
- Delta Deep, Featuring Def Leppard's Phil Collen, Premiere New Song, "Down in the Delta" — Exclusive
- 311 Premiere “Earth People,” an Unreleased Song from 1997's 'Transistor' Sessions — Exclusive
- Learn Guitar World's '50 Greatest Rock Songs of All Time'
- Is it Time to Change What Songs Look and Sound Like?
June 1
- Mark Tremonti Talks New Solo Album, 'Cauterize'
- Built To Spill's Doug Martsch Talks New Album, 'Untethered Moon'
- 'Red Light District': Kicking Harold Guitarist Tim David Kelly Talks New Album, Gear and More
- Guitar World Rounds Up 15 of the Tastiest Seven- and Eight-String Guitars on the Market Today
- Watch The Rolling Stones Perform "Hang On Sloopy" for the First Time Since 1966 — Video
- Neil Young Premieres "A Rock Star Bucks a Coffee Shop" Music Video
- The Top 10 Misspelled Band Names
- Chris Mike: "Wake Up Call" Live Performance Video and Free Transcription — Exclusive
- Harmonic Minor and Beyond: Killer Scales for Modern Heavy Metal Guitar