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- April 30
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- Sitek Announces New Pandora Fuzz
- Aristides Announces New Raw Series Electric Guitars
- DiMarzio Announces New Vintage P90 Pickup
- Listen to a New Halestorm Song, "Chemicals"
- Watch Paul Riario Demo the Danelectro Eisenhower Fuzz and Breakdown Pedals
- Thematic Development, and the Bridge of “T.E. Ranch”
- Hyvmine Share New "Assassins" Video
- 'Crossroads' and Its Unsung Guitar Hero, Arlen Roth
- Intensive 30-Minute Guitar Workout for Guitarists On the Go: Pt. 2—Symmetrical Scales
- Watch Metallica’s James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett Perform “The Star-Spangled Banner” at a San Francisco Giants Game
- Haunted Labs Unveils New Carolina Reaper Overdrive/Fuzz
- April 29
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- Allegaeon Premiere "Parthenogenesis" Playthrough Video
- Joyo Debuts New MA-10 Portable Amps
- The Mastery of Frank Reckard and "Luxury Liner"
- “It’s Not Metal”: Lee McKinney Bends Minds with His New Instrumental Solo Album, 'Infinite Mind'
- Gibson Debuts New, 20-Strong Original, Modern Collections
- Going the Distance: A Crash Course in Intervals
- How to Learn and Retain Music Faster and Have a Deeper Understanding of What You Know
- Fender Unveils New Lightweight Ash American Professional Stratocaster, Telecaster
- Achieving Absolute Fretboard Mastery, Part 10
- Malina Moye Premieres "Enough" Music Video
- April 26
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- The Top Five Weirdest Guitars of the Nineties
- Joyo Announces New Gem Box III Multi-Effects Pedal
- Learn Steve Vai's Habits, Not His Licks
- Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Josh Homme Appear on 'Echo in the Canyon' Film Soundtrack
- Mastering the Modes of G Major with Three Notes Per String
- Rammstein Premiere New "Radio" Music Video
- MXR Unveils New Raijin Drive Overdrive/Distortion Pedal
- Dark Sky Choir Unveil New Music Video for "Static Death"
- Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Premiere Updated Version of "Black Sheep of the Family"
- April 25
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- Essential Guitar Licks: Bending Up a Storm with Johnny Winter
- Tone King Debuts New Ironman II Power Attenuator
- Archer Nation Unveil New LP 'Beneath the Dream,' Wrap Tour with Anvil and Don Jamieson
- David Gilmour's "Comfortably Numb" Arpeggios
- Tone Comparison: Singlecut Vs. Doublecut Gibson Les Paul
- DNA of Tone: A Guide to the Basic Building Blocks Behind Jazz, Blues, Metal and Classic Rock Guitar Sounds
- Using String Skipping to Create Multi-Octave Tapped Arpeggios
- Letting Go of Our Perfectionist Tendencies
- Gruv Gear Unveils New Kapsule Hybrid Hardcase
- Black Label Society Premiere "Bored to Tears" Music Video
- Five Essential Blues Licks from Jimi Hendrix, T-Bone Walker, Elmore James, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Johnny Winter
- April 24
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- Cacophony Guitar Duel: Jason Becker and Marty Friedman Shoot It Out in Japan
- Behold, Fractal Audio's New FM3 Compact Amp Modeler/Multi-Effects Pedal
- Steve Vai Left Speechless After Dueling with a Brazilian Fan
- A Salute to Clarence White of The Byrds and Kentucky Colonels
- Melodic Phrasing and Playing Over Blues Changes
- Time to Focus! John Petrucci on Two of His Most Challenging Guitar Performances
- String Theory EFX Announces Updated Tevatron Fuzz, KE/64 Overdrive Pedals
- Joe Satriani Lesson: Go "Pick Surfing" with Satch!
- How to play blues guitar solos
- April 23
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- Taylor Guitars Makes History with Largest Recorded Planting of West African Ebony Trees
- Corrosion of Conformity Announce North American Tour
- The Genius and Vision of Guitarist Shawn Lane
- 10 Perfect Songs for a Drive Through the Desert
- Guitarist Uses 45 Techniques in One Epic Solo
- Examining Five Essential Minor Mode Scale Patterns
- Duff McKagan Premieres New Track, "Don't Look Behind You"
- Keith Richards' Guitar Tech Reveals Keef's Studio Rig
- This Guy Made a 38-Fret Guitar So You Don't Have To
- Framus Debuts New D-Series Idolmaker Guitar
- The Most Electrifying Riffs of Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page
- April 22
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- Strandberg Introduces the Boden Bass Series
- Before Hendrix, Elvis and Chuck Berry, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe
- Rival Sons' Scott Holiday and Jay Buchanan Delve Deep into Their Primal New Album, 'Feral Roots'
- The Five Most Absurd Guitar Pedals
- Peter Frampton Performs "Black Hole Sun" on 'Guitar Center Sessions'
- How to Create Flowing, Stylish Licks Like Eric Clapton
- Eddie Van Halen Shares His Favorite Guitar Riffs
- John Petrucci Discusses Dream Theater's Back-to-Basics New Album, 'Distance Over Time'
- Watch Glen Campbell and Phil Baugh's 1965 "Guitar Duel"
- Three Licks Incorporating Different Ways of Playing the iim7b5 Chord
- April 19
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- Michael Wilton and Parker Lundgren Talk 'The Verdict,' Queensrÿche's Crushing New Album
- 10 Instrumental Surf Rock Songs You Need to Hear Now
- Guitarist Angie Swan Talks the Kemper Profiler and Life on the Road with David Byrne
- Session Guitar: Arranging and Production Tips to Really Make Your Guitar Stand Out
- Riffing in 6/8, and How to Play "The Ramble"
- This Incredible Flying V Was Made From Eight Mega Jawbreaker Candies
- Positive Grid Offers Free Limited Time Trial of BIAS FX Mobile Amps & Effects App
- HeadRush Announces New Looperboard Pedal
- Mutant Blues! How to Modify the Minor Pentatonic Scale to Create Something New, Exotic and Twisted
- April 18
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- Forgotten Guitar: John Lee Hooker and Ry Cooder Perform Live in 1992
- Rammstein's Richard Kruspe on Riffs, Gear, Creativity and Emigrate's Hot New Album, 'A Million Degrees'
- Skreddy Pedals Introduces New Rubber Soul Overdrive
- Electro-Harmonix Unveils New Switchblade Pro
- Watch Metallica’s “Sad But True” Played by 250 Musicians
- How to play slide guitar in standard tuning: essential tips
- Way Huge Unveils New Conspiracy Theory Overdrive
- Watch Artist Joe Fenton Create One-of-a-Kind PRS Guitar for Mark Tremonti
- Joe Satriani Joins IK Multimedia Roster, Promises Future Collaborations
- Molly Tuttle's Amazing Freightliner Precision
- Hollywood Vampires Share New Song, “Who’s Laughing Now,” Detail New Album
- April 17
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- Acoustic Master Laurence Juber Talks New Album, 'Touchstones: The Evolution of Fingerstyle Guitar'
- Listen to Paul Gilbert’s New Song, “Things Can Walk to You”
- Synergy Unveils Three New Preamp Modules, Including Friedman and Engl Collaborations
- The Most Important Jazz Guitar Chord
- Watch the First Episode of “History of Led Zeppelin”
- More Tasteful Examples of How Dim7 Chords Are Used
- May 2019 Guitar World Lesson Videos
- Amon Amarth Share New "Crack the Sky" Video
- Watch Kiko Lourerio Demonstrate How to Play the Solo to Megadeth’s “Bullet to the Brain”
- Watch Paul Riario Demo the Martin DJr-10E Dreadnought Junior
- Steve Morse Lesson: Bach Chorale Voicings
- TC Electronic Announces New PolyTune 3 Mini and 3 Noir Tuning Pedals
- Black Stone Cherry Share Official “My Last Breath” Video
- April 16
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- 'Imagine' This: How John Lennon and George Harrison Teamed Up to Record a Classic Album in 1971
- Mark Knopfler Demonstrates His Acoustic Fingerstyle Technique
- Fender Announces Elaborate ‘Game of Thrones’-Inspired Guitars
- Michael Schenker Fest Kick Off New North American Tour
- Watch John 5 Shred Through His New Song, “Zoinks!”
- Applying Six-String Arpeggio Exercises to the Seven Modes
- Develop Your Rhythm Playing with This Funky Guitar Lick
- Essential Listening: Eric Johnson's 10 Greatest Guitar Songs
- Rival Sons Share New "Too Bad" Video
- Solving the Mysteries of Economy Picking, Shred-Style
- Sheptone Unveils New Wanker Humbucker
- Fender Announces New Rarities Flame Maple Top Stratocaster
- April 15
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- David Davidson Details Revocation's Adventurous New Album, 'The Outer Ones'
- Listen to Mastodon’s Faithful Cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven”
- Whammy Bar Tricks with Dream Theater's John Petrucci
- Walrus Audio Announces New Slo Multi Texture Reverb
- King’s X Recording First Studio Album in More Than a Decade
- Using the Harmonic Minor Scale and Phrygian-Dominant Mode to Create Neoclassical Metal-Style Solos
- Review: Framus D-Series Diablo Pro
- Fender Launches New Alternate Reality Series Sixty-Six Electric Guitar
- Pick Up Some Simple Shred Licks
- Acorn Announces New Petito Amp
- Achieving Absolute Fretboard Mastery, Part 9
- April 12
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- Carl Martin Introduces New Panama Overdrive
- Watch Vince Gill Take Reverb's Vintage Guitar Quiz
- Mr. Black Unveils the Super Swell Classic Spring Reverb
- Hear a New Raconteurs Song, "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)"
- Rodrigo y Gabriela Share New Song, “Terracentric”
- Listen to Brian May and Kenny Wayne Shepherd Guest on Five Finger Death Punch’s “Blue on Black”
- How to Apply Chromatic Passing Arpeggios Into Major-Key ii-V-I Progressions
- Watch Def Leppard’s Phil Collen Demo His New Limited-Edition Jackson PC1
- April 11
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- The Secrets Behind Joe Perry's Guitar Tone on Aerosmith's "Walk This Way"
- The Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr. Talks New Signature Fender Strat
- Guitar Techniques of Prog-Rockers Gentle Giant, Yes, Genesis and King Crimson
- Watch Cooper Carter Play the 'Game of Thrones' Theme with 16 Guitars
- Ernie Ball Music Man Unveils New April Ball Family Reserve Collection
- Watch Jack White Perform with His New Fender Custom Shop Acoustasonic Tele
- Breedlove Unveils New Oregon Concert Prairie Burst CE
- The Marcus King Band Share New "Goodbye Carolina" Video
- Watch Yngwie Malmsteen Attempt to Smash the World’s First “Unbreakable Guitar”
- Cracking the (Steve) Morse Arpeggio Code
- April 10
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- Watch Jimmy Page Discuss the Harmony Acoustic He Used to Record “Stairway to Heaven”
- Baroness Premiere New "Seasons" Video, Announce American Tour
- Famous Axes from Hendrix, Dylan and the Beatles Land in New Exhibition at The Met
- Watch John Petrucci Discuss His 2019 Ernie Ball Music Man Majesty Guitar
- Steve Gunn Shares Acoustic “Chance” Video, Announces New North American Tour Dates
- Solar Guitars Unveils New Six- and Seven-String Models
- Lindsey Buckingham Teaches Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide"
- New Wes Montgomery Retrospective, ‘Back on Indiana Avenue,’ Boasts Previously Unheard Work from the Jazz Guitar Great
- Review: Electro-Harmonix Flatiron Fuzz Pedal
- Vein-Tap.com Unveils New Saint Blues 808 Overdrive
- Brian Setzer: How to Shred Like a Rockabilly Master
- A Six-Note, Three-Octave, Major-Scale Exercise to Help You Know Your Way Around the Fretboard
- April 9
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- The Aristocrats Announce New Album, North American Tour Dates
- Dopapod Premiere New Song, "Numbers Need Humans"
- Hybrid Picking Power-Chord Arpeggios
- Sammy Hagar & the Circle Share Official “Can’t Hang” Video
- BecosFX Unveils New CompIQ PRO Stella Compressor
- 'Dio Returns Tour,' Featuring Ronnie James Dio Hologram, to Hit the U.S. for First Time
- Listen to Jimmy Page Narrate the History of His Fender Telecaster in New Animated Video
- Combining Pentatonics with Tapping
- ZZ Top Announce 50th Anniversary Tour
- April 8
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- The Closest Thing to a Beatles Reunion? Leave It to Ringo!
- The Raconteurs Announce North American Tour
- How To Learn (and Remember) Guitar Solos
- Review: Heritage Guitars Standard H-150
- Interview: Johnny Farina on 60 Years of the Iconic Instrumental, "Sleep Walk"
- Luna Guitars Unveils New Steel Magnolia Resonator
- Watch John 5, Michael Anthony and Corey Taylor Rip Through a Van Halen Mini-Set in L.A.
- Romancing the Fretboard: Chopin Arranged for Guitar, Part 3
- The AirTrash Will Make Your Guitar Sound like “Absolute Garbage”
- April 5
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- Gretchen Menn: What's on My Playlist
- Watch Aerosmith Rehearse for Upcoming Las Vegas Residency
- ‘Generation Axe—The Guitars That Destroyed the World: Live in China’ To Be Released in June
- Comins Introduces New GCS-16 Archtop
- Mojotone Unveils New Blackout Tweed Select
- How to Fingerpick Like Chet Atkins
- Going Mobile: The Joy Formidable's Ritzy Bryan Talks New Album, 'Aaarth'
- Get Dimebag Darrell’s Tone from Pantera’s ‘Cowboys from Hell’ on Your iPhone or iPad with Amplitube for iOS
- Listen to a New Whitesnake Song, “Hey You (You Make Me Rock)”
- Three Ways to Solo Over 7alt Chords
- April 4
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- Hear Muddy Waters' Vintage Dr. Pepper Radio Commercial
- Watch Tom Petty, Eric Clapton and More Talk Laurel Canyon Music Scene in 'Echo in the Canyon' Trailer
- Listen to a New Trey Anastasio Song, “Ghosts of the Forest”
- Career-Spanning Rory Gallagher Set, ‘Blues,’ To Be Released May 31
- Watch Frank Turner Star in the Latest Episode of Ernie Ball's 'Unearthed' Series
- Ozzy Osbourne Postpones 2019 Tour Dates
- Mojo Workin': 10 Damn Impressive Muddy Waters Covers
- Interview: Kiefer Sutherland Discusses His New Album, ‘Reckless & Me’
- DiMarzio Unveils Polyphia-Designed Notorious and Igno Pickups
- April 3
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- Stream Monday's Live Interview Event with Don Felder Right Here
- Eventide Releases Instant Flanger Mk II Software for Mac/PC
- John Petrucci's Five Favorite Riffs from Dream Theater's 'Distance Over Time': Part 2
- Review: Charvel's New Pro-Mod DK24 HSH 2PT CM Guitar
- Klevgrand Debuts New Stark Amp Simulator
- Discovering New Ways to Use the Minor Pentatonic Scale
- Sean Lennon: Hendrix, Famous Parents and the Claypool Lennon Delirium's Latest, 'South of Reality'
- G&L Debuts New Fullerton Deluxe Doheny HH Guitar
- Learn Some Rut-Busting Pentatonic Licks
- Hybrid picking on guitar: this in-depth lesson will have you playing like a pro in no time
- April 2
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- Watch Larry Mitchell Give His First Impressions of the New Eventide Rose Pedal
- Enter to Win a Jackson X Series Signature Marty Friedman MF-1 Guitar
- Disparity: Sarah Longfield Talks Making a Living, Eight-String Guitars and Bold New Album
- Fender Teases New Triple-Humbucker Limited Mahogany Blacktop Stratocaster
- Yes Announce Summer North American Tour with Asia
- The Little-Known Pentatonic Modal Trick
- Expanding on Chord Shapes Within the Context of Funk Guitar
- Take a Look at Eddie Van Halen's 1978 Touring Rig
- Five Things Your Guitar Builder Might've Gotten Wrong
- Want a Big Guitar Sound? Try the Glyn Johns Technique
- Guitarist and Producer Pete Evick on the New Bret Michaels Song, “Unbroken,” and What It Takes to Achieve the Perfect Mix
- Hot Licks: How to Develop Your Signature Riff
- April 1
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- Watch Paul Riario Demo the All-New 2019 Ernie Ball Music Man Majesty Guitar
- Get a Behind the Scenes Look at the Ernie Ball Company in New Video from JHS Pedals
- With New Invisi-Series Amps, Marshall Officially Wins April Fool's Day
- The Attractively Balanced and Highly Musical E Minor Hexatonic Scale
- Ghost Announce Fall North American Tour
- Fractal Audio Axe-FX III review
- Hear David Lee Roth and Dutch DJ Armin Van Buuren's EDM Version of Van Halen's "Jump"
- Major- and Minor-Scale Exercises to Improve Your Playing
