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- April 29
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- Want to become a better guitarist? Learn how to play piano
- TWA’s first collaboration with Tube Screamer creator Susumu Tamura is a Scott Henderson signature pedal, the SH9
- EVH launches fresh finishes for its Wolfgang Special and Wolfgang Special QM models
- Derek Sherinian and Steve Stevens show off their soloing stamina in scorching new single, The Vortex
- Best cheap acoustic guitars 2026: budget acoustics with genuine pedigree
- Joe Satriani reveals Robert Fripp’s bizarre stage demands for 2004 G3 tour
- Watch H.E.R. team up with Lenny Kravitz, Travis Barker and more for a star-studded medley
- From infectious pop-country to cyberpunk prog-metal: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
- A sequel to Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco De Lucia’s legendary live album Friday Night In San Francisco is on the way
- EarthQuaker Devices promises "an overdrive you can trust" with the Special Cranker
- Ozzy Osbourne tests positive for Covid
- Download and stream the audio from Total Guitar 358
- Learn the essential techniques of ‘80s guitar
- Flea: “I think about playing bass as like a river. I can unleash it however it needs to go – like violent rapids, or a calm, still pool”
- Billy Strings: “There was a guitar hanging on the wall with a light shining down on it, like light from heaven – and I needed that guitar”
- Fender Acoustic Junior Go review
- Gretchen Menn advances to semifinals of the Martin No Limits Challenge
- Keeley collaborates with Primus’ Larry LaLonde for Artist Series Edition BubbleTron flanger/phaser
- Download and stream the audio from Guitar Techniques 335
- April 28
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- Watch Ryan ‘Fluff’ Bruce try out the ‘killer’ Cort G290 FAT II electric
- Wilco announce mega 21-track album, Cruel Country, share snappy lead single, Falling Apart (Right Now)
- Greg Howe cancels upcoming North America tour to care for sick fiancé/manager
- Ball Park Music: “We just go with whatever feels right at any given moment”
- Rivers of Nihil part ways with longtime rhythm guitarist Jonathan Topore
- How LA ‘junk’ luthier Reuben Cox’s rubber bridge innovations redefined the sound of indie guitar
- Gone Fishing Effects launches one-of-a-kind germanium fuzz box, the Grim pedal
- Adrian Belew drops energetic new single, a13
- Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen’s “rivalry” discussed in exclusive clip from upcoming Randy Rhoads documentary
- Flamenco guitarist El Amir reveals how he ended up playing on the latest James Bond movie, No Time to Die
- Funk up your blues with these Joe Walsh-style solo ideas
- Gene Simmons still wants Ace Frehley to join Kiss on their End of the Road farewell tour
- The 30 greatest rock guitar albums of 1992
- April 27
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- Charvel touches up Satchel signature Pro-Mod DK22 guitar with eye-catching new finish
- Gretsch launches revamped G5021E Rancher Penguin Parlor acoustic-electric guitar
- Ace Frehley and Slash on their love of the Les Paul, British blues-rock, and their unique approaches to the guitar
- The Black Keys unveil smooth-soloing new single, It Ain't Over
- Gary Moore Collection Part III auctions off more of the blues icon’s gear
- Unpack Jay Leonard J and Gretchen Menn's innovative unplugged takes on Alice in Chains, Red Hot Chili Peppers classics
- Bob Dylan has re-recorded several of his classic songs to be released on an all-new analog medium, Ionic Originals
- The genius of John McGeoch: John Frusciante, Johnny Marr and more pay tribute to the unsung hero of post-punk guitar
- Autograph founder and bassist Randy Rand has died
- Best high-end bass guitars: our pick of premium basses from Rickenbacker, Fender, PRS, Fodera and more
- Harley Benton launches Tele-inspired Rocker ukulele and sub-$200 solidbody UkeBass OPNT
- Billy Howerdel announces debut solo album, What Normal Was
- Yousician review
- Simply Guitar review
- Vivian Campbell used the Holy Diver Les Paul to record the new Def Leppard album
- Watch Herman Li and Paul Reed Smith trade licks at a DragonForce show
- Machine Gun Kelly plans to revert to rap for his next album to make people “miss” his pop-punk material
- Turnstile’s Pat McCrory: “A lot of what we’re trying to do is capture that perfect take – we go into it as hard and fast as we can”
- Spotlight: Samuel Tye of The Faim
- Extended guitar chords explained
- How to get the best tone out of P-90 pickups
- Cort Tube Craft CMV15 review
- April 26
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- Mateus Asato says Ariana Grande makes “the best instrumental tracks for guitar players”
- Ernie Ball Music Man expands its line of Joe Dart signature bass guitars with new two-pickup model
- Former Oasis guitarist Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs diagnosed with tonsil cancer
- ArtistWorks review: online guitar tuition with personalised feedback
- James Hetfield launches his first-ever signature guitar strings with Ernie Ball
- Guthrie Govan’s fusion trio The Aristocrats team up with Primuz Chamber Orchestra for experimental remix album
- Geddy Lee on Primus' 'A Tribute To Kings' tour: "I think it's a bit nuts!"
- Best distortion pedals for metal: standalone and stacked gain stages, plus 'amps in a box'
- Jason Newsted was “scared” of Metallica releasing Nothing Else Matters, thought Enter Sandman was “kinda corny”
- Widowspeak: “In every little lick, you can hear the millions of things you’ve heard before. At a certain point, you develop your own way of doing that”
- PRS SE Silver Sky vs Fender Player Stratocaster: which is better?
- Journey deliver synth soundscapes and scintillating guitar work on new single, You Got the Best of Me
- Rob Balducci: “If you're struggling with mental health, try to harness some of the energy you have and focus it toward playing an instrument”
- Danny Bryant shares his greatest gear hits and misses – and his guitar shopping advice
- Gibson Jim James ES-335 review
- Feature-length Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon documentary given May release date
- Learn Bob Marley’s essential reggae rhythm styles
- Vox unveils Union Jack and Cream Brown finishes for its Pathfinder practice amp
- April 25
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- Ann Wilson on enlisting Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Warren Haynes and Tom Bukovac for new solo album Fierce Bliss
- Watch Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox cover The Who’s Won’t Get Fooled Again
- While She Sleeps' Sean Long: “The guitar should enhance your ability to express yourself – it’s just a piece of wood with some electrics in it. We are the real magic here”
- 22-year-old metal phenom Luís Kalil showcases his reverse tapping technique in electrifying new single, Reverse Strike
- Vola Guitars promises “new sonic possibilities” with fanned pickup layout on its new OZ RV TNC
- PitchSlap is a tuning app that helps you intonate your guitar
- Reverend launches heavy-focused new Billy Corgan signature model, the Z-One
- Watch Jay Leonard J and Gretchen Menn dazzle with slinky unplugged versions of Alice in Chains, Red Hot Chili Peppers hits
- The genius of Charles Mingus: activist, writer and jazz legend
- Electro-Harmonix Ripped Speaker review
- DigiTech and DOD set to return following acquisition by Cort owner
- April 24
- April 22
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- From snappy Southern rock to high-octane metalcore: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
- Joel Hoekstra and Michael Sweet join forces in new band Iconic, announce debut album, Second Skin
- Marcus King announces new album, Young Blood, shares swaggering lead single, Hard Working Man
- The Lazy Eyes: “We buy each other pedals for birthday presents – our excuse is ‘we're getting more pedals for the band’, and then we use them ourselves!”
- 7 ways to be a more sustainable guitarist
- Sophie Burrell advances to semifinals of the Martin No Limits Challenge
- FM Guitars bolsters its double-fretboard bass lineup with relic’d, vintage-inspired Classic range
- Dylan Gers, son of Iron Maiden's Janick Gers, releases ultra-minimalist debut single, Moon Rise
- IK Multimedia AmpliTube X-Vibe review
- Primus's Les Claypool teams up with Gogol Bordello frontman Eugene Hütz for Volodymyr Zelensky tribute song, The Man With the Iron Balls
- Charvel officially launches Henrik Danhage’s latest battle-hardened signature Pro-Mod So-Cal Style 1 guitar
- Mike Campbell: “We’re always trying to kick it up, write better songs, play better…”
- April 21
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- KMA Machines’ take on the ‘70s cult Jordan Boss Tone fuzz, the Fuzzly Bear, returns – and it’s looking lean and mean
- Kurt Cobain’s iconic Smells Like Teen Spirit Fender Mustang to go on tour ahead of world-first auction
- Legendary blues guitarist Guitar Shorty dies at 87
- Australian Guitar x Full Tilt 2022: Thy Art Is Murder
- Fender joins forces with Wrangler for new line of denim, graphic tees
- Watch Steve Stevens, Alex Skolnick, Richard Fortus and more perform Yes’s Starship Trooper in an epic all-star ensemble for Roadie Relief
- Limited-edition Fender Jazzmaster built for 4AD’s 40th anniversary to be raffled in support of War Child
- Tosin Abasi, Lzzy Hale, Gavin Rossdale, Bishop Briggs and Alice Cooper are judges on new music reality TV show No Cover
- Watch Jack White put his Three-Wheel Motion Low Rider Telecaster to work with sizzling What's The Trick? Late Show performance
- Ceramic Animal's Chris Regan: "I love that the guitar has the power to knock you on your ass or make you cry"
- Eddie Van Halen left a “transformative” seven-figure donation to US music education foundation
- Watch Colin Scott try out the amazing NUX Amp Academy, which puts ‘your entire rig’ into a portable pedal
- Keeley Electronics and The Guitar Store promise “galaxies of gain” on their exclusive Moon Op Amp Fuzz collab
- Johnny Marr: “The guitar helps you stamp your own identity – on your band and ultimately on the world… I love that”
- Ann Wilson and Vince Gill duet on a spellbinding rendition of Queen’s Love of My Life
- Learn 10 of Slash's key rhythm and lead guitar approaches
- Funny Little Boxes 1991 review
- Vote for the hottest guitarist in the world right now
- Gamechanger Audio and Fender’s long-awaited Bigsby Pedal finally released to the masses
- April 20
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- Watch Nile Rodgers shred up a storm on Steve Vai's Ibanez JEM in recently unearthed studio footage from Halo 2 score sessions
- Bonnie Raitt says Prince asked her to teach him how to play slide guitar
- Radiohead side project The Smile detail debut album, A Light for Attracting Attention
- Brian May recalls his “odd” experience recording on-off contributions for Guns N’ Roses’ Chinese Democracy
- Tedeschi Trucks Band announce epic quadruple-album and film project, I Am the Moon
- Analyze Nili Brosh and Sophie Burrell's sizzling acoustic Van Halen and Guns N' Roses remakes
- Is Fender and Guitar Center's none-more-black HSS Stratocaster the most desirable Player limited-edition yet?
- D’Addario releases XS electric guitar strings, promising “the most innovative coated string ever created”
- Tony Iommi’s long-serving guitar tech, Mike Clement, is in an induced coma
- Adam Shoenfeld: "As a kid, I exhausted technique to where, as a session musician, I started playing for the song"
- The ultimate John Frusciante interview and an exclusive Alex Lifeson double feature – only in the new Guitar World
- Smashed Gibson ES-355 reportedly behind Oasis’ split to go under the hammer
- The Darkness’s Frankie Poullain: “If you go too posh with distortion, it gets too precise and nice. It’s got to be a bit nasty and a bit wrong”
- Stuck in a power chord rut? Try these 5 smart alternatives
- Carl Martin Panama British Hot Modded OD review
- Simon McBride on joining Deep Purple: “Steve Morse is an amazing guitarist, so I know I’ve got big boots to fill…”
- Def Leppard harness infectious riffs and leads aplenty in punchy new single, Take What You Want
- April 19
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- Stop what you're doing: Guitar Center has added a real 'G' to its logo
- Watch Nili Brosh shred the Simpsons theme onstage with Danny Elfman and Wes Borland at Coachella
- Orange joins forces with Marcus King for limited-edition MK Ultra signature guitar amp
- Reverb teams up with a host of pedal brands for Turn Up For Ukraine fundraiser
- Gibson partners with Gene Simmons for new signature G² Thunderbird bass guitar
- David Lee Roth weighs in on Van Halen tribute tour rumors: “In my mind it will require two of us for every position”
- Allan Holdsworth talks jaw-dropping solos, the "exquisitely unique" SynthAxe and his love of headless guitars in his final interview
- Deftones recruit former Marilyn Manson member Fred Sablan as new touring bassist
- Supersonic Blues Machine recruit Eric Gales, Sonny Landreth, Josh Smith, Ana Popovic, Charlie Starr and more for new album, Voodoo Nation
- Learn Prince’s soloing secrets
- Author Anthony Garone on his epic journey to master Robert Fripp's most challenging King Crimson track, Fracture
- Fender Custom Shop Dealer Select Stratocaster HST Journeyman review
- Watch the moment a crew member fails to catch Herman Li's guitar after he throws it across the stage
- Rick Turner, influential luthier behind Lindsey Buckingham’s Turner Model 1, dies aged 78
- April 18
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- Joe Satriani addresses Van Halen tribute tour reports: "If it ever does happen, it would be a great honor and a terrifying challenge"
- Joe Bonamassa gives first look at completed signature Fender '48 Dual Professional JB Edition amplifier
- Hear Nili Brosh and Sophie Burrell's inventive acoustic remakes of Van Halen, Guns N' Roses hits
- Korn's James ‘Munky’ Shaffer and Brian ‘Head’ Welch: "We love making weird noises – filling that synthy space using our guitars is something we love doing"
- Léa Sen: “I struggle writing melodies... but when I have a guitar in my hands, the way they work together just comes naturally”
- Stuart Hamm on 5 of his best bass albums
- Short Stack: “It’s the best thing in the world to be able to play music with people”
- Vox Bobcat S66 and V90 with Bigsby review
- April 15
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- J. Rockett Audio aims to serve up overdrive á la Billy Gibbons with new El Hombre pedal
- Walter Trout announces new album, Ride, shares haunting lead single, Ghosts
- Kirk Hammett demonstrates the full breadth of his six-string skills on cinematic new song, High Plains Drifter
- R.J. Ronquillo advances to semifinals of the Martin No Limits Challenge
- Sue Foley: “Everybody who plays the blues has their own take on it”
- How the weight of your electric guitar affects its performance and build
- Ocean Grove: “I just want to be able to write a riff, hit record and play – nothing fancy”
- Trinity By Relish 2022 review
- The secrets behind Eric Clapton’s guitar tone on Cream’s Sunshine of Your Love
- Spotlight: Romero
- April 14
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- Tim Feerick, bassist for Dance Gavin Dance, has died
- Australian Guitar x Full Tilt 2022: Reliqa
- Holiday in George Harrison’s childhood home – Beatles fan puts the Liverpool townhouse on Airbnb
- Ritchie Blackmore: "It's much easier to flow across the strings on a Gibson. Fenders have more tension, so you have to fight them a little bit"
- PRS has made Wes Borland a custom four-string guitar-bass hybrid – and he says it is “probably the most amazing instrument” he’s ever played
- Watch Mateus Asato reimagine ABBA’s Dancing Queen as an angelic fingerstyle workout
- Jason Newsted reportedly approached to join new Van Halen tour with Alex Van Halen and Joe Satriani
- Jazz bass legend Charnett Moffett dies aged 54
- Harley Benton offers new pickup options with all-new sub-$300 JJ and JP basses
- Howard Gee’s kittycasterFX makes its debut with Tremdriver preamp/harmonic tremolo and Groovy Wizard fuzz pedals
- Fender releases two very different 60th Anniversary Jaguar models
- Florida man uses elderly woman's credit card to buy 11 Gibson Les Pauls
- Anthrax's Scott Ian gives a guided tour of his wildest Jackson guitars
- Spector Euro 4 RST review
- How Dead Sara take Joni Mitchell’s approach to alternate tunings and apply it to the ferocious world of rock ’n’ roll
- How open-back and closed-back guitar cabs affect your tone
- Mark Engles: "We wanted the sound to evolve, but you’ve got to keep those roots. It’s still big and heavy… we still love that"
- 10 things every beginner guitarist needs to know
- April 13
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- Gretsch adds new finishes, affordable, P90-powered Junior Jet Club guitar to its Streamliner line
- Two of Ace Frehley’s most outrageously bonkers Gibson Les Paul Customs from Kiss's 1996 reunion tour are up for auction
- Scorpions' Rudolf Schenker on his relationship with his brother Michael: "I think, sooner or later, we will play together again"
- Boss Katana vs Fender Mustang: which amp is right for you?
- Catalinbread launches the Tribute, an overdrive pedal with “a supercharged one-band parametric EQ”
- Ann Wilson on her relationship with sister Nancy: “We’re not feuding. We just have different ideas for what Heart should be”
- Z.Vex Effects launches Ukraine Flag Fuzz Factory to support World Central Kitchen, sells out in no time
- Take a closer look at Colin Scott and R.J. Ronquillo's spellbinding acoustic AC/DC, Santana covers
- Animals As Leaders’ Tosin Abasi says he has “flirted with the idea” of making a blues album
- Derek Sherinian taps Joe Bonamassa, Steve Lukather, Nuno Bettencourt, Zakk Wylde, Michael Schenker and more for new album, Vortex
- Behringer is making an affordable clone of John Frusciante's favorite chorus pedal, the Boss CE-1
- JHS Pedals crams its popular Tube Screamer Strong Mod into the new $99 3 Series Screamer
- Why Kiko Loureiro's mom bought him an electric guitar instead of sending him to therapy as a teen
- Ernie Ball Music Man adds exquisitely finished Albert Lee and John Myung models to its Vault collection
- Spotlight: Deena Lynch, aka Jaguar Jonze
- A guide to Slash’s forgotten guitars
- "Double-thumbing is where I use my thumb for up and downstrokes, similar to using a guitar pick": Bass legends Victor Wooten and Stanley Clarke in conversation
- Watch R.J. Ronquillo try out Levy’s “super-easy” and ingenious Right Height guitar strap
- The strange, enduring magic of the Roland RE-201 Space Echo
- Carl Martin Ottawa Vintage Optical Envelope review
- April 12
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- Watch the Linda Lindas "blow the roof off" of another Los Angeles library in NPR Tiny Desk performance
- Explore Mike Campbell's incredible vintage guitar 'carousel' in new episode of Gibson TV's The Collection
- Five Finger Death Punch drop moody title track of their new album, AfterLife
- Gibson teams up with Maná guitarist Sergio Vallín to create new signature Goldtop 1955 Les Paul
- Victory expands and updates its V4 lineup with ultra-compact Jack, Copper and Sheriff tube pedal amps
- Watch Steve Stine demo Cort’s new Gold-OC6 Bocote, an acoustic that ‘looks, feels and sounds great, right out of the box’
- June 2022 Guitar World lesson videos
- Jimmy Page hints he has "multiple projects" in the pipeline
- Paul Gilbert teaches you how to play new song That’s Too Much Like Work! – complete with power tools and opening 'Crazy Lick'
- Billy Bragg: “Most of my chord shapes are fists. It’s just the way I play – I’m hanging on for dear life”
- Nergal: “I use a Peavey 6505+ because for touring you need a Kalashnikov... and Peavey are the Kalashnikov of amps”
- Joshua Crumbly talks playing with Kamasi Washington and Leon Bridges, and gigging jazz standards at 10 years old
- Machine Head announce 10th album, Øf Kingdøm and Crøwn, share ferocious lead single, Chøke øn the Ashes øf Yøur Hate
- Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron launch new supergroup with Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic
- April 11
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- Ozzy Osbourne has completed his guest star-packed new album
- Fender and Perri’s team up to keep walkies on brand with matching dog collar and leash sets
- Watch Thom Yorke reimagine Radiohead classics and rarities at acoustic solo show
- Watch John Mayer wield his pink Jackson Soloist once again on the Sob Rock tour
- Wes Borland is playing Coachella with Nili Brosh in Danny Elfman’s band – and he's revealed his rig
- Watch Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker jam onstage with the Wiggles
- Kurt Cobain’s Smells Like Teen Spirit Fender Mustang goes up for auction for the first time
- Eric Johnson and Fender are developing a Stratocaster with onboard overdrive
- The history of the P-90, the most versatile pickup ever made
- Chris Bailey, Australian rock legend and the Saints frontman, dies aged 65
- Watch RJ Ronquillo and Colin Scott put an acoustic spin on Santana and AC/DC classics
- Robert Fripp’s 20 greatest guitar moments
- Taylor AD27E Flametop review
- Cory Wong recruits Mark Lettieri and flexes his two-hand tapping skills on new single, Power Station
- Watch Jack White serenade a Detroit Tigers crowd with a slide-heavy rendition of the US national anthem
- Thurston Moore: “I’ve always liked that purity of guitar/amp action. The more I can get to that, the better I feel”
- Gang Of Youths: “While I’ve grown so much musically, I’ve also been coming into my own as an adult”
- April 8
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- David Gilmour: "When I’m playing, I’m not thinking of anything. I’m going to let my mind be devoid of everything and just let it steer itself"
- Watch Paul Riario try out the Ibanez Tamura-Mod TS808 Tube Screamer, the ‘ultimate and best’ version of the legendary overdrive pedal
- KMA Machines drops new-and-improved version of its analog octave pedal, the Queequeg 2 Sub Generator
- From Pink Floyd to Primus: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
- Best phaser pedals: our guide to this versatile modulation guitar effect
- Fender enters the pedalboard market with the Professional Pedal Board
- John Frusciante on new Red Hot Chili Peppers material: “We saved some of the best stuff for the potential next album”
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd recruits Buddy Guy and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram for inaugural Backroads Blues Festival tour
- Mojo Hand FX reaches for chorus and flanger nirvana with new Swim Team pedal
- Charting the evolution of solid-state and digital guitar amps – and the future of tubes
- John Frusciante – back in the Chili Peppers and with a new gameplan: inside the new issue of Total Guitar
- Kirk Fletcher introduces you to T-Bone Walker’s legendary blues style
- Sadowsky MetroExpress Hybrid PJ review
- Budjerah: “If I didn’t know where I was going, I think I’d go crazy”
- Helen Ibe advances to semifinals of the Martin No Limits Challenge
- April 7
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- Harley Benton puts an affordable, 21st century spin on a punk favorite with new MR series guitars
- Australian Guitar x Full Tilt 2022: Alpha Wolf
- Pink Floyd reunite to record new song, Hey Hey Rise Up, in support of Ukraine
- Eric Gales recalls Stevie Ray Vaughan asking him for an autograph when he was just 15 years old
- Fender salutes one of rock's most legendary clubs with new Custom Shop El Mocambo Stratocaster & Telecaster
- Dunlop unveils flashy special-edition Cry Baby Junior Wah pedals
- Kurt Cobain's final days to be turned into an opera by London's Royal Opera House
- Gibson expands its Exclusives Collection with new-look Olive Drab '70s Flying V
- Cliff Burton Museum set to open in Ljungby, Sweden
- Glenn Frey’s son, Deacon, leaves the Eagles after a four-year run filling in for his late father
- Paul McCartney to open his childhood home for unsigned artists to write, perform and gain inspiration
- Jennylee: “Bass is a really easy instrument to learn, but it’s a really hard instrument to get good at”
- Jack White reveals the guitar advice he received from Prince
- The Regrettes' Genessa Gariano: "There’s a power I feel when I’m holding a guitar. It lets me be something other than what I am physically"
- Zakk Wylde: “From Paul Kossoff to David Gilmour, everyone’s personality is in their phrasing”
- Eric Krasno: “John Mayer sent me one of his Silver Sky guitars and I loved it. It got me back into the single-coil ‘Strat’ world”
- April 6
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- Charvel joins forces with While She Sleeps guitarist Sean Long to launch new signature Pro-Mod San Dimas model
- Primus announce Conspiranoid EP, share sprawling 11-minute lead single, Conspiranoia
- Death By Audio raffle one-off F**k War fuzz pedal and more in aid of Ukrainian refugees
- Steve Vai recalls the time he went to Paisley Park to jam with Prince – but Prince didn’t show up
- Maxon's OD-9 Creamdrive gives the Tube Screamer a limited-edition makeover
- Muramasa Audio’s Bassment puts a full bass pedalboard on your screen
- There is now a Jimi Hendrix Beauty Collection
- The Mogabi is a smart travel guitar with a built-in recorder and Bluetooth speaker
- Unpack the wizardry of Helen Ibe and Ruben Wan's funky acoustic Destiny's Child, David Bowie covers
- Eddie Van Halen’s hometown of Pasadena announces plans for The Van Halen Stage
- Mass Worship's Gustav Eriksson and Fred Forsberg deliver a weighty dose of chug in this searing playthrough of Scorched Earth
- Gibson's old Memphis factory is now a FedEx Logistics headquarters
- Walrus Audio debuts Canvas Series of stereo and mono DI box/line isolators
- Joe Satriani: “I’m not trying to sell myself as a guitar technician. I write songs because I want them to become the soundtrack to people’s lives”
- Robben Ford: “Tone has always been number one to me. It needs to sound good first – otherwise, who cares what the notes are?”
- Harness the power of Lita Ford's rock rhythms and leads
- TC Electronic Infinite Sample Sustainer review
- Ernie Ball unveils new Slinky and Earthwood string gauges, headlined by ultra-light .007 Zippy Slinky set
- Mammoth WVH pull out of remaining Young Guns tour dates with Dirty Honey
- Spotlight: Christos Athanasias of Devil Electric
- Boss Katana-110 Bass review
- April 5
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- Gibson launches new Master Artisan line of guitars with stunning Leo Scala Super '58 Flying V collection
- Cory Wong's new Great British Bass Off comedy skit is a must-watch for bass players
- Spector unveils new NS Pulse II line of bass guitars
- Watch Flea perform a fuzzed-up rendition of the US national anthem at an LA Lakers game
- Yousician launches GuitarTuna Play, an app that uses AI tech to auto-scroll chord sheets in time with your playing
- Joe Messina, Motown legend and Funk Brothers guitarist, dies aged 93
- Fender salutes Nile Rodgers with new signature Hitmaker Stratocaster
- 30 left-handed guitarists who flipped the instrument on its head
- Ichika Nito and Marcin trade exhilarating six-string blows in epic electric vs acoustic guitar duel
- Herman Li reveals Guitar Hero paid DragonForce “barely any money” for Through the Fire and Flames
- The making of the PRS SE Silver Sky: how Paul Reed Smith and John Mayer created the best SE model yet
- John Myung dishes on his new signature bass amp, practice regime and whether he ever screws up
- Footage of an 11-year-old Prince discovered by Minneapolis news station
- Clutch debut new single about the Boss Metal Zone COVID-19 conspiracy theory
- New Failure documentary trailer features Maynard James Keenan, Hayley Williams and Dean DeLeo
- April 4
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- Watch the teaser trailer for Danny Boyle’s Sex Pistols series, Pistol
- DIY effects pedal builders assemble for Pedals For Ukraine charity auctions
- The Mini Remastered Marshall Edition is an amp-themed car with a DSL1 combo built into its trunk
- Joe Bonamassa teaches you Paul Kossoff's signature guitar style
- Keeley’s ‘Altered History’ is a new hand-modded take on That Pedal Show’s D&M Drive
- Nembrini Audio launches free chromatic tuner plugin and iOS app
- Steve Vai names 5 contemporary guitarists who are taking the instrument to the next level
- Molly Tuttle: “I don’t want to play bluegrass to a click. It’s such an organic music – I wanted to get the feeling of people just jamming together”
- Watch Ruben Wan and Helen Ibe cover funk, R&B classics on Martin acoustics
- Slash recalls the time he recorded a guitar solo for Bob Dylan – and Dylan rejected it
- Anthrax's Scott Ian and 10-year-old son Revel pay tribute to Taylor Hawkins with medley of Foo Fighters classics
- Orange The Guitar Butler review
- How to reduce guitar string noise
- John Frusciante plays his first shows with Red Hot Chili Peppers since 2007 – and debuts two new pedalboards
- Foo Fighters sweep up three awards at the Grammys, Dream Theater scoop Best Metal Performance for The Alien
- Pond: “I think you have to switch up the recording process every now and again”
- April 2
- April 1
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- Watch Steve Vai wrestle with his insane triple-neck Ibanez in new Teeth of the Hydra music video
- We went guitar shopping with Slash – here's what happened
- The best guitar April Fools 2022: styrofoam Strandbergs, zero-watt Marshalls and literal Road Worn Stratocasters
- From screamo revival to suave grooves: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
- Josh Homme and Mike McCready will appear on the new Ozzy Osbourne record, according to Chad Smith
- Eric Johnson announces two new albums, shares both lead singles, Soundtrack Life and Yesterday Meets Today
- Guitar Center is currently offering hundreds of dollars off a range of guitars – including the Fender Player Stratocaster
- Watch Wolfgang Van Halen play a solo acoustic version of Distance at a recent Mammoth WVH show
- Download and stream the audio from Guitar Techniques 334
- Dumble amps: the legacy and legend
- Best 3/4 acoustic guitars 2026: small-bodied, short scale sensations from Taylor, Martin, Fender and more
- Epiphone 1961 Les Paul SG Standard review
- 6 of John Frusciante’s wildest solos on the new Red Hot Chili Peppers album
- Lamb of God join forces with Dave Mustaine for thrashing cover of Megadeth's Wake Up Dead
- William Crighton: “I have to try and get it in the moment, otherwise I kind of go backwards”
