Guitar World: April 2015 Gear and Lesson Videos

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These videos and audio files are bonus content related to the April 2015 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now or at the Guitar World Online Store.

Lesson Videos

• String Theory with Jimmy Brown: The E Minor/D Major-Hexatonic Connection — Video
• Metal for Life with Metal Mike: Forging Aggressive, Memorable Riffs with Unexpected Twists — Video
• Man of Steel with Steel Panther's Satchel: How to Play "If You Really, Really Love Me" — Video
• Thrash Course with Dave Davidson: How I Employ Dissonance in "Labyrinth of Eyes" — Video
• In Deep with Andy Aledort: Using Voice Leading and Close Voicings to Devise Improvised Rhythm Guitar Parts — Video

Bonus Lesson Video

• Path of Least Resistance: Finding Easier Ways to Alternate Pick — Video

Audio Lesson Files

• Acoustic Nation with Dale Turner: The Complex and Groovy Fingerpicking of Guitarist/Actor Jerry Reed

Gear Review Videos

• Review: Taylor Guitars 618e — Video
• Review: Schecter Guitars Jeff Loomis JL-7 — Video
• Review: Roland Cube 10GX Guitar Amplifier — Video
• Review: Epiphone 1939 Century Guitar Amplifier — Video
• Review: Seymour Duncan 805 Overdrive Pedal — Video

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