Latest articles by Richard Bienstock
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GW’s Paul Riario and Alan Chaput dive into Dean’s Exile guitars, IK Multimedia AmpliTube X-Gear pedals and Godlyke’s TWA Triskelion Harmonic Energizer Mk. III stompbox
The Prince of Darkness’s most successful album was a life-changer – 30 years on, Wylde looks back on an "ass-kicking time"
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GW’s Paul Riario and Alan Chaput dive into PRS’s SE Silver Sky, Maestro Electronics’ Original Collection of pedals and Gator’s Elite Guitar X Stands
In their five decades as a band, Kiss have had five lead guitarists. Here, the band's core members reflect on each of them – their strengths, their weaknesses, and how they meshed with the rest of the band
From Ozzy Osbourne’s Miracle Man to Generation Axe’s Highway Star and beyond, Wylde breaks down his finest moments
![[L-R] Zakk Wylde and Dario Lorina of Black Label Society](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/u9rbaMW9LCwSNbpJyGJU9B-840-80.jpg.webp)
Doom Crew Inc. is the first-ever complete Black Label Society album to feature a second guitarist. Here, guitar duo Zakk Wylde and Dario Lorina escort you deep into the temple of doom...
In this classic Guitar World interview from 2003, the brothers Young revisit the albums and songs that made them guitar giants
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First piezo-equipped SE model boasts 58/15 humbuckers, LR Baggs/PRS Piezo system and dual output jacks for a wealth of sounds
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Innovative stompbox offers bucket brigade-style chorus with MicroPitch detuning, three chorus voices and much more
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Streamlined shred machine boasts Floyd Rose tremolo, Seymour Duncan humbuckers and roasted maple neck and fingerboard for maximum playing impact
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Full-sized jumbo boasts reduced body thickness, high-performance taper neck profile for easy playability
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Dual Drive, Dual Distortion and Boost effects feature ECC83 triodes, over 200V of power, Cab Rig sim and more
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"It’s like you get to design a pedal from the ground up yourself,” he says about the innovative multi-effects stompbox
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Compact 10-watt powerhouse boasts two modes, seven channels, Bluetooth connectivity, a dedicated app for tone tweaking and much more
The blues-rock-jazz ace’s latest album, Pure, is a tour de force of compositional imagination, and reminds us he should leave the guitar dojo more often
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GW’s Paul Riario and Alan Chaput dive into Gibson’s Generation Collection G-45 acoustic, Gator’s ICON gig bags and TASCAM’s Mixcast 4 Podcast Studio
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IK’s first-ever hardware effects line offers overdrive, reverb, modulation and delay pedals, each with 16 all-new algorithms and much more
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GW’s Paul Riario and Alan Chaput dive into Baldacci’s Bighorn electric, IK Multimedia’s AmpliTube X-GEAR pedals and Cort’s X-700 Mutility multi-scale guitar
The Witherfall guitarist on the eclectic range of influences that forge the band's new album, Curse of Autumn
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GW’s Paul Riario and Alan Chaput dive into PRS’s SE P20E Lotus Pink acoustic, Eventide’s TriceraChorus pedal and Guitareo.com’s online instructional courses
On this year's Parabellum, everyone’s favorite Ferrari-driving guitar legend tackles all the vocals and instruments (except drums). The result? An Yngwie-on-steroids shred extravaganza
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New signature model from Snarky Puppy’s Mark Lettieri boasts brand-new body shape, custom pickups with expanded switching system and more
The Rage Against the Machine icon explains how recording big, gnarly guitar riffs into his iPhone became his "life raft for sanity" on new album, The Atlas Underground Fire
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Hunter Engel adds high-quality strap locks, locking tuners and new wiring, and then takes his kicked-up Tele for a spin
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IK Multimedia’s first-ever line of hardware pedals offers up overdrive, reverb, delay and modulation stompboxes, each with 16 all-new algorithms and much more
