Queen's Brian May hints towards all-instrumental solo album By Sam Roche “I don't have the dazzling technical expertise of a Joe Satriani or a Steve Vai or Al Di Meola or Eddie Van Halen. But I just might”
Al Joseph unleashes a barrage of blazing riffs and licks in mesmerizing new instrumental single, Elemental By Matt Owen The nimble-fingered Hyvmine member employs both a Kiesel SCB and Zeus headless acoustic in the new seven-minute single
Roger Newell, bassist for Rick Wakeman and Marty Wilde, dies aged 73 By Michael Astley-Brown Newell performed on Wakeman’s Journey to the Centre of the Earth and played the world’s first triple-neck bass
Watch present-day Brian May jam with 1992 Brian May in his new Back to the Light video By Sam Roche Both wielding Red Specials, the pair of Queen guitarists trade the track's gorgeous six-string harmonies and soaring leads at London's Hammersmith Odeon in 1992
Man on course to smash world record after playing bass guitar for 60 hours straight in mammoth fundraiser By Matt Owen Mark Edwards of Devon, England, played a continuous 86-song setlist for more than two days straight, shattering his previously held record of 41 hours of four-string action
Hear Ariel Posen’s new swampy instrumental slide guitar masterclass, Clawhammer By Matt Owen The track is taken from Posen's forthcoming fourth studio outing, Mile End, due October 1
Animals As Leaders return with epic, unrelenting new single, Monomyth By Matt Owen The Tosin Abasi-led prog-metal titans have released their first track in 5 years, suited to boot with wailing lead lines and uncompromising chug-heavy passages
Sophie Lloyd and Cole Rolland join forces for monstrous, shred-heavy reinvention of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony By Matt Owen The two Kiesel-endorsed social media shred sensations serve up Beethoven like you’ve never heard it before
Dream Theater unveil epic new 9-minute single The Alien By Matt Parker Hear the first track to be taken from John Petrucci and co’s forthcoming 15th studio album
YouTuber Charles Berthoud recreates John Petrucci, Guthrie Govan and Tim Henson guitar solos on bass – and the results are ridiculous By Matt Owen The four-, five- and six-string bass playing sensation made light work of some of the most staggering solos to ever have been played
Guitar World teams up with TrueFire to create the ultimate in guitar masterclasses By Guitar World Editors NEW! The editors of the world's best guitar magazines handpick their favourite lessons by the likes of Robben Ford, Larry Carlton, Matt Schofield and more in a unique collaboration
How to navigate the fretboard freely by incorporating position shifts across multiple strings By Andy Timmons Let Andy Timmons pull yourself out of the "positional" frame of mind and free up your fretting hand for solos
Vanny Tonon flexes his Hybrid Slap technique in mind-melting new single, The Hybrid Master of Time By Matt Owen The Italian Ibanez endorsee’s latest effort blends blistering fretboard barrages with tasty chordal constructions
John Mayer explains why he doesn’t consider himself a blues guitar player By Matt Owen “I will simply not tolerate a solo that’s twice as long as it needs to be. My phrasing gives out after a certain period of time,” the Sob Rock maestro tells Guitar World
Robben Ford shares atmospheric new single, A Dragon's Tail By Matt Owen The track is set to appear on Pure, Ford's first instrumental album in almost three decades
Yngwie Malmsteen missed out on a spot with Kiss because he gave his height as a metric measurement By Matt Owen The Swedish speed demon reveals he was also offered gigs with UFO, David Lee Roth and Ozzy Osbourne, and addresses murmurs that he came close to joining Deep Purple
Marty Friedman enlists Mateus Asato for a soaring instrumental cover of Crowded House's Don't Dream It's Over By Sam Roche The performance was recorded at Friedman's April show in Osaka for his Tokyo Jukebox Tour 2021
Jack Gardiner and guitar guru Owane recruit bass virtuoso Henrik Linder for dizzying fusion masterclass, U.T.F.F By Matt Owen The track serves as the lead single for Gardiner and Owane’s upcoming collaborative effort Chapter One: Shredemption, which can be preordered along with tabs and Neural DSP presets
Give your playing some organ-style flavor with these fresh melodic approaches By Greg Koch Greg Koch returns with some suggestions on how to "Mix" things up on guitar to give it that Hammond B3 vibe
Hear Cory Wong and Ariel Posen’s funk-heavy, slide-laden surprise new single, Spare Tire By Matt Owen Two of today's brightest guitar talents are on top form for the instrumental offering, which combines the pair's masterfully diverse set of six-string skills
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