Guthrie Govan explains why he'll never be an "online guitarist" By Matt Owen "I just can't get excited about the prospect of making videos of myself for a living," says the fusion virtuoso
Watch Ichika Nito transform Smoke on the Water into a virtuosic math-rock riff By Matt Owen The Japanese virtuoso gave the humble four-note riff the Ichika treatment, turning it into a monstrous fretboard masterclass
SingleCut's Notes IPA craft beer aims to quench your thirst and teach you guitar at the same time By Matt Owen The new lineup features chord charts, an interactive Snapchat filter and a pick-equipped ring-pull in an effort to be the most comprehensive and delicious learning tool around
Viral virtuoso Marcin returns with rip-roaring, reverb-drenched rendition of Metallica’s Master of Puppets By Matt Owen The acoustic guitar-wielding wizard returns to his favored solo spot – an underground car park – for a mind-boggling performance of the monstrous metal classic
Watch John Mayer treat JP Saxe's Here's Hopin' to a sublime, gorgeously smooth guitar solo By Matt Owen Mayer's unrivaled improvisational abilities were on point yet again on The Late Show, kitting out the soulful track with expert melodies and an electric guitar tone that is simply to die for
Why Jimi Hendrix swapped his Strat for a Fender Telecaster to record his Purple Haze solo By Matt Owen Roger Mayer recalls the seldom-discussed 1967 session at Olympic Studios, which saw the legendary Stratocaster player wield a Tele for his iconic leads
Watch ex-Megadeth guitarist Chris Broderick nail Perpetual Burn on Jason Becker's original Hurricane guitar By Sam Roche The Moridira axe – which was used during the recording of Becker's debut solo album – is currently up for auction
Watch Tedeschi Trucks Band and Trey Anastasio revisit the Derek and the Dominos classic Tell the Truth By James Turner The driving performance will appear on upcoming live album Layla Revisited
Frank Marino announces immediate retirement from touring and “possibly all things related to continuing my career” due to unexpected illness By Matt Owen The Mahogany Rush icon stated that his Live at the Agora concert DVD from 2019 "will constitute the last show I will ever have played"
Mdou Moctar proves why he's one of today's most exhilarating guitar virtuosos with electrifying Niamey, Niger performance By Jackson Maxwell See the guitar wizard tear through a 45-minute set of Afrique Victime stunners and more
Watch Eric Gales deliver jaw-dropping Jimi Hendrix, Billy Gibbons and Robin Trower covers as he puts his signature MXR Raw Dawg pedal through its paces By Matt Owen The blues master makes the riffs of Purple Haze, Just Got Paid, Bridge of Sighs and Red House his own in a playthrough that demonstrates his elite tone and virtuosic feel
Get gig-ready with these 10 essential guitar warm-up techniques By Richard Barrett Looking forward to hitting the stage again after an enforced time off? Here are some exercises to get your chops back up
Learn how to target chord tones when soloing over a chord progression By Andy Timmons Andy Timmons teaches you horizontal single-string ideas to make your lead playing melodically compelling
6 guitar pros on how to prepare your playing for tour By Jason Sidwell Paul Gilbert, Steve Lukather, Marty Friedman, Kirk Fletcher, Steve Morse and Michael Landau on how they get stage-ready
Marty Friedman explains why “playing slow is a thousand times more difficult than playing fast” By Sam Roche The former Megadeth man on why he doesn't like being labeled a “shredder”
30 YouTube guitar heroes join forces for world’s biggest all-female shred-a-thon By Matt Owen Social media guitar star Cait Devin recruited Nili Brosh, JJ's One Girl Band, Rhea Thompson, Nikki Stringfield, "Brandy" Hall and 25 others for the epic online fundraiser
Explore the wonderful world of pinch harmonics with this essential primer from Greg Koch By Greg Koch Spice up your leads and melodies with the technique popularized by the likes of Eddie Van Halen and Zakk Wylde
Watch Tim Henson improvise with Herman Li using Jason Becker’s original prototype Peavey Numbers guitar By Matt Owen The pair teamed up to trade licks in the latest installment of the Jason Becker fundraiser livestream event, which has raised nearly $250,000 so far
David Gilmour teases a sonic shift for his next album: "The electric guitar I'm currently playing is not as 'rock god' as one might expect" By Matt Owen The Pink Floyd legend hopes to have the record ready "in the next year or two"
Amazon Prime members can get up to 4 months of Amazon Music Unlimited completely free By Guitar World This unmissable early-Prime Day deal gives you access to millions more songs than Spotify
