Watch Tedeschi Trucks Band and Trey Anastasio revisit the Derek and the Dominos classic Tell the Truth By James Turner published 2 July 21 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 published 30 June 21 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 published 29 June 21 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 published 29 June 21 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
Marty Friedman explains why “playing slow is a thousand times more difficult than playing fast” By Sam Roche published 21 June 21 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 published 21 June 21 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
Watch Tim Henson improvise with Herman Li using Jason Becker’s original prototype Peavey Numbers guitar By Matt Owen published 17 June 21 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 published 9 June 21 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 published 7 June 21 This unmissable early-Prime Day deal gives you access to millions more songs than Spotify
Eddie Van Halen hated how he inspired a wave of “intense uber-shredding”, says Steve Lukather By Matt Owen published 7 June 21 The Toto and session legend says it "always bothered" Van Halen how he inspired a trend that "turned the guitar into more of a sport"
Rolling Stones fans, get 45% off a Guitar Tricks annual sub plus 32 Stones song lessons By Chris Barnes published 4 June 21 Bag a Rolling Stones lessons package - including Paint It Black and Jumpin’ Jack Flash tutorials - with this Guitar Tricks annual subscription deal
John Mayer embraces the ’80s in a big way on new track Last Train Home By Michael Astley-Brown published 4 June 21 Accompanied by a hot pink PRS Silver Sky, Mayer sets course for yacht-rock central in the Toto-esque first single from new album Sob Rock
Yngwie Malmsteen unleashes Relentless Fury with second Parabellum single By Michael Astley-Brown published 3 June 21 The none-more-Malmsteen cut features a straight minute-and-a-half of pure, uninterrupted, blistering shred
Watch Def Leppard’s Phil Collen unleash fusion fury in a shred-heavy rendition of Quadrant 4 By Matt Owen published 27 May 21 The Leppard legend reels off lightning-fast lead licks and blistering scale runs during a high-octane cover of Tommy Bolin and Billy Cobham's 1973 jazz-rock classic
Paul Gilbert unleashes howling slide guitar on funky, fusion-y new song Werewolves of Portland By Richard Bienstock published 24 May 21 The six-string virtuoso gets wild with “fast guitar riffs, percussive picking and modulating dominant sus4 arpeggios”
Mike Dawes joins forces with Jack Gardiner and Plini for trailblazing acoustic/electric single, Push By Michael Astley-Brown published 21 May 21 The spellbinding track teams Dawes’ percussive wizardry with otherworldly leads from the two electric virtuosos
Tedeschi Trucks Band and Trey Anastasio share smoldering live performance of Derek & the Dominos’ Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out By Michael Astley-Brown published 21 May 21 The track is taken from new collaborative live album Layla Revisited (Live at LOCKN’)
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Joe Satriani drops wailing wah-pedal leads over an orchestra in epic new Kitt Wakeley track By Michael Astley-Brown published 14 May 21 Forgive Me finds Satch tearing it up with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Watch Jon Gomm put his signature Ibanez JGM10 through its paces with dazzling Deep Sea Fishes playthrough By Matt Owen published 12 May 21 The modern fingerstyle maestro showed off both his signature six-string and his jaw-dropping arsenal of extended techniques during a new live performance
