Why The Byrds' Roger McGuinn is one of rock's greatest guitar heroes By Alan di Perna In general, Roger McGuinn has gotten more love from the rock critic fraternity than from the guitar community. Maybe it’s time to turn that perception around
Classic Gear: Maxon Overdrive and Ibanez Tube Screamer By Rod Brakes That Pedal Show co-host Mick Taylor, Analog Man’s Mike Piera, and Tube Screamer circuit designer Susumu Tamara on one of the world's most popular and influential overdrive pedals
The Who and YouTube launch Join Together @ Home, featuring free archival live performances By Richard Bienstock Series kicks off with historic 1982 New York City set
9 best patch cables 2020: tidy up your ‘board with the best patch leads By Alex Lynham Need to organize a messy pedalboard? Patch cables are a simple and creative cable solution for your guitar pedals
Head to Jason Isbell’s barn for a tour of his stable of vintage Les Pauls, Strats, Teles and more By Richard Bienstock “What I consider a special guitar is one that fulfills its purpose in design,” Isbell says
Fender celebrates 60 in style with limited edition 60th Anniversary Jazz Bass By Richard Bienstock Classic offset design boasts Pure Vintage ‘62 single coil pickups, period-correct stacked volume and tone knobs
Remember Gnarls Barkley’s mega-hit Crazy? It's now a slow-burning blues guitar jam, courtesy of Shadow & the Thrill By Richard Bienstock The Los Angeles/New Orleans-based duo spikes the neo-soul smash with plenty of six-string heroics
Guitar World premiere: Hear John Petrucci reunite with Mike Portnoy on Terminal Velocity By Richard Bienstock The track is the title cut to Petrucci’s forthcoming solo effort
Achieve U2-style shimmer with Eventide’s ShimmerVerb plugin By Richard Bienstock New software conjures "lustrous reverb with parallel pitch shifters to add ethereal layers”
PRS introduces Europe-only limited run of CE 24 Standard Satin electric By Richard Bienstock Thin layer of satin nitro provides an “addictively playable neck and stunning resonance and clarity”
This terrible version of a David Gilmour solo will teach you how to play a great David Gilmour solo By Richard Bienstock YouTuber The-Art-of-Guitar highlights eight ways to ruin one of the Pink Floyd guitarist’s iconic leads
Pick up some great slide lick tips, courtesy of Jason Isbell and his vintage Teles and Strats By Richard Bienstock The “pedal steel imitation” phrase is a winner
Fender American Original ’70s Telecaster Custom review By Dave Burrluck Featuring the original-style Cunife Wide Range humbucker, this Tele Custom has that '70s thing to a T
Elvis Presley’s “Sun Sessions” Martin D-18 sells for record $1.32m at auction By Richard Bienstock The historic instrument was the King’s main acoustic in the studio and onstage in the mid 1950s
Brian May joins Nuno Bettencourt, Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen and Tosin Abasi for epic Bohemian Rhapsody jam By Richard Bienstock The virtual performance was part of the At Home and Social with Nuno Bettencourt & Friends AXS TV special
Watch Ryan “Fluff” Bruce, members of Alice in Chains, the Killers and more jam out on Rod Stewart’s synth-pop classic Young Turks By Richard Bienstock The virtual performance celebrates the 100th episode of Mike Squires’ Couch Riffs series
Gibson teams up with Promise of the Real guitarist Lukas Nelson for signature ’56 Les Paul Junior By Richard Bienstock The single P-90 model includes a host of classic features with contemporary tweaks
How to spell out chords and harmony when soloing By Richard Barrett This essential blues lesson is fundamental for keeping the song's rhythm and melody going during your solos
Harley Benton packs all-solid construction and onboard electronics into its sub-$200 CLD-60SCE acoustic guitar By Richard Bienstock New model sports cutaway dreadnought shape, mahogany neck and Roseacer fingerboard
