December 2017 Guitar World Gear and Lesson Videos

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These videos and audio files are bonus content related to theDecember 2017 issue ofGuitar World.

For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now or at the Guitar World Online Store.

Gear Reviews:

•Tascam Track Factory

•Mesa Triple Crown TC-50 Guitar Amp

•Hughes & Kettner era 1 Acoustic Guitar Amp

•Guitar Tone Company Bloody Finger Distortion Pedal

•The Fusion Guitar

Lessons:

•Mike Orlando: Using Country-Style "Chicken Pickin'" in Metal

•Andy Aledort: Getting the Most Out of One Fretboard Position

•Jimmy Brown: Maj7, Maj7b5 and Their Relative Minors

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