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- April 29
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- Want to become a better guitarist? Learn how to play piano
- TWA’s first collaboration with Tube Screamer creator Susumu Tamura is a Scott Henderson signature pedal, the SH9
- EVH launches fresh finishes for its Wolfgang Special and Wolfgang Special QM models
- Derek Sherinian and Steve Stevens show off their soloing stamina in scorching new single, The Vortex
- Joe Satriani reveals Robert Fripp’s bizarre stage demands for 2004 G3 tour
- Watch H.E.R. team up with Lenny Kravitz, Travis Barker and more for a star-studded medley
- From infectious pop-country to cyberpunk prog-metal: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
- A sequel to Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco De Lucia’s legendary live album Friday Night In San Francisco is on the way
- EarthQuaker Devices promises "an overdrive you can trust" with the Special Cranker
- Ozzy Osbourne tests positive for Covid
- Gretchen Menn advances to semifinals of the Martin No Limits Challenge
- Keeley collaborates with Primus’ Larry LaLonde for Artist Series Edition BubbleTron flanger/phaser
- April 28
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- Watch Ryan ‘Fluff’ Bruce try out the ‘killer’ Cort G290 FAT II electric
- Wilco announce mega 21-track album, Cruel Country, share snappy lead single, Falling Apart (Right Now)
- Greg Howe cancels upcoming North America tour to care for sick fiancé/manager
- Rivers of Nihil part ways with longtime rhythm guitarist Jonathan Topore
- Gone Fishing Effects launches one-of-a-kind germanium fuzz box, the Grim pedal
- Adrian Belew drops energetic new single, a13
- Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen’s “rivalry” discussed in exclusive clip from upcoming Randy Rhoads documentary
- Gene Simmons still wants Ace Frehley to join Kiss on their End of the Road farewell tour
- April 27
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- Charvel touches up Satchel signature Pro-Mod DK22 guitar with eye-catching new finish
- Gretsch launches revamped G5021E Rancher Penguin Parlor acoustic-electric guitar
- The Black Keys unveil smooth-soloing new single, It Ain't Over
- Gary Moore Collection Part III auctions off more of the blues icon’s gear
- Unpack Jay Leonard J and Gretchen Menn's innovative unplugged takes on Alice in Chains, Red Hot Chili Peppers classics
- Bob Dylan has re-recorded several of his classic songs to be released on an all-new analog medium, Ionic Originals
- Autograph founder and bassist Randy Rand has died
- Harley Benton launches Tele-inspired Rocker ukulele and sub-$200 solidbody UkeBass OPNT
- Billy Howerdel announces debut solo album, What Normal Was
- Vivian Campbell used the Holy Diver Les Paul to record the new Def Leppard album
- Watch Herman Li and Paul Reed Smith trade licks at a DragonForce show
- Machine Gun Kelly plans to revert to rap for his next album to make people “miss” his pop-punk material
- April 26
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- Mateus Asato says Ariana Grande makes “the best instrumental tracks for guitar players”
- Ernie Ball Music Man expands its line of Joe Dart signature bass guitars with new two-pickup model
- Former Oasis guitarist Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs diagnosed with tonsil cancer
- James Hetfield launches his first-ever signature guitar strings with Ernie Ball
- Guthrie Govan’s fusion trio The Aristocrats team up with Primuz Chamber Orchestra for experimental remix album
- Geddy Lee on Primus' 'A Tribute To Kings' tour: "I think it's a bit nuts!"
- Jason Newsted was “scared” of Metallica releasing Nothing Else Matters, thought Enter Sandman was “kinda corny”
- Journey deliver synth soundscapes and scintillating guitar work on new single, You Got the Best of Me
- Feature-length Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon documentary given May release date
- Vox unveils Union Jack and Cream Brown finishes for its Pathfinder practice amp
- April 25
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- Watch Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox cover The Who’s Won’t Get Fooled Again
- 22-year-old metal phenom Luís Kalil showcases his reverse tapping technique in electrifying new single, Reverse Strike
- Vola Guitars promises “new sonic possibilities” with fanned pickup layout on its new OZ RV TNC
- PitchSlap is a tuning app that helps you intonate your guitar
- Reverend launches heavy-focused new Billy Corgan signature model, the Z-One
- Watch Jay Leonard J and Gretchen Menn dazzle with slinky unplugged versions of Alice in Chains, Red Hot Chili Peppers hits
- DigiTech and DOD set to return following acquisition by Cort owner
- April 22
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- From snappy Southern rock to high-octane metalcore: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
- Joel Hoekstra and Michael Sweet join forces in new band Iconic, announce debut album, Second Skin
- Marcus King announces new album, Young Blood, shares swaggering lead single, Hard Working Man
- Sophie Burrell advances to semifinals of the Martin No Limits Challenge
- FM Guitars bolsters its double-fretboard bass lineup with relic’d, vintage-inspired Classic range
- Dylan Gers, son of Iron Maiden's Janick Gers, releases ultra-minimalist debut single, Moon Rise
- Primus's Les Claypool teams up with Gogol Bordello frontman Eugene Hütz for Volodymyr Zelensky tribute song, The Man With the Iron Balls
- Charvel officially launches Henrik Danhage’s latest battle-hardened signature Pro-Mod So-Cal Style 1 guitar
- April 21
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- KMA Machines’ take on the ‘70s cult Jordan Boss Tone fuzz, the Fuzzly Bear, returns – and it’s looking lean and mean
- Kurt Cobain’s iconic Smells Like Teen Spirit Fender Mustang to go on tour ahead of world-first auction
- Legendary blues guitarist Guitar Shorty dies at 87
- Fender joins forces with Wrangler for new line of denim, graphic tees
- Watch Steve Stevens, Alex Skolnick, Richard Fortus and more perform Yes’s Starship Trooper in an epic all-star ensemble for Roadie Relief
- Limited-edition Fender Jazzmaster built for 4AD’s 40th anniversary to be raffled in support of War Child
- Tosin Abasi, Lzzy Hale, Gavin Rossdale, Bishop Briggs and Alice Cooper are judges on new music reality TV show No Cover
- Watch Jack White put his Three-Wheel Motion Low Rider Telecaster to work with sizzling What's The Trick? Late Show performance
- Eddie Van Halen left a “transformative” seven-figure donation to US music education foundation
- Watch Colin Scott try out the amazing NUX Amp Academy, which puts ‘your entire rig’ into a portable pedal
- Keeley Electronics and The Guitar Store promise “galaxies of gain” on their exclusive Moon Op Amp Fuzz collab
- Ann Wilson and Vince Gill duet on a spellbinding rendition of Queen’s Love of My Life
- Vote for the hottest guitarist in the world right now
- Gamechanger Audio and Fender’s long-awaited Bigsby Pedal finally released to the masses
- April 20
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- Watch Nile Rodgers shred up a storm on Steve Vai's Ibanez JEM in recently unearthed studio footage from Halo 2 score sessions
- Bonnie Raitt says Prince asked her to teach him how to play slide guitar
- Radiohead side project The Smile detail debut album, A Light for Attracting Attention
- Brian May recalls his “odd” experience recording on-off contributions for Guns N’ Roses’ Chinese Democracy
- Tedeschi Trucks Band announce epic quadruple-album and film project, I Am the Moon
- Analyze Nili Brosh and Sophie Burrell's sizzling acoustic Van Halen and Guns N' Roses remakes
- Is Fender and Guitar Center's none-more-black HSS Stratocaster the most desirable Player limited-edition yet?
- D’Addario releases XS electric guitar strings, promising “the most innovative coated string ever created”
- Tony Iommi’s long-serving guitar tech, Mike Clement, is in an induced coma
- The ultimate John Frusciante interview and an exclusive Alex Lifeson double feature – only in the new Guitar World
- Smashed Gibson ES-355 reportedly behind Oasis’ split to go under the hammer
- Def Leppard harness infectious riffs and leads aplenty in punchy new single, Take What You Want
- April 19
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- Stop what you're doing: Guitar Center has added a real 'G' to its logo
- Watch Nili Brosh shred the Simpsons theme onstage with Danny Elfman and Wes Borland at Coachella
- Orange joins forces with Marcus King for limited-edition MK Ultra signature guitar amp
- Reverb teams up with a host of pedal brands for Turn Up For Ukraine fundraiser
- Gibson partners with Gene Simmons for new signature G² Thunderbird bass guitar
- David Lee Roth weighs in on Van Halen tribute tour rumors: “In my mind it will require two of us for every position”
- Deftones recruit former Marilyn Manson member Fred Sablan as new touring bassist
- Supersonic Blues Machine recruit Eric Gales, Sonny Landreth, Josh Smith, Ana Popovic, Charlie Starr and more for new album, Voodoo Nation
- Watch the moment a crew member fails to catch Herman Li's guitar after he throws it across the stage
- Rick Turner, influential luthier behind Lindsey Buckingham’s Turner Model 1, dies aged 78
- April 18
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- Joe Satriani addresses Van Halen tribute tour reports: "If it ever does happen, it would be a great honor and a terrifying challenge"
- Joe Bonamassa gives first look at completed signature Fender '48 Dual Professional JB Edition amplifier
- Hear Nili Brosh and Sophie Burrell's inventive acoustic remakes of Van Halen, Guns N' Roses hits
- April 15
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- J. Rockett Audio aims to serve up overdrive á la Billy Gibbons with new El Hombre pedal
- Walter Trout announces new album, Ride, shares haunting lead single, Ghosts
- Kirk Hammett demonstrates the full breadth of his six-string skills on cinematic new song, High Plains Drifter
- R.J. Ronquillo advances to semifinals of the Martin No Limits Challenge
- April 14
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- Tim Feerick, bassist for Dance Gavin Dance, has died
- Holiday in George Harrison’s childhood home – Beatles fan puts the Liverpool townhouse on Airbnb
- PRS has made Wes Borland a custom four-string guitar-bass hybrid – and he says it is “probably the most amazing instrument” he’s ever played
- Watch Mateus Asato reimagine ABBA’s Dancing Queen as an angelic fingerstyle workout
- Jason Newsted reportedly approached to join new Van Halen tour with Alex Van Halen and Joe Satriani
- Jazz bass legend Charnett Moffett dies aged 54
- Harley Benton offers new pickup options with all-new sub-$300 JJ and JP basses
- Howard Gee’s kittycasterFX makes its debut with Tremdriver preamp/harmonic tremolo and Groovy Wizard fuzz pedals
- Fender releases two very different 60th Anniversary Jaguar models
- Florida man uses elderly woman's credit card to buy 11 Gibson Les Pauls
- Anthrax's Scott Ian gives a guided tour of his wildest Jackson guitars
- April 13
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- Gretsch adds new finishes, affordable, P90-powered Junior Jet Club guitar to its Streamliner line
- Two of Ace Frehley’s most outrageously bonkers Gibson Les Paul Customs from Kiss's 1996 reunion tour are up for auction
- Scorpions' Rudolf Schenker on his relationship with his brother Michael: "I think, sooner or later, we will play together again"
- Catalinbread launches the Tribute, an overdrive pedal with “a supercharged one-band parametric EQ”
- Ann Wilson on her relationship with sister Nancy: “We’re not feuding. We just have different ideas for what Heart should be”
- Z.Vex Effects launches Ukraine Flag Fuzz Factory to support World Central Kitchen, sells out in no time
- Take a closer look at Colin Scott and R.J. Ronquillo's spellbinding acoustic AC/DC, Santana covers
- Animals As Leaders’ Tosin Abasi says he has “flirted with the idea” of making a blues album
- Derek Sherinian taps Joe Bonamassa, Steve Lukather, Nuno Bettencourt, Zakk Wylde, Michael Schenker and more for new album, Vortex
- Behringer is making an affordable clone of John Frusciante's favorite chorus pedal, the Boss CE-1
- JHS Pedals crams its popular Tube Screamer Strong Mod into the new $99 3 Series Screamer
- Why Kiko Loureiro's mom bought him an electric guitar instead of sending him to therapy as a teen
- Ernie Ball Music Man adds exquisitely finished Albert Lee and John Myung models to its Vault collection
- Watch R.J. Ronquillo try out Levy’s “super-easy” and ingenious Right Height guitar strap
- April 12
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- Watch the Linda Lindas "blow the roof off" of another Los Angeles library in NPR Tiny Desk performance
- Explore Mike Campbell's incredible vintage guitar 'carousel' in new episode of Gibson TV's The Collection
- Five Finger Death Punch drop moody title track of their new album, AfterLife
- Gibson teams up with Maná guitarist Sergio Vallín to create new signature Goldtop 1955 Les Paul
- Victory expands and updates its V4 lineup with ultra-compact Jack, Copper and Sheriff tube pedal amps
- Watch Steve Stine demo Cort’s new Gold-OC6 Bocote, an acoustic that ‘looks, feels and sounds great, right out of the box’
- Jimmy Page hints he has "multiple projects" in the pipeline
- Machine Head announce 10th album, Øf Kingdøm and Crøwn, share ferocious lead single, Chøke øn the Ashes øf Yøur Hate
- Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron launch new supergroup with Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic
- April 11
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- Ozzy Osbourne has completed his guest star-packed new album
- Fender and Perri’s team up to keep walkies on brand with matching dog collar and leash sets
- Watch Thom Yorke reimagine Radiohead classics and rarities at acoustic solo show
- Watch John Mayer wield his pink Jackson Soloist once again on the Sob Rock tour
- Wes Borland is playing Coachella with Nili Brosh in Danny Elfman’s band – and he's revealed his rig
- Watch Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker jam onstage with the Wiggles
- Kurt Cobain’s Smells Like Teen Spirit Fender Mustang goes up for auction for the first time
- Eric Johnson and Fender are developing a Stratocaster with onboard overdrive
- Chris Bailey, Australian rock legend and the Saints frontman, dies aged 65
- Watch RJ Ronquillo and Colin Scott put an acoustic spin on Santana and AC/DC classics
- Cory Wong recruits Mark Lettieri and flexes his two-hand tapping skills on new single, Power Station
- Watch Jack White serenade a Detroit Tigers crowd with a slide-heavy rendition of the US national anthem
- April 8
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- David Gilmour: "When I’m playing, I’m not thinking of anything. I’m going to let my mind be devoid of everything and just let it steer itself"
- Watch Paul Riario try out the Ibanez Tamura-Mod TS808 Tube Screamer, the ‘ultimate and best’ version of the legendary overdrive pedal
- KMA Machines drops new-and-improved version of its analog octave pedal, the Queequeg 2 Sub Generator
- From Pink Floyd to Primus: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
- Fender enters the pedalboard market with the Professional Pedal Board
- John Frusciante on new Red Hot Chili Peppers material: “We saved some of the best stuff for the potential next album”
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd recruits Buddy Guy and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram for inaugural Backroads Blues Festival tour
- Mojo Hand FX reaches for chorus and flanger nirvana with new Swim Team pedal
- John Frusciante – back in the Chili Peppers and with a new gameplan: inside the new issue of Total Guitar
- Helen Ibe advances to semifinals of the Martin No Limits Challenge
- April 7
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- Harley Benton puts an affordable, 21st century spin on a punk favorite with new MR series guitars
- Pink Floyd reunite to record new song, Hey Hey Rise Up, in support of Ukraine
- Eric Gales recalls Stevie Ray Vaughan asking him for an autograph when he was just 15 years old
- Fender salutes one of rock's most legendary clubs with new Custom Shop El Mocambo Stratocaster & Telecaster
- Dunlop unveils flashy special-edition Cry Baby Junior Wah pedals
- Kurt Cobain's final days to be turned into an opera by London's Royal Opera House
- Gibson expands its Exclusives Collection with new-look Olive Drab '70s Flying V
- Cliff Burton Museum set to open in Ljungby, Sweden
- Glenn Frey’s son, Deacon, leaves the Eagles after a four-year run filling in for his late father
- Paul McCartney to open his childhood home for unsigned artists to write, perform and gain inspiration
- Jack White reveals the guitar advice he received from Prince
- April 6
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- Charvel joins forces with While She Sleeps guitarist Sean Long to launch new signature Pro-Mod San Dimas model
- Primus announce Conspiranoid EP, share sprawling 11-minute lead single, Conspiranoia
- Death By Audio raffle one-off F**k War fuzz pedal and more in aid of Ukrainian refugees
- Steve Vai recalls the time he went to Paisley Park to jam with Prince – but Prince didn’t show up
- Maxon's OD-9 Creamdrive gives the Tube Screamer a limited-edition makeover
- Muramasa Audio’s Bassment puts a full bass pedalboard on your screen
- There is now a Jimi Hendrix Beauty Collection
- The Mogabi is a smart travel guitar with a built-in recorder and Bluetooth speaker
- Unpack the wizardry of Helen Ibe and Ruben Wan's funky acoustic Destiny's Child, David Bowie covers
- Eddie Van Halen’s hometown of Pasadena announces plans for The Van Halen Stage
- Mass Worship's Gustav Eriksson and Fred Forsberg deliver a weighty dose of chug in this searing playthrough of Scorched Earth
- Gibson's old Memphis factory is now a FedEx Logistics headquarters
- Walrus Audio debuts Canvas Series of stereo and mono DI box/line isolators
- Ernie Ball unveils new Slinky and Earthwood string gauges, headlined by ultra-light .007 Zippy Slinky set
- Mammoth WVH pull out of remaining Young Guns tour dates with Dirty Honey
- April 5
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- Gibson launches new Master Artisan line of guitars with stunning Leo Scala Super '58 Flying V collection
- Cory Wong's new Great British Bass Off comedy skit is a must-watch for bass players
- Spector unveils new NS Pulse II line of bass guitars
- Watch Flea perform a fuzzed-up rendition of the US national anthem at an LA Lakers game
- Yousician launches GuitarTuna Play, an app that uses AI tech to auto-scroll chord sheets in time with your playing
- Joe Messina, Motown legend and Funk Brothers guitarist, dies aged 93
- Fender salutes Nile Rodgers with new signature Hitmaker Stratocaster
- Ichika Nito and Marcin trade exhilarating six-string blows in epic electric vs acoustic guitar duel
- Herman Li reveals Guitar Hero paid DragonForce “barely any money” for Through the Fire and Flames
- Footage of an 11-year-old Prince discovered by Minneapolis news station
- Clutch debut new single about the Boss Metal Zone COVID-19 conspiracy theory
- New Failure documentary trailer features Maynard James Keenan, Hayley Williams and Dean DeLeo
- April 4
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- Watch the teaser trailer for Danny Boyle’s Sex Pistols series, Pistol
- DIY effects pedal builders assemble for Pedals For Ukraine charity auctions
- The Mini Remastered Marshall Edition is an amp-themed car with a DSL1 combo built into its trunk
- Keeley’s ‘Altered History’ is a new hand-modded take on That Pedal Show’s D&M Drive
- Nembrini Audio launches free chromatic tuner plugin and iOS app
- Watch Ruben Wan and Helen Ibe cover funk, R&B classics on Martin acoustics
- Slash recalls the time he recorded a guitar solo for Bob Dylan – and Dylan rejected it
- Anthrax's Scott Ian and 10-year-old son Revel pay tribute to Taylor Hawkins with medley of Foo Fighters classics
- John Frusciante plays his first shows with Red Hot Chili Peppers since 2007 – and debuts two new pedalboards
- Foo Fighters sweep up three awards at the Grammys, Dream Theater scoop Best Metal Performance for The Alien
- April 1
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- Watch Steve Vai wrestle with his insane triple-neck Ibanez in new Teeth of the Hydra music video
- The best guitar April Fools 2022: styrofoam Strandbergs, zero-watt Marshalls and literal Road Worn Stratocasters
- From screamo revival to suave grooves: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
- Josh Homme and Mike McCready will appear on the new Ozzy Osbourne record, according to Chad Smith
- Eric Johnson announces two new albums, shares both lead singles, Soundtrack Life and Yesterday Meets Today
- Guitar Center is currently offering hundreds of dollars off a range of guitars – including the Fender Player Stratocaster
- Watch Wolfgang Van Halen play a solo acoustic version of Distance at a recent Mammoth WVH show
- 6 of John Frusciante’s wildest solos on the new Red Hot Chili Peppers album
- Lamb of God join forces with Dave Mustaine for thrashing cover of Megadeth's Wake Up Dead
