Kiko Loureiro unveils new instrumental track, EDM (e-Dependent Mind) By Richard Bienstock The djenty shred tune is the first new music from the Megadeth guitarist’s upcoming fifth solo album, Open Source
Sick Riffs: Tobi Morelli teaches you the crazy low-end dexterity of Archspire's Join Us Beyond By Sam Roche Learn this tech death-metal riff taken from the band's 2014 album, The Lucid Collective
Harley Benton may have just changed the ergonomic headless guitar game with the sub-$500 Dullahan FT-24 By Richard Bienstock Premium looks and features - including a new roasted maple neck - at a low, low price
Guitarist recreates the opening music to every Sony PlayStation console with air compressors, cello bows and more By Richard Bienstock YouTuber Davidlap clearly spends as much time gaming as he does guitar-ing
Spice up your soloing with Eric Johnson’s guide to playing multiple pentatonics over a root chord By Richard Bienstock EJ returns with his fifth video mini-lesson
Sick Riffs: Ben Lee of actor/musician duo Radnor and Lee shows you the gorgeous acoustic line of Welcome to Our House By Sam Roche The other half of the duo is, in fact, How I Met Your Mother's Josh Radnor
Slipknot bassist Alessandro Venturella to appear on Ernie Ball’s Striking the Chord podcast By Richard Bienstock VMan will talk music and take questions from listeners live during the show, which takes place today
Deftones’ Chino Moreno reveals Stef Carpenter “wasn’t too happy” about him playing guitar on White Pony By Michael Astley-Brown Frontman of the alt-metal trailblazers recalls learning guitar while making the band’s landmark album
Paul Gilbert announces virtual concert featuring a medley of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and the Spice Girls By Richard Bienstock It’s not the first time the guitarist has brought together the unholy trinity of artists
Mesa/Boogie reveals 3 new overdrive pedals - meet the Cleo, Dynaplex and Gold Mine By Michael Astley-Brown New stompboxes span everything from clean boost to high-gain distortion
Ujam’s Finisher Voodoo plugin promises to unlock a world of “organic, distorted, spicy, colorful, magical and dark textures” By Richard Bienstock New offering from Hans Zimmer and Pharrell Williams boasts 150-plus signature presets, 50 multi-effect modes and more
Sick Riffs: Palehound's Ellen Kempner teaches you the smooth main riff of Cinnamon By Sam Roche Don't worry - you needn't have a feline spectator to pull off this silky six-string passage
Make Music Day, a “free celebration of music around the world,” to take place on June 21 By Richard Bienstock The event is celebrated with public performances in more than 120 countries across the globe
D’Angelico acquires Supro and Pigtronix By Richard Bienstock New York-based amp and pedal companies join the iconic guitar maker
Play This Now: Whitesnake's Joel Hoekstra teaches you a truly jaw-dropping extended solo passage By Sam Roche It's got two-handed tapping lines, hammer-ons and pull-offs and, well, almost everything...
Donate to organizations fighting racial injustice and Gator Co. will give you a free special-edition "Unity" guitar strap By Richard Bienstock "The design of the strap represents our nation and the values we should live by,” say the artists behind its creation
Watch Bog Street's ultra-ergonomic guitar picks get put to the test By Jackson Maxwell Are these really "the most comfortable guitar picks you’ll ever hold”? Paul and Alan find out on this episode of Cooking with Sound
This Run-DMC medley with DMC and members of Anthrax, Volbeat and Suicidal Tendencies is the king of quarantine jams By Richard Bienstock Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, Rob Caggiano and Suicidal Tendencies, Roberto “Ra” Diaz and Charlie Benante rock classic Run-DMC cuts
Use the pentatonic scale in a whole new way with this hack employed by Plini and Steve Vai By Richard Bienstock Instructor Juan Antonio is back to help you spice up your pentatonic playing
One Control launches Dyna Red Distortion 4K, Pale Blue Compressor and Blackberry Bass Overdrive pedals By Sam Roche The Japanese company adds to its growing line of stompboxes in collaboration with legendary Swedish pedal designer, Björn Juhl
