Time to Focus! John Petrucci on Two of His Most Challenging Guitar Performances By Damian Fanelli published 24 April 19 “It’s traumatic to stand on the side of the stage and watch him get through it. At the end of the song, I’m the one sweating." — Joe Satriani
Rival Sons' Scott Holiday and Jay Buchanan Delve Deep into Their Primal New Album, 'Feral Roots' By Brad Tolinski published 22 April 19 "It’s not a roots record, but it has an inherently rootsy feeling.”
John Petrucci Discusses Dream Theater's Back-to-Basics New Album, 'Distance Over Time' By Joe Bosso published 22 April 19 "That experience you have when you’re younger — you get together with your friends, you go down to the basement, crack open some beers and play — it’s right there in these tracks."
Michael Wilton and Parker Lundgren Talk 'The Verdict,' Queensrÿche's Crushing New Album By Joe Lalaina published 19 April 19 “We wanted a harder edge on this album; our fans expect it from us."
Riffing in 6/8, and How to Play "The Ramble" By Julian Lage published 19 April 19 Learn how to play in 6/8 from our new columnist, Julian Lage!
Mutant Blues! How to Modify the Minor Pentatonic Scale to Create Something New, Exotic and Twisted By Scott Marano published 19 April 19 How to modify the DNA of the beloved minor pentatonic scale to create a new, exotic, twisted musical species.
Rammstein's Richard Kruspe on Riffs, Gear, Creativity and Emigrate's Hot New Album, 'A Million Degrees' By Mark McStea published 18 April 19 When this German guitarist and songwriter isn’t burning down the house with Rammstein, he’s exploring other musical avenues with Emigrate. But what GW readers really want to know is...
How to play slide guitar in standard tuning: essential tips By Andy Aledort published 18 April 19 Learning slide guitar in standard tuning allows you to focus on fret-hand touch and pick-hand articulation without having to re-learn the fretboard and chord forms in an alternate tuning
Acoustic Master Laurence Juber Talks New Album, 'Touchstones: The Evolution of Fingerstyle Guitar' By Mark McStea published 17 April 19 "It’s all about servicing the song.”
More Tasteful Examples of How Dim7 Chords Are Used By Jimmy Brown published 17 April 19 A few examples from the rock and pop catalog of how famous composers have successfully harnessed this enigmatic chord to great effect.
'Imagine' This: How John Lennon and George Harrison Teamed Up to Record a Classic Album in 1971 By Alan di Perna published 16 April 19 “I think my greatest pleasure is writing a song — words and lyrics — that will last longer than a couple of years.”
Applying Six-String Arpeggio Exercises to the Seven Modes By Jason Richardson published 16 April 19 Learn a mode-based application of some of Jason Richardson's top six-string arpeggio exercises.
David Davidson Details Revocation's Adventurous New Album, 'The Outer Ones' By Jon Wiederhorn published 15 April 19 'The Outer Ones' is Revocation's heaviest and most cohesive album to date. Read about how it came together.
Review: Framus D-Series Diablo Pro By Chris Gill published 15 April 19 If you’re looking for a single guitar that can get you through an entire gig, the Diablo Pro is a very worthy choice.
The Secrets Behind Joe Perry's Guitar Tone on Aerosmith's "Walk This Way" By Chris Gill published 11 April 19 Aerosmith’s mid-Seventies albums are virtual encyclopedias of awesome hard rock guitar tones. Learn how Joe Perry got his on their iconic hit, "Walk This Way."
The Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr. Talks New Signature Fender Strat By Andy Aledort published 11 April 19 "It’s a vehicle that’ll bring out the best in you."
Review: Electro-Harmonix Flatiron Fuzz Pedal By Paul Riario published 10 April 19 The Flatiron Fuzz is a crossroad of fuzz and distortion and combines both in a very natural and musical way.
The Closest Thing to a Beatles Reunion? Leave It to Ringo! By Damian Fanelli published 8 April 19 How a little-known Ringo Starr album track came tantalizingly close to becoming a Beatles song — in 1973.
Review: Heritage Guitars Standard H-150 By Chris Gill published 8 April 19 The Heritage Standard H-150 delivers the thrills of a Kalamazoo-era Les Paul for a lot less bills.
Gretchen Menn: What's on My Playlist By Guitar World Staff published 5 April 19 What's Zepparella's Gretchen Menn listening to? Find out here!