Latest about April 2019
Time to Focus! John Petrucci on Two of His Most Challenging Guitar Performances
“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'
"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'
"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
“We wanted a harder edge on this album; our fans expect it from us."
Riffing in 6/8, and How to Play "The Ramble"
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
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'
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
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
