How to Inject Unusual, Jarring Chord Voicings into Metal Rhythm Guitar Parts By Metal Mike Chlasciak Dress up your riff ideas with murky, monstrous-sounding, aggressively attacked chord figures and patterns.
Raising the Barre: Classical Barring Tips from Guitar Salon International By Acoustic Nation Some tips for strategic use of partial and full barring.
Paul Gilbert: “Five Things You’re Doing Wrong with Your Guitar” By Chris Scapelliti Five mistakes Paul Gilbert sees many of his guitar students make.
Turn Up the Heat in Your Guitar Solos in Five Easy Steps By Adrian Galysh Learn how to give your solos elements that'll keep audiences listening.
Eric Clapton and the Beatles: A Guide to Nearly 50 Years' Worth of Studio Collaborations By Damian Fanelli A handful of highlights of almost 50 years’ worth of Clapton/Fab Four studio collaborations—besides “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.”
Guitar Smashers: The 11 Deadliest Ax Wielders of All Time By Christopher Scapelliti The history of modern music is full of artists who have vented their rage on their gear.
The Record Company Guitarist Chris Vos Talks New Album, 'All of This Life' By Alan Paul “We never want to polish all the edges off.” The Record Company discuss their terrific sophomore album with GW.
Dave Mustaine Reflects on Megadeth's 'Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good!' By Richard Bienstock “It’s the one that started it all, isn’t it?” An oral history of Megadeth's monumental debut album.
Stephen Malkmus Talks Pavement-Era Gear, Alternate Tunings and New Jicks Album, 'Sparkle Hard' By Alan di Perna He made alternative rock history with Pavement and the Jicks, but what do Guitar World readers really want to know about Stephen Malkmus?
'Halestorm Get 'Vicious': Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger Talk New Album By Richard Bienstock “We finally made the record we’ve been trying to make our whole lives." GW talks to Halestorm about how they got 'Vicious' on their new album.
The Final Interview: Allan Holdsworth Talks SynthAxes, Jaw-Dropping Solos and More By Joe Lalaina On April 15, 2017, just days after completing his final interview with Guitar World, Allan Holdsworth—the great jazz-fusion guitarist—passed away. Revisit that interview today, on what would have been his 72nd birthday.
From Doc Watson to Carl Miner: The Power of Bluegrass Crosspicking By Troy Grady A primer on bluegrass crosspicking.
The Top Five James Hetfield Riffs of All Time By Tyler Larson Five of James Hetfield's best overall musical statements.
The Ruen Brothers Talk New Album, the Rick Rubin-Produced 'All My Shades of Blue' By Joe Bosso “We established a musical shorthand with Rick right away." The Ruen Brothers discuss their Rick Rubin-produced debut, 'All My Shades of Blue,' with GW.
Top 10 James Hetfield Guest Appearances By Josh Hart A playlist featuring 10 of the Metallica frontman's best guest appearances, including live and studio cuts.
John Mayer Explains the Heat Around His Cool New PRS Silver Sky Guitar By Brad Tolinski "I want to take a point of view and adjust it.” John Mayer opens up about his controversial PRS Silver Sky guitar.
JD McPherson: What's on My Playlist By Damian Fanelli What's on JD McPherson's playlist? Find out here!
The E Minor/D Major-Hexatonic Connection By Jimmy Brown Get a primer on this appealing and useful hexatonic scale.
Watch Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Guy Jam in 1968 By Damian Fanelli Some poor-quality but historically priceless footage of Hendrix laying it down with Buddy Guy.
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Buddy Guy Jam at Legends in 1989 By Damian Fanelli Some rare footage of two blues guitar masters at work together.
