August 2013
Latest about August 2013

Using String Skipping to Create Angular, Sweep-Type Sounds
By Jacky Vincent published
These string-skipping techniques will help you nail some fast alternate- and sweep/economy-picked phrases.

Pentatonic Trailblazing: How to Navigate Through a Familiar Scale to Produce Fresh-Sounding Licks
By Metal Mike Chlasciak published

Joe Bonamassa’s Mesmerizing Acoustic Licks and Fingerstyle Riffs
By Dale Turner published
Joe Bonamassa picked up a guitar at age four, could cop SRV and Hendrix licks note-for-note by age seven, and was discovered by B.B. King while still in his pre-teens.

Purple Heart: Daredevil Guitar Virtuoso Steve Morse Discusses Deep Purple's New Album, 'Now What?!'
By Richard Bienstock published

Review: ESP LTD Elite ST-1 Duncan and EMG Electric Guitars
By Erik Kirkland, Video by Paul Riario published
The following content is related to the August 2013 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now, or in our online store.

Dear Guitar Hero: Buzz Osborne of The Melvins Discusses Aluminum Guitars, Tool's Adam Jones and Growing Up with Kurt Cobain
By Brad Angle published
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