Using Country-Style “Chicken Pickin’” in Metal By Mike Orlando How to incorporate “Chicken Pickin’” into your metal-style solos.
Act of Defiance's Chris Broderick Takes His Playing to New Levels on 'Old Scars, New Wounds' By Dan Epstein
Review: Guitar Tone Company Bloody Finger Distortion Pedal By Paul Riario Considering Halloween is swiftly approaching as I write this, it seems fittingly creepy that a boutique pedal named the “Bloody Finger” has arrived on my desk.
A Comprehensive Guide to the Dizzying World of Electric Guitar Pickups By Chris Gill It’s a no-brainer that the two most important elements of an electric guitar rig are the guitar and amp. But what is the third most important element? The pickups.
Maj7, Maj7b5 and Their Relative Minors By Jimmy Brown The Asus4b2 arpeggio we looked at last month (November 2017 issue) may be repurposed in a variety of cool, interesting ways, which I think is a worthwhile topic to explore.
Shop Talk: Carter Vintage Guitars in Nashville By Eric Feldman Heralded as “Nashville’s Friendliest Guitar Store,” Carter Vintage has certainly earned that reputation in spades.
Eight Questions with Death From Above's Jesse F. Keeler By Randy Harward Bassist Jesse F. Keeler—ofDeathFrom Abovefame—recently sat down for the "eightquestions" treatment. It went a little something like this.
Arch Enemy's Michael Amott and Jeff Loomis Talk New Album, 'Will to Power' By Jon Wiederhorn Well, there’s a first time for everything, right?
December 2017 Guitar World Gear and Lesson Videos By Guitar World Staff These videos and audio files are bonus content related to theDecember2017 issue ofGuitar World.
Review: Hughes & Kettner era 1 Acoustic Guitar Amp By Chris Gill Theera1 may be the first acoustic guitar amp offered by Hughes & Kettner, but it comes with 25 years of acoustic amp design experience behind it.
Walter Becker (1950-2017): Paying Tribute to the Steely Dan Legend and Reluctant Guitar Hero By Alan di Perna Reclusive, elusive and sardonically self-effacing, Walter Becker was not your typical guitar hero.
Foo Fighters Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear Talk New Album, 'Concrete and Gold' By Richard Bienstock
Lee Ranaldo Talks 'Electric Trim,' New Gear and Chances of a Sonic Youth Reunion By Alan di Perna One of the key guitars in my career has been an early-Seventies Fender Telecaster Deluxe that I had before Sonic Youth started, and that I played pretty much throughout Sonic Youth.
JD McPherson Puts His 'Undivided Heart & Soul' Into His Vintage Brand of Rock and Roll By Damian Fanelli
