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Master some useful melodic tactics for a minor jazz-blues progression

By Jimmy Brown

In this lesson, learn some cool, musically effective things to play over a rather dark, intriguing set of chord changes

How to Use Your Whammy Bar Within a Riff

By Dave Davidson

Use your whammy bar to “color” chord patterns and give single-note lines different and unusual textures.

Exploring 12/8 Meter and Periphery's “Prayer Position”

By Mark Holcomb

Richie Havens’ Thumb Fretting Madness

By Dale Turner

The Ice Man: A Tribute toBlues Great Albert Collins

By Andy Aledort

Jessie Clavin on Bleached's Turbulent History and New EP, 'Can You Deal?'

By Marisa Torrieri

It’s easy to get sucked into the vortex of sunshine and good times when you’re a twentysomething rock musician living in Los Angeles, in flux between work, sleep and hard partying.

Review: Marshall Code50 and Code25 Guitar Amps

By Chris Gill

Many companies brag about being the first to introduce a new type of product, but Marshall is the kind of company that prefers to do things better.

Review: EarthQuaker Devices Avalanche Run Pedal

By Chris Gill

Few effects inspire creativity as much as reverb and delay (just ask the Edge, who pretty much built U2’s catalog on those effects).

Melodic Phrasing and Playing Over Blues Changes, Part 2

By Alex Skolnick

Last month, we took steps toward developing a deeper understanding of blues and how it informs both jazz and rock.

Review: Ernie Ball Expression Overdrive and Ambient Delay

By Chris Gill

The expression pedal is a woefully underused tool in the effects market.

St. Vincent Talks New Album and Why She Wore a "Bikini" on Her Guitar World Cover

By Brad Angle

Review: Breedlove USA Concert Moon Light Sitka-Mahogany

By Paul Riario

I recently visited the Breedlove factory in Bend, Oregon, and from what I witnessed, I can tell you this:2017 promises to be a big year for Breedlove.

February 2017 Guitar World Gear and Lesson Videos

By Guitar World Staff

These videos and audio files are bonus content related totheFebruary 2017 issue ofGuitar World.