Blues Shapes: Using Triadic Forms as Soloing Templates By Andy Aledort Chord forms can provide useful templates of fretboard shapes for improvising melodic lines.
Using Syncopation to Disguise the Meter By Dave Davidson Learn how unexpected rhythmic shifts and syncopations can obscure the meter.
Tips on Precision String Bending By Joel Hoekstra A variety of ways to fortify and improve one’s string bending technique.
Review: Wampler Pedals Tumnus Overdrive By Paul Riario If you’re familiar with C.S. Lewis’s fictional series, The Chronicles of Narnia, then you’ll know that Tumnus is the diminutive, faun-like character that’s a clever adaptation of the mighty centaur.
Boogie Shred: Exploring Percussive Acoustic Guitar Techniques By Mike Dawes People often ask me how to play "Boogie Shred" from my album What Just Happened?
Review: Prestige Guitars Legacy Spruce/Mahogany By Paul Riario Vancouver’s Prestige Guitars have firmly established themselves as one of Canada’s premier electric guitar builders.
Metallica's James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett Talk 'Hardwired,' Buddy Guy and Jimi Hendrix By Brad Tolinski It’s a pretty harsh way to say “howdy do” after such a long absence, but most metal fans would probably agree a pissed James Hetfield is a good James Hetfield.
Review: ToneWoodAmp Multi-Effects Processor for Acoustic Guitars By Chris Gill I’ve reviewed guitar products for more than 25 years, and during that period I’ve encountered only a handful of products designed for acoustic guitar that were truly innovative.
Review: D’Angelico Guitars Premier Series By Chris Gill Way back in the Golden Age of jazz (we’re talking about the Thirties through the late Fifties), a D’Angelico guitar was the guitarist’s equivalent of a Rolex watch or a Mercedes-Benz.
Holiday 2016 Guitar World Gear and Lesson Videos By Guitar World Staff These videos and audio files are bonus content related to theHoliday 2016 issue ofGuitar World.
