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Uncovering Nik Mystery: Mike Dawes Discusses His New Band with Jukka Backlund and Periphery's Spencer Sotelo

By Richard Bienstock

Nik Mystery, in the words of Mike Dawes, “is about as far removed from solo fingerstyle guitar and [Periphery’s] progressive metal as anything.”

How Tedeschi Trucks Band's Triumphant New Album, 'Signs,' Was Shaped by Sadness and Grief

By Alan Paul

"I think people are really craving to hear someone swinging for the fences."

Blues-Rock Guitar Phenom Chris Buck Talks New Album, 'Write a Better Day'

By Richard Bienstock

This Welsh guitarist’s emotive lead work is winning over legions of fans across the globe.

A Little Thunder 2: Meet the Smart Pickup That Adds a Bass Signal to Your Guitar

By Richard Bienstock

“When low is the way to go, a Little Thunder is it, fo’ sho!” Billy Gibbons told us about this line of pickups.

Alexi Laiho on Writing Riffs, Imitating Yngwie and Children of Bodom's New Album, 'Hexed'

By Mark McStea

Y’all sent us a ton of questions for Laiho, the longtime lead guitarist and frontman for Children of Bodom. Here are some of the best — and some of the rest!

Buzz Feiten Introduces a Bo-dacious Bo Diddley Tribute Guitar

By Mark McStea

Buzz Feiten’s latest creation pays tribute to the late, great Bo Diddley (and Joe Walsh has already claimed one!)

Review: IK Multimedia Axe I/O

By Chris Gill

The IK Multimedia Axe I/O makes it easy to record incredible guitar tones without an unlimited budget and an advanced recording engineer degree.

Strat Legend Robin Trower Talks New Album, 'Coming Closer to the Day'

By Joe Bosso

Robin Trower discusses his new album, his love of Strats and why he can't listen to 'Bridge of Sighs.'

Ensemble-Oriented Composing, and How to Play "Atlantic Limited"

By Julian Lage

Julian Lage teaches an important skill for any guitarist—how to "sit out" and let the rhythm section take the lead.

A Brief Introduction to Spaghetti Western Guitar — with Tab!

By Damian Fanelli

This tasty genre is fun to play, easy on the ears, miles off the beaten path and charmingly weird.

Review: Gretsch G6131-MY Malcolm Young Signature Jet

By Chris Gill

The Gretsch G6131-MY Malcolm Young Signature Jet nails Malcolm’s tone while also providing players with an outstanding instrument for developing their own sound.

A Guide to Modal Slide Soloing in Standard Tuning

By Andy Aledort

It's super useful to familiarize oneself with modal scale positions and patterns and learn how to navigate them with the slide.

Tracii Guns Talks Revitalized L.A. Guns and Their New Album, 'The Devil You Know'

By Mark McStea

"Every time you work on something, it should be better than the last." Tracii Guns muses on the magic of L.A. Guns, and their inspired new album.

The Ultimate Transition Chord, Part 2: Major and Bluesy dim7 Resolutions

By Jimmy Brown

Learn some interesting applications of this harmonic enigma, and a few ways to get more musical mileage out of it.

Zac Tiessen: What's on My Playlist

By Guitar World Staff

What's Zac Tiessen listening to? Find out here!

Composing from a Synth Arpeggiator Pattern

By Jason Richardson

Pick up a tricky lick from Jason Richardson.

Review: Boss GT-1000 Guitar Effects Processor

By Chris Gill

The Boss GT-1000 delivers extremely powerful guitar tone and effects capabilities in a stage-worthy, portable, all-in-one rig package.

Meet the 'Red Dead Redemption II' Guitar Slinger, Woody Jackson

By Joe Bosso

Thanks to his evocative scores for video games such as Grand Theft Auto V, L.A. Noire, Red Dead Redemption and its sequel, Woody Jackson just might be the most-heard guitarist in the world today.

The Secrets Behind Ron Wood's Crunchy Tone on The Faces' "Stay with Me"

By Chris Gill

Ron Wood’s rhythm track on the Faces’ classic “Stay with Me” is one of the raunchiest guitar tones of all time. Learn how he got it!

Review: Eventide PowerMax

By Paul Riario

The PowerMax is so reliable that, once you use it, there’s no going back to anything else.