10 of today‘s brightest guitar talents discuss the everlasting impact of Eddie Van Halen By Amit Sharma, Jonny Scaramanga Yvette Young, Plini, Nita Strauss, Jared James Nichols and more salute the maestro
Periphery’s Mark Holcomb is auctioning one of his PRS SE signature models for charity By Richard Bienstock The signed guitar was one of Holcomb’s main instruments during Periphery’s Hail Stan tour
Mark Holcomb tears through Periphery’s Sentient Glow in this beautifully shot playthrough By Michael Astley-Brown The PRS-slinger plays the choice Periphery IV: HAIL STAN cut on Seymour Duncan’s production floor
Periphery: "Even though we all have our own signature guitars, when we record we like to pass them around quite a bit" By Richard Bienstock Misha Mansoor, Mark Holcomb and Jake Bowen go deep on the making of the heavy and experimental Periphery IV: Hail Stan
How to Use Chord Changes to Devise Inventive Riffs By Mark Holcomb Learn how to build a chord progression from interesting and unusual voicings.
Seymour Duncan Unveils New Mark Holcomb Dark Sun Delay/Reverb Pedal By Guitar World Staff Based on Holcomb's favorite sounds from the company's Andromeda and Silver Lake pedals, the Dark Sun merges warm digital delay with a hall reverb.
How to Craft a Long Riff with No Repetition By Mark Holcomb How to give the impression of repetition in a riff, without there actually being any repetition at all.
Periphery Share New Song, “Blood Eagle,” Detail Forthcoming Studio Album By Richard Bienstock ‘Periphery IV: Hail Stan’ is out April 5.
How to Incorporate Finger Slides and Legato Techniques into Intricate Phrases By Mark Holcomb Employing finger slides can inspire new and different melodic ideas.
Using Quick Shifts and Long Slides to Add Interesting Movement to Licks By Mark Holcomb Achieve a sense of movement with single-note riffs that incorporate dramatic position shifts up and down the fretboard.
Seymour Duncan Releases Mark Holcomb Alpha and Omega Signature Pickups By Guitar World Staff Seymour Duncan has announced the over-the-counter release of Periphery guitarist Mark Holcomb’s Alpha and Omega pickups in six-, seven-and eight-string versions.
Periphery Playthrough: Mark Holcomb Shreds "The Way the News Goes..." By Guitar World Staff We hereby bring you Mark Holcomb's brand-new playthrough video of "The Way the News Goes...," a track from Periphery III: Select Difficulty.
PRS Guitars Unveils New SE Model with Periphery’s Mark Holcomb By Guitar World Staff PRS and Periphery's Mark Holcomb have worked closely together to develop a truly unique guitar for the SE Series lineup.
Jason Richardson Premieres "Fragments" Music Video By Damian Fanelli Jason Richardson, total shredder, formerly of All Shall Perish, Born of Osirisand Chelsea Grin, is releasing his new album,I, on July 29.
Working with Five- and Six-String Chord Voicings, and How to Play Periphery's “Mile Zero” By Mark Holcomb
Holcomb-Mania with Mark Holcomb: Using Dissonant, Close Intervals to Create Jarring Chords — Video By Mark Holcomb
Mark Holcomb's Signature Seymour Duncan Alpha/Omega Pickups Are Available Now — Video By Damian Fanelli Back in February, we told you that Periphery guitarist Mark Holcomb was getting his own signature set of Seymour Duncan Alpha/Omega pickups.
Periphery's Mark Holcomb Demos His Signature Seymour Duncan Alpha/Omega Pickups — Video By Guitar World Staff In this newly posted video below, Periphery guitarist Mark Holcomb demos his new signature Alpha/Omega pickups, which will be available through the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop.
