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Review: D'Addario Chromatic Pedal Tuner

By Guitar World Staff

Review: Fulltone OCD V2 Overdrive Pedal

By Paul Riario

The Fulltone OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Drive), has been kicking around for more than a decade.

Review: D'Angelico Guitars Deluxe Series EXL-1 and SS

By Chris Gill

Review: Electro-Harmonix Canyon Delay & Looper Pedal

By Chris Gill

Guitarists Troy Van Leeuwen and Dean Fertita Feel Most at Home in Their Modern Stone Age Family

By Brad Tolinski

There are few bands in rock music whose individual members have résumés as long and as impressive as those in Queens of the Stone Age.

Former Black Crowes Guitarists Rich Robinson and Marc Ford Talk Magpie Salute

By Alan Paul

Rich Robinson wanted to do something special for the three studio sessions he performed last summer in front of live audiences in Woodstock, New York, to promote his solo album, Flux.

Theme and Development: Two-Hand Percussive Tapping Variations

By Mike Orlando

Review: Ibanez RGD3127 Prestige Seven-String Guitar

By Chris Gill

Thomas Gabriel Fischer Looks Back on Celtic Frost's Triumphs and Tragedies

By Dan Epstein

“We were too young and too involved to see the greater context of anything,” reflects Triptykon frontman Thomas Gabriel Fischer, looking back on his days with Swiss metal legends Celtic Frost.

Adding the Major Third to Blues Licks in Ninth Position

By Andy Aledort

Everything You Need to Know About Seven- and Eight-String Guitars

By Chris Gill

Ibanez Introduced the industry’s first mass-produced seven-string solidbody electric guitar—the Universe UV7, designed in collaboration with Steve Vai—in 1990.

Eerie Arpeggios, Part 4: The Spooky Sus4b2 Sound

By Jimmy Brown

As a chord reference,FIGURE 1illustrates some finger-friendly Asus4b2 grips on the top four stings, with the open A string included and the first shape additionally shown 12 frets higher.

November 2017 Guitar World Gear and Lesson Videos

By Guitar World Staff

These videos and audio files are bonus content related to theNovember2017 issue ofGuitar World.

Review: Taylor Guitars Grand Concert 362CE 12-String

By Guitar World Staff

The Taylor Guitars Grand Concert 362ce is a new small-body 12-string guitar that’s extremely player-friendly.

Brad Paisley Discusses His Signature Fender Road Worn Telecaster

By Chris Gill

Queen of the Stone Age's Josh Homme Talks New Album, 'Villains'

By Brad Tolinski

Review: Xotic California Classic XSC-2 Guitar

By Paul Riario

For a long time I only knew Xotic to be an effects company that specializes in wickedly great preamp and boost pedals.

On 'Era,' Mike Dawes Takes a Fingerstyle Journey, Literally and Figuratively

By Adam Perlmutter

Several years ago, U.K.-based fingerstyle virtuoso Mike Dawes was visiting a lavatory at New York’s Blue Note, the venerable jazz club, when inspiration struck.

Lukas Nelson Shows His Solo Stuff on 'Lukas Nelson & the Promise of the Real'

By Alan Paul

'The Contortionist's Cameron Maynard and Robby Baca Get Back to Basics on 'Clairvoyant'

By Gregory Adams

The future is uncertain for many, but progressive metal vets the Contortionist knew exactly how best to move forward with their fourth full-length, the suitably titled Clairvoyant.