October 2018
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Doug Aldrich Master Class: 10 Steps to Monster Chops, Part II
By Doug Aldrich and Andy Aledort published
Guitarist extraordinaire Doug Aldrich offers a slew of exciting and inspiring licks and technical exercises to help you become the player you aspire to be.

Meet the Battery-Powered, Backpack-Friendly Jammy Travel Guitar
By Jackson Maxwell published
Have you ever found yourself yearning for a travel-size guitar that was a bit more, well, travel-size?

Nels Cline Breaks Down His Latest Genre-Busting Side Project and New Album, 'Currents, Constellations'
By Richard Bienstock published
"I don’t know what it is. I like to call it fusion, just to piss people off.” Wilco's Nels Cline discusses how his wildly eclectic new album with Julian Lage and the Nels Cline 4 came to be.

Sarah Longfield: What's on My Playlist
By Guitar World Staff published
What's on Sarah Longfield's playlist? Find out here!

Review: Martin DX1AE Macassar Burst Acoustic-Electric Guitar
By Chris Gill published
If you’ve always coveted the classic Martin dreadnought tone, but couldn’t afford a genuine Martin, the DX1AE is the instrument you’ve been waiting for.

More Approaches to Soloing on a Pair of Adjacent Strings
By Andy Aledort published
Learn how to solo on the B and G strings, plus how to remain on them while traversing up and down the fretboard.

Roundtable: Zakk Wylde, Ben Bruce, Lzzy Hale and Zoltan Bathory Chat About the State of Guitar in 2018
By Merlin Alderslade, Rich Hobson, Matt Mills published
Four of metal's most prominent guitarists discuss the evolution of the guitar hero, and what it takes to be a rock star in the modern era.

Using First-Inversion Chords to Create Smooth Bass Motion
By Jimmy Brown published
Some musically appealing ways that great songwriters have used first-inversion chords to craft progressions behind their melodies.
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