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Paul Davids removes Jimi Hendrix Monterey Strat video until a panel of “independent industry experts” can verify the guitar's authenticity

By Sam Roche published 14 February 22

The YouTuber published a video in December in which he claimed to play Jimi Hendrix's black Monterey Fender Stratocaster, but some viewers weren't buying it

Ariel Posen, Lari Basilio, Mark Lettieri, Tom Quayle

Lari Basilio, Mark Lettieri, Ariel Posen and Tom Quayle headline Paul Davids' epic 10-guitarist solo collaboration

By Matt Owen published 20 December 21

Matthew Scott, Tomo Fujita, Tom Bukovac, R. J. Ronquillo and Rudy Ayoub also featured on the star-studded effort

What nobody teaches you about the blues scale

By Guitar World Staff published 26 August 19

Some nuggets of info that'll make this common scale twice as versatile and thrice as much fun

10 Hacks All Guitarists Should Know

By Guitar World Staff published 27 June 19

Learn 10 nifty hacks that can help your playing, and give you some neat ideas.

Is This the Mother of All Finger Exercises?

By Christopher Scapelliti published 13 June 19

See if you can perform this drill.

The Diagonal Arpeggio Trick

By Guitar World Staff published 14 May 19

This trick can help you fluidly play arpeggios all over the neck.

A Useful Roadmap for the Pentatonic Scale

By Guitar World Staff published 11 March 19

A five-step lesson that will help you get more, musically, out of the pentatonic scale.

The Dotted 8th Note Delay Trick

By Guitar World Staff published 15 February 19

A nifty little trick that'll make your six-string soundscapes sound much bigger.

The Technique That Changes Everything

By Christopher Scapelliti published 7 January 19

A technique that can transform the playing of beginner guitar players.

15 Fun, Easy to Play Guitar Riffs

By Jackson Maxwell published 27 November 18

15 classic riffs that are both fun to play and easy for beginners to master.

Learn a Simple Arpeggio Trick

By Guitar World Staff published 30 October 18

This trick will help you navigate the entire fretboard more quickly and fluidly.

Six Guitar Effects Every Guitarist Should Know—with Songs and Tab

By Christopher Scapelliti published 22 October 18

Six crucial guitar effects, their history and how best to apply them.

Try This Difficult Finger Exercise

By Guitar World Staff published 22 August 18

Make your sure hand's warmed up before you try this finger-twister.

Weird Chord Shapes That Sound Awesome

By Guitar World Staff published 14 August 18

Some chord shapes that don't get used very often, but nonetheless offer rich, bold results.

How to Master the Pentatonic Scale on the Entire Fretboard

By Guitar World Staff published 12 June 18

Which Tuning Standard Sounds Better: 432Hz or 440Hz?

By Christopher Scapelliti published 24 May 18

Learning the David Gilmour Bend

By Guitar World Staff published 14 May 18

10 Extremely Tasty Licks You Should Know

By Guitar World Staff published 30 April 18

Are We All Tuning Our Guitars Wrong?

By Christopher Scapelliti published 22 March 18

We’ve all suffered the frustrations of getting our guitars to play in tune along the length of the neck.

How to Play Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode”

By Christopher Scapelliti published 18 October 17

Chuck Berry wrote dozens of rock and roll classics, but perhaps the best-known of them all is “Johnny B. Goode.”