September 2013
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Combining Sweep Picking, Legato Techniques and Tapping to Create Exciting Solos
By Jacky Vincent published
Learn how to combine sweep picking, legato articulations and fretboard tapping within the context of a solo.

How to Use the Dark Sound of the Phrygian Mode’s “Flatted” Intervals
By Metal Mike Chlasciak published
Examine how the Phrygian Mode can be utilized for heavy-metal riffs and solos.

Adapting Pedal Steel Licks to the Electric Guitar — Video
By Joe Don Rooney of Rascal Flatts published

Review: Fulltone Secret Freq Distortion Pedal
By Chris Gill, Video by Paul Riario published

Review: Ibanez TAM100 Tosin Abasi Signature Eight-String and DiMarzio Signature Ionizer8 Pickups
By Eric Kirkland, Video by Paul Riario published

Interview: Michael Wilton and Geoff Tate Explain Why They Deserve to Wear the Queensrÿche Crown
By Richard Bienstock published
Two Queensrÿches, two new albums, and one lawsuit for the right to use the band’s name. Rivals to the throne Michael Wilton and Geoff Tate tell Guitar World why they deserve to wear the crown.

It Might Get Weird: Mandanici’s Best Friend — Virgil Dueling Dragons Guitar
By Chris Gill published

Review: Hughes & Kettner TubeMeister 36 Combo Amplifier
By Eric Kirkland, Video by Paul Riario published

Dear Guitar Hero: Jason Newsted Talks Flotsam and Jetsam, Voivod, Getting Hazed by Metallica and More
By Brad Angle published
He’s the former bassist of Metallica, has a new project with Mike Mushok, and he almost got killed by the members of Danzig. But what Guitar World readers really want to know is…
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