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Tosin Abasi is unloading 100 guitars, amps and pedals on Reverb

By Richard Bienstock

"All of these pieces have served me well and I hope they bring inspiration to the new homes they find," says the Animals As Leaders virtuoso

The Surrealist

The Surrealist wields two Abasi Larada 8-strings to mind-bending effect on the ethereal Arcadia

By Michael Astley-Brown

Exclusive premiere of Roopam Garg’s harmonic guitar masterpiece

Shred for Australia: Angel Vivaldi to host epic star-studded fundraiser for bushfire appeal

By Jonathan Horsley

The epic seven-hour charity shredathon will be livestreamed on Friday 10th January and feature Nita Strauss, Tosin Abasi, Gus G and more

The technique secrets of the decade's best guitarists

By Jimmy Brown, Sam Roche

A rundown of the explosive playing styles of Mark Tremonti, Tosin Abasi, Gary Clark Jr. and Nita Strauss

Mark Tremonti, Tosin Abasi, Nita Strauss and Gary Clark Jr

The 20 best guitarists of the decade

By Richard Bienstock

Guitar World’s readers and writers band together to pinpoint guitardom’s most vital players of the past 10 years

Tosin Abasi performs live

Tosin Abasi's 2019 pedalboard has just been revealed in glorious detail

By Michael Astley-Brown

Watch how the guitar hero's rig was put together and learn tips for your own setup

Tosin Abasi's comprehensive introduction to double picking

By Tosin Abasi

Pick up a useful technique from the Animals as Leaders guitarist

Big Strokes: A Beginner's Guide to Sweep Picking

By Charlie Griffiths

Practicing each of theses exercises with a metronome for just two minutes every day will improve your coordination and sweep picking technique immensely.

High Tech: 10 Players Embracing Guitar Technology to its Fullest

By Tom Gilbert

GW highlights guitarists who have embraced gear to its fullest, innovating new sounds and styles in the process.

Generation Axe Premiere New Live Recording of "Highway Star"

By Jackson Maxwell

The recording is taken from the quintet's new live album, 'Generation Axe—The Guitars That Destroyed the World: Live In China.'

Are You the Guitarist of the Year?

By Guitar World Staff

There’s still time to enter! This year’s judges include John Petrucci, Steve Lukather, Tosin Abasi, Andy McKee and Plini.

‘Generation Axe—The Guitars That Destroyed the World: Live in China’ To Be Released in June

By Richard Bienstock

Listen to Vai, Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde and Tosin Abasi shred through Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein."

Tosin Abasi Lesson: Seven-String Arpeggios

By Tosin Abasi

Tosin Abasi demonstrates some cool ways to perform a variety of arpeggios on the seven-string guitar.

Abasi Concepts Unveils Three New Larada Electric Guitars

By Richard Bienstock

Six-string, eight-string and Space T models are available for pre-order now.

Watch John Mayer Play Fingerstyle Blues on a Tosin Abasi 8-String Guitar

By Richard Bienstock

"How killing is John on the 8-string?” asks Abasi.

Tosin Abasi's Introduction to Double Picking

By Tosin Abasi

Get a lesson in double picking from Tosin Abasi.

Watch Tosin Abasi and Zakk Wylde Discuss Guitars, Generation Axe Tour

By Guitar World Staff

Be the first to see these two guitar aces discuss how the tour came together, their influences and everything in between.

Steve Vai Explains the Generation Axe Approach and What It's Like to Be Pushed by His Peers

By Joe Bosso

"I love to have fun, except I do it a little differently than most people.” Steve Vai dishes on his idea of a good time: tearing it up with four fellow axe wizards on the 'Generation Axe' tour.

Devising Chord Voicings on the Eight-String Guitar

By Tosin Abasi

Tosin Abasi demonstrates a number of different voicings guitarists can create on an eight-string.

Watch Generation Axe—Vai, Yngwie, Zakk, Nuno and Tosin—Play Deep Purple's "Burn"

By Jackson Maxwell

Yngwie Malmsteen sang lead on the quintet's ferocious version of the classic Deep Purple tune.