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The off-hand advice from a student that helped kickstart Yvette Young’s career
By Janelle Borg published
The virtuoso may now be one of the most recognizable guitarists on social media, but Young admits she was initially reluctant to share her chops online

8 signature guitars that deserve your attention – including models from Fatoumata Diawara, Susan Tedeschi, St. Vincent, Yvette Young, and more
By Daryl Robertson published
From unique SGs to metal monsters and updated classics, these signature guitars cover all the bases

Yvette Young shares a closer look at her next signature guitar – which features her latest gear revelation
By Janelle Borg published
Her upcoming Ibanez Talman, which Young had teased during a Guitar World interview last year, sports a new pickup configuration

Casio’s strap-mounted Dimension Shifter lets players control effect parameters with their movements
By Phil Weller published
With a swathe of customization, players can wirelessly manipulate their favorite pedals through assigned movements, taking expressive performance to a new level

Touring guitarists, this one’s for you – Donner announces a 20% off sale on all models of its cutting-edge, travel-ready Hush series
By Guitar World Staff published
Sponsored by Donner
Endorsed by the likes of Yvette Young, the Hush series combines the latest specs with a lightweight and compact design that can withstand the rigors of touring

We chart 25 game-changing Ibanez guitarists
By Amit Sharma published
While it’s easy to think of Ibanez as a company that’s solely at the cutting edge of metal machines for the modern age, they’ve also innovated much further afield, producing timeless acoustics, semi-hollows, and hollowbodies

Yvette Young-backed emo icons Algernon Cadwallader are back – and as giddy and technically dazzling as ever
By Gregory Adams published
Reunited double-lead guitarists Joe Reinhart and Colin Mahony on writing complex songs on drugs, the album’s secret ska song and connecting with next-gen rippers at Guitar Center

Sophie Lloyd lifts the veil on being a successful guitarist in the era of social media
By Janelle Borg published
Lloyd accompanies her candid statement with an unfiltered rendition of Satch Boogie from Joe Satriani's Surfing with the Alien
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