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Nancy Wilson's Early Guitar Mastery
Nancy Wilson mastered guitar by age eight, becoming Heart's legendary guitarist.
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Nene Royal Joins Avenged Sevenfold
16-year-old America's Got Talent winner Nene Royal performs with Avenged Sevenfold in Singapore.
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Bruce Watson on Big Country's Guitar Legacy
Bruce Watson explains how Big Country's guitar mistakes created timeless music.
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Tony Iommi's Prosthetic Guitar Fingers
Tony Iommi describes how his prosthetic fingertips cause blood-splatter injuries while playing guitar.
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Mad Professor Super Black Mini Review
Mad Professor Super Black Mini delivers vintage Fender tones in a compact pedal.
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Diamond Rowe performs Metallica at NFL game
Diamond Rowe plays Metallica's Enter Sandman at Falcons game.
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Prince's Band Member on Learning Songs Fast
Prince's band member Levi Seacer Jr recalls learning songs in days, fines for missing parts, and his band's unique style.
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Keanu Reeves and Bret Domrose on Dogstar's New Album
Keanu Reeves and Bret Domrose discuss Dogstar's latest album, All In Now, and their musical chemistry.
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Tom Morello's Forbidden Guitar Moment
Tom Morello recalls being barred from playing Randy Rhoads' iconic guitar after its 1982 death.
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Jane Wiedlin on Go-Go's Legacy and New Music
Jane Wiedlin reflects on The Go-Go's 40-year legacy, mental health struggles, and new album release.
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Jonathan Donais on Anthrax's New Album
Jonathan Donais shares how his guitar skills evolved with Anthrax after joining in 2013.
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OctaKing Burstphonic PAF Review
OctaKing's Burstphonic PAF pedal adds harmonic bloom without erasing guitar character.
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Hideki Ishima on Flower Travellin' Band's political power
Hideki Ishima explains why he left Flower Travellin' Band after political pressure.
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Kevin Morby on guitars and humanity
Kevin Morby says guitars find you like books do, from cheap pawn shop guitars to $3,000 Rickenbackers.
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Slash Wins Les Paul Spirit Award
Slash honored with Les Paul Spirit Award for guitar innovation and legacy.
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Dolly Parton's Guitar Legacy
Dolly Parton's unique guitar skills inspired musicians across generations.
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Militsioner: Escape the Giant Cop
A roguelike where you flirt with a giant cop to escape town.
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Zakk Wylde on tonewood debate
Zakk Wylde says guitar wood choice doesn't affect sound.
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Eric Gales position shifts unlock melodic ideas
Eric Gales uses position shifts to create new melodic ideas across the fretboard.
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Mastodon's New Album After Brent Hinds' Death
Mastodon releases Marrow Deep following Brent Hinds' death, honoring his legacy with new music.
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Alek Darson's Inner Child Project
Alek Darson mixes progressive metal with his inner child.
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Michael Hampton on Funkadelic's gear and legacy
Michael Hampton recalls using Aerosmith's old gear for Funkadelic's 1975 album.
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Bowed Guitar Technique Tips
How to make electric guitar sound ethereal with violin bow.
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Anthrax on final album and family trauma
Anthrax's new album may be their last record after family trauma and a disastrous cruise.
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Biff Baby's Allstars reunites with new album
Sterling Ball's secret supergroup returns with covers album featuring John Petrucci, Steve Vai, Joe Bonamassa and Steve Lukather.
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Greta Van Fleet's Jake Kiszka on Palace for the People
Jake Kiszka says playing guitar from the gut, not perfection, creates human music for Greta Van Fleet's Palace for the People album.
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Alice Cooper's New York Nightmare
Alice Cooper's band lost guitars, identity, and more after a New York heist.
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Guitar World editors name gear trends they dislike
Guitar World editors share gear trends they never understand.
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Chibson Cease And Desist Knobs
Chibson releases Cease And Desist knobs mocking Fender's copyright campaign.
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Franché Coma on Misfits Regrets
Franché Coma admits leaving the Misfits was a mistake, regretting his decision to quit the band he helped create.
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Eddie Van Halen's Guitar Innovations Quiz
Test your knowledge of Eddie Van Halen's technical guitar innovations and legacy.
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Mark Bryan on Hootie & The Blowfish Amp Theft
Mark Bryan recalls stealing Hootie & The Blowfish amp but couldn't prove who did it.
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Fender and Voluspa Launch Guitar-Inspired Candle Collection
Fender and Voluspa release guitar-themed candles for music studios.
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Chet Atkins Hears His Own Guitar
Chet Atkins admits his guitar playing makes him feel sick when he listens to recordings of himself.
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Sam Grassie's Guitar Journey
Sam Grassie shares his acoustic guitar journey with Bert Jansch's influence and Berlin recording.
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Fender Targets 60 Firms With Cease-And-Desist Orders
Fender has sent cease-and-desist orders to 60 firms, including Amazon, over Stratocaster copyright disputes.
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Leo Nocentelli: Motown to Hip-Hop
Leo Nocentelli played for Motown acts like The Temptations and The Supremes before forming The Meters, sampled by hip-hop legends.
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Firmware freedom for guitarists
Guitarists can now choose their own firmware for hardware without locking in fixed sounds.
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Emily Remler's Unseen Legacy
Jazz legend Emily Remler's overlooked career inspires new documentary.
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Cara Delevingne's guitar skills shine on Jimmy Fallon
Cara Delevingne proves her guitar talent with a new single performance on Jimmy Fallon.
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Laurence Juber's Bass Lesson from Paul McCartney
Laurence Juber recalls his 1979 session with Paul McCartney's Wings, where he got a bass lesson from the Beatle.
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C.J. Pierce on how Bodies became a mosh pit anthem
How Drowning Pool's Bodies turned crowdsurfing into a global phenomenon
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Gibson L-00: Bold Blues Tone for Budget
The Gibson L-00 offers a punchy, focused tone for blues players without breaking the bank.
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Charlie Starr on guitar choice for song
Charlie Starr explains how a song's riff dictates the perfect guitar pickup for its sound
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Microtonal Music Misconceptions Explained
Why microtonal music isn't out-of-tune guitars or a fad
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5 ways to make the C chord much more interesting
Transform basic C chords by changing which note sits on the bottom, opening up new sounds and playing possibilities.
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Mick Jagger almost played harmonica on Joe Satriani's album
The Rolling Stones frontman casually offered to contribute to Satriani's 1995 record, but the guitarist ended up playing the part himself instead.
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Tommy Thayer's funky next chapter
Kiss guitarist launches Shogun Mojo with Dan Reed, balancing a new creative project with his legendary day job.
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Carvin Jones, King of Strings, dies at 60
The Texas blues guitarist who Eric Clapton called the next big thing has passed away.
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I gave my beloved guitar to a prison
A Seattle guitarist's 20-year journey with her Fender Strat ended with an unexpected gift that changed everything.
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From no electricity to jamming with his heroes
Tim Montana grew up in a trailer with an outhouse. Now he's recording with Billy Gibbons, Slash, and Jerry Cantrell.
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Duane Betts steps into his own sound
The guitarist honors his father's legacy while charting a new creative direction on his most personal album yet.
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Bill Kelliher on writing with Brent Hinds
Mastodon's guitarist reveals the creative tension and self-destructive behavior that made songwriting with late bandmate Brent Hinds increasingly difficult.
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Paul McCartney's greatest guitar moments
From solo acoustic work to collaborations with David Gilmour, McCartney's post-Beatles guitar playing reveals a restless innovator.
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How to build guitar calluses the right way
Building calluses is painful but essential. Here's how to toughen your fingertips without falling for myths or shortcuts.
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Riff Wood: From 11-year-olds to Green Day producer's studio
The Utah trio formed at 11, got discovered on TikTok, and just recorded their second album with Grammy-winning producer Rob Cavallo.
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Emma Ruth Rundle's nylon-string secret weapon
She sold the SG that defined her sound, tuned a classical guitar to drop A#, and built a full band around it.
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A string snapped, so they jammed through the fix
Angine de Poitrine's tech restrung a double-neck onstage while the band kept playing, and the crowd lost it.
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Cheetah Chrome, punk architect, dead at 71
The Cleveland guitarist behind Rocket From the Tombs and the Dead Boys turned feral riffs into the blueprint for American punk.
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Cheetah Chrome, Dead Boys Guitarist, Dies at 71
The guitarist who gave the Dead Boys their snarl has died, and his bandmates found the words for it.
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