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Josh Smith - Using Hybrid Picking And How To Play 'Triple J Hoedown'
MELODIC MUSE by Andy Timmons PICK AND ROLL Using hybrid picking, and how to play “Triple J Hoedown” Josh Smith breaks down his song, “Triple J Hoedown,” which was originally recorded for his 2009 album, Inception. In this lesson we check...
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Nuno Bettencourt - Rise and Shine Part 1 | Guitar World
Andy Aledort talks to Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt
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Andy Timmons - How To Play 'On Your Way Sweet Soul'
MELODIC MUSE by Andy Timmons HYBRID VEHICLE, PART 1 Andy Timmons shares some of the inner workings of “On Your Way Sweet Soul,” which is a tune he wrote and recorded for Theme from a Perfect World. The song is based on a relatively...
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Andy Aledort - How To Play The 'Save Something For Me' Solo
In Deep by Andy Aledort SOMETHING IN THE AIR, PART 2 “SAVE SOMETHING FOR ME,” the second track off Andy Aledort's new album, Light of Love, is a slow ballad, in a style not unlike two of his favorite Jimi Hendrix compositions, “May This...
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Donner’s Hush-I Silent Guitar Demo | Guitar World
The travel-ready headless instrument is a novel design weighing, as Guitar World Tech Editor Paul Riario says in this demo, “pretty much the same as a laptop and coming in a travel bag that’s as long as a yardstick.”
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Insomnium | The Witch Hunter – Playthrough | Guitar World
Markus Vanhala tears through Insomnium's The Witch Hunter on his prized Jackson Randy Rhoads custom shop model.
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Alex Lifeson Epiphone Les Paul Standard Axcess Sound Demo | Music Radar
Epiphone signature Les Paul Axcess for Rush guitar legend Alex Lifeson. Featuring a double-locking vibrato loaded with Ghost piezo saddles, splittable coils and belly carve, Lifeson's Les Paul is an unorthodox high-performance take on...
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Joe Bonamassa - The 1952 Fender Esquire | Guitar World
TALES FROM NERDVILLE by Joe Bonamassa TOOLS OF THE TRADE, PART 3 OVER THE LAST two columns, Joe Bonamassa demonstrated the attributes of two of his favorite guitars: the 1954 Gibson Les Paul goldtop with P90 pickups, and the 1961 Gibson...
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Martin's 000JR-10E Shawn Mendes Signature | Guitar World
We see plenty of signature guitar models here at Guitar World, but none of them are quite like Martin’s 000JR-10E Shawn Mendes acoustic. The new model, as Guitar World Tech Editor Paul Riario points out, is “inspired by Shawn’s go-to...
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Andy Timmons - How To Play 'That Day Came,' Part 2
Last month, Andy Timmons taught us the first eight bars of his song "That Day Came," released originally on his 2016 album, "Theme from a Perfect World." In this lesson, he picks up the composition from bar 9 and continues through the...
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Seymour Duncan ’78 Model Humbucker - Review
As Guitar World Tech Editor Paul Riario explains, “In the late ‘70s, Seymour Duncan – the man – was well-known as the guy to custom-wind pickups for some noteworthy guitarists who were looking to venture beyond what was available and...
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Ace's Masterclasses Recording Guitar Melodies | Music Radar
We’ve covered a variety of tracking tips in our tutorials so far with Skunk Anansie guitarist Ace, but here, the ACM tutor has delved into the world of tactics for making your guitar melody stand out. Here, Ace tells you his tactics for...
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Ace's Masterclasses Guitar Tracking Tips | Music Radar
If you want to get a chunky, full-sounding guitar mix, there are a few tricks to get you there fast - and Skunk Anansie guitarist and ACM tutor Ace is here to show ’em to you. In this video masterclass, filmed at London’s Metropolis...
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Joe Bonamassa - The 1961 Gibson ES-335
TALES FROM NERDVILLE by Joe Bonamassa TOOLS OF THE TRADE, PART 2
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Andy Aledort - More Soloing Approaches Over Relative Major And Minor Chords
In Deep by Andy Aledort THEORIES OF RELATIVITY, PART 2
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Third Man Hardware Double Down Pedal - Demo
When a stompbox has Jack White’s Third Man Hardware logo emblazoned on its front, you know you’re in for a treat. Ditto storied effect pedal brand MXR. Now, the two companies have teamed up to produce a truly novel effect – the Double...
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Put Your Guitar In DADGAD, Drop D Using Kyser Capos - Tutorial
For many players, if they’ve seen one capo they’ve seen ‘em all. But they likely haven’t seen anything like Kyser’s Quick-Change Short-Cut and Quick-Change Drop D capos. As Guitar World Tech Editor Paul Riario states in the above demo...
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Joe Bonamassa - String Bending: À La Blues Great Larry McCray
TALES FROM NERDVILLE by Joe Bonamassa McCRAY'S WAY. String bending, à la blues great Larry McCray A signature element in Larry McCray’s style is that he has a very distinct and unusual bending technique where he will “marry” two bends...
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Josh Smith - How To Play 'Brown Gatton' Part 1
LIVE FROM FLAT V by Josh Smith. JAMES MEETS DANNY. “BROWN GATTON” is a song Josh Smith recorded in 2017 for his album Still, which leaned on the jazzier side of things. As the title suggests, the tune is essentially his expression of...
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Josh Smith - The Danny Gatton Influenced Solos on 'Brown Gatton'
LIVE FROM FLAT V by Josh Smith HUMBLER OPINION Over the last two columns, Josh Smith has been breaking down the song “Brown Gatton,” his ode to both Danny Gatton and James Brown, which Josh originally recorded in 2017 for his album, Still.
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Josh Smith - More on the Live Version of 'Triple J Hoedown'
This is the fourth installment on the live version of Josh Smith's tune “Triple J Hoedown,” featured on his latest album, Live at the Spud, recorded at the infamous Baked Potato in Los Angeles. We looked at the section that precedes his...
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Andy Aledort - Improvising On The Muddy Waters classic 'Rollin’ Stone'
In Deep by Andy Aledort CATFISH BLUES Muddy Waters is widely revered as being one of the most important musical figures of all time and the “father of modern Chicago blues.” In this lesson, Andy Aledort explores Muddy’s signature guitar...
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The 000JR-10E Shawn Mendes Signature
We see plenty of signature guitar models here at Guitar World, but none of them are quite like Martin’s 000JR-10E Shawn Mendes acoustic. The new model, as Guitar World Tech Editor Paul Riario points out, is “inspired by Shawn’s go-to...