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...

TALES FROM NERDVILLE by Joe Bonamassa<br/>
TOOLS OF THE TRADE, PART 2

In Deep by Andy Aledort<br/>
THEORIES OF RELATIVITY, PART 2

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...

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...

TALES FROM NERDVILLE by Joe Bonamassa

McCRAY'S
WAY.
String bending, à la blues great La
rry McCray
A signature element in Larry McCray’s style is that he has a very distinct and unusual bending technique where he will...

LIVE FROM FLAT V by Josh Smith.



JAMES ME

ETS 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...

LIVE FROM FLAT V by Josh Smith



HUMBL

ER 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...

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...

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...

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...

Guitar World Tech Editor Paul Riario calls the Axentrix A1 “an eye-catching design loaded with tons of distortion tones,” and that’s an understatement.



The pedal adds in an extra selectable drive mode, for four in total:...

Designed in conjunction with Animals As Leaders virtuoso Tosin Abasi, the new Ernie Ball Music Man Kaizen is quite likely like nothing you’ve ever seen before. Given its design team, it’s not surprising that Guitar World Tech Editor Paul...

This month, Andy Timmons discusses the beauty, and the importance, of string bending. String bending is truly a huge part of the guitar’s potential to be one of the most expressive instruments. Well-controlled string bending, and string...

Last month, Andy Timmons demonstrated how to play the primary theme to “One Last Time,” from his latest release, Electric Truth. In this column, he takes a look at the bridge of the song, which serves as the solo section. It’s basically...

Luís Kalil stopped by Guitar World studios to give us another lesson in reverse tapping. This time for his song, "Boulevard," the title track from the 2-song EP featuring Dirk Verbeuren (former Soilwork) on drums and Lucas Arruda (Jack...

Over the last two columns, we’ve been looking at Josh Smith's tune “Triple J Hoedown,” specifically the live version, from his album Live at the Spud, recorded at the Baked Potato in Los Angeles. We’ve made it all the way up to the solo...

LIVE FROM FLAT V by Josh Smith



HUMBL

ER 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...

TALES FROM NERDVILLE by Joe Bonamassa





SWELL TIME

One of the most expressive tools for electric guitar players is the use of the volume swell. An essential element in the arsenals of such legendary players as Danny...

MELODIC MUSE by Andy Timmons

STRAWBERRY

FIELD

How to play “S
huggie,” part 1
Andy Timmons teaches a song from his album, Electric Truth, called “Shuggie,” which is an homage to the legendary R&B/blues artist Shuggie...

Learn how to play “2022”, from L.S. Dunes' debut album, Past Lives.

Singer Lily Moore performed her single ""Everybody's Falling In Love"" in an exclusive session at the Montreux Jazz Festival for Music Box. Lily performed the track from her EP Before I Change My Mind Again ahead of her performance at...

In Deep by Andy Aledort



O

PEN WATERS

These last few columns have been dedicated to exploring soloing approaches to the Muddy Waters blues classic, “Rollin’ Stone.” The song is played in the key of E, and, true to the...

LIVE FROM FLAT V by Josh Smith



SWITC

HING GEARS

Josh Smith presented the meat and potatoes of the tune “Brown Gatton,” a song from his 2017 album, Still, that is a musical tribute to two of his heroes — the somewhat...