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August 23 · Saturday

“That’s one of the things that made us sound so heavy”: Led Zeppelin’s Immigrant Song, Kashmir, and The Song Remains the Same are wildly different classic rock staples, but one key element ties them all together, says John Paul Jones

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“Create wide-ranging, piano-style chord voicings that aren’t available in regular tuning”: Loved by Joni Mitchell and Keith Richards alike, essential to slide players, here’s how you can explore chords in open D

3 months, 2 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“It seems the age of touchscreen guitar amps is advancing faster than I ever imagined”: All the new guitar gear that caught my eye this week – including the return of my favorite Fender offset

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August 22 · Friday

“I can tell you how to become a virtuoso very easily”: Steve Vai on how anybody can become an elite guitar player

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Guitar World deals of the week: save $200 on a Gibson SG, get an overlooked EHX pedal with a massive discount, plus first dibs on an early Labor Day sale

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"A simple move up the neck can open up new voicings, textures, and moods you would never get from standard open chords": 5 creative ways to use a capo

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“Paul Reed Smith sent me two amazing guitars because I lost all but one of my PRSs. That’s been one of the upsides”: Larry LaLonde lost his home in the LA wildfires, but Primus' new drummer, and two new PRSs, are keeping him focused

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“This thing is like a time capsule. It feels like home in my hands again”: Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley has been reunited with his beloved Iggy Pop Tele – after it spent 20 years on display

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The guitar amp of the future? The Lava Studio has a built-in touchscreen tablet – and offers modeling, recording and learning platforms in one compact combo

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“He told me that after he was gone, he just wanted to be remembered for bringing country music into metal”: Brent Hinds, 1974-2025 – the guitar world pays tribute

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“John Entwistle and I were at the Rainbow talking about all the guitars we had. We looked at each other and said, ‘You know… we’re idiots’”: Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter says he’s going to hell for owning too many guitars – and some of the best ones are dirt cheap

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“I started out on a Baby Taylor, but I coveted Martins because that’s what all my favorite guitar players had”: Molly Tuttle on her new kick-ass band, her jaw-dropping custom Martin – and why she’s taking her sound beyond bluegrass

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“I see other players with one of them on their ’boards and say, ‘You get that off of me?’ They go, ‘Yeah, as a matter of fact, I did’”: Brent Mason on his affordable secret tone weapon – and how it's become a go-to pedal for session guitarists

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“Our producer had a Marshall Lead that had been modded by Dumble. He paid him with a Nutribullet”: When Dave Cobb traded a blender for the services of a legendary amp modder, he found the sound for Mirador’s blockbuster debut

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August 21 · Thursday

Former Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds dies aged 51 following fatal motorcycle accident

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Guitarists always talk about down-picking, but have you worked on your up-picking lately? Here's why it could be a game-changer for your playing

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“I think I probably have another five years in show business”: Pete Townshend looks to the future as The Who’s farewell tour gets underway

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“Great Scott!” Gibson teases Back to the Future ES-345 replica – and an Epiphone version may not be far behind

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“He triple-tracked his solos. Ozzy told him, ‘Nobody can do that!’ Well, he could. That was just his genius”: Randy Rhoads’ sister Kathy is keeping his legacy alive with a new pedal and old memories

3 months, 3 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“I still don’t have an answer… It’s sad, I want him onstage with us at every show”: Even Chino Moreno doesn’t know why Stephen Carpenter isn’t touring with Deftones

3 months, 3 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“They’re hard to sell, particularly when they have issues. The only models that fetch a premium are the White Falcon and Penguin, and the 6120”: Buying a vintage Gretsch guitar can be a gamble – but every pro should have one

3 months, 3 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

August 20 · Wednesday

“Johnny B. Goode with Marty McFly himself”: Aerosmith shares previously unseen footage of Steven Tyler jamming Chuck Berry with Michael J. Fox – who’s wielding an appropriate guitar for the job

3 months, 3 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“He has this really old black acoustic that everybody has signed. It’s got Johnny Cash’s name scratched into it, and he had me sign it”: How a rite of passage led Margo Price to etching her signature onto a guitar next to a country legend’s

3 months, 3 weeks ago | Latest from Guitar World

“One day, when I was learning to play guitar, I was stomping around the house because my playing was in a rut. My dad, who's a great guitarist, said something I’ve always remembered”: Dimebag Darrell on the priceless playing advice he got from his father

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“Mesa/Boogies have what they call ‘suggested settings.’ I have it set for death metal”: Why Walter Trout uses a metal setting to dial in his blues guitar tones

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