Guitar World
Molly Tuttle
EXPERIENCING A CREATIVE RUT? IT MIGHT BE A SIMPLE CASE
2 min |
December 2022
Guitar World
WHEN JIMI MET SPOCK
IN 1968, JIMI HENDRIX BROUGHT THE HOUSE DOWN — ALMOST BURNED IT DOWN, IN FACT — IN CLEVELAND. BUT THE STARS WERE IN ALIGNMENT THAT DAY FOR A MIND-MELD WITH ANOTHER COSMIC AVATAR, LEONARD “MR. SPOCK” NIMOY
10+ min |
December 2022
Guitar World
Poly Vai
Want Steve Vai to play on your album? Polyphia’s Tim Henson and Scott LePage (and Steve Vai!) tell you how it’s done. Behold the epic saga of “Ego Death”
10+ min |
December 2022
Guitar World
Pup
STEFAN BABCOCK AND STEVE SLADKOWSKI REVEL IN THE UNRAVELING OF PUP (THE BAND)
2 min |
December 2022
Guitar World
El Perro
WITH THIS NEW PROJECT, LONGTIME RADIO MOSCOW GUITARIST PARKER GRIGGS DOGGEDLY PURSUES HIS GROOVY, PSYCHEDELIC DREAM
2 min |
December 2022
Guitar World
Thunders Lightning
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF Johnny Thunders, THE NEW YORK DOLLS AND HEARTBREAKERS GUITARIST WHO CRYSTALLIZED THE ESSENCE OF STREET-COOL ROCK 'N' ROLL
10+ min |
December 2022
Guitar World
Buzz Bin Fender Paramount PD-220E Dreadnought
WHEN IT COMES to mid-priced acoustics, your choices are boundless. And to make matters more complicated, once you've set your sights on a particular brand or model, along comes one of your trusted guitar-playing buddies to make a strong case for another. Well, let me be that friend for a moment.
2 min |
December 2022
Record Collector
William Bell – Ace Venturer
You may not know William Bell, but you'll know his co-writes - You Don't Miss Your Water, Born Under A Bad Sign, his hit duet with Judy Clay, Private Number - his samples (hello, Kanye), or his covers: his songs have been performed by everyone from The Byrds to Billy Idol. Garth Cartwright meets the Stax legend, now in the seventh decade of his career
10+ min |
October 2022
Guitar Techniques
BÉLA BARTÓK Romanian Folk Dances 1-3
Declan Zapala explores the folk music of Eastern Europe with Bartok’s delightful Romanian Folk Dances, full of colourful chords and delicious dissonances.
2 min |
November 2022
Guitar Techniques
TOMMY EMMANUEL
This month Stuart Ryan gets to grips with just one of the styles of an Australian firebrand who’s become a superstar of the acoustic guitar.
1 min |
November 2022
Guitar Techniques
CHARLIE GRIFFITHS Five Lead Licks
With a new solo album out, Haken guitarist and GT tutor Charlie Griffiths presents five examples to challenge your picking and fretting hands plus test your theory skills.
1 min |
November 2022
Guitar Techniques
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
This month Martin Cooper checks out the funky, rocking sound of Red Hot Chili Peppers, and their Hendrix influenced guitarist, John Frusciante.
2 min |
November 2022
Guitar Techniques
ERIC JOHNSON
Crank up the delay and join David Gerrish as he takes a look at the bluesier side of Texan virtuoso and Grammy award winner, Eric Johnson.
2 min |
November 2022
Guitar Techniques
JAZZ ARPEGGIO SOLOING PT1
In the first of a new series, Fundamental Changes author Tim Pettingale looks at how great jazz players use arpeggios as the basis for their solos.
2 min |
November 2022
Guitar Techniques
THE GREAT BRITISH BLUES INVASION
Jon Bishop checks out styles of five British blues guitar icons. From the arena filling Jimmy Page through to the aficionados’ favourite Peter Green, there’s something here for everyone.
3 min |
November 2022
Guitar Techniques
TIM LERCH Video Masterclass
We set sail for classy harmonic territory with Tim Lerch, whose solo performance features a glorious clean tone courtesy of his 1951 Gibson ES-350, fitting perfectly with Jason Sidwell’s pop-jazz groover, Soul And Roll. Jon Bishop is your guide.
6 min |
November 2022
Guitar Techniques
IMPROVE YOUR BENDS
Simon Barnard explores one of the guitar’s most emotive techniques. It sounds great when you get it right, but dire if you get it wrong!
3 min |
November 2022
Guitar Techniques
THE CROSSROADS Tomo Fujita
For this month’s Crossroads, John Wheatcroft explores the fantastic Tomo Fujita and shows you how you can integrate some of Tomo’s ‘Guitar Wisdom’ into your own playing.
2 min |
November 2022
Guitar Techniques
GUTHRIE GOVAN
In our great erotic cake off, our star baker is the aristocratic Guthrie Govan. Here you’ll discover five finger licking licks from the UK master.
2 min |
November 2022
Guitar Player
IN THE FLOW
As the visionary behind Lava Music, Lu Zitian is bringing innovative smart guitars to the masses.
7 min |
November 2022
Guitar Player
CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE COMES HOME
One of the most revered blues harp players, Musselwhite finds his way back to the guitar on Mississippi Son.
8 min |
November 2022
Guitar Player
MOON SHOT
Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi reveal the guitar secrets behind I Am the Moon, their ambitious (and massive) quadruple album project.
10+ min |
November 2022
Guitar Player
WALRUS AUDIO: Mira optical compressor
WALRUS AUDIO BROUGHT studiograde compression to guitar effects with Deep Six, a pedal inspired by Universal Audio's industry-standard rackmount 1176 FET compressor. Now the Oklahoma City-based company has introduced Mira, an analog optical compressor that offers smooth, transparent compression in a pedal that boasts studio-quality features, specs and headroom.
3 min |
November 2022
Guitar Player
TAYLOR: 724ce Koa Grand Auditorium
SOME PEOPLE ARE obsessed with power; some are obsessed with fame. Taylor chief guitar designer, president and CEO Andy Powers is obsessed with koa, and that's the name of the game for the new additions to the 700 series: the 722ce Grand Concert and 724ce Grand Auditorium, the latter of which is on review here. It's a totally different take on the lovely Hawaiian hardwood from a manufacturer who is passionate about koa.
4 min |
November 2022
Guitar Player
FENDER: Hammertone effects pedals
FENDER'S NEW LINE of Hammertone effects pedals features nine models, all in the same grey-finished 4.375 x 2.375 x 1.375-inch aluminum enclosure, with differently colored "F" logo "witch-hat" knobs derived from Fender's semi-hollow Starcaster guitar of the mid to late '70s.
7 min |
November 2022
Guitar Player
A LEGEND COMES HOME
After a 46-year search, Randy Bachman is reunited with his long-lost 1957 Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins.
5 min |
November 2022
Guitar Player
MY CAREER IN FIVE SONGS
With 22 Grammys, 20 studio albums and more than 40 charting singles, Vince Gill has had one hell of a career. Here are five songs he credits for its success.
9 min |
November 2022
Guitar Player
ERNIE BALL MUSIC MAN Cutlass HT TESTED
BORN OUT OF the California bolt-neck electric guitar tradition, Ernie Ball Music Man has nevertheless continued to strive for originality and innovation.
4 min |
November 2022
Guitar Player
KEELEY ELECTRONICS - Halo Andy Timmons Dual Echo
LONGTIME ANDY TIMMONS fans surely: remember an era when the Texas guitar hero gigged with two vintage Electro-Harmonix Memory Man analog delay pedals at his feet.
3 min |
November 2022
Guitar Player
All Night Long
Hill country blues was created for the juke joints. Here's how the new generation is evolving the sound.
10+ min |