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Guitar Talk: Arlen Roth Reflects on a Lifetime of Making and Teaching Music
Arlen Roth defies categorization. Over five decades, he’s played and/or toured with an astonishing range of artists: Ry Cooder, Pete…
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“The Boys Are Back in Town is at least as memorable for its guitar breaks as for its chorus”: Thin Lizzy inspired Metallica, Iron Maiden, and the Cure, practically invented twin lead guitar, and have had 15 guitarists. Here’s your guide to all of th
Everybody loves Thin Lizzy. They’re tough enough for punks, heavy enough for metalheads, poetic enough for romantics, and melodic enough…
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“This guitar is a joy to play”: Fender Player II Jazzmaster review
Guitar World Verdict With the Player II Jazzmaster, Fender offers guitarists a contemporary take on a classic design without losing…
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“Smith has road-tested this guitar, refining its design and tone”: The PRS Charcoal Phoenix is Paul Reed Smith’s personal guitar of choice – and it’s already starred onstage next to John Mayer
Late last month, PRS Guitars celebrated its 40th anniversary in style with a star-studded concert at Anaheim, California’s House of…
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“I had no idea how he was getting his guitar to sound like that”: Joe Walsh called him one of most underrated guitarists of the ’70s and Hendrix said he was a better guitar player than he was – yet this Telecaster icon often remains overlooked
An electric guitar hums, then yawns, then lashes out aggressively, without abandon, in every direction. It sounds like some free-form…
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“Someone told us that guitar was haunted – people who had it had accidents. I’m a Nirvana fan, but it was just a regular guitar to me”: Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt said the Martin museum felt like the “Holy Land,” but one guitar he played there
Guitars used by Kurt Cobain have been deemed by the vintage guitar market to be quite the commodity. The two…
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Martin Guitar Refreshes Standard Series, Debuts New Models Ahead of 2025 NAMM Show
NAZARETH, PA – C. F. Martin & Co.® is unveiling an exciting lineup of new guitars ahead of The 2025…
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March 2025 Guitar World lesson videos and more
(Image credit: Barrie Wentzell) Greetings, guitar people! These videos represent the bonus content for the March 2025 issue of Guitar…
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Guitar Center just dropped a 15% off coupon for Cyber Monday – and it’s valid on thousands of guitars, pedals, amps and accessories – including one of our favorite signature models, a fire-breathing EVH lunchbox head, and that Hello Kitty strap you
(Image credit: Guitar Center) Yes, we know: Black Friday is over, but don’t tell that to Guitar Center, which has…
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Guitar Basics: How to Connect Chords with Bass Runs
So far in this series of lessons on chord embellishment basics, we’ve talked about adding or changing notes in the…
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