Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow Announce New Live Album, ‘Memories in Rock II’

Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow have announced a new live album, Memories in Rock II. The new live LP—which documents the group’s four-date 2017 U.K. tour—is the follow-up to the group’s most…

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Watch Dave Grohl, Joe Walsh and Gary Clark Jr. Play “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”

As milestones go, the 50-year mark is a pretty big one. So as the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ first performance on The Ed Sullivan Show approached in 2014, organizers…

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Joan Armatrading on Songwriting, Getting Recognized as a Guitarist

Joan Armatrading is one of the greatest songwriters alive, and because her songs have had such an impact, many have overlooked her guitar playing. But Joan has been playing rhythm…

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Review: Pigtronix Class A Boost, Gate Keeper, and Octava

These new micro pedals from Pigtronix are aimed at players who want to maximize space on their pedalboards, without compromising sonic performance or tone-shaping ability. All are 100% analog and…

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Smashing Pumpkins Announce ‘Shiny and Oh So Bright’ Tour

Smashing Pumpkins have announced a reunion tour. The North American trek—dubbed the Shiny and Oh So Bright tour—will be the first in 18 years to feature original members Jimmy Chamberlin…

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Gibson Introduces New, Dramatically Redesigned Custom Flying V

Last month, during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Gibson teased a new, dramatically redesigned Flying V model. Now, the guitar that Gibson has dubbed the “Modern Flying V”…

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Enter to Win a PRS SE Mark Holcomb Guitar and Disc Makers CD Package

Guitar Player has teamed up with PRS and Disc Makers to give away an SE Mark Holcomb guitar and Album Drop Bundle! The SE Mark Holcomb model truly stands on…

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NEXI Industries Debuts New NEXI Slim Pedalboard

NEXI Industries has introduced the NEXI Slim, a pedalboard that takes up less space, allowing the player to bring only the essentials without sacrificing tone. The NEXI Slim has many…

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The Most Epic Cartoon and TV Show Themes (And How to Play Them)

Have you ever watched a TV show with a rockin’ theme song and thought, “man, if only I could play that…”? If you have, then we’ve got the video for…

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Mixing Guitar in a Headphones World

ReaDelay (left) excels at adding  multiple short delays, while PreSonus’s  Open Air (included in Studio One  Professional) loads impulses to create  room ambiances. How you mix your music determines how…

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