Palm Muting for rock!
Palm muting is a core technique for all styles of guitar playing, especially rock. For the full tutorial’s video, tab, audio and advice tips visit https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/techniques/palm-muting
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Cory Wong designed a new guitar… and it’s not Fender?! Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay II at NAMM 2025
Cory Wong hangs out with Guitar World’s Michael Astley-Brown at NAMM 2025 in Ernie Ball’s secret video lair. He shares the story behind his Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay II…
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Master Palm Muting – Take This Essential Guitar Technique from Beginner to Pro
Palm muting is an essential technique to master for all guitar genres, providing percussive and chunky-sounding notes and chords with a thick, bassy tone. For the full lesson with tab,…
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MonoNeon Demos His Signature DigiTech Whammy and Shreds His Fender Jazz Bass at NAMM 2025
MonoNeon gives us a rundown of the sounds available from his signature DigiTech Whammy pedal before embarking on a solo bass odyssey on his Fender Jazz Bass at NAMM 2025….
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Jim Oblon: Combining major and minor pentatonics with chromatics
For tabs and text of this video lesson, see the March 2025 issue of Guitar World – https://bit.ly/GW2020w PENTATONICS PLUS! Last month, Jim Oblon presented a shuffle rhythm pattern for…
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Andy Wood: Neo-classical, Danny Elfman-style arpeggios
For tabs and text of this video lesson, see the March 2025 issue of Guitar World – https://bit.ly/GW2020w HAUNTING MELODIES Andy Wood’s latest album, Charisma, includes a track called “Master…
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Portable guitar with built-in modeling & effects: The new HUSH™ from Donner
Join Guitar World’s Paul Riario at NAMM 2025 as he visits the Donner booth to explore the HUSH family of guitars! Designed for travel and practice, these ultra-lightweight, mini-sized guitars…
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Ultra-lightweight 100W tube head from Blackstar: ST. JAMES 100
Join Guitar World’s Paul Riario at NAMM 2025 as he sits down with Paul Stevens from Blackstar to check out the all-new ST. JAMES 100! This ultra-lightweight 100W head packs…
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Doug Wimbish and Frank Bello signature basses from Spector
Join Guitar World’s Paul Riario at NAMM 2025 as he visits the Spector booth to talk all things bass! Paul is joined by legendary bassists Doug Wimbish and Frank Bello,…
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Satch Vai Band Member Spotlight: Pete Thorn 🎸🔥 #SurfingWithTheHydraTour
Joe, Steve, Kenny and Marco share some words about fellow Satch Vai Band member, guitarist Pete Thorn 🤘 The #SurfingWithTheHydraTour kicks off this summer – get your tickets now at…
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