Tosin Abasi: Amps vs. Modelers, a Brand New Nylon-String, and a Blues Album?!
Tosin Abasi swings by the Abasi Concepts booth at NAMM 2025 to walk Guitar World’s Matt Owen through the firm’s ever-growing range of ergonomic electric guitars, teasing new music, new…
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Steve Vai Guitar Lesson: How to Play Avalancha
Following the release of the G3 Reunion Live album, Steve Vai gives Guitar World a unique insight into his instrumental rock anthem Avalancha. #stevevai #ibanez #G3reunionlive #avalanche
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The Anatomy of an Electric Guitar: Every Guitar Part Explained!
What’s a bridge? What’s a headstock? What do we mean by a ‘cutaway’? Why are the pickups on Les Pauls different from the pickups on Stratocasters? Guitar World Reviews Editor…
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Eric Johnson Guitar Lesson: How to Play Desert Rose
Following the release of the new G3 Reunion Live album, Eric Johnson gave Guitar World an exclusive insight into his Ah Via Musicom classic, Desert Rose. #ericjohnson #ahviamusicom #G3reunionlive #desertrose
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Strymon Announces New EC-1 Single Head Tape Echo
Westlake Village, CA, USA – February 25, 2025 (500NewsWire) – Strymon Engineering (www.strymon.net), the Los Angeles-based company behind premium products for the guitar, plugin and Eurorack markets, announced a new single head tape echo pedal in their newer small format today, called the EC-1. Initially based around the award-winning dTape algorithm that helped to make […]
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Matteo Mancuso: Jamming with Joe Bonamassa, Dream Collaborator… and a Signature Revstar?!
Guitar World’s Matt Owen caught up with Matteo Mancuso at NAMM 2025 to talk jamming with Joe Bonamassa and Steve Vai, dedicating a track to Paul Gilbert, his favorite upcoming…
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Jared James Nichols: How to thumb-pick bass notes while playing a melody
DEAD THUMB A great way to accompany yourself while playing a melody on the guitar is to simultaneously play a repeating low bass note, usually on an open string, which…
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Joe Bonamassa: The unrivaled guitar mastery of the late, great Gary Moore
MOORE POWER Says the man himself, “If there hadn’t been a Gary Moore, there would be no Joe Bonamassa.” This month, Bonamassa — reporting from Nerdville Gotham (also known as…
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Joe Satriani Guitar Lesson: How to Play Sahara
Following the release of the new G3 Reunion Live album, Joe Satriani reveals how he plays his modern instrumental rock track, Sahara. #joesatriani #ibanez #G3reunionlive #sahara
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SATCHVAI Band Member Spotlight: Kenny Aronoff 🥁🔥 #SurfingWithTheHydraTour
Joe, Steve, Pete and Marco share their thoughts on fellow SATCHVAI Band member, the one and only, Kenny Aronoff 🥁 The #SurfingWithTheHydraTour kicks off this summer – get your tickets…
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