Tag: guitar world

Progressive-rock was primarily a “British thing,” exemplified by acts like King Crimson, Genesis, Yes and Emerson, Lake & Palmer. That changed after three Canadians—guitarist Alex Lifeson, bassist Geddy Lee and…

Bass Player LIVE! 2017, the premier yearly event for bass players, returns to Los Angeles November 4–5. The event will take place at SIR Studios, located at 6465 Sunset Blvd….

In this lesson, we are going to expand on my previous lesson—“How to Seamlessly Play Arpeggios Over Three Octaves”—and add the chord’s 7th degree to the arpeggios. Not only will…

When he’s not fronting the Spin Doctors—one of the least-appreciated guitar bands of the past 25 years—Chris Barron often can be found working with the Canoes or adding to his…

Sweep picking is a technique you probably hear about all the time. It’s certainly a widely used concept that many players have adapted to fit into their own playing styles,…

Someone recently reminded me of this odd event—so now I’ll remind you. On June 19, 2015, Madonna uploaded a brief video of herself playing the iconic Jimmy Page guitar riff…

With autumn only a few hours away, Dhani Harrison has premiered “Summertime Police,” a new track from his solo debut, In///Parallel, which will be released October 6 via BMG Records. The etheral track is…

A rare, unreleased demo of The Beatles’ “What Goes On”—recorded in 1963 and featuring John Lennon on vocals—has surfaced on on eBay through Parlogram. Though the song would not be…

For the past few years, Black Volt Amplification, a small company based in the Silver Lake hills of Los Angeles, has been producing some of the most unique, high-quality guitar…