Sons of Apollo Premiere First Single, "Signs of the Time"
Last week, we told you about Sons of Apollo, a new supergroup featuring former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs,…
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Graph Tech and Yamaha Collaborate on New Billy Corgan Signature Guitar
Yamaha’s Limited Release Billy Corgan Signature Acoustic Guitar will feature Graph Tech’s man-made ivory TUSQ nut and saddle, open back machines heads and Billy’s signature Zero logo on the headstock….
Read more » Electro-Harmonix Introduces Cock Flight Plus Talking Wah and Fuzz
Electro-Harmonix has unveiled its the new Cock Fight Plus. The pedal, which offers the tone of the original Cock Fight, is a rugged, lightweight wah/fuzz and with a traditional rack-and-pinion-style…
Read more »Queens of the Stone Age Premiere New Song, "The Evil Has Landed"
Queens of the Stone Age, who have a new album—Villains—coming out in a few weeks, released some new music today. Be sure to check out “The Evil Has Landed,” their…
Read more »Remember When Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi Was in Jethro Tull?
It’s always fun to wonder about “what could have been.” What if Jeff Beck had joined the Rolling Stones after Mick Taylor’s departure? What if the Beatles had got back…
Read more »Steve Vai on His Favorite Guitarist: "It’s Hard to Realize How Great He Is—Not Many People Understand"
The gang over at Music Radar recently sat down with guitar legend Steve Vai and asked him to name “the 10 guitarists that blew his mind.” You can check out this…
Read more » Epic Guitar: The "Dotted 8th" Echo Technique
Back in the day when us budding guitarists were trying to learn tunes and licks from recordings, there weren’t any Youtube tutorials, isolated tracks, on-pitch time shifters or online tabs……
Read more »Watch Mike Dawes’ Incredible Acoustic Cover of Metallica’s "One"
To celebrate the upcoming September 15 release of his latest album ERA, guitarist (and frequent Guitar World columnist) Mike Dawes posted this solo-acoustic performance of Metallica’s “One.” “The first single from…
Read more » Stream Monday’s Interview with Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ Right Here
BackStory Events and Guitar World invite you to join us for the live stream of our exclusive interview with blues legends Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’. The interview will take…
Read more »Guitar Documentary ’Blood, Frets and Tears’ to Debut this Fall
Blood, Frets and Tears is the revealing and insightful exploration of history’s great and gifted guitar players: the legends we call our guitar heroes. The film will make its debut…
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