Neil Young and Promise of the Real Premiere "Children of Destiny" Music Video
Neil Young and Promise of the Real—Lukas Nelson’s band—recently recorded a new Young composition, “Children of Destiny.” Today, Young issued a music video to accompany the tune, and you can…
Read more »The Final Interview: Allan Holdsworth Talks SynthAxes, Jaw-Dropping Solos and More
On April 15, 2017, just days after completing his final interview with Guitar World (or, for that matter, with any guitar magazine in the world), Allan Holdsworth, the great jazz-fusion…
Read more »Dan Auerbach is Having Fun Building His Own Personal Empire in Nashville
“The reason I first wanted to play guitar is because my family played bluegrass,” Dan Auerbach says. “There were a lot of guitars around and they would sing and play…
Read more »Marty Friedman Premieres New Song, “Whiteworm”
As we’ve reported, former Cacophony and Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman will release his new album, Wall of Sound, August 4 via Prosthetic Records. The album was produced by Friedman, engineered by Paul Fig (Ghost, Rush,…
Read more »Electro-Harmonix Introduces Platform Stereo Compressor/Limiter
Electro-Harmonix has announced the Platform pedal, a fully featured stereo compressor/limiter that also includes an overdrive section and volume swell function. “The Platform is powerful for studio or post production…
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Martin Guitar to Debut Re-Engineered D-28, New Signature Models and More
At this year’s Summer NAMM Show in Nashville, Martin Guitar will introduce a re-imagined D-28, bringing forward the guitar’s unrivaled legacy with vintage appointments and a new neck profile for…
Read more »Martin Guitar to Debut D-18 Jason Isbell Signature Model at Summer NAMM
Martin Guitar will unveil Jason Isbell’s signature D-18, designed by the Grammy-winning artist and the luthiers at Martin. The D-18 Jason Isbell Signature Edition will debut at the 2017 Summer NAMM…
Read more »Eerie Arpeggios: Using Movable Addb2 Shapes to Create Haunting Lead Lines
Taking an ominous detour from last month’s regal-sounding add-2 arpeggios and “French horn fifths,” I’d now like to entice you to come to the dark side, musically speaking, and show…
Read more »Review: Charvel Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 2 HH HT M Ash Guitar
PLATINUM AWARD I’ve always been a huge fan of Charvel Guitars for their unapologetically streamlined guitars geared for high-speed playability, unbridled power and peak performance. In fact, I actually own…
Read more »Adding the Major Third to Minor Pentatonic and Blues Scale Phrases
The scales most often used for soloing in rock, blues, country and much popular music are the five-tone pentatonic scales and six-tone scales that add a passing tone to pentatonic,…
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