Dave Navarro: Why Red Hot Chili Peppers Fans Rejected Me
Guitarist Dave Navarro, best known for his longstanding role in Jane’s Addiction, recently spoke to Eddie Trunk about his being fired from Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1998. As you might recall, Navarro was…
Read more »David Coverdale: I Feel So Sorry for Jimmy Page Not Being Able to Reunite Zeppelin
Venerable vocalist David Coverdale—he of Whitesnake, Deep Purple and Coverdale/Page fame—recently discussed Jimmy Page—and the guitarist’s ongoing inability to reunite Led Zeppelin. “The saddest thing for me, and my dear, dear,…
Read more »Moving Up the Neck and Soloing Over Two-Chord Vamps
Two questions I hear most often from students are, “How can I become a better rhythm player?” and “How can I learn to connect different scale positions effectively when soloing?”…
Read more »Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Roger McGuinn and Others Rehearse in 1992
The video below offers a rare treat: a superstar cast of guitarists—including Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Tom Petty and Roger McGuinn—rehearsing Dylan’s “My Back Pages” in…
Read more »Ibanez’s New RGA Iron Label RGAIX6U and RGAIX7U Guitars: See and Hear Them in Action
We recently shared a video demoing Ibanez’s RGAIX6FM guitar, which is part of the company’s “made for metal” RGA Iron Label series. Today we’ve got a clip that showcases two…
Read more »Guitar Essentials: Creating Awesome Arpeggios
Arpeggios are, essentially, chords that are broken out into single-note patterns. For example, instead of playing a four-note C Maj7 (C E G B) chord where you strum all the…
Read more »‘Defying Gravity’: Paul Gilbert Talks New Mr. Big Album, Gear and G4 Experience
The call went out: It was time for a new Mr. Big album. And with that, original members Eric Martin (vocals), Paul Gilbert (guitars), Billy Sheehan (bass) and Pat Torpey…
Read more »Five Underrated Led Zeppelin Guitar Riffs—and How to Play Them
If you’re tired of playing the same old Led Zeppelin riffs (and who isn’t?), you’re in luck. Below, online guitar instructor Robert Baker—whose YouTube channel just surpassed 100,000 subscribers—offers his…
Read more »Laura Clapp and Paul Riario Demo Blue Microphones’ SL Series
In this new video, Guitar World‘s Paul Riario sits in with recording artist Laura Clapp as they perform her original song, “Thanks to You.” The entire performance was captured using…
Read more »Eric Johnson on His Current Tour, Recent ‘EJ’ Album and Roland, Martin and Fender Gear
Undoubtedly one of the most respected guitarists on the planet, Eric Johnson kicked off his solo career as the leader of the Eric Johnson Group in the late 1970s. While…
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