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May 31
- Master the Edge’s Stylistic Moves From U2’s Landmark 1983 Album, ‘War’
- “I Haphazardly Try Things out, Embrace the Things That Make Me Smile, Cast Away the Things That Make Me Cringe”: Dan “Lebo” Lebowitz Reveals His Secrets to Achieving Glorious Amplified Acoustic Tone
- “With Each Successive New Record, We Grow Our Own Legacy”: Vivian Campbell Moves Between Last in Line and Def Leppard Without Missing a Step
- Best Guitar Amp Headphones: Our Top Choices For Covert Practice Sessions
- “I Think the Sound of the Guitar Straight Into the Amp Is the Purest Form of Expression”: Arielle Takes a Sonic Tour of the Classic Rock Era on Her New Album, ‘’73’
May 30
- “Captain” Kirk Douglas’s Top Five Tips for Guitarists
- Are You Ashamed of Your Stand Game Too? Here’s Some Inspiration (You Know You Need It!)
- Erica Synths Zen Delay Virtual Review
- BOSS Katana-50 MkII EX Review
May 29
- Make Father’s Day Unforgettable With Free Gifts And Money Off Positive Grid’s Spark Amps And BIAS Software
May 26
- “On Paper, the Song Shouldn’t Have Worked at All”: How Randy Bachman Wrote His Favorite Guess Who Track, “Undun”
- The Memorial Day Sales Have Landed, With Giant Savings Up To 40% For Guitar Players
- Kiss My Strings JAM Offset and Telecaster Bridges Review
- Vertex Effects Boost MK II + Volume/Expression Insert Review
- “I See It as a Bridge Between My Solo Music and Toto Music”: Check out Steve Lukather’s New “Someone” Visualizer From His Forthcoming Album, ‘Bridges’
May 25
- Want to Know the Secret to Peter Green’s Guitar Setups?
- “This Album Is Demonstrative of Us Growing and Building Again”: Watch the New Yes “Circles of Time” Music Video
- “You Come to the Shows and You See Kids, Older People, Young Girls, Guitar Nerds”: Tyler Bryant and Graham Whitford on the Universal Appeal of Rock and Roll
May 24
- “I Grew up With Songs. Now, It’s the YouTube, Instagram Age Where You’ve Got All These Bedroom Mozarts”: Listen to Our Compelling ‘No Guitar Is Safe’ Podcast Featuring Dave Shul
- Watch Jared James Nichols’ Barnstorming “Easy Come, Easy Go” Video
- “They Make a Guitar Sound Musical”: Taylor Guitars Switches to D'Addario Coated XS Phosphor Bronze Strings
- Watch the Epic ‘Van Halen 1984 Documentary’ Miniseries for Free! First Two Episodes Out Today
May 23
- The Fender John 5 Ghost Telecaster Finally Materializes
- “I Could Never Play Like Him”: Steve Vai Talks Jimmy Page, Brian May and Jimi Hendrix
- The History of Martin 45-Series Acoustic Guitars
- The Fender Vibratone Brought Acid-Tinged Sonics to Recordings by Jimi Hendrix, the Byrds, Cream, Pink Floyd, Todd Rundgren and Stevie Ray Vaughan
May 22
- Duane Betts Salutes His Father Dickey (with Some Help from Derek Trucks) on Soulful New Song, Stare At The Sun
- Boss Unveils New SDE-3000EVH Dual Digital Delay, a Feature-Packed Pedal Preloaded with the Settings of Eddie Van Halen's Roland SDE-3000 Rackmount Unit
May 19
- Listen to the New ‘Jeff Beck Tribute’ EP
- Gretsch Celebrates 140th Anniversary With the Double Platinum Collection
- “The Crowds Are Really Digging It”: Watch Joe Bonamassa’s New “I Want to Shout About It” Music Video
- Gibson Offers “Mint” 1960 Les Paul Standard Dubbed ‘Sunny’ By Kirk Hammett
May 18
- Rarely Played by the Artist Himself, the Gibson Barney Kessel Regular Was More Famously Spotted in the Hands of Sister Rosetta Tharpe and T-Bone Walker
- “’Any Means Necessary’ Is My Philosophy”: Forget Analog Versus Digital – Steve Vai Had the Final Word in 1990
- The History of Martin 18-Series Acoustic Guitars
- “It Has the Best Guitar Tone Stevie Ever Got on Record”: Watch Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Showstopping “Love Struck Baby” Music Video
May 17
- Watch AC/DC’s Stunning ‘Back in Black’ Tour Footage
- Watch Eric Clapton’s Epic “Layla” Live Aid Performance
- Watch Noel Gallagher’s Breathtaking “The World Keep On Turning” Peter Green Tribute Performance
- Take Your Improvising and Chord Melody Arrangement to the Next Level With the Teachings of Musical Genius Vic Juris
May 16
- Best Classical Guitars: Add The Dynamic Warmth Of A Nylon Guitar To Your Collection
- “Our Attitude Was, ‘F**k the ’60s! We’re Going to Chart the New Decade!’” How Led Zeppelin Took the ‘70s By Storm With Their Game-Changing Third Album
- Convert Your Guitar to Stereo Using This Pro Mixing Tip (No Rewiring Required!)
- “I Actually Thought It Might Well Be a Dismal Failure”: Steve Vai Discusses the Making of His Groundbreaking Shred Album, ‘Passion and Warfare’
- “For the First Time in a While, I’m Very Excited About Electric Guitar Again”: The Edge Talks Rekindling His Passion for Tone
May 12
- Watch Steve Howe’s Jaw-Dropping “Clap” Instrumental Solo Performance
- How to Play Guitar Like Allan Holdsworth
- “It’s an Amazing Piece of Kit”: Vintage Amp Restorer Fabio Cutolo Details the Resurrection of a ‘Mark I’ Mesa/Boogie
- Watch the Kinks' Riotous "Victoria" Performance From 'One for the Road'
- Do You Love Battery-Powered Electronics but Hate Voltage Drops, Leaks and Fiddly Replacements? Here’s an Easy Solution
May 11
- “Here’s a Song I Wrote in a Little Apartment, and We’re in Bruce’s Farm-Barn Studios Singing It Together”: Jesse Malin Reflects on Working With Bruce Springsteen and Ric Ocasek
- “He Holds Everything Together”: Neil Young Reveals Why Nils Lofgren Is the Ideal Bandmate
- Do Some of Your Favorite DAW Plug-Ins Lack Tempo Sync? These Useful Automation Tips Could Be the Answer
- How To Enhance Your Guitar Tracks With Side-Chaining
May 10
- 3 Practical Dynamic EQ Tips for Guitar
- Watch Joe Bonamassa Play Blues Legend Albert King’s Flying V
- July 2023 Guitar Player Lesson Audio
- Watch Gary Moore’s Stunning “So Many Roads” Performance with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
- Watch Led Zeppelin’s Mississippi Delta-Inspired “Travelling Riverside Blues” Video
May 9
- Watch Mick Taylor Play This "Incredibly Resonant" 1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard With the Rolling Stones
- Watch Keith Richards Play This Legendary 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard
- “I Wouldn’t Want to Go Through All That Again. It All Turned out Fine, Though”: Jeff Beck Reflects on a Life Devoted to Guitar
- The History of the Gibson L-5
May 8
- “I Feel That I’m Kind of Underrated”: In 2008, Harvey Goldsmith Got a Phone Call That Changed His Life… And Revived Jeff Beck’s Career
May 5
- The History of the Fender Jazzmaster
- This Behind-the-Scenes Mini Documentary Reveals Why Furch Acoustics Have Been Causing Such a Stir in the Guitar World
- “When I Heard Pavarotti Sing It, I Thought, All This Is Is Sophisticated Blues”: How Jeff Beck’s Unlikely “Nessun Dorma” Cover Earned Him a Grammy
- New Jeff Healey Film ‘See the Light’ In the Pipeline – Watch the Trailer Here
May 4
- The Slash Guitar Collection: 8 Rare Treasures From Guns N’ Roses History
- “Almost More Expressive Than the Human Voice”: Jim Campilongo Waxes Lyrical About One of His All-Time Favorite Jazz Discs
- “Music Is a Vast Ocean if You Dive Into Yourself Deeper”: Debashish Bhattacharya Connects East to West in a Fusion That’s Earned Him Raves From John McLaughlin and Americana Dobro Icon Jerry Douglas
- Discover the Inspiring Musical Magic and Distinctive Touch of Guitar Legend Joe Walsh
May 3
- ‘GP’ Joins Leo Kottke at Sound Check and Discovers No One Is Beyond the Reach of Sonic Gremlins
- “Pops Staples Invented the Americana Tone of Guitar”: Ben Harper, Rick Holmstrom and Aaron Livingston Explain How the Pioneering Guitarist Brought Black and White Music Together
- “Saviors of Rock ‘n’ Roll” Måneskin Are Introducing American Ears to Their Infectious Brand of Glam-Rock Revivalism
- “Finding the Right Lineup Is the Single Most Important Thing in a Band”: Goose Guitarists Rick Mitarotonda and Peter Anspach Talk Band Chemistry as They Evolve From Underground Darlings to Major Venue Headliners
May 2
- What’s Old, Covered in Sparkly Plastic and Sounds Like a Dream? This 1961 Goya S90 by Hagstrom
- A Rare Treat Among Vintage Treasures, This Wandré Roby Is One of the Most Collectible Italian-Made Electric Guitars of the 1960s
- Martin’s SC Line Reaches Its Zenith With the Limited-Edition Custom Shop SC-2022
- Fender Gold Foil Jazzmaster and Gold Foil Telecaster Reviews
May 1
- June 2023 Guitar Player Lesson Audio
- "I Play Rock, I Play Soul, I Play Funk – That’s the Malina Moye Sound”: With ‘Dirty,’ the Strat-Wielding Lefty Leaves an Indelible Record of Her Singular Style