The Top Five Weirdest Guitars of the Sixties
The Top Five Weirdest Guitars of the Sixties
Mark and the Guitar Nerds gang recently came up with another fun video, "The Top...
Why You Shouldn't Use Effects When You Practice
Why You Shouldn't Use Effects When You Practice
One of the most difficult things to do as an improving guitarist is to practice consistently. In...
Forgotten Guitar: Dimebag Darrell Plays Joe Satriani's “Crushing Day”
Forgotten Guitar: Dimebag Darrell Plays Joe Satriani's “Crushing Day”
During his career, Dimebag Darrell was never shy about giving credit to the great...
Review: Yamaha TransAcoustic LS-TA Guitar
Review: Yamaha TransAcoustic LS-TA Guitar
Playing an unplugged acoustic guitar is one of life’s greatest simple, uncomplicated joys. But sometimes a guitarist wants...
How to Craft a Long Riff with No Repetition
How to Craft a Long Riff with No Repetition
One songwriting approach we occasionally take in Periphery is to come up with long...
Weird Trick to Help You Memorize Pentatonic Patterns
Weird Trick to Help You Memorize Pentatonic Patterns
Some of you might recognize Steve Stine, the guitarist in the July 2016 video below,...
Sammy Hagar to be Joined by Chickenfoot Bandmates at Acoustic-4-a-Cure Concert
Sammy Hagar to be Joined by Chickenfoot Bandmates at Acoustic-4-a-Cure Concert
Sammy Hagar has announced the fifth annual Acoustic-4-a-Cure concert in San Francisco....
Jethro Tull Announce Career-Spanning '50 for 50,' '50th Anniversary Hits' Compilations
Jethro Tull Announce Career-Spanning '50 for 50,' '50th Anniversary Hits' Compilations
Jethro Tull have announced two new, career-spanning compilations—50 for 50 and 50th...
Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde Reflect on Three Decades Together As One of Metal's...
Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde Reflect on Three Decades Together As One of Metal's Most Beloved Partnerships
Zakk Wylde and Ozzy Osbourne, photographed in Los...
Finger Twisters: Re-Thinking Solos Over the I IV V Progression
Finger Twisters: Re-Thinking Solos Over the I IV V Progression
This exercise, or finger twister, is a moveable arpeggio pattern, but it will be in...
Ramble FX Debuts New Kismet Overdrive Pedal
Ramble FX Debuts New Kismet Overdrive Pedal
Ramble FX Kismet PedalRamble FX has introduced the Kismet, an all-new overdrive/distortion pedal.From the company: The...
Applying Sweep Arpeggios Musically Over Chord Changes
Applying Sweep Arpeggios Musically Over Chord Changes
Being able to sweep pick arpeggios cleanly and fluently requires a great deal of practice, but...
Def Leppard Collect First Four Studio Albums on 'Volume One' Box Set
Def Leppard Collect First Four Studio Albums on 'Volume One' Box Set
Def Leppard have announced Volume One, a box set collecting the...
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks Announce New Album, 'Sparkle Hard'
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks Announce New Album, 'Sparkle Hard'
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, shown here in glorious black and white, will...
New and Cool: Ibanez Nu Tube Screamer
New and Cool: Ibanez Nu Tube Screamer
The Ibanez Nu Tube Screamer is a pairing of Ibanez’s Tube Screamer with Korg’s Nu tube...
Rush Release "Farewell to Kings" Lyric Video
Rush Release "Farewell to Kings" Lyric Video
Rush have released the lyric video for their 1977 song, "Farewell to Kings." You can watch...
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks Announce New Album, 'Sparkle Hard'
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks Announce New Album, 'Sparkle Hard'
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, shown here in glorious black and white, will...
Yes Announce 50th Anniversary American Tour
Yes Announce 50th Anniversary American Tour
Yes—with a lineup of Steve Howe, Alan White, Geoff Downes, Jon Davison and Billy Sherwood—have announced a...
Hear Stevie Ray Vaughan's Isolated Guitar from "Rude Mood"
Hear Stevie Ray Vaughan's Isolated Guitar from "Rude Mood"
Here's a treat. It's the late Stevie Ray Vaughan's isolated guitar track from "Rude...
Shop Talk: Russo Music in Asbury Park, New Jersey
Shop Talk: Russo Music in Asbury Park, New Jersey
Russo Music started on the sun porch of Stephen and Lucy Russo’s home in...
Rob Zombie & Marylin Manson ‘Twins of Evil’ Summer Tour Tickets on Sale Today
Rob Zombie & Marylin Manson ‘Twins of Evil’ Summer Tour Tickets on Sale Today
Rob Zombie and Marylin Manson recently announced their co-headlining...
See Marilyn Manson Team Up with Courtney Love for New "Tattooed in Reverse" Music...
See Marilyn Manson Team Up with Courtney Love for New "Tattooed in Reverse" Music Video
Marilyn Manson have released the music video for...
Austin Blues Guitarist Sue Foley Talks New Album, 'The Ice Queen'
Austin Blues Guitarist Sue Foley Talks New Album, 'The Ice Queen'
Sue Foley's new album, 'The Ice Queen,' was released March 2.Sue Foley...
PRS Announces SE Satin Quilt Limited Run
PRS Announces SE Satin Quilt Limited Run
PRS has introduced its new SE Satin Quilt Limited run of guitars. Each of the models—which...
How to Play Robin Trower's "Bridge of Sighs"
How to Play Robin Trower's "Bridge of Sighs"
In the spring of 1974, former Procul Harum guitarist Robin Trower struck gold with an...
