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Switching guitar chords is one of the hardest parts of learning. This exercise will help you master changing chords faster

Beginner guitarists, this is your fast track to nailing those chord changes in time with the music

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“That’s one thing I don’t like… It’s a completely different scene”: Jimi Hendrix never understood why people pitted him against Eric Clapton

In a rare interview conducted in 1968, Hendrix offered his thoughts on the rivalry that had been forced on himself and Slowhand

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“Strangely unique after all these years”: Danelectro Dan O Cool and Dan O Mano review

Danelectro presents a pair of far-from-historically-correct Short Horns. Where to start?

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“The key is to know when to walk and when to run, or when to stomp and when to noodle... Don’t mess with a great groove”: John Paul Jones breaks down four Led Zeppelin classics, and how they demonstrate where and when to leave space

The bass legend illustrates his “hard and soft” approach via Trampled Under Foot, The Song Remains the Same, Kashmir, and What Is and What Should Never Be

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“Somebody handed me a ’59 Les Paul and said, ‘That’s yours to play.’ I went from poverty one minute to having the world’s ultimate guitars in my care”: The underrated Stone Roses guitarist whose life changed completely after landing the highly-coveted gig

Aziz Ibrahim recalls the exact moment he was asked to replace co-founding guitarist John Squire in the legendary British band – a call that also came with a treasure trove of high-end gear

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“I tried to play rock stuff. I didn’t particularly like jazz – I couldn’t hear what was happening in it”: The pioneering jazz guitarist who bridged Jimi Hendrix and Wes Montgomery – and was gone too soon

In the ’70s and ’80s, Emily Remler broke new ground by blending jazz with samba, bossa nova, bebop, and hard bop, recording seven studio albums before her tragic death at 32

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“A step towards the upper echelon of acoustic guitar lutherie at a very reasonable price”: Cort Gold-A10 Cocobolo review

Cort introduces a gold standard to its acoustic line with a grand auditorium model that pairs two of the mightiest tonewoods

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“If the Beatles startedwith a regular D major, rather than D6, it would definitely lose something”: 5 chord voicings that are a songwriter’s best friend

Despite the ‘four lads from Liverpool’ tag, The Beatles used some very sophisticated chords in many of their songs, and the audience lapped them up

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“We will no longer be able to absorb those costs”: US/Canada trade war spells more bad news for guitarists who love digital effects

Empress Effects says the new 50 percent tariffs will have to be passed onto the consumer. Will Godin, Revv, and other Canadian brands follow suit?

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“There’s absolutely no doubt this is dream distortion pedal material. But at $415, it’d be hard to justify”: My pick of the best new guitar gear launched this week – and the new drops you might have missed

An insanely affordable new Gretsch and a pedal called Jimothy headline the round-up this week

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Fender Japan reimagines the hits with the Active Modern series – let’s hope the US branch is taking notes

New neck heels, body binding and Turbo Tone Boost functions have been rolled out across the new range

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Gretsch launches $249 Streamliner CVT – and it has rock and metal players in its sights

High-output pickups, a fast-playing neck and performance details make this sports car-looking axe a steal at $249

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“I was really at the point where… nobody knows who I am and I don’t want my name on the guitar”: The unsung guitarist who shaped one of PRS’s most sought-after models

He's unassuming, a virtuoso player, and didn't want his name on the guitar out of respect to Ted McCarty – but David Grissom played a key role in designing it

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“I wanna say from the bottom of my heart, I’m sorry. I hope you’re well”: Sammy Hagar sends David Lee Roth support after sudden tour cancellation

Hagar has rallied behind Roth after the latter quietly cancelled a string of US dates

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“Around 4am, Jimi decided we should do some playing – fortunately, I had my Guild with me. It ended up as Voodoo Child”: How Jefferson Airplane's Jack Casady wound up recording one of Jimi Hendrix's greatest studio jams

Jack Casady recalls the late-night studio session that became Hendrix's legendary Electric Ladyland recording

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Gibson announces opening of third Garage, and second in the US

The 8,000-square-foot location follows the launch of stores in Nashville and London

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“We made a choice to demo these products in a fully produced mix. It backfired”: D’Addario denies using AI to make the music in string demo video

The firm found itself in the eye of an AI storm after commenters took aim at the super-polished demo for its new extended-range NYXL HD singles

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“Billie plugs in, puts the guitar on, and plays When I Come Around. He’s like, ‘That's the sound’”: The story of the Marshall Billie Joe Armstrong amp – its first artist signature in 14 years

How Marshall teamed up with the Green Day frontman to bottle one of rock music’s most instantly recognizable tones

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“I was in this fold-out chair. The DI was so terrible, because it was going through a generator. It added to the character”: How one of the year’s best metal albums ended up being recorded in Airbnbs, a shed and an RV

British metal quartet Loathe are rising just as fast as they're tuning down – and new album A Stranger to You might have you questioning just how heavy a guitar can sound

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“He plays those little Taylors. I’m always like, ‘Come on, play a proper guitar’”: Graham Coxon’s thoughts on Damon Albarn as a guitar player

Coxon offers his opinion on what his Blur bandmate is like on guitar

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“A desirable icon of ’80s nostalgia and futuristic innovation”: How Steinberger started the headless revolution – with a little help from Eddie Van Halen and Allan Holdsworth

Ned Steinberger didn't invent the headless guitar but his GL series captured a moment in the ’80s that changed guitar for good

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“They were all having a difficult time, having lost a bandmate and a good friend. It was a dark moment, and I was in the middle of it”: Robert Sarzo was hired and immediately fired as Randy Rhoads’ replacement – but he has no regrets

The Hurricane leader, soundtrack composer, and veteran rock axeman explains how he’s taken career ups and downs in his stride, and how it felt to finally be on a big stage with bassist brother Rudy

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“To this day, I find it incredibly ironic and hilarious that it turned into a song, especially such a successful one”: How Slash’s throwaway riff became the most successful Guns N' Roses song ever

Sweet Child O’ Mine was a happy accident, and a lucrative one at that

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“Bob Ezrin was recording and I changed to a different guitar. Within five seconds, he stopped the tape and said, ‘There’s something wrong…’” Simon McBride on Deep Purple’s new golden age of heavy

The band's fleet-fingered, PRS-toting guitar-slinger tells GW how the rock legends nailed their ‘70s sound in the 21st century on their new album, and the pedal people would be surprised to hear is on his 'board...

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“The first accessible guitar ever made”: Blind guitarist didn’t realize fret markers were a thing – until he was given a game-changing guitar with a tactile ‘navigation neck’

When Anthony Ferraro highlighted the difficulty blind and partially sighted guitar players face in navigating the fretboard, boutique builder NVision Guitars came to the rescue

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