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Reverse tapping virtuoso Luís Kalil channels Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads in one of 2023's most explosive guitar tracks

The bar for guitar greatness this year has been set remarkably high, but Red Devil Vortex's latest single, More Luck Than Brains, is most certainly up there

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Blues Music Awards 2023: Buddy Guy, Tedeschi Trucks Band, and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram win big as John Primer is inducted into the Hall of Fame

The 44th Annual Blues Music Awards also saw Tommy Castro crowned Entertainer of the Year, with Sue Foley and Ruthie Foster picking up awards as well

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July 2023 Guitar World lesson videos

Featuring the latest column videos by Joe Bonamassa, Andy Timmons, Josh Smith and more

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Hearing Eddie Van Halen was "like, 'OK, the adult has entered the room'" says Paul Gilbert

"When Eddie came out, it was otherworldly"

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Kirk Hammett explains why he uses wah so much: "I can't think of anybody who uses the wah pedal as much as I do – I'm not ashamed of it"

The Metallica guitarist addresses criticism of his frequent use of the effect and explains what it unlocks in his playing

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Paul Gilbert explains why 21-fret guitars can actually deliver higher notes than 24-fret models

The Mr. Big virtuoso revealed how a 1983 Ibanez Roadstar II helped him tap into Ronnie James Dio's vocal tones – and hit notes higher than a modern-day 24-fret would allow

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Satchel used a plugin rather than a real amp for most of his solos on the new Steel Panther record: “I don't think people can tell the difference”

The glam metal player thinks that guitarists’ obsession with gear is dangerous: “If you keep f***ing around, you won’t write a song”

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Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes recalls what happened when Blackie Lawless threw raw meat into the back of his amp

Though Holmes' guitars remained unscathed from Lawless's grim confetti substitute, the same can't be said for his guitar amp

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Kirk Hammett reveals the truth about that burned guitar on Metallica’s 72 Seasons album cover

Is it a Fernandes Stratocaster copy? Well, not exactly

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NAMM 2023: Explore NUX's all-new collection of innovative, uber-affordable effects pedals

It’s “the year of the pedal” for NUX, which guides Guitar World through its comprehensive range of upgraded Core Series pedals, affordable Reissue Series stompboxes, powerful Zeus power supply and more

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Hear the first known recording of Eddie Van Halen playing Jump's iconic, band-breaking synth part: "If I want to play Bavarian cheese whistle, I will do it"

"This is something I did last night"

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Everything you need to know about Metallica's scorching new album – only in the new Guitar World

Plus! Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton, Steel Panther, Paul Gilbert does Dio, Chris Holmes, the top 10 tools for every gig and tributes to Gary Rossington and David Lindley

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Inside Nuno Bettencourt's charmingly weird first meeting with Eddie Van Halen: "other than Elton John, he’s the only musician that kissed me on the lips"

When an overawed Nuno Bettencourt finally got to meet his hero Eddie Van Halen, he could not have predicted what happened next

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Lasse Wellander, guitarist for Swedish pop icons ABBA, dies at 70

"The importance of his creative input in the recording studio as well as his rock solid guitar work onstage was immense," ABBA said of Wellander in a statement

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Fender isn't going to make a Squier Acoustasonic, but it does have big plans

"We've taken a lot of input from artists who are really using it, so you're going to see us create signature products on the Acoustasonic range," says CEO Andy Mooney

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Watch Brian May make a TV presenter's day with an unaccompanied Bohemian Rhapsody solo through his epic Vox AC30 rig

Iain Lee was like a kid in a candy store as the Queen guitarist demonstrated – up-close and personal – the magical, singing tone of one of his most famous solos

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Remembering Tom Verlaine, the cult hero who reconfigured guitar and inspired generations of alt-rock players

Inventive, wiry, elusive, genius, Tom Verlaine's guitar playing was a lightning rod for the artistically bold, and in partnership with Richard Lloyd, it gave Television a unique, thrilling sound

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Fender CEO Andy Mooney explains why Fender isn’t at this year’s NAMM – and what needs to change before it returns

The company's head honcho said he'll “never say never” about returning to the trade show, but it doesn't look likely any time soon

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Wes Borland on how he ended up playing guitar like a trombone, why he loves four-string electrics, his “out-of-control” gear habit – and what's next for Limp Bizkit

One of metal's most idiosyncratic players is selling off a vast array of gear from his collection – he tells Guitar World about making the tough decisions, and what survived in his current epic guitar rig

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Fender CEO Andy Mooney teases the possibility of Acoustasonic models inspired by classic acoustic body shapes

With Mooney voicing Fender's commitment to the Acoustasonic platform and its plans “to look at different body shapes," a dreadnought-shaped Acoustasonic now looks like a genuine possibility

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Joe Bonamassa names the guitar pedal he’s used the most throughout his career

The blues ace picks an iconic pedal that he says “is usable in almost any situation with almost any amp” and both Fender and Gibson guitars – and is still in production today

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Kristan Dawson dishes out a technical tour-de-force in blistering playthrough of Bury Tomorrow’s “aggressive” new track, Heretic

With his Schecter C-1 in tow, Dawson gives Guitar World a view of the razor-like riffs and two-tapping sequences that underpin the metalcore outfit's pummelling new single

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Nuno Bettencourt reveals the most important pedal in his guitar rig: “I tried playing without one and f**kin’ hated it!”

The unlikely stompbox is integral to the Extreme virtuoso’s searing distorted tone, even if he admits, “Other players think it’s not doing anything and would probably wonder if the battery is dead”

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The pedals that the world's greatest guitarists can't live without – only in the new Guitar World

Plus! Periphery, Huey Lewis guitar great Chris Hayes, Nova Twins, Tom Verlaine, Vinnie Moore, Obituary, Slade's Noddy Holder, the Sweet's Andy Scott and more, more, more!

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Jeff Beck, guitar god who influenced generations, dies at 78

A guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll, Jeff Beck has died

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