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May 31
- Five Easy and Inexpensive Ways to Keep Your Gigging Guitar in Top Shape
May 28
- Hear Eddie Van Halen Play Clapton's "Crossroads" Solos
- TC Electronic Unveils New Zeus Drive Pedal
- Slash Has Been Using AmpliTube for New Guns N' Roses Demos
May 27
- A Crash Course in the Texas-Sized Melodic Phrasing of Billy Gibbons
- Dr. Z CAZ-45 Review
May 26
- Martin Barre Reflects on the Recording of Jethro Tull's 1971 Prog Milestone, ‘Aqualung‘
- Gretsch Unveils New Streamliner G2622, G2655 Guitars
- Gibson Unveils New Exclusives Collection Guitars
- Wolfgang Van Halen Used the Original Frankenstein on Mammoth WVH's Debut Album
May 25
- Steve Hackett Details the Techniques Behind His Dramatic Nylon-String Showcase, ‘Under a Mediterranean Sky‘
- Nine Things That Guitarists Get Wrong About Guitars
- Unsung Guitar Heroes: Phil Baugh Played Shred Before It Had a Name
May 24
- Paul Gilbert Drops Mind-Bendingly Eclectic New Track, Werewolves of Portland
- Meet the SG-Teor — a Boutique Single-Cut Reimagining of an All-Time Classic
- David Crosby Announces New Album, For Free, Shares First Single, River Rise (feat. Michael McDonald)
May 21
- Watch Tedeschi Trucks Band and Trey Anastasio Deliver a Searing Live Take of Derek & The Dominos’ Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
- Stolen Guitar Gear Belonging To Randy Rhoads Has Been Recovered
- Suzy Shinn and Rivers Cuomo on the Guitars, Amps, and Pedals Behind 'Van Weezer'
May 20
- Metallica, Steve Vai, Sammy Hagar, Steve Lukather-Signed Kiesel JB24 to Be Auctioned in Jason Becker Fundraiser
- Joe Bonamassa's Missing Fender "The Bludgeon" Nocaster Has Been Returned
- Vinyl Treasures: Billie Holiday’s ‘Last Recording‘
May 19
- Ernie Ball Music Man Unveils New 20th Anniversary John Petrucci JP, Majesty Guitars
- Fender Acoustic Junior Go Review
- Master the Basics of Rhythm Guitar
- Watch Fender “Pickup Artist” Abigail Ybarra Hand Wind an Esquire Bridge
May 18
- John Petrucci Discusses the Limitless Potential of Progressive Music and Unpacks the Philosophy Behind His Style
- Joe Bonamassa Asks for Safe Return of Missing Fender "The Bludgeon" Nocaster
- Eric Clapton's 2014 Custom 'Slowhand at 70' Fender Stratocaster Sells at Auction for $220,000
- Fender Launches New American Ultra Luxe Strat, Tele Models
May 17
- 10 Future Prog Legends: Meet the Players Leading Guitar Towards a New Frontier
- Channel Your Inner Lifeson, Howe, and Hackett with this Primer on Acoustic Prog
- Dweezil Zappa on Frank Zappa‘s Guitar Legacy and Why He Sees His Father as More Classical Than Prog
- Watch Joe Bonamassa Demo His New 1948 Fender Dual Professional Signature Amp with a Headless Kiesel
- Fender Japan Unveils New Final Fantasy XIV Stratocaster
May 13
- Rivers Cuomo on the Biological Need to Shred, Heavy Metal, and Why Singing Your Solos First Makes For Good Phrasing
May 12
- 'Fragile' at 50: Steve Howe Tells the Story Behind Yes‘s Landmark Album
- 40 Ways to Play an Am Chord – Jimi Hendrix Style
- Robben Ford Announces ‘Pure,' His First Instrumental Studio Album Since 1997
- Dean Unveils New Leslie West Signature Tattered N Torn Thoroughbred TBZ Guitar
- Eric Clapton's 2014 Custom 'Slowhand at 70' Fender Stratocaster is Going Up for Auction
May 11
- Adrian Belew on Alternate Tuning Inspirations, 35-voice Strats, and Why His DigiTech iStomp Remains a Pedalboard Staple
- PRS Updates the Archon Amplifier
- An Eddie Van Halen-Signed and Played Charvel EVH Art Series Guitar is Headed to Auction
- Fender Launches the Jason Isbell Custom Telecaster
May 10
- Pete Townshend: "I Guess You Can Say I Invented the Guitar Tech"
- Get an Up-Close Look at Stevie Ray Vaughan’s “Number One” Strat in This Historic Video
- Pentatonic Substitutions: How and Where to Use Them
- Three Things Guitarists Can Do to Sound Better Right Now
- Four Classic Recording Strategies for a Digital World
May 7
- July 2021 Guitar Player Lesson Audio
- This Father’s Day, Make Dad an Air-Guitar Legend with an All-Access Pass to Qello Concerts
- How Billy Gibbons Wrote ZZ Top's “La Grange“
- Watch Gary Moore and B.B. King Play “The Thrill Is Gone” in 1992
- Want to Play Jazz Guitar? Start with These Five Songs
- Yngwie Malmsteen Announces New Album, 'Parabellum'
- Tedeschi Trucks Band Announce New Live Album, 'Layla Revisited (Live At LOCKN')'
May 6
- Watch George Lynch Salute Eddie Van Halen – on a Les Paul
- Watch Billy Gibbons, Steven Tyler, and More Cover Fleetwood Mac's "Oh Well"
- Watch Steve Vai's “Upscaled” "For the Love of God" Music Video
- Classic Gear: Klemt Echolette S NG51
May 5
- Godin Debuts New Montreal Premiere LTD Imperial Blue Guitar
- Gibson Unveils New Orianthi Signature SJ-200 Acoustic Guitar
- Five of Danny Gatton's Greatest Performances
- Carr Super Bee Review
May 4
- Gibson Unveils New Peter Frampton Signature “Phenix” Les Paul Custom VOS
- Fender Releases New Noventa Line of Guitars
May 3
- Playlist: Roy Buchanan's Best Solo Tracks
- Jimmy Rip Discusses His Greatest Collaborations and Explains Why Buenos Aires Is the Rock 'N' Roll Capital of the World
May 1
- 10 Things to Know About Gibson, From the Gibson Garage to New Frampton and Orianthi Guitars
- Gibson’s Top Ten Moments of 2021 – So Far