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June 30
- J.D. Simo on Improvising Live, in the Studio, and In Life to Find New Sounds and New Ways of Sharing Them
- Unexpected Illness Forces Mahogany Rush Guitarist Frank Marino into Retirement
- Chet Atkins Shows Us Why the Electric Guitar Became the World’s Most Popular Instrument
- Whack Job: 1998 Italia Monza
- The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Van Halen Gear Surfaces in Historical New York Auction
June 29
- Roland’s Cube Street Amp Gets Promoted to Boss
- Watch 12-String Virtuoso Tim Buckley Perform His Beautifully Eerie Masterpiece “Song to the Siren”
- Classic Gear: How the Klon Centaur Overdrive Became a $5,000 Pedal
- Catalinbread Pays Homage to Ritchie Blackmore with Dual-Pedal Box Set
June 28
- Brian May Reflects on 50 Years of Queen's Regal, Operatic, and Peerless Rock Sound
- How Collings Brought an Abundance of Retro Luxury to the Stunning I-35 LC Vintage
- Brian Setzer Announces New Album, 'Gotta Have The Rumble'
- Alex Lifeson Has Recorded a New Album with Coney Hatch's Andy Curran
- Robben Ford Teases Potential PRS Signature Guitar
- Classic Tones: "Statesboro Blues" – The Allman Brothers Band
- By June 1971, Fleetwood Mac Had Lost Two Guitarists. Watch Them Debut the New Guy on German TV...
June 25
- The Beatles debuted All You Need Is Love live to an audience of 400 million. Is it any wonder George fluffed his solo?
- Ben Harper Reveals Intimate Details About His Solo Lap-Style Affair, 'Winter Is for Lovers'
- The 10 Most Underrated Queen Songs
- The Best Guitar Effects Pedals of All Time
June 24
- Tommy Emmanuel and Mike Dawes Team Up For Spellbinding Acoustic Cover of Somebody That I Used to Know
- Watch Led Zeppelin’s First TV Appearance
- Arielle on Her Friendship With Brian May, Making an All-New Signature Guitar, and Following Her Own Star
June 23
- Authentic Live Hendrix Tone Arrives with PRS Guitars' HX Amps
- How Does Noel Gallagher’s New Signature J-150 Compare to Gibson’s Original Top-Of-The-Line Flat-Tops?
June 22
- Taylor AD27e: Vintage Sound, Incredible Value
- August 2021 Guitar Player Lesson Audio
- Marcus King: 4 Tips For Great Live Performance
- Seymour Duncan Launches Vapor Trail Deluxe Analog Delay
- How to Play Acoustic like Joni Mitchell
June 21
- Joni Mitchell's Blue Album Celebrates 50th Anniversary
- Classic Tones: Adrian Belew on The Great Curve by Talking Heads
- Harley Benton Debuts a Fresh Take on the Semi-Hollow Single-Cut with the Aeolus
- Melodic-Harmonic Framework, Part 1: An Introduction to Triad and 7th-Chord Arpeggios
June 18
- Vinyl Treasures: How Tom Scholz’s Taste for the Extreme Made Boston’s Debut a Stunner
- Hear Jimi Hendrix’s Final Performance
- Janet D’Addario, D’Addario Co-Founder, Dead at 72
- Three-Part, Six-Hour, Peter Jackson-Directed Beatles Documentary to Air on Disney+ in November
June 17
- Boss Unveils New HM-2W Heavy Metal Waza Craft Pedal
- Supercharge Your Improv Chops in Just 20 Weeks
- Brian May Reflects on His Debut Solo Album, and How It Made Him Doubly In Awe of Freddie Mercury's Peerless Vocals
June 16
- Watch Tommy Emmanuel Shred Jimi Hendrix and a Stevie Ray Vaughan-Style Blues on an Acoustic Guitar
- Julien Baker Shares Her Stompbox Epiphanies and Discusses the High-Wire Risk of Solo Live Performances
- An Eddie Van Halen-Signed Kramer Paul Dean Guitar is Up for Sale
- Fender Master Builders Announce Fender Play Foundation-Inspired "Student" Guitars
June 15
- Supro Chorus Review
- Epiphone Unveils New Alex Lifeson Les Paul Axcess Standard
- Steve Hackett Announces New Album, 'Surrender of Silence'
June 14
- See Rory Gallagher’s Famous Strat and Other Guitars Up Close
- Sixties Session King Vic Flick Reflects on Scoring Bond, His Most Famous Gigs, and Reminds Us To “Make Every Note Music“
- Santa Cruz, California Police Seize $225,000 Worth of Stolen Guitars
- Five Autographed, Stage-Played Eddie Van Halen Charvel Art Series Guitars Sell at Auction for Combined $210,000
- 1994 Prince "Cloud" Guitar Sells at Auction for Over $280,000
June 11
- Bernie Marsden Announces New Album, 'Kings'
- Acoustic Relativity: How Body Size Is Crucial When Choosing the Right Guitar
June 10
- Classic Gear: Gibson Les Paul GA-40 Amp
- Watch Rare Studio Footage of Eddie Van Halen Playing the "Amsterdam" Riff Years Before its Release
- Fender Made-in-Japan ’70s Telecaster Deluxe with Tremolo Revealed
June 9
- David Gilmour: “I’m Hoping That I Will Have an Album Ready in the Next Year or Two"
- Looking to Heat Up Your Summer? Head to the Gibson Garage, Nashville's Hottest New Guitar Destination
- How to Play Like Brian May
- Watch Les Paul and Mary Ford Have a Guitar Duel in 1954
- Watch Shawn Lane Melt the Fretboard with an Incredible Solo at a Memphis Club in 1992
- How to Keep Your Fretboard and Strings Slick and Fast
- Guitar Fills: What to Play When Your Singer Shuts Up
June 8
- Fender 70th Anniversary Esquire Review
- Unsung Guitar Greats: The Twangy Mastery of Frank Reckard
- Lindsey Buckingham Announces First New Solo Album in 10 Years
- Eddie Van Halen Thought the First Van Halen Album "Sounded Like Shit," According to Wolfgang
June 7
- John Sebastian: My Career in Five Songs
- How to Craft Sizzling Rock Leads Using Pivot Arpeggios
- How Prince’s "Purple Rain" Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ Turned Up in a Minneapolis Music Store
- Brad Whitford: "I Have My Doubts About Aerosmith Ever Really Performing Again"
- Steve Lukather: It Bothered Eddie Van Halen that Guitarists "Turned the Guitar Into More of a Sport" in His Wake
June 4
- How Yngwie Malmsteen Wrote “Far Beyond the Sun“
- TC Electronic Unveils New Paul Gilbert Signature MojoMojo Overdrive Pedal
- "Whole Lotta Love" Has Been Voted the Greatest Guitar Riff of All Time
June 3
- Eastman Romeo LA Review
- A Quick, Straightforward Guide to Playing Harmonics
- Watch Steve Vai Shred for Eight Minutes at Donington
- Orange Gets into the Guitar Business with New OE-1 Model
- Hear Yngwie Malmsteen Unleash "Relentless Fury" on New Single
June 2
- Boutique Amps Distribution’s Los Angeles Warehouse Heavily Damaged in Three-Alarm Fire
- Ernie Ball Music Man Releases New St. Vincent Signature Goldie Guitar
- Neal Schon on Finding His Voice as an Instrumentalist, Learning Groove with Santana, and Recording Without an Amplifier
June 1
- Guns N' Roses Announce Rescheduled Summer Tour with Wolfgang Van Halen's Mammoth WVH
- PRS Special Semi-Hollow Review
- 80 Ways to Play a C Chord – Jimi Hendrix Style
- Ian Anderson on the Genesis of Jethro Tull's 'Aqualung'