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August 31
- The Kent Model 834: One of Japan’s Most Underrated Vintage Rarities
- What Guitar Body Size Will Bring Out the Best in You?
- Five Rare British Vintage Fuzzboxes (That Aren’t Tone Benders or Fuzz Faces!)
- Classic Gear: Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble
- Best Acoustic Guitar Pedals: 12 Pedals Acoustic Players Should Check Out
August 27
- Kathy Valentine Talks Reconnecting with the Guitar After the Go-Go’s
- Pearl Jam Celebrates 30th Anniversary of ‘Ten’ and 25th Anniversary of ‘No Code’ Today
- Joni Mitchell’s 1969 Major Concert Debut at Carnegie Hall Released for First Time
- Watch Paul Kossoff Playing his Favorite ‘Burst (When He Gets It Working!)
August 26
- Five Reasons Why Ric Ocasek is a Guitar Legend
- Third Man Records Artist Lillie Mae Reveals How She Ended Up on Jack White’s Label
- Watch the Trailer and Listen to Snippets from The Beatles' New ‘Let It Be’ Special Edition Releases
- Watch Rory Gallagher Define Classic Blues Rock Stratocaster Tone
- Watch the Video for Joe Bonamassa’s Brand-New Single “The Heart That Never Waits”
August 25
- Demystifying Shred: How to Achieve Maximum Speed with Minimal Effort
- Master Fingerpicker Keb’ Mo’ Reveals the Craft Behind ‘Oklahoma’
- Steve Morse Reveals His Writing Secrets
- Gibson Releases Limited Run of 100 Aged & Signed Jerry Cantrell "Wino" Les Paul Customs
August 24
- Charlie Watts Passes Away Peacefully at 80
- See the Crazy Mods Inside Les Paul’s “Number One” Goldtop
- Steve Howe's Top Six Tips for Enhancing Your Creativity
- Experience the Taylor AD27e
- Watch the Trailer for Award-Winning Beatles Film ‘The Beatles and India’
August 23
- Rick Nielsen on Cheap Trick's Musical Course, Love of the Sex Pistols and Winning Geddy Lee's '59 Les Paul Standard at Auction
- Rock 'N' Roll Innovator Don Everly Dies at 84
- Best Blues Guitars 2024: Play Away The Blues With Our Top Choices From Gibson, Fender, Duesenberg, PRS, And More
- Take a Deep Dive Into Dean DeLeo's Melodically Inventive and Visceral Guitar Playing
August 20
- Stageworthy Strategies, Part 1: Get Yourself Ready to Return to the Stage
- Marc Benno Recalls His Session on the Doors' 'L.A. Woman'
- Hawkwind Founder and Guitarist Dave Brock Turns 80 Today
- First Live Steely Dan Album in 25 Years Just Days Away
- Joanne Shaw Taylor Opens Up About the Challenges She Faced as a Young Female Guitarist
- Zemaitis: King of Custom-Made Guitars
- Best Pedalboards 2024: 9 Of The Best Budget-Spanning Pedalboards To Help Organize Your Effects
- Master the Fine Art of Riff Crafting
August 19
- An Acoustic Guitar Player’s Practical Guide to Using Alternate Tunings
- Rory Gallagher Voted Ireland’s Greatest Music Artist
- Watch Dick Cavett Debrief Joni Mitchell, David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Jefferson Airplane after the 1969 Woodstock Festival
- Watch Jimi Hendrix Erupt While Performing “Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)” on a Volcano
August 18
- Ever Wondered What Mark Knopfler’s Contemporaries Have to Say About Him?
- Historic 'First Les Paul' to go on sale
- Debbie Davies Talks Life on the Road with Blues Legend Albert Collins
- Watch James Burton Nail Chuck Berry Classic “Johnny B. Goode” with Elvis Presley Using a Fender Paisley Red Telecaster (Behind His Head!)
- Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi is Gibson’s Latest Signature Artist (Again!)
August 17
- Five Reasons Malina Moye is a Guitar Legend
- Whack Job: Gretsch 7680 Atkins Super Axe
- Classic Gear: 1929 National Tricone Style 4 Resonator
- Orange Reveals Details of First 'Made in USA' Guitar Amplifier – the MK Ultra Marcus King Signature Model
August 13
- Chris Shiflett: My Life in Five Riffs
- Rush Pepbox Review
- Watch Dream Theater’s Epic Sci-Fi Video for Brand New Track “The Alien”
- Watch Les Paul Give Ignorant Guitarist His Comeuppance
- Vinyl Treasures: How Ray Charles Disguised Gospel as Soul and Brought it to the Masses on 'Do the Twist!'
- Ringo Starr’s New EP 'Change the World' Now Available to Pre-Order
August 12
- Johnny A. Reveals His Live Looping Secrets
- Five Reasons Why Susan Tedeschi is a Guitar Legend
- Watch Mark Knopfler Bring the House Down with His Epic “Sultans of Swing” Solo
- Listen to Robert Plant & Alison Krauss’ New Single “Can’t Let Go”
- Guitar World Launches New Collab with TrueFire to Offer The Site's Best Lessons – and You Can Get 45% off
August 11
- Ariel Posen Unpacks the Gear Behind the Tones on His Breathtaking New Album
- Gary Clark Jr. Talks Writing and Recording Grammy-Winning Album ‘This Land’
- Vintage Vault: Fender's Lavender Lilac Telecasters
- Joe Bonamassa: My Career in Five Songs
- Classic Gear: 1955 D’Angelico New Yorker
- Watch Led Zeppelin’s Last Gig on British Soil
August 10
- Jake E. Lee: My Career in Five Songs
- Discover Spain’s King of Twang, El Twanguero
- Watch Blues Guitar Legend Big Bill Broonzy Play Smoky, Candlelit Club
- Robby Krieger and John Densmore Unmask the Myths Behind the Doors’ Final Album, 1971’s 'L.A. Woman'
- “Sweet Child o’ Mine” Spotify Plays Total Over 11,000 Years
August 9
- Prince's Smashed Fender Stratocaster from the "My Name Is Prince" Music Video is Going Up for Auction
- How Jerry Garcia Revolutionized the Custom Guitar Industry
- Fender American Acoustasonic Jazzmaster Review
- October 2021 Guitar Player Lesson Audio
August 6
- How to Record a Great Live Album
- Watch the Kaleidoscopic Music Video for Troy Redfern’s New “Sanctify” Single
- Watch Frank Zappa at his Fingerboard Shredding Finest
- Whack Job: 1964 Eko Condor 820 2V
- "Captain" Kirk Douglas Talks Signature Gibsons and the Time Prince Destroyed His Epiphone
- Epiphone Les Paul Vs Gibson Les Paul: What's The Difference?
August 5
- Lyle Workman on Taking the Road Less Travelled and Finding His Own Musical Identity
- Discover the Flawed Genius of Guitar Master Lenny Breau
- John Hiatt Talks Getting Back to Basics
- Vintage Vault: 1965 Fender VI in Burgundy Mist Metallic
- Watch The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’ Mini-Documentary Clip
August 4
- Celebrating 50 Years of Humble Pie’s ’Performance: Rockin’ the Fillmore’
- New Joanne Shaw Taylor Covers Album Features Rare Blues Classics
- Classic Gear: ‘Non-Reverse’ Gibson Firebird III
- A Brief Guide to Acoustic Guitar Tonewoods
- Watch Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett and Roger Waters Take on Snobby TV Host
August 3
- Five Reasons Why Ry Cooder is a Guitar Legend
- Gibson Reveals the Inside Story of Epiphone Slash Collection "Clones"
- Watch Gary Moore ‘Burst onto the Scene with Peter Green’s ‘Greeny’ Gibson Les Paul Standard
- Gibson Goes Back to Black with J-45, Hummingbird, and SJ-200 Acoustics
August 2
- Neal Schon's “Don’t Stop Believin’” 1977 Les Paul Deluxe Sells at Auction for $250,000
- Take a Closer Look at Spanish Luthier Ignacio “Nacho” Baños's Meticulous Tributes to Early 1950s Fender
- Watch ZZ Top Perform Their First Show Since Dusty Hill's Death
- Inside Peter Frampton's Gear Vault