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May 31
- Gibson Emerges Victorious in Dean Trademark Infringement Lawsuit, is Awarded $4,000 in Damages
- Gibson Teams Up with Lzzy Hale for New Signature Explorerbird Guitar
May 30
- From the Studio to the Stage: Sublime Effects for the Discerning Guitarist
- If Hooks Could Kill, This Holy Grail Album Would Be On America’s Most Wanted List
- Line 6 DL4 MkII Delay Modeler Pedal Review
- Get up to 50% off a range of epic guitar gear this Memorial Day
- “That Act of Defiance Became My Superpower“: Host of 2022’s She Rocks Awards Lzzy Hale Talks Finding Her Voice as a Female Artist
May 27
- Squier 40th Anniversary Telecaster Gold Edition Review
- Crazy Tube Circuits (Phi) Golden Ratio Review
- Watch Gretchen Menn Win the Final of Martin and Guitar World’s No Limits Challenge With This Jaw Dropping Live Performance
- Taylor Reworks Renowned 700 Series With Ethically Sourced Hawaiian Koa
May 26
- Guitar Center’s Epic Memorial Day Sale Has Started!
- Six Pioneering Effects Builders of the 1970s
- Watch the New Creedence Clearwater Revival "Travelin' Band” Music Video
- Jimmie Vaughan Reveals His Guitar Tone Secrets
May 25
- Relax, Unwind and Drop Into a Deep, Heavy Tuning
- Trash & Treasure: a Guide to the Far-Out Guitars of the 1970s
- Understanding the Basics of Electric Guitar Bridges
- 5 of Doyle Bramhall II’s Greatest Guitar Playing Insights
May 24
- Watch Samantha Fish Up Close Performing “Gone for Good” on a Gibson Firebird
- The New Song From "Musician's Musician" Delicate Steve is a Love Letter to the Sound of the Strat
- Watch Blues Hotshot Albert Cummings’ New Performance Video, “Meet the Man”
May 23
- Alex Lifeson’s White Gibson ES-355 Sells at Auction for $384,000
- The Fender Mustang Kurt Cobain Used in the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Music Video Has Sold at Auction for $4.5 Million
May 20
- Electric Guitar Necks: the Basics
- Electric Guitar Strings 101
- “I Am Just a Punk Kid Trying to Get a Sound Out of a Guitar That I Couldn't Buy Off the Rack”: a 23-Year-Old Eddie Van Halen Talks Building His Own Guitars
- “It Sounded So Live, So Electric”: Albert Lee Talks Telecasters
May 19
- A Rough Guide to Guitar Fingerboard Materials
- A Rough Guide to Solidbody Electric Guitar Tonewood
- “The Anteroom of Paradise, Or Is It Hell?” Watch this Incredible Mini Doc on London’s Mysterious Rock ‘n’ Roll Island
- Watch British Blues-Rock Star Joanne Shaw Taylor’s Dynamite Live Video "Can't You See What You're Doing To Me"
May 18
- “It All Starts In the Mind”: Steve Vai Shares Some Words of Wisdom for Guitarists
- ABKCO Records Unveils Monumental ‘The Rolling Stones Singles 1963-1966’ Limited-Edition Set
- Blackstar Delivers “Lightest All-Tube Amp In the World”
- Watch Our Exclusive Black Pumas "Confines" Live Performance
May 17
- Mick Ronson: the Rise and Fall of Glam-Rock’s Greatest Guitarist
- “There Was Something Special About ‘Get On Board’”: Ry Cooder Talks New Collaborative Album
May 16
- Watch King Crimson Light Up Late Night TV with "Elephant Talk" in 1981
- Alex Lifeson Details the "Emotionally Difficult" Process of Putting Some of His Most Beloved Guitars Up for Auction
- Paul Gilbert's One-of-a-Kind 1987 Ibanez “Ice-Stroyer” Guitar is Back on Sale on Reverb.com
May 13
- Esteemed Supergroup the Immediate Family Unveil New EP ‘Live From Telefunken Soundstage’
- Watch Kirk Fletcher Demonstrate His Favorite Blues Shuffles and Gospel Licks
- Best Stratocasters 2024: 9 Top-Rated Fender Strats For All Players
- The Incredible Story of Mick Ronson’s 'Ziggy Stardust'-Era 1968 Gibson Les Paul Custom
- “We Had to Make an Album in Two Weeks!” Legendary Engineer and Producer Ken Scott Recalls the Ascent of David Bowie
May 12
- After 20 Years in the Wilderness, Larry McCray Returns in Style With 'Blues Without You'
- Lava Music Launches New Smart Guitar – the Blue Lava
- Five of Johnny Winter’s Top Tips for Guitar Players
- The Cult Announce "We Own The Night" North American Tour Dates
May 11
- July 2022 Guitar Player Lesson Audio
- Three of Frank Zappa's Timeless Guitar Playing Tips
- Gibson Unveils Their First 24-Fret Acoustic Guitar – the Dave Mustaine Songwriter
- Watch Philip Sayce’s Insane Human Whammy Demonstration
- Get 50% Off Native Instruments Guitar Rig 6 Pro While Offer Lasts
May 10
- Does This Guitar Look Familiar? Look Again
- Five of Steve Morse’s Best Tips for Guitar Players
- Historic Eric Clapton Performance and Martin Scorsese Interview Finally Gets Official DVD and Blu-ray Release
May 9
- New Jimi Hendrix Graphic Novel Set for Release This Summer
- Hear Eric Johnson's New Singles, Love Will Never Say Goodbye and Sitting on Top of the World
May 6
- Watch the Rolling Stones Performing "Hoochie Coochie Man" with Blues Legend Muddy Waters
- Seymour Duncan Offers Legendary Humbucker Tone with the 78 Model, Green Magic and High Voltage
- The Bad News: It’s Totally Unplayable. The Good News: It’s Worth a Fortune
- Best Electric Guitar Strings 2024: Freshen Up Your Sound
May 5
- Five of Roy Buchanan’s Best Tips for Guitar Players
- The Mysterious History of George Harrison’s “Mad” Bartell Fretless
- George Harrison and the History of the Fender Rosewood Telecaster
- The Bangles Co-Founder Vicki Peterson Reveals Her Top Five Career-Defining Tracks
May 4
- “I’m Sick of All of the Existential, Post-Apocalyptic Doom”: Rick Holmstrom Reacts to the Current Crazy with ‘Get It!’
- “If You Want to Be a Creator, You’ve Got to Go On a Whole Different Journey”: Albert Cummings Talks Blues
- The Gibson ES-225 Remains One of the Most Overlooked Golden Era Guitars
- “Sometimes You Can't Really Tell Who's Playing”: Keith Richards On His and Ronnie Wood's Rare Musical Chemistry
- Ends Today! Save $$$ at Guitar Center’s Epic Guitar-A-Thon Sale
May 3
- “We Try to Swoop In and Help Where We Can”: Joe Bonamassa on Keeping the Blues Alive
- “It Was Really My First Voyage Into Feedback”: Paul McCartney on His “Taxman” Beatles Guitar Solo
- Learn to Play Slide Like Bonnie Raitt
- Skunk Baxter Expands Musical Horizons with Debut Solo Album ‘Speed of Heat’
May 2
- The 1963 Gibson Explorer from the '50s
May 1
- How we test at Guitar Player