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March 31
- May 2023 Guitar Player Lesson Audio
- Work Some Spanish Magic in This Acoustic Lesson on the Jeff Beck Classic “Beck’s Bolero”
- “Before I Ever Played Guitar, I Really Wanted to Be a Singer”: Paul Gilbert Makes His Guitar Sing On New Release, ‘The Dio Album’
- Watch the Rolling Stones' Iconic Television Performance of Willie Dixon’s “Little Red Rooster”
- Prolific, Confessional and a No-Bullsh*t Character: How Memphis Minnie Became One of the Most Incendiary Guitarists of Her Day
March 30
- Gibson Les Paul Traditional Pro V Review
- Best Telecaster pickups 2024: nail the perfect tone for your fender
- “In the Canon of the Blues, His Songs Are Really Top of the Heap”: Walter Trout Explains Why Robert Johnson Is Considered in a League of His Own
- Donner DJP-1000 Review
- Watch Gary Moore Shred the Blues
March 29
- “I Owe It to All of Them”: Jimmy Page Explains How His Love of the Blues Fueled the Fire for One of Rock’s Biggest Bands
- “One of the Greatest Times of My Life”: Steve Lukather Recalls Six Magical Weeks in the Studio With Jeff Beck
- Taylor American Dream Grand Theater AD11E-SB Review
- Martin Unveils New Look Dreadnought Models Ahead of NAMM 2023
- First Look Review: Positive Grid Spark GO
March 28
- PRS Sonzera 20 Combo Review
- Here’s How Bottleneck Master Son House Set a Precedent for What Blues – and, in Turn, Rock and Roll – Could Be
- TWA SH9 Scott Henderson Signature Distortion Review
- He Escaped From a Chain Gang, Charmed His Way out of Prison, and Was Immortalized in Music History: How Lead Belly Became a Guitar Legend
March 27
- Watch Howlin’ Wolf’s Electrifying “Smokestack Lightning” Performance Featuring Hubert Sumlin on Guitar
- Watch Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s Iconic "Didn't It Rain?" Live Performance
- Favored by Angus Young, Pete Townshend and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Here’s How the Gibson SG Came to Be
- “He’s the Best Guitar-Playing Mechanic You’ll Ever Hear”: Roger Mayer Looks Back On Jeff Beck’s Formative Years in the Surrey Delta
March 24
- Five Reasons Kaki King Is a Guitar Legend
- Want to Add Intrigue to Your Playing? Try These Creative Ways to Harness the Ear-Catching Sounds of Suspended Chords
- On ‘The Memphis Sounds,’ Lonnie Mack Shreds and Displays a Virtuosity That Could Humble Blues Breaker-Era Eric Clapton
March 23
- D'Angelico Teams Up with Neo-Soul Guitar Standout Melanie Faye for New Signature Deluxe DC Guitar
- Kirk Hammett Purchases Ultra-Rare Black 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard
March 22
- Wolfgang Van Halen Unveils Mammoth WVH's “Another Celebration at the End of the World” Music Video
- 10 of George Harrison’s Best Tracks
- Here’s How to Customize Your Own Dub-Inspired Delays Using a DAW (Without Having to Buy Another Plug-In!)
- Positive Grid’s New Spark GO is No Ordinary Guitar and Bass Amp
March 21
- “I’ve Been Privileged to Play on so Many Great and Important Records”: Session Veteran Waddy Wachtel Reveals His Top Six Career-Defining Tracks
- “The Essence of the Song Is Not Just the Notes but the Space Between Those Notes”: Devendra Banhart Talks Songwriting and the Importance of Silence
- Every Guitar Player Can Learn Something From Listening to Les Paul and Mary Ford’s ‘Bye Bye Blues!’
- Have You Exhausted the Possibilities of Open Chords and Barre Chords? Here’s How to Make Your Progressions Sound More Interesting
March 20
- Joe Bonamassa Regularly Apologizes to Eric Johnson for "Stealing" His Style
- Spring Into Big Savings With Up To $180 Off Fender Player Series Guitar Bundles
- Joe Perry Says He Recorded the Majority of Aerosmith's Early Material with Fender Stratocasters
March 17
- “You Couldn’t Get the Information Because People Were Making It up on the Spot”: June Millington of Fanny Recalls Life in the Late-’60s Rock Scene
- Rediscover the Fertile Ground of the Open Position and Cultivate Some Juicy Licks
- “I Put the Electric Guitar off to the Side for a While and Fell in Love With Bluegrass”: Marty Stuart Reflects on His Deep Connection to Country Music’s History
- "The First Lead Guitar Player in Country Music Was a Woman": Country Star Vince Gill and Documentarist Ken Burns Talk American Music History
- Best guitar picks 2024: Get to grips with your playing with our top choice plectrums
March 16
- Mojo Hand FX Partners With Non-Profit Program Girls Rock! Grand Rapids (GR!GR) on Limited Edition Stompbox, the GRRRocker Overdrive
- “You Certainly Don’t Want to Be Looking for Commercial Success”: Andy Summers Reveals the Evolving Strategies That Keep His Creative Life Busier Than Ever
- Just Look at All the Dang Buttons on This Vintage Goya! Houston? We Have a Problem
- Steve Vai’s Practice Rig for Sale on Reverb
March 15
- Avoid Melodic Monotony and Predictability Using the Half-Whole Diminished Scale
- Sculpting Virtual Guitar Solos: Three Techniques to Enhance Recorded Tracks
- Played by the Likes of Hank Marvin and Rory Gallagher, Guyatones Are Among the Best Japanese Vintage Guitars Around
- With Captivating Stories of Loneliness, Desire, Regret and Freedom, Red Simpson’s ‘Roll Truck Roll’ Epitomizes the Electrified Bakersfield Sound
March 14
- “I Want to Inspire Women to Play”: Nikki O’Neill Talks Writing ‘The Women’s Road to Rock Guitar’
- Watch Malina Moye’s Fuzzed up Music Video, “F.I.N.E (F*ck’d up, Insecure, Neurotic, and Emotionally Unstable)”
- Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton’s Top Ten Tips for Guitarists
- 'GP’ Presents Oz Noy & Ozone Squeeze on March 20 in Oakland – Win Tickets!
March 13
- Watch John Mayer Reunite with the John Mayer Trio – and His Jimi Hendrix Monterey Stratocaster
- April 2023 Guitar Player Lesson Audio
- Orianthi Teases SE Version of $11,000 PRS Signature Private Stock Model
March 10
- Known as the Black Album, Celebrated Pedal Steel Innovator Buddy Emmons’ ‘Emmons Guitar Inc.’ Is Shrouded in Mystery
- Discover New Sounds and Get More From Your Pedals With These Simple Tips
- “You Gotta Really Want to Do This Thing and Do It for the Love of It”: Steel-Guitar Pioneer Marian Hall Shares Some Age-Old Wisdom for Musicians
- Endorsed by Eric Clapton and Eddie Van Halen, the Soldano SLO 100 Became an Amp of the Guitar Gods
March 9
- “Somehow, Something Went Haywire, but in the Right Direction”: Billy Gibbons Recalls How ZZ Top's Happy Accident, “Cheap Sunglasses,” Came to Life
- "Only in Retrospect Do You Realize That Something Was Your Peak”: Billy Duffy Looks Back on the Cult’s ‘Sonic Temple’
- Sick of Playing the Same Old Lead Lines? Here’s How Guitar Players Like Robert Fripp, Bill Frisell and Frank Zappa Broke the Mold
- Discover the Dark Secrets of the Harmonic Minor Scale
March 8
- “It’s so Raw, It’s Bloody”: Jim Campilongo Explains Why Muddy Waters’ Chess Blues Masters Series Album Is His Undisputed Desert Island Blues Disc
- “He Always Said, ‘I Make Records so Other People Can Hear My Songwriting’”: Christine Lakeland Cale Looks Back on the Musical Genius of JJ Cale
- Expand Your Melodic Vocabulary and Attain Superior Fretboard Awareness With 'Parallel Pentatonic Modal Vision'
- Watch Rodrigo y Gabriela’s Surreal “Descending To Nowhere” Music Video
March 7
- This Mid-1960s Victoria Mod Job Shows What You Can Do With Some Choice Spare Parts, Ingenuity and Imagination
- Spectacular Pedal Steel and Virtuosic Vocals: Here’s Why Johnny Paycheck’s ‘At Carnegie Hall’ Is a ’60s Country Classic
- “I Was Going to Do It and No One Was Going to Stop Me”: Joanna Connor Talks Breaking into the Chicago Blues Scene
- Treasured by Neil Young and Billy Duffy, the Gretsch White Falcon Out-Blings Them All
March 6
- David Lindley, Legendary Session Guitarist and Multi-Instrumentalist, is Dead at 78
- Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd Guitarist, is Dead at 71
March 3
- Listen to ‘A Dynamic New Sound’ – the Album That Introduced the Genius of Jazz Guitar Innovator Wes Montgomery to the World
- “How can you make a cult figure of Robert Johnson, who recorded 30 Sides, and ignore Memphis Minnie, who recorded 200?” Del Rey speaks up about female guitar History
- Favored by Frank Zappa and Jerry Garcia, the Musitronics Mu-Tron III Combined Wild Sonics and Creative Usability
- “Rockabilly Is so Near and Dear to My Heart”: Brian Setzer Reveals the Legendary Artists and Guitar Gear That Helped Define His Signature Sound
March 2
- “He’s Both a Great Guitar Player and a Great Guy”: Tyler Sweet Reflects on His Long Career as Brian Setzer’s Trusted Guitar Tech
- Watch Robin Trower’s Spellbinding “Bridge of Sighs” BBC Studio Performance
- Universal Audio Dream ’65, Ruby ’63 and Woodrow ’55 Reviews
- PRS SE DGT Review
March 1
- Gibson J-45 ’50s Faded Review
- Donner Arena 2000 Amp and Effects Pedal Review
- Kernom Ridge Review
- Gibson Enters Vintage Guitar Market with Pioneering ‘Certified Vintage’ Program