Palm muting is an essential guitar technique – but there’s a lot more to it than just chugging. Are you using it to its full potential?
First used by ’50s legends Chet Atkins and Les Paul, it is rock, metal and punk that have made palm muting so popular today ...
The musician Dave Grohl wanted to trade places with: “It’s like a football play! Incredible”
Dave Grohl had the best of both worlds in both Nirvana and Foo Fighters, but he knew that he could happily fit into another ...
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Exclusive: Evan Honer Releases New Single “Everything I Wanted,” Shares U.S. Tour Dates
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and ...
Tate McRae Dances in and Out of Love, and 10 More New Songs
Perfume Genius (Mike Hadreas) and Aldous Harding share “No Front Teeth,” a surreal excursion that seesaws between pretty folk ...
When Dimebag Darrell answered Guitar World readers’ questions, he didn’t hold back – and revealed some ingenious playing secrets
The Pantera icon loved digging into his Riffer Madness “Feedback Sack” and answering readers’ questions. Here he offers gear ...
Which Beatles song has been played the most?
The Beatles are the biggest band in history; bigger than Taylor Swift, The Rolling Stones or any of their peers. But which of ...
Positive Grid Spark Neo Review: A Must Have For Guitarists With Unexpectedly Good Sound
Compared to Positive grid's more traditional amplifiers, the Spark 2 and Spark Mini Vai are both slightly more expensive than ...
‘You Play It Right Or You’re Fired’
You’re basically standing by and waiting for a call,” he explains. “It’s kind of like a combination of an EMT, a carpenter, ...
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Guitar Night is for audience ... and players
Alexandra Whittingham and Sönke Meinen can thank their dear old dads for turning them onto playing guitar. If there’s an instrument laying around the house most kids will naturally pick it up and ...
D.C. quartet ¡Fiasco! floats in the sweet spot between jazz and ‘not-jazz’
What kind of music does D.C. instrumental quartet ¡Fiasco! play? Guitarist Nelson Dougherty and saxophonist Andrew Frankhouse ...
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3 Songs That Prove Dave Matthews is Among the Greatest Rhythm Guitarists Ever
When people think of great guitarists, often names like Jimi Hendrix, Greg Allman or Jimmy Page come to mind. Players who know how to write solos that touch the heavens and make a person's soul ...
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Saya Gray Hits the Road and Comes Back a Hero on ‘Saya’
putting on a cocky attitude over plucky guitars. “If you don’t like me now, you’re gonna hate me later,” she sings. The highlight “Exhaust The Topic” opens with bright guitar chords ...