Check out this fantastic video discussing 5 home recording tips for guitarists from Periphery’s Misha Mansoor, (Periphery is an American progressive metal band from Bethesda, Maryland formed in 2005. The band is known for their heavy, modern, and progressive sound that...

The Echo Nest is one of the myriad "behind-the-scenes" technology companies that power the operations we know by more familiar names such as; Spotify, Beats Music, or Pandora. click to enlarge image According to the Massachusetts-based group's blog, it has data on more...

Fender has created a new video in celebration of the Fender Stratocaster's 60th anniversary. The three-and-a-half-minute clip, which you can check out below, features appearances by — and comments from — the likes of Jeff Beck, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Stephen Stills, Jim...

World-renowned Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia has died aged 66 in Mexico, reportedly of a heart attack while playing with his children on a beach. The death of one of the most celebrated flamenco guitarists was announced by the mayor's office in Algeciras, southern Spain,...

Research found that listening to sad music when you feel down can improve your mood! Beautiful but sad music can help people feel better when they are a bit blue, according to new research. Psychologists at the universities of Kent and Limerick investigated the effects...

In this studio tutorial, Nashville session guitarist and producer Bryan Clark reveals a handful of proven mic techniques. Hear various configurations of dynamic, large diaphragm, and ribbon mics recorded through a studio console, and compare the tones between different mic...

Ernie Ball's new online series, Real to Reel with Slash, debuted yesterday on Slash's official YouTube channel. Part 1 of the series, which you can watch below, shows Slash & Co. — better known as "Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators" — hard at work at...

Metalocalypse creator Brendon Small wasn't too optimistic about the music business during a recent Phoenix New Times chat, sharing grim predictions regarding the constant decline. "You know, music is in a really, really tough place right now," Small said. "The main reason...

STEVENS POINT, WI. USA — John Rendall always considered himself someone who just liked to pick up a guitar and play, a hobby he was nearly forced to abandon 20 years ago when a farming accident claimed his left hand. But with the aid of a prosthesis, Rendall began playing...

Guitar World has re-posted one of their older (from 2011) , "Today's licks" video lessons - courtesy of Firewind /Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Gus G, (who demonstrates the slick lateral metal lick featuring a cascading chromatic decent). It's a pretty cool pentatonic lick that's...

DunlopTV host Bryan Kehoe sits down with Joe Bonamassa backstage and talks about his amazing guitar and amp collection, as well as his history playing music. Also, tech Mike Hickey shows us Joe’s touring rig, and a few of his prized ’50s Les Paul bursts. ...

Courtesy of Jimmy Brown (Guitar World Mahazine) I’ve always been interested in how a groove’s tempo and stylistic feel—swing-eighths versus even, or “straight,” eighths, for example—can influence and even dictate how one constructs melodic phrases. One of the nice things...

Article courtesy of Zachary Fjestad of Premiere Guitar online...  QUESTION: I’m hoping you can provide me some information about my Gibson Melody Maker guitar. I’m 72 and retired now, and played it some when I was very young. I believe it’s somewhere around a 1960s model,...

Peavey’s ValveKing series of amplifers have always been the budget all tube amps that many beginners move to after their first practice amp. With the advances in technology packed into rival budget amps over recent years the ValveKing series has probably lost out a little...

If there is one thing that is certain it is the conservative nature of guitar players in regard to the traditional design of the instrument. For example look at Teuffel guitars, they have been producing some of the most unique guitar designs I’ve seen for years but have they...

The head of music at BBC Radio 1 has said that he believes the British public's appetite for guitar music is returning. George Ergatoudis made the comment while speaking on a panel at the Radio Academy Playlists: What Makes a Hit in 2014? event in London last night (February...

Harmonix is charting new territory yet again. The studio that birthed both Guitar Hero and Rock Band, and the only third-party game-development house that created a successful Kinect franchise (Dance Central), announced a new game today: Chroma. Unlike the studio's last...

In 2011, a 66-year-old retired math teacher walked into a London neurological clinic hoping to get some answers. A few years earlier, she explained to the doctors, she had heard someone playing a piano outside her house. But then she realized there was no piano. The phantom...

Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Focusrite has a well-earned reputation for building high-quality audio interfaces and mic preamps at price-points to cater to users of all requirements and at a wide range of budget points. With its Saffire range of interfaces remaining popular but...

If there’s a complaint that you can level against even the best loopers, it’s that they can be tricky little buggers. They can also be a bit stressful to use in performance. Even with all the practice in the world, it doesn’t take but a slight slip-up, or an errant sneaker...

This is why it is absolutely vital to be smart about your surroundings when performing on any outdoor stage...     A guitarist who suffered horrific burns (after an electrical shock while sound-checking for a gig aboard a ferry) has won £6,400 compensation... Dominic...

Jimi Hendrix's classic 1967 single "Purple Haze" is set to be reissued on February 18th  HenneMusic reports. The single is the third installment in the "Experience Hendrix" Sundazed Records Jimi Hendrix singles series. "Purple Haze" was the second single to be released...

Commercially successful guitarists, like Chris Isaak, are able to play budget instruments and still sound good. However, Classical /symphony orchestra musicians aren’t as fortunate when it comes to instrument price tags. By Michael Ross - PG Magazine online: Chris Isaak...