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    “Designed to handle virtually any style of music you throw at it”: How Ibanez pioneered the high-performance workhorse bass guitar with the SR series – and made low-end more accessible than ever before

    The Ibanez brand name carries a lot of water for its work in developing the high-performance electric guitar as we know it: super-versatile, playability off…

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    guitarworld November 6, 2024
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    “McLaughlin’s ferocious picking and mastery of the fretboard raised the bar for what could be achieved on the guitar”: Learn the trailblazing style of John McLaughlin, one of the true pioneers of jazz-rock fusion

    It’s fair to say that among fusion aficionados, John McLaughlin is the father of jazz-rock guitar. His experiments with complex harmony, Eastern scales, and chromaticism…

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    guitarworld November 5, 2024
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    “This album’s the only one where I’ve sat down and planned out a solo. Otherwise, the record button’s pressed, and I just go, ‘Pentatonic scale!’”: Orange Goblin’s Joe Hoare on life’s simple pleasures –Les Pauls, Marshall ampsand signature beer

    The world’s got problems, but we could all stand to chill out a bit. That’s arguably the central premise to (Not) Rocket Science, the first…

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    guitarworld November 5, 2024
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    “The most famous high-gain amp to emerge in 1992 was the 5150, and that’s exactly the character the Anti pedal offers”: Universal Audio UAFX Anti 1992 High Gain Amp pedal review

    Maybe it’s a generalization, but I’ve noticed that many guitarists who prefer modern high-gain amps also tend to be more open-minded about using amp-modeling technology.…

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    guitarworld November 5, 2024
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    “That’s true. We smoked Jimi Hendrix’s guitar… I thought it’d be fun to crumble a bit of the wood off and pop it inside a joint”: Steve Cradock once smoked the shavings of Hendrix’s Strat by rolling them in a page from the Bible

    Steve Cradock – best known as the guitarist behind Ocean Colour Scene and Paul Weller’s go-to sideman – has revealed he once smoked shavings of…

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    guitarworld November 5, 2024
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    “I've not got a huge history with Gibson, but this one I bought to have a different tone”: From a forensic Black Strat replica to a Gibson that caught his ear and a ‘90s Zoom unit, here's everything David Gilmour used on his new solo album, Luck & Strange

    For Luck and Strange, his fifth solo album, Pink Floyd legend David Gilmour leaned on both the familiar and the new, gear-wise. For instance, though…

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    guitarworld November 5, 2024
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    “Harkening back to the late ’80s”: Charvel continues the expansion of its made-in-Japan operations with 3 new high-end MJ Series Dinkys

    Unleashing the Charvel MJ Series DK24 HSH 2PT W | Charvel Guitars – YouTube Watch On Charvel has sought to channel “a contemporary blend of…

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    guitarworld November 5, 2024
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    “Beat It was interesting. Of course, Eddie Van Halen did the solo. But the rest of the guitars were Steve Lukather and myself…” Session ace Paul Jackson Jr. on how he became Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones’ go-to guitarist

    Paul Jackson Jr. has hooked up with almost everyone, although usually on a behind-the-scenes basis. Remember Michael Jackson’s Beat It? That’s his rhythm work alongside…

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    guitarworld November 5, 2024
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    “When I worked with Tony Iommi, I had an epiphany… he sounded like him no matter what amp you’ve got him on”: Billy Corgan on how watching Iommi taught him the key to the playing style of Eddie Van Halen

    Although his chops are often under-appreciated by music fans (something he’s all too aware of) Billy Corgan is a highly robust electric guitar player. As…

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    guitarworld November 5, 2024
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    “We are dedicated to building a direct connection with the artist community in China”: Fender to open Shanghai Artist Showroom in its latest high-profile move in overseas guitar markets

    Fender has announced it will be opening an Artist Showroom in Shanghai next year, as the US firm continues to expand its physical presence and…

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    guitarworld November 5, 2024
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