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    Author: guitarworld

    “It was fun checking out Steve Howe’s gear. He really made the case to me for the guitar stand. You know… the one where your guitar is actually standing!” Hannah Wicklund on opening for Yes and Deep Purple – and her undying love of Anderson Guitars

    Hannah Wicklund turned 27 while she was opening shows for Yes and Deep Purple on their summer tour. It means she’s the same age as…

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    guitarworld November 1, 2024
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    “The most disgusting pitch-shifting pedal I’ve ever had”: Introducing the Noise Pedal – a “new take on the iconic Whammy sound” that transforms your guitar tone into a nightmare

    From Gojira’s pick scrapes to Knocked Loose’s hell tone and beyond, horrid noises are crucial ingredients to stank face-inducing modern metal riffage. There’s a plethora…

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    guitarworld November 1, 2024
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    “Ozzy had been fired from Black Sabbath. People warned me against working with him because he didn’t have the best reputation”: Ozzy Osbourne bassist Bob Daisley on why he decided to bet on the Prince of Darkness’ post-Sabbath career

    Bob Daisley has enjoyed an illustrious career, holding his own on bass alongside a list of legendary guitarists, including Ritchie Blackmore, Randy Rhoads, and Gary…

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    guitarworld November 1, 2024
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    Did someone say Black Friday? Positive Grid is already offering a massive up to 50% off smart amps and software right now

    The calendar has barely finished flipping over to November and we’ve already got our first official Black Friday guitar deal appearing. Over at the Positive…

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    guitarworld November 1, 2024
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    “We’ve made something really unique and special”: Thin Lizzy to release first new record in over 40 years – featuring brand new guitar parts from founding member Eric Bell and unheard Phil Lynott vocals

    Irish rock legends Thin Lizzy have announced they will release their first new album in over 40 years early next year. Titled The Acoustic Sessions,…

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    guitarworld November 1, 2024
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    “When I came up with the Jolene lick, all the musicians said: ‘Damn, that’s so good. That’s the coolest little lick’”: Dolly Parton recalls writing Jolene’s iconic guitar parts and pushing the boundaries of her playing (before the long fingernails)

    There’s no overstating the impact Dolly Parton‘s Jolene has had not only on the history of country music and Parton’s career trajectory but also on…

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    guitarworld November 1, 2024
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    “The idea of the ‘rhythm’ side and the ‘lead’ side as distinctly separate entities has become somewhat blurred”: Mateus Asato is a modern master of combined rhythm and lead playing – he shares his poetic soloing secrets

    Over the past decade or so, we’ve seen the emergence of quite a distinctive approach to the electric guitar. Although not gone, the idea of…

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    guitarworld November 1, 2024
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    “I’ve never played a barre chord in my life. I hate them. You don’t need more than two or three notes to express a chord”: Andy Summers on his “abstracted instrumental” collabs with Robert Fripp, his dream pedalboard, and what he learned from Béla Bartók

    With their fourth album, 1981’s Ghost in the Machine, British new wave rockers the Police had laid the groundwork for their eventual domination of the…

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    guitarworld November 1, 2024
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    “Nobody ever came to a gig to watch me play guitar. They came to hear me sing. We didn’t have a rhythm guitar player, so I had to cover everything”: Justin Hayward on the life, times and tones of the Moody Blues, and the undisputed power of a dimed AC30

    In 1966, the Moody Blues were about to go down in flames. A year earlier, the London-based rhythm and blues group consisting of singer-guitarist Denny…

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    guitarworld November 1, 2024
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    “Be wary of trying to emulate guitar sounds from your favorite albums with just an amp in the room”: Ghost, Royal Blood and Pixies producer reveals “the biggest mistake guitar players make” when recording

    Tom Dalgety made his name producing Royal Blood’s monster debut album, but in the decade since, the English record producer and engineer has gone on…

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    guitarworld November 1, 2024
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