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The riff on this classic Demi Lovato song isn’t actually a guitar at all
Demi Lovato is revealing a little secret about the “guitar riff” in her song “Solo” and it turns out it isn’t a guitar making those sounds at all. The pop star took to her Instagram story the other day to share a fun fact about the track and says the guitar riff is actually a recording of her […]
Five Finger Death Punch’s Ivan Moody might not be cut out for guitar
Five Finger Death Punch frontman Ivan Moody is known as just that, the frontman. Well, who says that during this coronavirus pandemic, you can’t try and pick up a new skill? That’s exactly what Moody is trying to do with his new series Guitar Zero: Legends Of The Fail. In the series’ first episode, the […]
Here's how Gibson is helping musicians fix up their guitars from home
Gibson is launching a new virtual guitar tech service that’s free for anyone to use worldwide. The iconic guitar company is offering players the ability to use their fully interactive service which is pairing players with Gibson’s team of professional techs in real time. Read More: Wendy’s is running a free food scavenger hunt with unfortunate […]
ADTR are showing you how to play their song so you stop doing it wrong
A Day To Remember dropped their latest single “Mindreader” last week and now the band are here to teach you how to play it on guitar. Guitarist Kevin Skaff is creating a playthrough video showing guitar players how to tear through the track’s riffs themselves. Read More: Watch Foo Fighters, YUNGBLUD, 5SOS and more collaborate from […]
Watch Frank Iero show fans how to play iconic My Chemical Romance riffs
Frank Iero is giving a closer look at some of his guitar parts for My Chemical Romance songs with a new video breaking down his riffs. The guitarist explains the guitar parts for “Ghost of You” and “Welcome to the Black Parade” in a new clip sparking Fender to make a donation to the MusiCares COVID-19 relief fund. […]
Fender offers free guitar lessons to make your isolation cooler
Iconic guitar company Fender is offering free lessons online. In response to the coronavirus pandemic keeping the world under isolation, the brand is giving away three months of guitar lessons as part of their Fender Play platform. “With everything happening in the world, music has the power to connect us,” reads the statement on the […]
PUP guitarist honored with historic Canadian shared instrument for 2020
PUP guitarist Steve Sladkowski is being honored in his home country with the honor of receiving Canada’s “Maple Leaf Forever” guitar for the next year. According to Exclaim!, the guitar is made from a silver maple tree that inspired legendary Canadian musician Alexander Muir’s famous 1867 song “The Maple Leaf Forever” and is shared by iconic […]
Minibar guitar pedal distorts sound based on the drink you pour
If you’ve ever played in a live band and seen someone place their beer a little too close to your pedalboard, you know the panic that comes with drinks being near equipment but one company is flipping that idea on its head. A new overdrive pedal from Rainger FX called the “Minibar” is designed with […]
Hard Rock opens 450-foot neon guitar-shaped hotel
The Hard Rock has opened its doors and reservations for a new, unique-guitar shaped hotel, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in late October. The hotel is located in Hollywood, Florida, with setting itself apart with its guitar shape. Construction started over two years ago with the hotel ultimately costing $1.2 billion. The guitar-shaped […]
Slipknot guitarist Jim Root explains lack of traditional solos on album
Slipknot guitarist Jim Root has responded to criticism about the band’s latest album We Are Not Your Kind. Root spoke with The Art and Span Show about people who make comments about the record not containing any guitar solos. Read more: ‘IT: Chapter Two’ producer sued for alleged “fraud and deceit” “Well, obviously, Mick (Thomson) […]
Matty Healy shares vintage guitar collection’s classic album roots
The 1975 vocalist Matty Healy has given fans some serious guitar envy after sharing his incredible collection on his Instagram Story. Brace yourself and check out his impressive guitar collection below! Read more: Bring Me The Horizon, Sleeping With Sirens, Poppy announce fall tour “We at The 1975 and myself in particular are incredibly into and […]
The Cure inspires skyrocketing guitar sales thanks to “Glastonbury effect”
There’s been a huge ongoing debate for god knows how long about whether or not rock is dead, but the Cure are here to show it isn’t. Following the band’s set at the Glastonbury Festival, an Edinburgh guitar retailer is saying the band’s performance has shot guitar sales up astronomically. Read More: ‘Stranger Things’ snuck a […]
Gibson shifts focus to industry collaborations amid trademark battles
A wave of change has hit one of the world’s most iconic guitar companies, Gibson, in the eight months since coming under new ownership. The change follows an extensive campaign to eliminate counterfeit likenesses of their guitar models with some backlash. The company is now shifting focus “from confrontation to collaboration.” Read more: blink-182 celebrate […]
Lzzy Hale unveils debut signature Epiphone guitar model
Epiphone has welcomed Halestorm vocalist Lzzy Hale into the Signature Artist Family with the unveiling of her new signature model. Check out the “Ltd. Ed. Lzzy Hale Explorer Outfit” below! Read more: Marshmello, Bastille sued over alleged copyright infringement Hale’s guitar features a classic Explorer in an Alpine White gloss finish with multi-layer black and white […]
'Bohemian Rhapsody' outtake shows Queen guitarist school the film's cast
When one’s tasked with portraying a famous musician in a movie, it’s not often you have that very same musician looking over your shoulder while filming. Nevertheless, it looks like the cast of the hit Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody were in “Good Company” for the re-creation of the fabled studio session that yielded the movie’s […]
Man makes guitar out of 1,200 colored pencils
Talk about a truly colorful instrument. One inventive YouTube user has shared their journey in building an electric guitar out of 1,200 colored pencils. Watch it below! That’s right, the vlogger going by the name of Burls Art constructed what looks like an actual Fender Stratocaster out of a whopping gob of the probable favorite […]
Gibson Guitar's plan to end bankruptcy has been approved
Gibson, an iconic guitar manufacturer in the music industry, has been lead out of bankruptcy following the approval of a plan that will keep them in business. The company’s submitted plan was approved by a U.S. Bankruptcy Court on Tuesday (Oct. 2). Read more: Billie Joe Armstrong shows wholesome love to baseball fan According to a report […]
Limp Bizkit's equipment destroyed by water during "Break Stuff"
It’s just one of those days when you’re playing a show overeseas with your early-aughties nü-metal act and a part of the roof above the stage collapses, sending a giant swell of rushing water directly onto your musical equipment. Read more: The 10 coolest Bizkit covers on YouTube It happened to Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes […]
Zakk Wylde, more shred Disney movie themes on 'Super Guitar'
[Photos by: Zakk Wylde/Instagram, Disney] Ever wanted to hear Ozzy Osbourne and Black Label Society guitarist Zakk Wylde scorch a blistering electric guitar version of Disney‘s Beauty And The Beast theme song? Say no more, fam: The Disney Super Guitar album is here. Read more: There’s actually a ‘Metal Disney’ album That’s right, Disney’s newest […]
Dreamcar's Tom Dumont talks No Doubt's musical evolution in Ernie Ball episode—watch
Ernie Ball is back with its String Theory web series, which explores origin stories of today's most innovative players in music. In this webisode, Ernie Ball artist Tom Dumont of No Doubt and Dreamcar looks at how those early guitar lessons impacted his career and his perspective on No Doubt’s musical evolution. Nostalgia is a powerful force, […]
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