John Petrucci Demos His Ernie Ball Music Man JP15 — Video
In this new video, Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci walks you through the JP15 John Petrucci electric guitar from Ernie Ball Music Man. Click here for more info! [youtube...
View ArticleJohn Petrucci Visits Guitar Center — Video
Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci recently visited the Platinum Room at the Carle Place, New York, Guitar Center. During his visit, he discussed his musical beginnings, the genesis of his […]
View ArticleAndy Aledort Demos and Discusses the John Page Classic Ashburn Guitar — Video
Some of you might know Andy Aledort as the guy from hundreds of Guitar World lesson videos and the writer of countless GW lessons and features. But he’s also the […]
View ArticleSetting Up John Petrucci’s Ernie Ball Music Man JP15 Guitar — Time-Lapse Video
“Check out this time lapse of Maddi doing a string change on my JP15,” wrote John Petrucci on his Facebook page about 19 hours ago (not that we’re stalking him […]
View ArticleAcoustic Nation with Dale Turner: The “Folk Baroque” Stylings of John Renborun
On March 26, 2015, the guitar community lost a legend: progressive folk master and founding member of Pentangle, John Renbourn, a picker who literally did what he loved—playing and teaching—up […]
View ArticleLessonFace with John Heussenstamm: Introduction to Electric Blues Guitar — Video
This video and article offer introductory electric blues guitar concepts from guitarist and music educator John Heussenstamm. Author and co-author of multiple widely distributed books and videos from...
View ArticleWild Stringdom with John Petrucci: Using Triad Arpeggios to Imply More...
This month, I’m going to demonstrate how one can utilize simple triadic shapes and patterns in order to imply more complex and varied chord qualities. I find this to be […]
View ArticleJohn Petrucci Demos His Signature Sterling by Music Man JP100D Guitar — Video
In this new video, Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci walks you through the finer points of his signature JP100D guitar from Sterling by Music Man. For more information about this […]
View ArticleHall & Oates’ John Oates Talks “Private Eyes” Chord Changes and His Custom...
His guitar playing and vocal harmonizing in the blue-eyed soul duo Hall & Oates earned him mega chart success and an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, […]
View ArticleThirty Veteran Guitarists — Including Slash, Steve Vai and John Petrucci —...
From the GW Archive: This feature originally appeared in the May 2002 issue of Guitar World. The story has a “time capsule” theme: We asked several veteran guitarists to choose […]
View ArticleBilly Gibbons Shows Custom Gibson and John Bolin Guitars from His Collection...
This video is a few years old, but if you missed it, it provides a great opportunity to see some of Billy Gibbons’ guitars up-close with narration from Billy himself. […]
View ArticleJohn Pizzarelli Premieres Behind-the-Scenes Video for New Album, ‘Midnight...
Paul McCartney had a great idea for an album. He just needed guitarist John Pizzarelli to make it. “I got an idea got in my head,” McCartney wrote to Pizzarelli […]
View ArticleMidnight McCartney: John Pizzarelli Discusses Reinterpreting Paul McCartney’s...
Back in 2014, Paul McCartney had a great idea for an album. He just needed a world-renowned guitarist and singer to make it happen. Enter John Pizzarelli, whose musical interpretations […]
View ArticleJohn Lennon and Eric Clapton Perform The Beatles’“Yer Blues” in Toronto — Video
This week in 1969—September 13, 1969, in fact—John Lennon performed at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Canada, with a hastily assembled backing band. The band, which performed under the “Plastic Ono […]
View ArticlePractice Tips from Dream Theater’s John Petrucci
Here are a few handy practice tips from John Petrucci, as originally published in the handy July 2004 issue of Guitar World. 01. Have a goal. Say to yourself, “During […]
View ArticleJohn Entwistle’s Isolated Bass Track from The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again”...
Every year on October 9, a lot of our online coverage goes to the Beatles’ John Lennon, who was born on that date in 1940. And this year happens to […]
View ArticleJohn Lennon Gibson Jumbo Auction: Seller to Split Windfall with Yoko’s Charity
John and Yoko—John McCaw, that is, a 69-year-old San Diego contractor who’s had possession since 1969 of one of the most sought-after Beatles guitars John Lennon ever owned—will split the […]
View ArticleJohn Lennon and Chuck Berry Jam on ‘The Mike Douglas Show’ in 1972 — Video
In February 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono took over The Mike Douglas Show for a full week. It was a week filled with unusual guests, including Ralph Nader, Jerry […]
View ArticleSteve Vai, Zakk Wylde and John 5 Join Benefit for Tony MacAlpine
Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde and John 5, along with Mike Portnoy, Billy Sheehan and Derek Sherinian are joining forces to play a benefit concert for guitar and keyboard virtuoso Tony […]
View ArticleJohn Petrucci Lesson: How to Play Movable Chords with Open Strings
The following article is taken from John Petrucci’s classic “Wild Stringdom” column in Guitar World. Using open strings is a great way to add texture and atmosphere to any chord […]
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