OUR VAN HALEN BLOWOUT CONTINUES, SORT OF

REMEMBER LAST MONTH’S Woodshed column where I said I

SOUNDING BOARD

Got something you want to say? EMAIL US AT: GWSoundingBoard@futurenet.com

CONNECT. CREATE. CONTROL.

Burst of Activity

TOOL’S ADAM JONES — AND GIBSON’S CESAR GUEIKIAN — DISCUSS THE FINER POINTS OF GIBSON’S NEW ADAM JONES 1979 LES PAUL CUSTOM

Gargoyl

THIS MULTIFACETED NEW BAND’S BROODING SONGCRAFT HAS REVOCATION AXEMAN DAVE DAVIDSON RE-EVALUATING WHEN BEST TO EMPLOY A SHREDFEST

Tallah

MEET NU-METAL’S KINGS IN THE MAKING 

Malina Moye Means Business

RIGHTEOUS TOURING TIPS FROM A LIFELONG ROAD WARRIOR

INQUIRER

JONATHAN WILSON

Blue Öyster Cult

FOUNDING GUITARIST BUCK DHARMA UNWRAPS THE SYMBOL REMAINS, THE HARD ROCK PROGENITORS’ FIRST ALBUM OF NEW MATERIAL IN 20 YEARS

The Incredibles 2

FENDER AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL II STRATOCASTER HSS AND TELECASTER DELUXE 

Happy Feat

BLACKSTAR LIVE LOGIC 

New EQ

WHAT'S NEW AND COOL

Buzz Bin

Maxon Apex 808 Overdrive

Full Blast

REVEREND PETE ANDERSON PA-1 RB 

I GOT RHYTHM, PART 13

Dissecting and rearranging a classic, enigmatic riff 

AROUND THE BENDS, PART 1

Exploring string-bending techniques on the B string

FIGHTING WORDS

How to play “Kung Fu Grip”

NICE WORK

Traditional bluegrass styles, and how to play “Line of Work,” part 1

LOWELL GEORGE: WE STAND CORRECTED

ON PAGE 71 OF THE DECEMBER 2020 ISSUE, A LINE OF TABS WAS MISSING FROM FIG. 2 OF THE LOWELL GEORGE SLIDE GUITAR LESSON — WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BARS 4-6. HERE’S THE COMPLETE FIGURE, PLUS A REPRINT OF A SECTION OF THE LESSON FOR REFERENCE. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE!

PERFORMANCE NOTES

• • • HOW TO PLAY THIS MONTH’S SONGS• • •

“SISTER CHRISTIAN”

NIGHT RANGER | MIDNIGHT MADNESS, 1983 | GUITARIST: BRAD GILLIS | STORY BY CHRIS GILL

SMALL BODY, BIG VOICE

…AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT

Tired of the same old guitar colors, shapes and sizes? While you’re busy social distancing, go online and discover a completely new universe of six-string delights ready to be delivered to your door

Black Magic Woman

A conversation with ORIANTHI: Her new album, “the biggest guitar gig in the world,” trading licks with ROBBY KRIEGER, marvelling at JEFF BECK — and, oh yeah, gear galore!

TACKLE THE STATE OF GUITAR IN 2021,

SIX SUCCESSFUL GUITARISTS FROM COMPLETELY DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS  THE REPURCUSSIONS OF THE DIGITAL  UNIVERSE, THE FUTURE OF GUITAR HEROES,

ST. VINCENT — A ND NOODLE! —

WELCOME YOU TO SONG MACHINE, GORILLAZ’ OTHERWORLDLY NEW ALBUM

WHERE IT’S AT

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram with a Fender Strat LEFT:

5 ALARM FIRE

NEW ROB ZOMBIE ALBUM! NEW LIVE ALBUM! NEW DOCUMENTARY! NEW SOLO ALBUM IN THE WORKS! NEW TRACKS WITH ACE FREHLEY, NIKKI SIXX AND TYLA YAWEH!

THUNDER & GHTNING

Guitar World celebrates half a century of Thin Lizzy, looking back through the eyes of two key longtime band members: guitarist Scott Gorham Brian Downey  

TAPPING YOUNG LAD

AT 23, EDDIE VAN HALEN 

“MEAN STREET”

Van Halen

“I’M THE ONE”

Van Halen