Gibson USA’s new Shred-V Flying V—the Guitar of the Month for August 2008—takes the style and attitude of the fearsome Flying V a step further. Two EMG 85 pickups deliver high-ouput, screaming tone, perfect for aggressive hard rock and metal, and a new Kahler 2215K tremolo system allows stable tuning and dive bombs.

NEWS
Wolfmother Bassist and Drummer Quit Band
Rage Against the Machine Set Their Sights on Republican Convention
American Idol Winner David Cook Teams Up With American Idiot Producer
Stooges Gear Stolen In Montreal
Janis Ian Looks Back At Hendrix, Joplin, and the ’60s in New Autobiography

ARTISTS & EVENTS
Angus and Malcolm Young Top Oz Guitarists Poll
Jimmy Page's Gibson Named 'Coolest Guitar in Rock'
Gibson Supports the Underage Festival in London
Gibson Supports the Quiksilver Skins Surf Contest
Gibson Lends Hand at London's Field Day 2008
The Legendary Les Paul Introduces the New 2008 Les Paul Standard

TOP STORIES
Introducing Gibson USA’s August Guitar of the Month!
’52 Les Paul Goldtops Appraised on Antiques Roadshow
How to Capture Randy Rhoads’ Ozzy Osbourne Guitar Tone
Hawthorne Heights Discuss Fragile Future, Casey's Death, and Suing Victory Records
Jimmy Page's Gibson Named 'Coolest Guitar in Rock'
5 Amazing Concept Albums
An Author’s Quest for a List of All Known Metal Bands
Live in the Nashville Area? Gibson USA is Hiring!

Features
How John Lee Hooker Developed His Big Bad Boogie Guitar Style
Arlen Roth's Daily Lesson: Contrary-motion Licks and Turnarounds
Introducing Gibson USA's August Guitar of the Month!
Coldplay’s New Dueling “Viva La Vida” Vids
Interactive Gibson Bible Excerpt and Video Footage: The First SG Standards
How to Capture Randy Rhoads’ Ozzy Osbourne Guitar Tone
Arlen Roth's Daily Lesson: Wes Montgomery-style Octaves
6 Hands, a 3-Necked Mandolin, and Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones
Hawthorne Heights Discuss Fragile Future, Casey's Death, and Suing Victory Records
Arlen Roth's Daily Lesson: Doubling the Bass Line for Blues Guitar
Robert Fripp’s King Crimson Reunite for 40th Anniversary Tour
Live in the Nashville Area? Gibson USA is Hiring!
’52 Les Paul Goldtops Appraised on Antiques Roadshow
5 Amazing Concept Albums
An Author’s Quest for an All-Encompassing List of All Known Metal Bands
The Black Lips, Deerhunter, and King Khan & the Shrines Help Send Off McCarren Pool
Arlen Roth's Daily Lesson: Soul and R&B Double Stops
2,052 Guitar Players Can’t Be Wrong
How Clapton and Hendrix Helped Buddy Guy Play Guitar His Way
A Step-by-Step Guide to Home Recording
Arlen Roth's Lesson Replay: Week of July 28, 2008
Signature Solos in Slow-Mo: Slash & GN’R’s “Sweet Child of Mine”

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Lessons

MP3 DOWNLOADS
Albert Hammond, Jr"GfC"
Alamo Race Track"Black Cat John Brown"
Airwaves"Sock It To Em"
Adron"Stringsong"
Adron"Bicicleta" (Chris Devoe Remix)
Adam Freeland"Burn the Clock"
Abe Vigoda"Dead City Waste Wilderness"
A Weather"Screw Up Your Courage"
A Place to Bury Strangers"I Know I'll See You" (The Clapp Remix)
A Gun Called Tension"2 Gold Franxs"
A Faulty Chromosome"Them Pleasures Of The Flesh"
A Faulty Chromosome"Jackie O"
Backdoor Slam"Heavy On My Mind"
The Hood Internet "Cakeicide"
The Hood Internet "Your Love Iz What It Iz"
The Hood Internet "Superbowl Jesus"
The Hood Internet"Pro Nails Forever" (Kid Sister vs Walter Meego)
Gus Black"Little Prince Town"
Gus Black"Today Is Not The Day..."
Born Ruffians"I Need A Life" (Four Tet Remix)
Born Ruffians"Foxes Mate For Life"
Obi Best"Nothing Can Come Between Us"
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