12 Essential Blues Turnarounds
by Andy Ellis Are your blues a little tired? Crave some fresh sounds? Nothing rejuvenates a 12-bar groove faster than a fancy turnaround, and we’ve got a doz...
The Metal Pentatonic Workout
by Rusty Cooley Metal is a lot different today than it was in the ’80s. Back then, things were brutal. If you didn’t know how to solo, you weren’t even looke...
Jimi Hendrix: All the Way to “Ladyland”
by Joe Gore More than two decades after his tunes overtly modeled after clean-toned death, Jimi Hendrix’s remarkable rhythm guitar style still grips the soul...
3 Priceless Intermediate Guitar Tips
These tips are from of Reddit user “YourRealName” and were posted to the r/Guitar sub-forum, which we highly recommend for any forum-loving guitar players out t...
Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan Licks
Stevie Ray Vaughan was the last great blues guitar innovator, a guy who grabbed the collective consciousness of six-stringers and fans alike, and we're still wa...
Bop-a-Billy Basics
by Jude Gold & Brian Setzer If you could pour Brian Setzer’s explosive mixture of rock, country, jazz, and rockabilly into the gas tank of a muscle car, you’...
Demystifying the Art of Django Gypsy Jazz Guitar
by Andy Ellis & John Jorgenson John Jorgenson has a highly eclectic résumé. The masses know him as the lion-haired guitarist in Elton John’s band, but he’s a...
Q&A On Left Hand Form & Development – Part 2
by Jamey Andreas Click here to see Part 1 of this series on Left Hand Form & Development Question 4: Knuckles Parallel to Strings
My guitar teacher has t...
A Film: “Creative Spirit” – Keith Medley’s 27-String Guitar
First we told you about The Loog Guitar on Kickstarter, and now we've got another exciting and interesting project for you to check out. It's called "Creative S...
Rockabilly Jazz
by Jim Campilongo The best Rockabilly players know how to spin jazzy lines over simple blues progressions. Let’s see how this works. Start by recording Gu...
Fire & Flow: Jimmy Herring’s Ultra-Hip Improv Tips
by Jude Gold Few things are more explosive than Jimmy Herring’s solos. Except, perhaps, his telephone, which is always blowing up. Headliners such as the All...
Solidbodies: The 50-Year Guitar War
“Every rock music fan has heard the war, every rock guitarist has fought in the battles.” Starting with their conception and design in the early 1950s, Solid...