Country Rhythm: Going Chordless
by Joe Dalton When I was 19, I auditioned for Shirley Alston’s group, The Shirelles. The first thing...
12 Essential Blues Turnarounds
by Andy Ellis Are your blues a little tired? Crave some fresh sounds? Nothing rejuvenates a 12-bar groove...
The Metal Pentatonic Workout
by Rusty Cooley Metal is a lot different today than it was in the ’80s. Back then, things...
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...
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...
Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan Licks
Stevie Ray Vaughan was the last great blues guitar innovator, a guy who grabbed the collective consciousness of...
Bop-a-Billy Basics
by Jude Gold & Brian Setzer If you could pour Brian Setzer’s explosive mixture of rock, country, jazz,...
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...
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...
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...
Rockabilly Jazz
by Jim Campilongo The best Rockabilly players know how to spin jazzy lines over simple blues progressions. Let’s...
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...