Guitar World brings together 15 new signature guitars that can help you channel the spirit of your favorite ax slinger.

These guys might look and sound familiar to a portion of our readers; they're the Croatian cellists who had a taste of online success when their dueling-cellos version of Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" went viral last year. They've also covered Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze" and Guns N' Roses' "Welcome to the Jungle."

On January 21, guitarist Monte Pittman — who is best known for his work with Prong and Madonna — dropped his third album, The Power of Three, through Metal Blade Records. We recently caught up with Pittman between gigs to discuss his new album, what it's like to play for Madonna and, of course, his gear. Here’s what he had to say.

Today's lick features Mark Tremonti tackling a fast, descending pentatonic phrase that takes a Shawn Lane-inspired approach to playing single-note runs.