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Guitar Strength: Lose the Pick and Heave the Hammer

Posted 07/03/2012 at 7:59am | by Scott Marano

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More often than not, notes are picked, plucked, slapped, popped, tapped, slid in to, pulled off to or hammered-on to from another note. But there is another oft-overlooked technique that can add slippery finesse, intervallic interest and muscular, musically arousing power to your playing: the “hammer-on from nowhere."

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Guitar Strength: 10 Commandments of Playing Guitar in the Style of Dimebag Darrell, Part 1

Posted 06/25/2012 at 4:55pm | by Scott Marano

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Van Halen’s impact on Dimebag’s playing is unmistakable. The “vibe” of early Van Halen is by far the most recognizable influence in Dimebag’s playing. From the grooving rhythms played like leads of their own, to the tone, to the phrasing in his lead playing, Dimebag took the inspiration of Edward Van Halen and forged his own identity.

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Guitar Strength: Getting Slithery and Sleazy, Slurring with Slash

Posted 04/13/2012 at 1:43pm | by Scott Marano

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Slash is a sponge that has soaked up all of the most intoxicating ingredients of all of the best guitar music since the dawn of the electric-guitar-based rock and roll and wrung out a grimy, adventurous and uniquely tasty concoction that never ceases to inspire.

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Guitar Strength: Some Paul Gilbert-Style, Sequenced String-Skipping Arpeggios

Posted 03/30/2012 at 9:03am | by Scott Marano

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One of the especially cool things about a guitar is the fact that there are almost always at least a few ways to play the same notes. This fact allows (and forces) us guitarists to explore the different possibilities available through experimentation with alternate fingerings, picking strategies and phrasing. Often, while there are many ways to play the exact same notes, there is usually a “magic” fingering and picking pattern that allows for the easiest and most effective execution of the phrase.

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Guitar Strength: Go Funk Yourself with Nuno Bettencourt’s “Porno” Tapping

Posted 03/22/2012 at 1:59pm | by Scott Marano

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Hailed by Guitar World as a “fretboard wizard” and voted “Best New Talent” by Guitar World readers in 1991, Nuno Bettencourt has maintained his relevance since first coming onto the national scene in the late '80s, thanks to his inventive playing, killer tone and skillful songwriting.

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Guitar Strength: Try Out Some Mutant Pentatonics

Posted 03/06/2012 at 12:15pm | by Scott Marano

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Push any guitar player into a corner, and it’s their command over their repertoire of killer minor pentatonic licks that can let them fight the way out. In almost any situation, licks and melodies using the minor pentatonic scale will fit unquestionably over any minor-key harmony and blend in with ease.

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Guitar Strength: Lose the Pick and Heave the Hammer

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