Shred

We all know speed is not the be all and end all, but sometimes more is simply more. This lesson will take you to the edge, maybe beyond, following in the footsteps of Steve Vai, Eddie Van Halen and Gary Moore

Mancuso's debut LP The Journey is a tour de force of technique and imagination. We take a look at how the young Italian virtuoso's approach can make you a better player now

Take your playing to a higher plane of existence with this study of Mika Tyyskä, the Finnish creator of the animated shredder

The Sylosis virtuoso teaches you five approaches to improve your metal guitar solos – and make them that bit more sinister

Melodically OTT, technically on point even when on the trampoline or underwater, Li is one of shred guitar’s greatest showmen

A Berklee prof with neoclassical chops to burn, Joe Stump of Alcatrazz is a bona-fide shred legend, and these five examples will whip your metal guitar chops into shape in no time

This shred lesson is so hot we've been keeping it under lock and key, until now...

A more efficient way to pick, economy picking will make you a more fluid player, whether you’re playing jazz and fusion or shred à la Yngwie Malmsteen

For those who have completed Woodshedding 101 and are ready to progress to the outer limits of shred, Charlie Griffiths offers five expert licks in the style of Todd Joseph Helmerich

Good news and bad news. First, the good: we've adapted MAB's hyper-technical style for single-necked guitars. The bad? Welcome to the toughest shred lesson this side of Planet Gemini

With a new solo album out, the Haken guitarist and Guitar Techniques tutor is on a mission to challenge your picking and fretting hands – and to test your theory skills

In our great Erotic Cake-off, our star baker is the aristocratic Guthrie Govan. Here you’ll discover a handful of tasty licks from the UK guitar master

One of Mike Varney’s original Shrapnel shredders, MacAlpine marries speed and technicality with a strong melodic sensibility

These advanced exercises in shred guitar will take you through the Shrapnel alum’s sweeping and tapping style, and offer a grounding in his quicksilver jazz-fusion improv concepts

Advance your guitar playing in 30 minutes by nailing these distinct styles