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Felix Martin Thundertap

Double trouble: Watch Felix Martin and Joan Torres devastate with dual twin-necked guitar and bass action on aptly titled new single Thundertap

By Phil Weller published

The neoclassical-infused track is lifted from Martin's fourth solo LP, and is the first to feature his own-made and tap-centric FM guitars and basses on the same album

Eddie Van Halen

Two-hand tapping is one of the most versatile guitar techniques you can learn – here are 5 ways to make it work for you

By Simon Barnard published

Tapping lit up the guitar world with Eddie Van Halen, but in this lesson, inspired by EVH, Joe Satriani, Nuno Bettencourt and more, you'll find all kinds of ways to add this legato superpower to your game

Steve Hackett performs on stage at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on October 7, 2015 in London, England.

Steve Hackett on discovering two-hand tapping: "It's the guitar-playing equivalent of splitting the atom – it influenced more people than I could have possibly imagined"

By Andrew Daly published

One of prog's greatest players reflects on pioneering the revolutionary soloing technique, and shares his thoughts on the Genesis reunion tour – and what the band would have sounded like had he stayed

Joel Hoekstra

Joel Hoekstra video masterclass: learn eight-finger tapping with the legendary Whitesnake guitarist

By John Wheatcroft published

This lesson is a veritable boot camp for two-handed tapping and will bring you up to speed for those occasions when it is time to let it rip

Eddie Van Halen

How to two-hand tap like Eddie Van Halen

By Andy Aledort published

This hands-on and tabbed lesson offers a comprehensive primer in Eddie's signature lead style, as well as a brief history of two-hand tapping itself

Learn to play the Tetris theme, prog-metal style - with full tab and audio

By Charlie Griffiths published

Total Guitar brings you an arrangement of the 19th-century Russian folk tune, Korobeiniki, that became world-famous thanks to the 1980s Nintendo videogame

Vintage Two-Hand Tapping by Roy Smeck, "the Wizard of the Strings" — Video

By Damian Fanelli published