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Eric Peterson Lesson: Getting Down On Picking [Practice What You Preach 1, July 2008]

Posted 07/14/2009 at 10:07am | by Eric Peterson

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Here's the first installment of Eric Peterson from Testament's Practice What You Preach video lessons.

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Marty Friedman: The Lost Lesson

Posted 07/10/2009 at 3:04pm | by GuitarWorld Staff Member

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Check out this video lesson from Marty Friedman from April 15, 1998.

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Practice Tips From: Jon Donais

Posted 06/01/2009 at 6:24pm | by GuitarWorld Staff Member

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Shadows Fall's Jon Donais gives Guitar World readers some practice tips.

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1349 Guitar Lesson

Posted 05/28/2009 at 2:48pm | by GuitarWorld Staff Member

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Check out this video riff lesson and question-and-answer interview with Archaon, guitarist for Norwegian black metal act 1349.

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Practice Tips From: Joe Satriani

Posted 05/28/2009 at 10:12am | by Joe Satriani

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Practice tips from Joe Satriani.

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Paul Gilbert Lesson: Right-Hand Warm-Up Exercises [Shred Alert 2, Holiday 2008]

Posted 04/16/2009 at 10:49am | by GuitarWorld Staff Member

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In his second Shred Alert column, Paul shows you how to properly warm up your picking hand.

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Paul Gilbert Lesson: Using Alternate Picking to Play Arpeggiated Patterns [Shred Alert 1, December 2008]

Posted 03/27/2009 at 1:00pm | by Paul Gilbert

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Time To Burn: Michael Angelo Batio

Posted 03/03/2009 at 12:48pm | by Michael Angelo Batio

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Watch Michael Angelo Batio's first three Time To Burn columns!

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Alex Skolnick's Jazz Arrangement of Kiss' "Detroit Rock City," Part 2

Posted 12/16/2008 at 2:17pm | by Alex Skolnick

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Check out this continuation of Alex's lesson, which appeared in our February issue.

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The Cab: "Bounce" Lesson with Ian Crawford

Posted 12/09/2008 at 12:07pm | by Ian Crawford

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Ian Crawford shows you how to play The Cab's hit song, "Bounce."

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