Charlie Griffiths

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

Awaken your picking mastery with these prog metal techniques in the style of the virtuoso Dream Theater guitarist

Alternate picking, string skipping through the arpeggios... This dip into the former Deep Purple guitarist's playing is bootcamp for your shred chops

Workshop your tapping, melodic phrasing, tech-metal riffing and more in this primer in contemporary prog guitar

These five examples will help you set the fretboard alight with the pyrotechnic style of the legendary Jason Becker – bonus points for anyone who masters them while playing a yo-yo

Transposing piano for guitar, combining jazz, classical and rock, Lane was way more than just a speedster – this lesson will take you inside his imaginative phrasing and esoteric note choices

We look at some techniques and tonal tricks to help you nail White's unique style and sound, with a half-dozen tabbed examples to get you started

This lesson will guide your lead through the weird, wonderful and endlessly creative style of Ron Thal, and you don't even need a double-neck electric to take part

Our pedalboard primer demystifies delay and will help you take your first steps toward transforming your guitar tone and songwriting with atmosphere, rhythm and space

Top-tier chops essential, KFC bucket optional...

You’ll need a hearty appetite for destruction, a sense of groove, and no shortage of attitude for this in-depth lesson on the rock icon's rhythm and lead styles

From Fever Dream to Winery Dogs, Mr Big to Greg Howe and even Poison, we dig into Richie Kotzen’s rich back catalog to offer a lesson in legato-friendly pentatonic shred

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

Here's a lesson to broaden your musical vocab with some country, neo-soul, thrash metal and more

Get the funk out with Nuno's formidable rhythm, tapping and alternate-picking licks

Sail the seven seas of rock with Total Guitar’s wailing version of the viral 19th century sea shanty

Master soloing melodically over the ubiquitous II-V-I change for the key to unlocking your jazzy side

Explore the scale beloved of Fredrik Thordendal and Allan Holdsworth with symmetrical fretboard shapes, Dim7 chords and a fresh perspective on major triads

Learn a scale used heavily by jazz and fusion greats Robben Ford, Scott Henderson and Mike Stern, to name a few...

It's time to hit the dive bar for a few scoops and doops in the style of Stevie Vai, EVH and more

Master this and watch your playing become faster and more effortless