Creating Riffs from Arpeggios, and the Intro and Verses to “Priestess” By Mark Holcomb Walk the line between playing only single notes while also outlining “wide” chord voicings via the use of arpeggios.
How to Incorporate Finger Slides and Legato Techniques into Intricate Phrases By Mark Holcomb Employing finger slides can inspire new and different melodic ideas.
Using Quick Shifts and Long Slides to Add Interesting Movement to Licks By Mark Holcomb Achieve a sense of movement with single-note riffs that incorporate dramatic position shifts up and down the fretboard.
Double Strummed Octaves, and My Solo in “The Price Is Wrong” By Mark Holcomb Learn more about double strummed octaves in this lesson from Periphery's Mark Holcomb.
Navigating the Intricate Seven-String Licks in Periphery's “Flatline” By Mark Holcomb Throughout the course of these columns, my focus has been primarily on the six-string guitar parts I’ve crafted that are featured in the music of both Periphery and my side project, Haunted Shores.
Mastering the Sliding Techniques in Haunted Shores' “Blast Inc.” By Mark Holcomb A song that many fans have asked me about is “Blast Inc.,” which I recorded with my side project, Haunted Shores.
Using Unusual Tunings to Create Fresh, Unique Riffs By Mark Holcomb A songwriting device I find very useful and inspiring and have explored extensively is to use alternate tunings.
Mark Holcomb Lesson: Devising the Unconventional, Acrobatic Guitar Riff in “The Bad Thing” By Mark Holcomb A Periphery riff that people often asked me about is the bridge section to “The Bad Thing,” from our 2015 album, Juggernaut: Omega.
Mark Holcomb Lesson: Angular Rhythms and Unusual Chord Voicings, and More on “Mile Zero” By Mark Holcomb
Working with Five- and Six-String Chord Voicings, and How to Play Periphery's “Mile Zero” By Mark Holcomb
Holcomb-Mania with Mark Holcomb: Using Dissonant, Close Intervals to Create Jarring Chords — Video By Mark Holcomb
Mark Holcomb of Periphery: My Five Most Influential Guitarists By Mark Holcomb Hey, everyone. Mark Holcomb of Periphery here with a list of my five most influential guitarists. Enjoy!
