Spice up your slash chord skills with these 10 tips on how to use them in your playing By Milton Mermikides last updated 30 September 22 Learn how to add some sonic intrigue to your progressions with rich, complex sounds, minus the complicated theory
The 10 types of string bending, from blues and boomer bends to tweak and tap bends By Milton Mermikides published 25 February 22 Who could have imagined an everyday act of guitar technique would become so controversial? We take a deep dive into bending and see how it's changed over the ages
Marty Friedman: “Much of the Japanese music that is currently very popular has a melodic structure that echoes a lot of '70s Western rock and pop“ By Milton Mermikides published 15 June 21 The shred legend spills the beans on the third album in his Tokyo Jukebox series, which celebrates his love for Japan
Eurovision's greatest guitar moments By Milton Mermikides published 21 May 21 Distorted guitars and metal mechanics occasionally upset the expected pop parade. Here are some of our favorites...
What do the greatest solos of all time have in common? We investigate By Milton Mermikides published 11 March 21 Total Guitar follows the science behind the solos to find out exactly what makes the top 50 guitar leads so enduring
