Steve Allsworth

Steve Allsworth

Steve is a versatile UK guitarist and music educator. He has performed with Mica Paris, Lily Allen, Ronan Keating, Lulu, Westlife and Lianne Rimes. He was a tutor for Total Guitar and Guitar Techniques magazines and is BIMM London’s Head of LPW (Live Performance Workshop). His book, 100 Essential Funk Grooves for Guitar is a deep appreciation of rhythm guitar greats.

Latest articles by Steve Allsworth

Buddy Guy in a red jacket onstage in a club, with a blond Stratocaster, smiling at caemra
If you learn one thing from Buddy Guy it should be this

By Steve Allsworth Published

Get that Buddy Guy-like phrasing by mastering his signature style: rhythmic on-grid and off-grid phrasing

Techniques
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana performs live
How to play Come As You Are on guitar

By Steve Allsworth Published

Learn Kurt Cobain’s iconic Nirvana riff – a rite of passage for beginners and more experienced guitarists alike

Lessons
Prince
From Prince to John Frusciante via Cory Wong: learn the rhythm approaches of the pop-funk masters

By Steve Allsworth Published

Hone your rhythm chops with examples in the style of the players who took funk in new directions

Lessons
Nile Rodgers
Fine-tune your rhythm chops with this lesson on classic disco funk

By Steve Allsworth Published

The glitter ball is spinning and it's time to throw some shapes on the guitar in the style of the funk heroes behind Chic, Sister Sledge, Earth, Wind & Fire and more

Lessons
Leroy ‘Sugarfoot’ Bonner
Hone your rhythm chops with this lesson in ‘70s funk essentials – including the ‘sexy tremolo’

By Steve Allsworth Published

Loosen up that picking hand, fire up that wah, and get ready to dig into these 9 funk licks in the style of the decade’s greatest players

Lessons
American soul singer and songwriter James Brown (1933-2006) performs live on stage with the J.B.'s, including guitarist Catfish Collins (1943-2010) behind, in East Ham, London in March 1971.
11 ways to invigorate your funk rhythm chops

By Steve Allsworth Published

This James Brown-inspired workout is not just for funk – all rhythm players can learn from these techniques and approaches

Lessons
Jeff Beck
5 guitar skills you can learn from Jeff Beck

By Steve Allsworth Published

Learn how to bend it like Beck can with our rundown of the former Yardbird's signature techniques and musical style

Lessons