Steve Vai harnesses lick lightning on new single, Zeus In Chains By Matt Owen published 13 January 22 It's the fourth single to be released from Vai's upcoming album Inviolate, which will drop January 28
This fingerstyle acoustic arrangement of Guns N' Roses' Welcome to the Jungle will bring you to your knees By Sam Roche published 12 January 22 Indonesian guitarist Josephine Alexandra rearranges the rock 'n' roll classic in her awe-inspiring new video, handling guitar, bass and vocal parts on one acoustic guitar
Seiji Igusa plays a guitar with no neck in his most bonkers video yet By Matt Owen published 12 January 22 The crazy clip sees the Japanese YouTuber push his Telecaster-driven creativity to the max for some outside-the-box rhythmic loops and absurd string action
How to break out of the pentatonic box with your solos By Richard Barrett published 11 January 22 Let linear patterns unlock the fretboard and take you out of your comfort zone
Edgar Winter recruits Joe Bonamassa, Joe Walsh, Billy Gibbons, Ringo Starr, Steve Lukather, Derek Trucks, Keb' Mo' and more for Johnny Winter tribute album By Jackson Maxwell published 7 January 22 Set for release in April, Brother Johnny will also feature David Grissom, Taylor Hawkins, Warren Haynes, Doyle Bramhall II, Phil X and Bobby Rush
Expand your chord knowledge with these easy three-note Gypsy jazz voicings By Richard Barrett published 7 January 22 Inspired by Django Reinhardt's ingenuity, we break down five simple three-note Gypsy jazz chords
YouTuber equips his Telecaster with classical guitar strings – and the results are surprisingly good By Matt Owen published 5 January 22 Seiji Igusa added to his long playlist of quirky guitar-style skits by testing an obscure combo that, on paper, shouldn't even work
Jared Dines recruits Michael Angelo Batio, Manuel Gardner Fernandes, Rabea Massaad and Felix Martin for quite possibly the best shred collab ever By Matt Owen published 4 January 22 The 27-strong lineup also features Matt Heafy, Jason Richardson, Ola Englund, Cole Rolland, Charlie Parra Del Riego and Marcin Patrzalek
Samsung is releasing a guitar with LED guide lights on its fretboard By Sam Roche published 4 January 22 The ZamStar is a new guitar and app combo developed by Samsung's C-Lab, and promises simplified learning and a host of collaborative features
Diversify your playing with these 10 genre-hopping licks By Charlie Griffiths published 23 December 21 Here's a lesson to broaden your musical vocab with some country, neo-soul, thrash metal and more
Watch Steve Vai shred on a hollowbody in his new Little Pretty music video By Jackson Maxwell published 22 December 21 The third single from the six-string legend's forthcoming album, Inviolate, was inspired by jazz and fusion
Brian May tests positive for Covid, keeps playing guitar: “I want to show you that you can actually play after Covid” By Matt Owen published 21 December 21 The Queen icon has been documenting his recovery process on social media, which involves plenty of rest and recuperation with the help of his Red Special
John Mayer and Cory Wong swap signature guitars and trade licks in new studio jam session By Matt Owen published 21 December 21 Mayer took Wong's Fender Strat for a Gravity-sized spin, while Vulfpeck's guitarist transformed the PRS Silver Sky into a funk machine
Lari Basilio, Mark Lettieri, Ariel Posen and Tom Quayle headline Paul Davids' epic 10-guitarist solo collaboration By Matt Owen published 20 December 21 Matthew Scott, Tomo Fujita, Tom Bukovac, R. J. Ronquillo and Rudy Ayoub also featured on the star-studded effort
Adrian Belew on how Eddie Van Halen advanced guitar playing "to the next level" By Matt Owen published 20 December 21 Belew recalls seeing an unsigned Van Halen expertly tapping away on his fretboard during a time when he was trying to master the then-unnamed technique himself
Paul Gilbert gives us a track-by-track tour of his new Christmas album, ‘Twas By Jason Sidwell published 20 December 21 Forget goose: here, Mr Gilbert shares his festive recipe for perfect Christmas electric guitar, and he's putting emu picking on the menu. You might never hold a pick the same way again
How to play like Gary Moore – the rock and fusion years By Richard Barrett published 15 December 21 Learn Gary Moore's style and technique from the mid 1970s through to the late '80s with these licks and soloing examples
Hear Lari Basilio let loose with some dazzling lead work on Ester Na’s new instrumental track, Free By Matt Owen published 14 December 21 The Ibanez LB1-wielding titan took a break from recording her own solo album to adopt the role of guest star and deliver a six-string sucker punch of tasty lead lines and expert fretboard navigation
Guitarist who relearned to play left-handed returns with ambidextrous playthrough using Michael Angelo Batio’s double-sided Sawtooth signature By Matt Owen published 13 December 21 The death-metaller showcased his dual playing powers in a run-out of Obvurt's The First Light, accommodated by Batio's insane Double Guitar model
How to play guitar like Melanie Faye By Simon Barnard published 7 December 21 Learn to channel Faye's unique fingerstyle technique, which fuses jazz with R&B and neo-soul
