Steve Vai held a guitar chord for so long he had to undergo surgery By Sam Roche The virtuoso reveals he “won't be able to play for a while” after going under the knife for trigger finger
Molly Tuttle shows you how to play traditional bluegrass lines and Over the Line By Molly Tuttle Bluesy, chromatic licks are on the menu with this exercise in old-school bluegrass methodology
Shake up your leads with these one-string bend techniques By Andy Aledort Mastering precise bends on the B string can offer new ideas for pentatonic solos
Why comparing yourself to other guitarists is bad news for your playing, creativity and mental health By Michael Astley-Brown Social media can dent your confidence on the instrument – here’s how you can take action
Refresh your lead playing with Vinnie Moore's guide to superimposing triads within soloing sequences By Vinnie Moore This lesson will help you cast aside your go-to licks and think deeper about tonality
Mateus Asato shares his seriously impressive seven-step warm-up routine By Matt Owen Reverb.com's resident guitarist Joe Shadid was put through his paces when Asato demonstrated how he gets his fingers feeling in a "good mood"
Fender Play review By Chris Schwarten Fender delivers an online instrument learning program for beginners that lives up to its name
The Animals guitarist and founding member Hilton Valentine dies aged 77 By Michael Astley-Brown Valentine arranged and performed the iconic intro to The House of the Rising Sun
Joe Satriani immortalized as TRON-style action figure By Sam Roche The shred legend's Crystal Planet figurine features 12 points of articulation and a range of accessories
Molly Tuttle teaches you how to play Good Enough By Molly Tuttle Often performed unaccompanied, Good Enough will teach you to embellish chords with single-note melodies
How to use alternating four- and five-note patterns to add intrigue to your solos By Vinnie Moore Vinnie Moore shares his approach to adding a taste of the unexpected when playing lead guitar
Create twists and turns in your solos with four-note 7th-chord arpeggios By Andy Aledort Expand your understanding by incorporating chromaticism and a “scalar” approach
How creating chains of dotted-eighth syncopations can revolutionize your rhythm playing By Jimmy Brown It's time to go against the grain with some tricky rhythmic phrasing
Get 50% off a year of guitar, bass or ukulele lessons with Fender Play By James Farmer Start 2021 right by honing your chops with help from the folks at Fender - just $44.99 for the whole year
Add some "outside" color to your pentatonic licks with this cool chromatic concept By Richard Bienstock Guitar instructor Juan Antonio shows you how to tackle this simple but highly effective technique
Molly Tuttle teaches you the secret to "backward" crosspicking By Molly Tuttle Mastering a fingerstyle technique borrowed from banjo players will add some hot sauce to your acoustic playing
Vinnie Moore shows you how combining 5th intervals with open strings can provide fresh phrasing ideas By Vinnie Moore The UFO guitarist takes a closer look at the E Mixolydian mode and finds new approaches for rhythm and lead playing
Tony Rice, bluegrass flatpicking master, dies aged 69: guitarists pay tribute By Michael Astley-Brown Jason Isbell and Ricky Skaggs honor “the king of the flatpicked flattop guitar”
Guitar legend and Mountain frontman Leslie West dies aged 75 By Richard Bienstock Best known for his scorching guitar work on Mississippi Queen, West influenced generations of players
Ariel Posen shares his compact, tone-rich rig in this pedalboard playthrough By Jamie Dickson The stellar Canadian guitarist runs through the pedalboard he uses for touring and recording
