Guitar Techniques News

Play like Eric Johnson? We can dream. Or we can subscribe to his interactive video masterclass and In The Jam play-along sessions – which feature "tunes you might hear on an upcoming record" from the guitarist – on TrueFire

The return of Sunn Amplification was greeted with great joy and a little confusion as players asked where the legendary Model T was. Turns out, it's coming...

See the remarkable tale of Akio Sakurai, who recreated Led Zeppelin concerts note-for-note in small Tokyo clubs, until a meeting with Page changed his life forever

See the ensemble run through sections of their four-song setlist – complete with an up-close view of Friedman's absurd solo powers

Celebrate the best guitars, amps, effects and accessories the guitar world has to offer from September 25

Djenty-crunch, "extreme vibrato," whammy-like bends... Bernth Brodträger gets a surprising amount of range from his crazy Ibanez in this original composition

They're used in many of music's most famous songs and form the bedrock of numerous styles, but super-producer Lillywhite isn't overly keen on power chords – here's why

The slide virtuoso has been paying tribute to the late Stratocaster master with a string of sensational covers

Musicians, creatives, and world leaders alike have all paid tribute to the famed Bob Dylan and the Band guitarist, who has died aged 80

The blues guitar legend says that seeing the toll advanced age took on the live performances of some of his own heroes – including B.B. King – played a significant factor in his decision

The Wacken Open Air festival played host to the legendary shredder's second 2023 reunion with the metal icons

It's not the first time the Gibson and ESP signature artist has stumbled over the track's open-string heavy intro riff

The two wizards of metal finally locked fretboards – and epic beards – during Trooch's Guitar Universe camp

Rather than opting for one of the usual suspects, the Mammoth WVH leader cherry-picked a far more unsung cut

Live shows do not get better than this newly posted 65-minute Polyphia concert – an epic display of the band's onstage virtuosity and mind-melting technical skills

In the build up to the Taylor Hawkins tribute shows last year, the Mammoth WVH frontman was forced into a significant setup shake-up

Though the virtuoso has admitted he's “a bit rusty with the artform” of freeform soloing, there's little sign of it in the electrifying examples that have surfaced from the band's ongoing final tour

Along with Jimmy Page's Heartbreaker solo, May's tap-heavy lead effort from a 1977 Queen song proved to be an influential force in EVH's own approach

The exclusive performance heralds the launch of MaestroClass, a new 10-song lesson series with TrueFire

Tim Henson, Yvette Young, Ichika Nito and Mateus Asato will all feature at the event, which puts the spotlight on guitarists defining the future of the instrument