Guitar Techniques News

Van Halen's boundary-pushing rock guitar style was defined by unprecedented fretboard acrobatics – but underneath all that was a humble bluesman, according to the GNR guitarist

The recently unearthed clip catches the guitar hero in the form of his life, three years sober and following the recording of his Grammy-winning album, In Step

One of our highest-rated guitar lessons platforms just unleashed its Summer Black Friday annual subscription bundle offer – and the savings are huge

The Zeus in Chains app utilizes augmented reality to project Vai on any backdrop – and the best clips are going to be used in an upcoming video

The shred lord may be best known for high-gain Marshalls, but he has some real gems in his collection – which he has demoed with some unlikely guitars for the IK Multimedia Joe Satriani Amp Vault

Henson used two of his Ibanez signatures to lay down the spectacular guitar lines that soundtracked Ultraman: Rising

Morello swapped his Soul Power Stratocaster for Navarro's signature Custom 24, and wasted no time getting to grips with the unfamiliar terrain

Maya Neelakantan was gifted Jones' signature Gibson Les Paul after dazzling him with her stellar Tool covers. Now she's taken to the stage for the first time ever to rip through the Papa Roach classic

The fingerstyle master debuted her picking technique and emo guitar chops at Bonnaroo's Emo Superjam

Joanna Shaw Taylor is a self-confessed Fender Tele aficionado, but switching to Les Pauls taught her a valuable lesson

Armstrong used Steve Jones’ 1974 Gibson Les Paul Custom to play Green Day protest song Know Your Enemy

Ted Nugent names the guitarists he thinks deserve to be championed as much as Beck, Clapton and Page

Put away those elastic bands – there's a far better guitar cheat code that could be the easiest way to replicate the tone loved by Phoebe Bridgers, Taylor Swift and Bob Dylan on a budget

Michael Schenker's new album, My Years with UFO, marks the 50th anniversary of the guitarist's tenure with the British classic rock band

Breezin’ with the Stars combines workshops, gigs and a luxury hotel resort

Slash shows off his range and commitment to environmental awareness on a new track by Canadian survival expert Les Stroud

The Phish guitarist honored Steely Dan and their session guitarists’ work with an extended version of the Reelin’ in the Years solo

The Polyphia virtuoso says learning to play this iconic record by ear had a huge impact on his riff-writing abilities

A young guitarist who jammed with Jack White without him knowing has now caught the attention of the White Stripe himself

Duff McKagan recalls a teenage Slash bringing along an unexpected guest to their first-ever meeting