Sue Foley shows you how to stop your blues solos from sounding “scaley” By Janelle Borg published 25 September 24 Foley has shared her go-to early Chicago blues lick that, according to her, always does the trick
Jimi Hendrix’s iconic ‘Izabella’ Woodstock Strat is going on the Experience Hendrix tour By Matt Owen published 24 September 24 Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Eric Johnson have both already played the iconic Strat, which was one of the last guitars Hendrix played before his death in 1970
Open C chords: 5 shapes you need to know By Jon Bishop published 24 September 24 Used by the likes of the Goo Goo Dolls, Open C tuning is a simple way to find fresh chord voicings – here are 5 to get you started
Elusive neo-soul artist D'Angelo flexes his guitar skills on a G&L Superstrat given to him by a music icon in newly discovered interview footage By Janelle Borg published 23 September 24 The rare video finds D'Angelo discussing the essence of funk, his guitar journey and the significance of having Prince collaborator Jesse Johnson as his guitar mentor
John Mayer shouts out top-tier lead effort from young Berklee grad as one of this year’s best guitar solos By Matt Owen published 23 September 24 Mayer used his SiriusXM radio show to highlight the guitar talents of a British Berklee graduate, who's currently working as a session player in Nashville
How fret-hand muting can clean up your picking technique – especially with gain By David Grissom published 21 September 24 Texan maestro David Grissom shows us how we can tidy up our hybrid picking and help accentuate syncopated rhythms in our playing
Body Count and David Gilmour release radical reimagining of Comfortably Numb in 2024’s most surprising crossover By Matt Owen published 20 September 24 The Pink Floyd legend revisits one of his greatest guitar tracks in a completely new light with the help of the heavy metal institution
10 licks that prove the acoustic guitar can handle anything from folk to metal By Jon Bishop published 20 September 24 Become an acoustic polymath and be comfortable in any musical company with this lesson in styles spanning boygenius to Genesis
How Jeff Beck made his whammy bar sound like a slide – his soloing secrets revealed By Richard Barrett published 19 September 24 Nobody could bend notes like Beck – he took a glissando approach to blues-rock guitar, using the whammy bar when others might have used a slide
Michelle Malone on John Mayer's early days and how she ended up becoming his mentor By Janelle Borg published 18 September 24 The Southern rock and Americana veteran gave Mayer the chance to feature on her record and introduced him to her audience before he got his big break
How shredding dentist Steve Dadaian landed his dream collaboration with Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess By Michael Astley-Brown published 17 September 24 Steve Dadaian has loved Dream Theater since junior high. So when he had the opportunity to shred with the band’s keyboard wizard, he jumped at the chance to flex his chops
Jackson 5 guitarist and singer Tito Jackson has died aged 70 By Janelle Borg published 16 September 24 Tito's guitar work was key to the group's success, while his last solo album saw him collaborate with George Benson, Joe Bonamassa and Stevie Wonder
Introducing Rhythmically Dependent Alternate Picking, the lead technique that makes fast guitar lines flow better than ever before By JTC Guitar published 16 September 24 Fusion master Martin Miller takes you on a crash course through RDAP, an approach that ensures you keep the groove going no matter where your playing takes you
Session great Carlos Alomar on his time as Chuck Berry’s rhythm guitarist By Janelle Borg published 15 September 24 Alomar also recalls his tour with James Brown and the time the King of Soul yelled ‘Hit me!’ – and he didn’t hit back
“It was like an insult”: Paul McCartney turned down George Harrison's proposed guitar parts for Hey Jude By Jackson Maxwell published 14 September 24 Harrison suggested answering each of McCartney's lines with a guitar phrase, an addition McCartney saw as unnecessary
Jane’s Addiction end show early after Perry Farrell punches Dave Navarro mid-solo By Michael Astley-Brown published 14 September 24 Fan footage shows Farrell verbally then physically attacking his bandmates, casting the reunited alt-rock band’s future in doubt
Joe Satriani called on Eddie Van Halen’s techs to figure out how to make his Frankenstein playable By Matt Owen published 13 September 24 Satch eventually put his own spin on the iconic axe, but it took him a while to wrap his head around a guitar that he initially struggled to keep in tune
Nuno Bettencourt explains why he accepted the role of Rihanna's go-to guitarist By Janelle Borg published 13 September 24 The Extreme guitarist has also detailed why he won't sacrifice his tone to land a gig with a huge artist
Learn how Pat Metheny's supreme soloing approach can elevate your jazz game By Nick Mellor published 13 September 24 In this deep dive into the fusion master's style, we’ll be exploring essential jazz concepts that will inject your solos with fresh ideas
“I woke up to Eric and George playing ukuleles at the foot of my bed”: Session pro George Terry recalls the first time he met a Beatle By Matt Owen published 12 September 24 Terry was Clapton's guitarist in the 1970s, and through Slowhand he was able to meet a particularly famous face
