Unleash your improvisational ability by utilizing basic chord shapes in your leads By Stéphane Wrembel Django Reinhardt disciple Stephane Wrembel shows you how to expand your musical vocabulary in this handy lesson
Diversify your playing by transferring melodic lines to different string groups By Dweezil Zappa Dweezil Zappa explains his concept of "string transference"
This daring guitarist played Eric Johnson’s Cliffs of Dover while blindfolded - and nailed it note-for-note By Richard Bienstock “I gave it the old college try,” guitarist Dre DiMura says
How to borrow chords from a parallel minor key and lend your songs a bittersweet edge By Jimmy Brown Learn a songwriting trick used by everyone from Eric Clapton to The Beatles
Bog Street “challenges the conventional guitar pick” with the new Axe Series By Richard Bienstock Three-sided plectrums offer thin and thick edges in one design
Buy a Taylor acoustic guitar and get another for just $99 at Musician’s Friend By Chris Barnes Bag a Baby Taylor, Taylor GS Mini or Academy Series guitar for $99 with this deal – ideal for beginner guitarists or home practice
Deepen the impact and feel of your solos by string-bending across the fretboard By Andy Aledort Learn these techniques to really make your guitar sing
Guitar arpeggios: 8 things you need to know about this pivotal soloing technique By Kathy Dickson Demystifying the arpeggio in 8 easy steps
Jazz guitar legend Bucky Pizzarelli dies aged 94 after testing positive for coronavirus By Richard Bienstock The seven-string guitar pioneer was a prolific performer and session musician, playing for presidents and alongside artists like Miles Davis and Frank Sinatra
Sweep picking: how to get started with this awe-inspiring guitar technique By Charlie Griffiths Exercises and patterns that will have you integrating sweep picking into your solos in no time
100 ways to be a better guitar player By Jon Bishop, Jason Sidwell and Neville Marten From technique and theory to gear and tone - this is the ultimate guide to improving your guitar playing, whatever your skill level
11 alternate tunings every guitarist should know By Jimmy Brown From drop D to DADGAD and beyond, these essential tunings will make you approach guitar in an entirely new way
Up to 11: a full harmonic-melodic analysis of Nigel Tufnel’s genre-bending Trademark Solo in Spinal Tap By George Howlett How the pre-eminent guitar hero draws on classical, Indian and freeform jazz approaches to sculpt his game-changing leads
Enrich your improvisation with arpeggiated triads By Stéphane Wrembel Django Reinhardt devotee Stéphane Wrembel explores a technique that will boost your fluency in building lead lines
10 biographies, motivational manuals and killer guitar books to read during lockdown By Matt Parker Great guitar reads covering inspiration, idiotic antics and information, in mostly equal parts
How to tune your guitar by ear By Jimmy Brown Train your ears with our guide to tuning a guitar for beginners - no tuner required
The Music Industries Association: your local music shop needs your support By Sam Roche Your local music store isn't closed, it's just moved online - and they need your help, says industry body
Beginner guitar: lock down your rhythm playing with this lesson in basic note durations By Jimmy Brown Everything you need to understand the concept of timing in popular music
Sick Riffs: Will Knaak teaches you the delay-driven licks of Blue October's Italian Radio By Sam Roche Inspired by EVH and U2's The Edge, this passage will keep you occupied for a few hours...
21 underrated guitar solos you need to hear By Jonathan Horsley Lesser-celebrated but nonetheless awesome acts of lead playing from St. Vincent, Kurt Cobain, James Honeyman-Scott and more that might change how you approach your playing
