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October 2023

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18 articles

October 31
- You don’t have to choose between rhythm and lead – ‘lead rhythm guitar’ has it all, and funk master Cory Wong is a master of the craft
October 30
- Philip Sayce is a modern blues-rock master – from daredevil overbends to tremolo picking with fingers, his licks will take your pentatonic soloing to a new level
October 29
- “The quest to acquire this instrument resulted in the greatest guitar safari of my life”: Joe Bonamassa shows you why he loves his legendary Bolin ’Burst, and shares his favorite licks to play on the iconic Les Paul
October 27
- Blues playing giving you the blues? Welcome to the ultimate blues guitar workshop: an in-depth lesson that will make you a better blues guitarist
October 25
- "When you practice the skills enough, one day, just like magic, the skills turn into music": Tommy Emmanuel's thumbpicking masterclass
October 24
- “I want to pass on the blues vocabulary that stood the test of many tough audiences”: Modern blues master Josh Smith teaches you the secrets to better solos
- Bored with pentatonics? This lesson in superimpositions will make you think again
October 20
- “Imagine trying to convince your parents to buy you this thing in 1958!”: Joe Bonamassa shares his favorite Gibson Flying V licks
October 19
- Crosspicking is an advanced picking technique that will lend your licks an authentic country flavor – test your picking skills with this lesson
October 18
- She's a Grammy winner who's been writing songs since she was 8, but Kacey Musgraves also has a fingerstyle approach that will give your acoustic playing a real identity
October 17
- Keith Richards' use of open G tuning is the stuff of guitar legend – take a leaf out of his book with these 5 must-learn shapes
October 16
- He’s considered one of the top blues guitarists in the world, but nobody plays pentatonics like Eric Gales – learn his tastiest licks
October 13
- "Stick to the pick!" Kirk Fletcher's blues masterclass
October 11
- The blues jam session is a rite of passage for every guitarist – here are 5 ways to improve your blues guitar solos
October 9
- Dimebag Darrell was a shredder like no other – learn the solo licks that made him a metal legend
October 7
- What does the Varitone control on a Gibson guitar do? Let Joe Bonamassa show you in this lesson from the blues maestro
October 4
- Tom Verlaine influenced generations of alt-rock guitar greats – find out why they worshipped his playing with this lesson in his idiosyncratic style
October 3
- “I’m basically a blues-rock guitar player that got wise to some other stuff”: Greg Koch is one of guitar's great showmen – and his licks are phenomenal