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“Yes, Eric can certainly shred!” Joe Bonamassa shows you how to connect lead phrases like Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson's playing is inspiring but bamboozling. How does he sound so fluid? Well, Joe Bonamassa has some thoughts (and four examples) on how we can nail Johnson's style
What funk maestro Cory Wong learned from James Hetfield
Papa Het has got a brand new bag when it comes to downpicking, and it’s full of lessons for the funk guitar player
Buddy Guy influenced Clapton, Page and Hendrix – here’s what you can learn from the blues icon
No-one plays the blues like Buddy Guy – but that doesn't stop us trying. We look at four ways the blues icon approaches his solos. Warning: it's going to get fiery
Sue Foley pays tribute to blues icons Johnny Winter and Muddy Waters with 4 essential soloing licks
Sue Foley returns to help us navigate the I-IV-V changes and come up with some soloing ideas that enhance your melodic sensibility – and add a bit of fire along the way
Jared James Nichols explains why we should all be using the blue note in our solos
The irrepressible Mr Nichols pays tribute to the flatted 5th, and explores the myriad ways that he uses it in his playing
Joe Bonamassa on the influence of the great Eric Johnson
What’s so special about Eric Johnson? “The tone, the technique, everything!” says Joe Bonamassa, and in this video lesson he shows us what he’s taken from the Texan virtuoso
Cory Wong on why approaching rhythm guitar like a drummer makes you a better guitar player
One of the great rhythm guitar virtuosos teaches us how not only to play to the beat but to be the beat itself. This video and tab lesson explains all...
Jared James Nichols on the art of the riff and what Eddie Kramer told him about songwriting
The fingerstyle blues-rock phenom shows us how open drone strings and simplicity can be used to write a riff that you can build a whole song around, just as he did on Honey Forgive Me
