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Mateus Asato is a modern master of combined rhythm and lead playing – he shares his poetic soloing secrets
By Mateus Asato published
No one mixes genres like Mateus Asato, and in this lesson brought to you in partnership with JTC Guitar, the neo-soul master brings funk, jazz and soul together in exercises to improve your use of ghost notes and double-stops
A pioneering protest singer, American folk legend Joan Baez draws on jazz and flamenco for her intricate picking patterns
By Stuart Ryan published
Ever since the '60s, Joan Baez has delivered a message with her music, but she was never going to be a two-chord folkie with a bellyful of fire. Her sound takes from jazz and flamenco with picking patterns that are as good as a fingerprint
Jared James Nichols on how he came up with his unique fingerstyle approach – and why it can make your playing more expressive
By Jared James Nichols published
In his debut Guitar World column, the master wrangler of the Les Paul shows us why you don't need a pick to wrestle a tune out of your guitar
Joe Bonamassa pays tribute to Eric Clapton’s Stratocaster years
By Joe Bonamassa published
The blues guitar superstar and a vintage Strat from his Nerdville collection share a lesson that will make your Strat sing whether it’s a Custom Shop or a Squier
How Meshuggah’s Fredrick Thordendal changed the face of metal
By Charlie Griffiths published
One of the most influential guitar players of his generation, Thordendal’s low-end, rhythmically complex assaults have changed the shape and sound of metal
How Carmen Vandenberg’s signature approaches can elevate your riffs and solos
By Jon Bishop published
The Bones UK guitarist is a specialist in baritone licks, pitch-shifted leads, heavy fuzz riffing and all sorts of unorthodox techniques, and we've got a handful of ideas to help you steal her style
Trivium’s Matt Heafy teaches three “neo-classical” riff ideas to elevate your metal rhythm game
By Guitar Techniques published
Fleet-fingered modern metal maestro Matthew Kiichi Heafy combines lead techniques and neoclassical melodic ideas with fast-paced riffing in this lesson in his signature style
How Allan Holdsworth reinvented the way we approach the electric guitar
By Nick Mellor published
This in-depth masterclass in the fusion icon’s virtuoso style is for moderate to advanced players ready to level up their legato chops, outside playing and minor chord vocabulary
Learn how Adam Jones forged his rhythmically audacious Tool riffing style
By Jamie Hunt published
We unpack the rhythmically complex metal style of Tool’s polymath guitarist, improving your timing and legato in the process
Pete Townshend was the god of rhythm guitar in the ’60s and ’70s – here’s how he took his untapped technique to the acoustic
By Stuart Ryan published
Tracks such as Pinball Wizard and Substitute were driven by Townshend's untapped, brawny-yet-brainy acoustic guitar playing. We've gathered all the techniques you need to nail his style in one video lesson
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