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How to introduce hybrid picking into your lead playing
By Corey Congilio published
In his inaugural Guitar World column, the great Corey Congilio demonstrates how all players can benefit from a technique borrowed from country players

Charlie Starr on the magic of the B-Bender – and 5 bender-inspired licks you can play on any electric
By Charlie Starr published
The Blackberry Smoke guitarist gives us a lesson in how to sound like you've got a B-Bender, even if you don't

Philip Sayce: The 5 techniques that define my sound
By Philip Sayce published
Turbocharge your fretting hand stretches, screaming bends and blues-rock intensity with the core techniques that shaped Philip Sayce’s signature sound

Welcome to Mike Stringer’s downpicking bootcamp, in which he teaches us the punishing string skipping techniques behind Spiritbox’s Jaded
By Mike Stringer published
In his debut GW column, the prog-metal master teaches you the punishing seven-string string-skipping techniques behind Spiritbox’s Jaded

Paul Gilbert: What I learned and taught at GIT
By Paul Gilbert published
Paul was a student and a tutor at LA's G.I.T. (Guitar Institute of Technology). Here are the shred secrets he learned there – and taught

How Joe Bonamassa and Slash channeled BB King and the Edge for an iconic cover of an iconic tune
By Joe Bonamassa published
In his latest lesson for GW, Joe Bonamassa celebrates B.B. King’s late '80s collaboration with U2

Jared James Nichols on the melodic soloing ideas every guitar player can take from Eric Clapton
By Jared James Nichols published
In his latest Guitar World column, the blues powerhouse channels Slowhand (and uses his own track Threw Me to the Wolves) for a lesson in lyrical leads

Charlie Starr on the origins of the B-Bender – and how you can play those licks without one
By Charlie Starr published
No B-Bender, no problem, as the Blackberry Smoke frontman shows us 9 licks for that faux pedal-steel sound

Cory Wong on why doubling the bassline is one of the “most badass” things a guitarist can do
By Cory Wong published
Cory Wong uses Vulfpeck's Jaco-inspired Dean Town to teach us the value of doubling a bassline on guitar

How to play B.B. King’s greatest song (with some help from Joe Bonamassa)
By Joe Bonamassa published
Bonamassa says B.B. King’s The Thrill Is Gone is so perfect that he initially couldn’t find anyone to cover it on his tribute album. Here, he unpacks the tones and approaches of the King of the Blues
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