Artist Lessons

Wong explains how outlining notes in the chord progression helps find a solo that's melodically on-point and just what the song calls for

In his latest GW video lesson, the blues-rock superstar recalls how some of his heaviest riffs came together, and to your shock – and maybe even horror – they were written in standard tuning

Often overlooked in guitar circles when compared to Grateful Dead bandmate Jerry Garcia, Weir was a brilliant rhythm player who blended jazz, folk, country, blues, and rockabilly influences into a style that any guitarist would do well to study

Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream, Mountain, Rush... Jared James Nichols argues that three is the magic number, allowing guitar players to stretch out and the band to feed off each other

Using the Fearless Flyers jam Anaheim, the funkmaster unpacks an essential technique for all guitar players, and shows us how it can be rhythm, lead, and both when you need it to be

In his latest GW column, the Blackberry Smoke guitarist shows us how open G frees us up from the same tired old note choices

A set of electric guitar strings is no match for the bicep-curling, iron-pumping purveyor of blues power. He shows us how he makes his guitar scream

In his inaugural Guitar World column, the Blackberry Smoke guitarist declares his love for a tuning that he learned, aged 12, when checking out Honky Tonk Women

Step back from the overdrive pedal, dial the gain back, and that extra clarity could well sound heavier in a band mix

The funkmeister puts Direct Flyte under the microscope to deliver a masterclass in arrangement. It's funk, sure, but there's some operatic influence in there, too, because that's just how Wong rolls