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How Queensrÿche's Michael Wilton and Chris DeGarmo became two of metal's most cerebral riff-masters
By Jamie Hunt published
Queensrÿche's high-concept metal still feels cult even though the Washington band are bona-fide platinum-selling stars. DeGarmo and Wilton's approach can be applied across all metal subgenres, too

His playing had an intensity and drama that even Eric Clapton admired – and it all started with classical guitar: Paul Kossoff was a rare genius
By Richard Barrett published
It was Clapton's work with John Mayall that electrified the Free guitarist's imagination. Then it was Marshall stacks, a Les Paul and a wicked vibrato…
![Three funk guitar maestros [l-r]: Hamish Stuart of Average White Band crouches down to play his Telecaster; Nile Rodgers of Chic gives the audience some love; and Claydes Charles Smith of Kool and the King holds it down with sunglasses on in an archive B/W live shot.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JiG8AhR8Xa2U8sYe6rBRm7-320-80.jpg)
The glitterball guitar heroes of ’70s funk were masters of rhythm guitar – and their techniques will make you a better player
By Jon Bishop published
Unpacking the techniques pioneered by the likes of Nile Rodgers, Hamish Stuart and Claydes Charles Smith

When the band formed, they could barely play their instruments – then their guitarist bought a delay pedal and changed the sound of electric guitar forever
By Martin Cooper published
The Edge bought a delay just to fill out the sound out in U2 – it ended up all but defining them. But there's a trick to how to use it in tandem with your playing and make it sound huge

Robert Fripp is a true prog virtuoso: this lesson delves into his mad/brilliant soloing style
By Charlie Griffiths published
We delve into the mad, brilliant lead phrasing and fearsome alternate picking of one of guitar's true masters

Tapping on a country album? Don't knock it ’til you’ve tried it, says Andy Wood
By Andy Wood published
How Eddie Van Halen-style tapping can add spice to a country guitar solo

Jared James Nichols explains why Mountain man Leslie West was the “king of heavy”
By Jared James Nichols published
In this video lesson, Nichols unpacks some of West's signature techniques and demonstrates how you, too, can scale the summit of tone and feel...

Michael Landau has made harmonic changes his calling card – and this lesson in his soloing style demonstrates how you can, too
By John Wheatcroft published
Landau’s articulate playing and reference-quality tone makes him one of guitar’s unsung GOATs

Take your melodic phrasing to new heights with this lesson in Mark Knopfler’s iconic soloing style
By Andy Jones published
Few players can pick out the notes like Knopfler, and this lesson goes deep into his fingerstyle approach, and how he foregrounds melody to tell a story with his leads

Learn to shred like Yngwie Malmsteen, as we celebrate 40 years of his game-changing debut Rising Force
By Chris Brooks published
It’s time to turn that Fender Strat into kindling as we go far beyond the sun and unleash the fury in a video and tab shred lesson that is not for the faint-hearted
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