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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

A touch that has never been rivalled – how Jeff Beck forever reshaped the way guitarists think about ‘feel’
By Andy G Jones published
From faux slide lines and whammy bar manipulation to fingerstyle phraseology and harmonics, learn the key tricks of Jeff Beck’s incredible lead playing
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