How to restring an acoustic guitar By Jack Ellis published 23 March 22 Our easy step-by-step guide to changing the strings on your acoustic guitar – with pictures
Learn the rhythm and lead styles of neo-soul virtuoso Tom Misch By Simon Barnard published 23 March 22 The British guitarist, songwriter and producer's immaculate phrasing and sense for smooth grooves offers many lessons for jazz, funk, neo-soul and R&B players
5 soloing ideas you can learn from Richie Kotzen By Charlie Griffiths published 21 March 22 From Fever Dream to Winery Dogs, Mr Big to Greg Howe and even Poison, we dig into Richie Kotzen’s rich back catalog to offer a lesson in legato-friendly pentatonic shred
Learn Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram's fiery blues rhythm and lead styles By Phil Short published 17 March 22 Dynamics, expression and a pentatonic second sight, the Clarksdale, Mississippi phenom has made the blues his own
10 scales from around the world that will broaden your playing horizons By John Wheatcroft published 14 March 22 Expand your harmonic and melodic potential with scales from across the globe, and learn how to integrate them in your playing
Guitar modes: how to learn all 7 major modes the easy way By Matt Warnock published 10 March 22 A quick-fire route to memorizing and mastering the modes
20 tasty country guitar licks that will knock 'em dead in Nashville By Gary Potter published 10 March 22 Learn how to play authentic country guitar with this primer on the genre's techniques, tones and playing styles
Funk up your chords with these minimal vamp-friendly blues shapes By Richard Barrett published 9 March 22 When the mix is crowded by other instrumentation, simplifying your chords can help your playing stand out
Joe Bonamassa shows you how to get 10 different sounds from a Gibson Les Paul using just the knobs and pickups By Joe Bonamassa published 9 March 22 The blues-rock superstar demonstrates how the Les Paul offers powerful EQ options before you touch your amp, and how this can dramatically change the character of your tone – and playing
Nita Strauss shows you how to sweep pick on guitar By Nita Strauss published 8 March 22 The Alice Cooper guitarist shares a primer on the essential shred technique
Harness Joni Mitchell's acoustic imagination with this lesson on dulcimers, altered tunings and cluster chords By George Howlett published 8 March 22 A deep dive into the singer-songwriter's aptitude for experimental tunings, and how you can incorporate them into your own compositions
Raise your lead guitar game with this Jennifer Batten masterclass By Jennifer Batten, Guitarist editors published 8 March 22 The session great shares some stamina-building exercises to improve your phrasing and spice up your solos
How to play psychedelic Mixolydian blues By Richard Barrett published 4 March 22 This lesson demonstrates how modal approach to blues can open up your musical options, adding some Mixolydian folk spice in the style of Robby Krieger, Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix
Solo in the style of Robben Ford and Josh Smith with this primer on Dorian blues-rock leads By Andy G Jones published 2 March 22 Ford is a master of modal expression and this in-depth lesson takes us through his style, as well as Josh Smith's, and the ways in which the Dorian mode informs our blues-rock vocabulary
Make an impact with 5 expansive open guitar chords By Richard Barrett published 1 March 22 It’s time to make some noise as this lesson demonstrates how using all six strings can make for some big open chords in the key of E major
Learn the rhythm and lead styles of neo-soul virtuoso Jairus Mozee By Simon Barnard published 24 February 22 The multi-Grammy award-winning guitarist has worked with the likes of Prince and Anderson .Paak, and his style blends alternate picking with hybrid and sweep picking
How to solo using the CAGED scale By Richard Barrett published 22 February 22 Using partial chords and doublestops with regular pentatonics, this lesson offers a soloing strategy that's easy on the tendons and big on expression
5 soloing ideas you can learn from Tony MacAlpine By Charlie Griffiths published 21 February 22 One of Mike Varney’s original Shrapnel shredders, MacAlpine marries speed and technicality with a strong melodic sensibility
How to use drop tunings, octave effects and layered tones to create a deep, huge sound By Jake Bowen published 18 February 22 In his latest GW column, Jake Bowen walks us through the massive intro riff for Periphery's Follow Your Ghost
Go from jazz to Jimi with this guide to the 7#9 Hendrix chord By John Wheatcroft published 17 February 22 Ever wondered how players like Jimi Hendrix and Grant Green blur the distinction between major and minor with such bluesy ease? Let us show you how it's done...
