A guitarist's guide to playing bass: 20 tips to help you think like a bassist By Matt Scharfglass More at home with six strings? This guide will help you demystify the low-end
Whitesnake's Joel Hoekstra: how to solo over a ballad By Joel Hoekstra The hard-rock virtuoso walks you through the essentials of power ballad soloing, where melody is always king
Supercharge your pentatonic solos with the six-note major hexatonic scale By Andy Aledort Adding one scale degree to major pentatonic can yield a plethora of exciting new lead-writing opportunities
Learn to play slide guitar like George Harrison By Harrison Marsh We break down the Beatle's unique take on this technique in this easy-to-follow lesson
Beginner guitar: how to play chord tone solos By Total Guitar editors Ditch scale shapes and use chord tones for a creative approach to your first guitar solos
Enhance your leads by fully grasping the harmonic minor scale By Stéphane Wrembel Gypsy jazz master Stéphane Wrembel shows you how to implement this widely used scale in your solos
How to install a new 3-way pickup switch By Jack Ellis Our guide to soldering a new switch into your electric guitar - without ruining the circuit
5 guitar tricks you can learn from slide master Sonny Landreth By Richard Barrett Nail the slide guru's style with 5 examples of his supreme slide technique
Sharpen up your theory with this primer on eighth notes and rests By Jimmy Brown Get to grips with the most widely used rhythm in popular music
Navigate the fretboard with ease using these simple scale pattern exercises By Dweezil Zappa Dweezil Zappa walks you through some quick tricks to enhance your playing
How to play guitar like Joe Perry By Jonny Scaramanga, Richard Bienstock and Chris Bird Get back in the saddle with this primer on the Aerosmith icon's instinctive and effortlessly cool playing style
Beginner guitar: expand your chord knowledge with these simple suspended shapes By Total Guitar editors Go beyond basic majors and launch your playing to a new level
5 guitar tricks you can learn from Warren Haynes By Jon Bishop Dig out your Les Paul - it's time to learn the secrets behind the explosive style of blues guitar guru Warren Haynes
Build a solid foundation for your soloing by learning major pentatonic scale positions and patterns By Andy Aledort Pentatonics form the basis of an encyclopedia of lead lines, so it's important to grasp them fully
How mastering the concept of rests and ties will make you a better musician By Jimmy Brown Your comprehension of this fundamental aspect of rhythmic notation is crucial if you're looking to write and read music
Beginner guitar: how to play scales By Total Guitar editors Get your head around this essential musical building block and learn two of the important scales: pentatonic and major
How to install a kill switch on your guitar By Jack Ellis We take you through the wiring you need to get that Morello/Buckethead sound
Blues maverick Jonathon Long shows you how to get more mileage from your guitar licks By Guitarist editors The Baton Rouge bluesman shares his talent for transforming licks into a multitude of styles, from loping gospel sounds through Delta blues and slick country riffs
How to play guitar like Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong By Total Guitar editors Learn the secrets of the iconic punk-rock guitarist's deceptively dextrous playing techniques
Alter your musical perspective by learning to solo using the Superlocrian mode By Charlie Griffiths Learn a scale used heavily by jazz and fusion greats Robben Ford, Scott Henderson and Mike Stern, to name a few...
