Master Class: The John Petrucci Guitar Method By John Petrucci and Andy Aledort published 28 February 18
Want to Learn the Climactic "Ralph Macchio" Portion of the 'Crossroads' Guitar Duel? Watch This Video! By Damian Fanelli published 10 January 18
The Easiest Way to Pick Across the Strings By Ben Higgins published 7 December 17 One thing that often gets overlooked is the position and angle of our picking hand when playing something that moves across several strings.
Betcha Can't Play This: Sages' Dino Vidovich Lays Down a Challenge By Guitar World Staff published 14 November 17
Add New Dynamics to Your Solos with Triplets By Blaine Kaltman published 16 October 17 Enough math, let’s get to shredding. Triplets will add a new dynamic to your solos. And they may engage your audience in a way other note progression cannot. Why? The rule of three.
A Brief History of Delay, and a Unique Way to Use It By Blaine Kaltman published 28 September 17 Delay is one of the coolest and most heavily used effects in rock. In this column, learn a bit about the history of the effect, and a neat way to utilize it.
Five Yngwie Malmsteen Licks You Need to Know By Damian Fanelli published 1 September 17 Swedish shredder Yngwie Malmsteen was born on this date (June 30) in 1963.
Play Like Yngwie Malmsteen: How to Master the "Sevens" Mechanic By Damian Fanelli published 29 June 17
Extreme String Skipping and String-Skipping Tapping for the Fast and the Accurate By Blaine Kaltman published 13 June 17 Even within complex solos, most guitarists play several notes on one string, and then move up or down to the next string.This creates melodically linear patterns.