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"There's no replacement for picking up a guitar and feeling those strings": How to get your fingers fretboard ready by building your calluses the right way

By Daryl Robertson Published

How to get your fingers fretboard ready by building your calluses the right way

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Angus Young of AC/DC pointing
If you learn one thing from Angus Young it should be this…

By Leon Todd Published

For those about to solo, you’ll be thunderstruck with the AC/DC guitar legend’s whole lotta use of open strings

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Stevie Ray Vaughan plays his number one Strat live
How rhythm and lead techniques can combine for the ultimate blues solo – especially in a trio

By Richard Barrett Published

This lesson presents an improvised blues solo as a launchpad for your own improv

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Decoding the notes between the notes – the ultimate guide to microtonal guitar

By Matt McCracken Published

Ready for a math and history lesson? We break down microtonal music’s mind-bending tones for the modern guitar player

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Sofia Victoria with her handmade guitar
Feel is more important than accuracy. Just ask Kim Thayil, Alex Lifeson and Jimmy Page

By Sofia Victoria Published

Sofia Victoria on how imperfect vibrato, wrong notes and open string noise can add substantial character to conventional soloing

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Buddy Guy in a red jacket onstage in a club, with a blond Stratocaster, smiling at caemra
If you learn one thing from Buddy Guy it should be this

By Steve Allsworth Published

Get that Buddy Guy-like phrasing by mastering his signature style: rhythmic on-grid and off-grid phrasing

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Albert King plays his iconic V onstage
Why four notes and the truth are all you need for a great slow blues solo

By Richard Barrett Published

In this lesson, we are using just four notes to construct four blues examples that put expression first

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Jamie Humphries
Pinch Harmonics made easy: how to get the perfect squeal

By Jamie Humphries Published

Our definitive guide on how Billy Gibbons, Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai and Zakk Wylde make their guitars scream

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Eric Clapton wears a beret and plays a Fender Stratocaster onstage.
The secret to great guitar solos isn’t technique – it’s rhythm

By Richard Barrett Published

All the greats put themselves into their phrasing, and that identity was not only note choice but rhythm. Here are four ways you can add rhythmic interest to great effect

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Jake E Lee
If you learn one thing from Jake E. Lee it should be this: bigger stretches for better shredding

By Leon Todd Published

Try this enhanced lesson to strengthen your fourth finger and use your thumb for wide fretting like the iconic Ozzy Osbourne guitarist

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