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Phoebe Bridgers performs live on stage / a DIY rubber bridge on an acoustic guitar

How to get the most sought-after sound in indie rock – without permanently modifying your guitar

By Mary Beth Skylis last updated

A DIY rubber bridge project can help you get the distinctive tone beloved by the likes of Phoebe Bridgers, The National, Wilco, and many more

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Cannibal Corpse guitarist Erik Rutan playing in his home studio

The brutal shred-fest that has quietly become one of our biggest playthrough videos

By Scott Rowley published

Four years ago, we published this video of Erik Rutan. It's since become one of our most-watched videos

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Man playing acoustic guitar in his garden

6 signs it's time to upgrade from your first acoustic guitar

By Ross Holder published

Is your first acoustic guitar holding you back? Here are six signs that it is time to upgrade your starter instrument to something better

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Man smiling whilst playing a black acoustic guitar in front of a hammock

5 common excuses for not learning the guitar – and 5 body and mind-boosting reasons you should

By Ross Holder published

Always wanted to learn the guitar, but keep making excuses? These are the most common ones I've heard – and why they don’t hold up

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Woman playing an electric guitar at home

Can’t figure out why your improvised solos don’t feel right? Here’s how to fix them

By Justin Sandercoe published

It's not uncommon for competent players to become unmoored from rhythmic reality when vamping in a solo, but it's crucial to keep the beat at all times, and there are some practical ways you can do that

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[L-R] A composite image of Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, Joel Hoekstra, Marty Friedman all taking a solo live: Bumblefoot plays his double-neck. Hoekstra has his white Les Paul Custom. Friedman wears a plaid shirt and plays his PRS signature model.

15 pro guitarists share their tips for memorizing music

By Jason Sidwell published

We've all been there. Or worse still, you're playing, all is well, and then the mind goes blank. Here, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, Joel Hoekstra, Marty Friedman, and a dozen of their fellow pros share their strategies for memorizing their parts

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Fender Stratocaster switch

Guitarists on Reddit are going nuts for this ingenious pick trick

By Matt Owen published

Struggling to deal with unwanted pickup switching when strumming? This clever hack might be able to help

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How to Get Your Music on Spotify with Distrokid

By Guitar World Staff published

Harness the power of Spotify with the right distributor - DistroKid

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American rock guitarist, composer and songwriter Joe Satriani, member of the American rock band Sammy Hagar and the Circle performs during 'The Best of All World Tours' at Dos Equis Pavilion

Joe Satriani called on Eddie Van Halen’s techs to figure out how to make his Frankenstein playable

By Matt Owen published

Satch eventually put his own spin on the iconic axe, but it took him a while to wrap his head around a guitar that he initially struggled to keep in tune

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Tomo Fujita and John Mayer

Tomo Fujita on what it was like to teach John Mayer – and how he indirectly helped him write Neon

By Phil Weller published

The guitar professor lifts the lid on his early lessons with Mayer and explains how Neon was born from his signature slap guitar technique

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