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How to use chromatic approaches to expand your blues soloing vocabulary
Josh Smith is here to make you a better blues player by showing you the musical value in outlining chords in your lead playing
How to tell a good ’70s Fender Stratocaster from a bad one
Strat expert Julian White of World Guitars urges a cool head and a judicious eye when considering Stratocasters built during the bell-bottom era
Run out of ideas? Try Scott Holiday's 'mind eraser' songwriting method
Sometimes it's the simplest fixes that yield the greatest results
7 ways playing guitar can benefit your mental health
Guitar is more than a hobby – here are 7 ways it can help you deal with the challenges life throws at you
5 ways to improve your hybrid picking technique
Make like Brad Paisley, Danny Gatton, Brent Mason et al and combine pick n' fingers to play both bass and melody, skip strings effortlessly, and add a little country sizzle to your playing
5 ways to improve your acoustic guitar tone
When your unplugged tone is under the spotlight, there’s nowhere to hide – but there are ways to enhance your sound
Eric André’s advice for aspiring upright bass players: “Don’t play it. Run for the f**king hills”
The comedian and Berklee-educated bassist issued a stark warning to those hoping to follow in his musical footsteps during an interview in which he also compared guitar players to gnats
5 ways to improve your sweep picking technique
Sweep picking is a technique that stumps many, infuriates others, but is unmatched for delivering fluid arpeggio runs. This lesson follows in the pick sweeps of Synyster Gates, Frank Gambale et al
