John 5 teaches you insane sweep picking, sliding finger taps, pinch harmonics and behind-the-nut bends By John 5 One of the finest shredders playing today teaches you an array of dazzling techniques
Watch this unearthed clip of Buddy Guy and Jimi Hendrix jamming in 1968 By Damian Fanelli The rare footage of the loose but mesmerizing jam session was posted to the American Blues Scene YouTube channel
Watch Ritchie Blackmore and Deep Purple perform in New York in 1973 By Damian Fanelli See the band's classic Mark II lineup at the peak of their powers
AC/DC's Angus Young handles a heckler during Bad Boy Boogie By Damian Fanelli You can take the schoolboy out of Glasgow, but you can't take the streets of Glasgow out of the schoolboy
Watch Eddie Van Halen, David Gilmour and Les Paul Play Blue Suede Shoes with Stray Cats By Damian Fanelli Quite simply one of the greatest all-star guitar jams of all time
Get a private blues lesson from ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons By Guitar World Staff Billy Gibbons teaches you the blues tunes that inspired him to play guitar
Watch Joe Satriani play Surfing with the Alien on a Strat copy at a fan’s home By Jonathan Graham In case you've ever needed more evidence that the majority of a guitar player's sound is in their fingers
Improve your shredding skills by connecting string-skipping patterns By Sammy Boller These patterns are easy to link up with your pentatonic scales, and can be very useful for adding some flash into your riffs and solos
Watch John Lennon, Eric Clapton and Keith Richards play the Beatles' Yer Blues By Damian Fanelli John Lennon embraced his inner rock 'n' roller on his first two non-Beatles live performances
Watch Roy Buchanan perform When a Guitar Plays the Blues By Damian Fanelli A prime example of "the best unknown guitarist in the world" in action
Dave Mustaine lesson: Learn about exotic voicings, major and minor diads and "upside down" chords By Dave Mustaine Learn some more about exotic voicings, plus major and minor diads, from the Megadeth frontman
This monster lick takes the blues scale to ferocious new places By Glenn Proudfoot It's amazing how the same six notes, when played with a new spin, can have such a dramatic impact
Learn Yngwie Malmsteen's legendarily fast rotational picking mechanic By Troy Grady Malmsteen's rotational motion mechanic is a highly capable all-rounder and also a great introduction to rotational picking techniques that are so common in guitar
Tool's Adam Jones: the 10 guitarists who shaped my sound By Brad Angle The prog heavyweight names the players who changed his life
Strengthen your fourth finger with these exercises By Steve Booke By strengthening and using your fourth finger, many doors will open for you, playing-wise
Watch George Lynch's pre-Dokken band, Xciter, rock Hollywood in 1979 By Damian Fanelli Grover Jackson-era Charvel in hand, a young George Lynch wows a small Hollywood audience
The 20 best rock guitar intros of all time By Guitar World Staff These memorable intros bring lighters out of pockets, prompt roars of recognition from a crowd and cause freeway drivers to reach for the volume knob
Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler perform Cocaine in 1988 By Damian Fanelli An inspired, guest-star filled performance
Turn up the heat in your guitar solos in five easy steps By Adrian Galysh Learn how to give your solos elements that'll keep audiences listening
