Learn the soloing secrets of 5 of the great British blues guitarists By Jon Bishop published 4 November 22 Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jeff Beck, Mick Taylor and Jimmy Page in one in-depth blues lesson. It's time to fire up the Bluesbreaker and dig in...
Mick Mars on his favorite Mötley Crüe solo, how he (unintentionally) ended up on Aerosmith's Pump, and the Dr. Feelgood Garnet amp By Joe Bosso published 27 October 22 In this classic edition of Dear Guitar Hero, Mars answers fan questions, and reflects on his decades-long tenure with one of rock's wildest bands
5 guitar skills you can learn from Jeff Beck By Steve Allsworth published 26 October 22 Learn how to bend it like Beck can with our rundown of the former Yardbird's signature techniques and musical style
This busker just delivered one of the best shred guitar performances of the year By Sam Roche published 19 October 22 In a video titled ‘Arpeggios at the speed of light’ – a pretty accurate title if you ask us – Damian Salazar deploys his Kiesel Jason Becker Numbers guitar to face-melting effect
Watch a 16-year-old Jason Becker blow the roof off his high school talent show with a flawless cover of Yngwie Malmsteen's Black Star By Jackson Maxwell published 23 September 22 Even when he was barely old enough to drive a car, Becker was clearly ready for far bigger stages
The greatest guitar albums of the ‘60s: From Beatlemania to Electric Ladyland, a rock ’n’ roll revolution takes shape By Total Guitar editors last updated 19 August 22 As chosen by you, here are the albums that defined guitar music in the swinging ‘60s, featuring the Beatles, Cream and some guy named Hendrix... He could play
5 ways to up your shred game in the style of Jason Becker By Charlie Griffiths published 19 August 22 These five examples will help you set the fretboard alight with the pyrotechnic style of the legendary Jason Becker – bonus points for anyone who masters them while playing a yo-yo
Watch Dave Grohl, Tenacious D, Beck, Greg Kurstin and John C. Reilly cover Seals and Crofts’ Summer Breeze By Sam Roche published 18 August 22 The group jammed the soft-rock classic at Judd Apatow's recent benefit concert at LA's Largo club in aid of Victims First
11 essential Willie Dixon covers By Damian Fanelli published 1 July 22 These covers – by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck, the Rolling Stones, Buddy Guy, Cream, and more – show the influence of this hugely important figure in blues and rock history
How to play more musical string bends By Andy G Jones published 29 June 22 Don't just hold and hope. By targeting chord tones and extensions, your string bends will make more harmonic sense and become an integral part of the song
Joe Bonamassa teaches you Paul Kossoff's signature guitar style By Joe Bonamassa published 4 April 22 The Free guitarist is one of Bonamassa's heroes, and in this GW lesson, he unpacks Kossoff's tone and technique
Watch Jack White’s humorous attempt to ‘steal’ Beck’s Nashville show with a Chumbawamba cover By Matt Parker published 28 March 22 “I am Beck,” stated White. “I’d like to do one of my favorite Beck songs from the 1990s – that I wrote”
Watch Sister Rosetta Tharpe shape the future of blues-rock guitar with an incendiary 1964 performance at an English train station By Jackson Maxwell published 8 March 22 Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Keith Richards and Brian Jones were on hand to witness this legendary concert, which was filmed for a Granada TV special called Blues and Gospel Train
Go from jazz to Jimi with this guide to the 7#9 Hendrix chord By John Wheatcroft published 17 February 22 Ever wondered how players like Jimi Hendrix and Grant Green blur the distinction between major and minor with such bluesy ease? Let us show you how it's done...
Tal Wilkenfeld: “Take improvising one step at a time. Don’t think too far ahead, otherwise it’s not genuinely reacting to the moment” By Ellen O'Reilly published 11 February 22 The Australian bass sensation on how stand-up comedy can inform your playing and approach to songwriting
Rage Against The Machine, Judas Priest, Eminem, Pat Benatar, New York Dolls nominated for induction into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame By Jackson Maxwell published 2 February 22 Beck, Devo, MC5, Fela Kuti, Duran Duran, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie and Carly Simon are among the other artists up for induction in 2022
Fender Custom Shop builds Jason Momoa a replica of Buddy Guy’s “holy grail” Strat – with Buddy Guy’s blessing By Matt Owen published 30 September 21 Vincent Van Trigt’s meticulously assembled Stratocaster aims to emulate the feel and tone of Guy's own guitar, as if it had been played in blues bars since the 1950s
Watch Nita Strauss shred onstage using Jason Becker’s original prototype Peavey Numbers guitar By Jackson Maxwell published 22 September 21 "This guitar truly has Jason’s magic in it – I felt like I couldn’t miss a note if I tried," Strauss said of the experience
Three of Jason Becker’s prized guitars sell at auction for $230,000 By Matt Owen published 19 July 21 Herman Li and Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal were on hand to witness the online auction, which also included a stage-used Eddie Van Halen Kramer guitar that sold for $120,000
Fernando Saunders on Lou Reed, playing the White House and hitting Harlem jazz clubs with the Czech political elite By Bass Player Staff published 16 July 21 Ahead of the release of his upcoming album We Are People, the prolific bass session legend and solo artist shares a slew of stories from his remarkable career