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Bebop scale: how you can use this jazz scale in your guitar solos
By Matt Warnock last updated
Learn how the Bebop scale is built and where you can use it in your solos

15 scale patterns for guitar that will fire up your solos
By Guitar World Staff published
These hot scale sequences will ignite your guitar leads with a new intensity

Tom Morello explains why "the most essential tool for any guitarist to utilize is live performance"
By Tom Morello published
In this guest column, the Rage Against the Machine guitar maverick waxes lyrical on the benefits of taking your playing to the stage

How playing guitar in front of a mirror can improve your technique (yes, really!)
By Peter Hodgson published
Believe it: a mirror can help you to hone your playing abilities

Improve your shredding skills by connecting string-skipping patterns
By Sammy Boller published
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

Metallica's Kirk Hammett: how to play like Stevie Ray Vaughan
By Kirk Hammett published
Learn how to play like a blues guitar legend, from an unexpected source!

15 ways to improve your tone - without breaking the bank
By Guitar World Staff published
Quick and easy ways to get your sound in shape without going broke

These smooth BB King licks work for more than just blues
By Matt Warnock published
How to use BB's blues ideas in a jazz context
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