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Want to Improve? Destroy Your Guitar Heroes
By Blake Scopino published
As derivative as you think you are, you’ll never play, write or peel a potato like your idols. And that’s a good thing.

Stevie Ray Vaughan Plays "The Sky Is Crying" at an Austin Club in 1980
By Damian Fanelli published
A young, unknown "Stevie Vaughan"—Number One Strat in hand—wows a small Austin audience.

More on Developing Proper Sweep Picking Technique
By Michael Angelo Batio published
Perfect your sweep picking technique with this lesson.

The Importance of Rests, and How to Use Fret-Hand Muting Effectively
By Matt Blake published
After working through these exercises, you should find that your control of fret-hand muting feels more secure and natural.

Five Simple Ways to Instantly Fuse Country Guitar with Blues and Rock
By Doug Seven published
These techniques are simple and easy to learn, and can add a little bit of a country sound to your playing.

A Guide to Pentatonic Slides
By Sammy Boller published
Learn one of the best ways to transition up and down the neck on the fly.

An Introduction to the Tritone Scale
By Matt Warnock published
A short introduction to the tritone scale, its construction, how to use it and some basic fingerings for this scale on the guitar.

Cracking the Code with Troy Grady: Eric Johnson's Pickslanting Pentatonics
By Troy Grady published
Learn the foundational skill of Johnson's lead style.
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