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Nita Strauss reveals how Yvette Young inspired one of her favorite riffs she’s ever written
By Janelle Borg published
Strauss demonstrates a tapping and hammer-on/pull-off-heavy riff that featured on her 2023 album, The Call of the Void

Hollywood's go-to guitarist, Andrew Synowiec, on how he ended up playing on a Who record
By Janelle Borg published
The seasoned session guitarist received a last-minute call to step in and play a guitar part in a style not typically associated with The Who and Pete Townshend

Marcin announces debut album – and the first single features Polyphia’s Tim Henson in fiery form
By Phil Weller published
He's been endorsed by Steve Vai and jammed with Mateus Asato, now the viral virtuoso has announced his debut album, Dragon in Harmony

Ditching the pick adds a whole new set of colors to your guitar palette – and these 10 fingerstyle jazz licks will class up your playing (even if you’re not a jazz guitarist)
By Arianna Powell published
Pickup Music’s Arianna Powell shares a wealth of tasty jazz ideas that will work in any genre

Introducing the “up-and-down” fingerstyle approach – a new guitar technique designed to get you playing faster than ever
By Matt Owen published
The brainchild of Gio Guido, up-and-down fingerpicking is inspired by Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin – but takes things one step further

5 ways to improve your fingerstyle guitar technique
By Simon Barnard published
As the likes of Richie Kotzen, Jeff Beck, Mark Knopfler and others have shown us, sometimes ditching the pick opens up new avenues for expressing yourself on the electric guitar
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