Devise solo lines from long alternate- and economy-picked sequences By Jason Richardson Learn how to navigate tricky picking passages in this lesson from Jason Richardson
Unusual and Challenging String-Skipping Patterns By Jason Richardson Do your best to keep up with these dizzying, hand-strengthening string-skipping patterns—courtesy of Jason Richardson.
Composing from a Synth Arpeggiator Pattern By Jason Richardson Pick up a tricky lick from Jason Richardson.
Composing Away from the Guitar By Jason Richardson Jason Richardson dishes on how to write guitar music that finds its inspiration and development away from the guitar.
Applying Six-String Arpeggio Exercises to the Seven Modes By Jason Richardson Learn a mode-based application of some of Jason Richardson's top six-string arpeggio exercises.
How to Perform Arpeggios with Barring By Jason Richardson Learn a new approach to playing arpeggios—specifically in regard to fret-hand technique—from our new columnist, Jason Richardson!
No Pain, No Strain — Warming Up to Avoid Hand Injuries By Marty Friedman Learn some great warmup exercises from Marty Friedman.
Full Shred with Marty Friedman: Taking Licks You’ve Learned from Others and Making Them Your Own By Marty Friedman Marty Friedman dishes on how to carve out your own niche when you're creating improvised solos.
Full Shred with Marty Friedman: Using String-Bending and Vibrato to Personalize a Melody By Marty Friedman Marty Friedman details a few of the string-bending and vibrato techniques he uses and their best musical applications.
Full Shred with Marty Friedman: Relocating Familiar Melodic Ideas and Patterns Up and Down the Fretboard By Marty Friedman Take a lick, melodic shape or note sequence that you often use and move it to a different area of the fretboard.
Full Shred with Marty Friedman: Finding Your Path to Musical Individuality By Marty Friedman In this lesson, Marty Friedman helps you build your speed and musical individuality.
Full Shred with Marty Friedman: Using Various Articulation Techniques to Expressively Interpret a Melody By Marty Friedman Learn how to interpret single-note melodies in a musical way, and develop a unique sound and musical “voice.”
Marty Friedman Lesson: How to Develop Melodic Ideas with Interesting Twists By Marty Friedman Learn how to take a basic melodic idea and morph it into something more nuanced and complex.
