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Mateus Asato left Bruno Mars and Jessie J to begin his solo career – and now his debut single is finally here
By Phil Weller published
Cryin’ is the first taste of Asato’s eagerly anticipated debut album

Dweezil Zappa has Eddie Van Halen, Brian May and Yngwie Malmsteen on his ambitious instrumental project – but wants to recruit more guitar greats
By Matt Owen published
Albert Lee, Steve Morse and Steve Vai have also recorded for What The Hell Was I Thinking?, which Zappa began work on back in 1989

Xan McCurdy of iconic alt-rockers Cake on why he quit taking lessons from Satch
By Matt Owen published
The Satriani curriculum failed to move Cake's Xan McCurdy

Misha Mansoor joins Tim Henson and Tosin Abasi in praising this emerging virtuoso – who’s changing the landscape of progressive guitar
By Matt Owen published
Shred’s finest new talent can add another name to the list of guitar heroes who have singled him out for praise

How to layer guitar parts like a pro (with a little help from Cory Wong)
By Cory Wong published
In this exclusive video and tab lesson, the funk maestro serves up a big ol' slice of rhythm layer cake that reimagines the guitar as keyboard, bass, as everything in the band

Why Tim Henson believes that “learning everything by ear” is the best thing aspiring guitarists can do
By Janelle Borg published
The Polyphia virtuoso shares his own experience switching from the rigidity of classical music – to finding a sense of freedom learning guitar by ear

Why David Gilmour never learned to play this iconic Pink Floyd guitar solo
By Phil Weller published
Gilmour believes his audiences would prefer a “real and happening” solo instead of a carbon copy night-in, night-out

The song that started life as an Eagles track – but ended up as the theme song for an animated film
By Matt Owen published
Plans for a Hotel California sequel were in motion, but the track wouldn’t emerge from the Eagles archive until a few years later
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