Sick Riffs: Alex Pi teaches you the massive down-tempo chorus groove of Puta Volcano's Sugar Cube By Sam Roche The track is taken from the band's 2020 album, AMMA
Sick Riffs: Dylan Villain teaches you the gnarly riffwork of The Wild!'s King of This Town By Sam Roche "It's important to play this with attitude," the guitarist says
How understanding the power of leading tones will help you craft better melodies By Stéphane Wrembel An essential lead-writing primer with jazz guitarist Stéphane Wrembel
Sick Riffs: Nicklas Thomsen reveals the destructive riffwork behind Ghost Iris's Final Tale By Sam Roche Dig out your seven-string and crank the gain to 11
Sick Riffs: Matt 'Real Bad' Rogers teaches you the powerchord chug-fest of Deez Nuts' You Gotta Feel Me By Sam Roche The track is taken from the band's 2019 album, You Got Me Fucked Up
How to use wah and filter pedals on bass By Dan Veall Transform your bass tone and scale up your funk by adding a filter pedal to your floor game
Sick Riffs: Heinrich Arnold and Donny Burbage teach you the whammy-laden lead lines of Aether Realm's Slave to the Riff By Sam Roche Learn this melodic metal scorcher - with tab!
How to get Brian May's Red Special tones from a Strat or Les Paul By Simon Bradley Our insider’s guide to the ingenious workings of Brian’s home-built guitar and how to dial in classic Queen tones
Sick Riffs: Kohhei Matsuda and Yuki Tsujii teach you the avant-garde six-string psychedelia of Bo Ningen's Koroshitai Kimochi By Sam Roche Learn the off-kilter riffs behind the Japanese noise-rockers' debut single
How to play guitar like Jimi Hendrix By Total Guitar editors We dive in to the legendary guitarist’s trademark chords and lead-writing tricks
Sick Riffs: Chris "The Doctor" Black plays through the carnival-themed riffs of Raven Black's Darkest Pit By Sam Roche Featuring a particularly striking glow-in-the-dark Mayones guitar...
Sick Riffs: Cody Quistad teaches you the earth-shattering main riff of Wage War's Who I Am By Sam Roche The track is taken from the band's latest album, Pressure
Sick Riffs: Steve Dadaian teaches you the jaw-dropping tapping lines and godly alternate picking of Red River By Sam Roche The six-string master has even included a tracking tab so you can follow along
Sick Riffs: Jane Getter teaches you the gnarly fusion rock of Inversion Layer By Sam Roche Try not to get tripped up by the time signature...
Test your blues chops with these dynamic licks from Tora Dahle Aagård By Adrian Clark Get to know the Norwegian six-stringer's unique interpretation of the genre
Sick Riffs: Daniel Miller of They Might Be Giants teaches you a pull-off technique that might just change your songwriting By Sam Roche The eye-opening approach is employed live in Damn Good Times and Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
How to install humbucker pickups By Jack Ellis Our guide to soldering new pickups for your guitar all by yourself
Sick Riffs: Mike Taylor teaches you the finger-stretching intro to Rabid Flesh Eaters' Vengeance (Of Nightmares) By Sam Roche Get your thrash on with this rapid-fire alternate picker
Wah pedal tricks and techniques: how to expand your creativity with this classic effect By George Howlett Incorporate polyrhythms, vowel patterns, and Hendrix-style licks into your playing
Sick Riffs: Rishi Dhir teaches you the Phrygian drone lick of Elephant Stone's Land of Dead By Sam Roche Learn the main riff of this raga-fied pop-rocker
