From polyrhythmic acoustic tapping to seven-minute math-rock odysseys: here are this week's essential guitar tracks By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche These new, guitar-heavy tracks will leave you feeling inspired, even in this difficult time
Mike Dawes: What's on My Playlist By Guitar World Staff Mike Dawes filled us in on who he's listening to at the moment. Take a look!
Uncovering Nik Mystery: Mike Dawes Discusses His New Band with Jukka Backlund and Periphery's Spencer Sotelo By Richard Bienstock Nik Mystery, in the words of Mike Dawes, “is about as far removed from solo fingerstyle guitar and [Periphery’s] progressive metal as anything.”
Tommy Emmanuel Announces New U.S. Tour Dates By Richard Bienstock Virtuoso guitarist will be joined by Jorma Kaukonen, Mike Dawes and others on the run.
New Horizons in Acoustic Guitar: Using Unusual Techniques and Tunings By Mike Dawes Experimenting with new tunings can open up new creative avenues.
Mastering Two-Handed Percussive Techniques By Mike Dawes Learn how to emulate the sounds of a kick drum, snare drum and everything in between on an acoustic guitar.
How to Combine Melody, Chords and Percussive Sounds By Mike Dawes Learn how to develop a melody and harmonic framework coupled with fingerstyle ideas and percussive elements.
How to Develop a Simple Melodic Idea By Mike Dawes Learn how to put the melody first when writing a piece.
Watch Mike Dawes' New "Encomium (Reverie)" Video By Jackson Maxwell The lovely video for the opening track on Dawes' 2017 album, 'Era,' was directed by Merrick Winter.
On 'Era,' Mike Dawes Takes a Fingerstyle Journey, Literally and Figuratively By Adam Perlmutter Several years ago, U.K.-based fingerstyle virtuoso Mike Dawes was visiting a lavatory at New York’s Blue Note, the venerable jazz club, when inspiration struck.
Watch Mike Dawes' Incredible Acoustic Cover of Metallica's "One" By Guitar World Staff To celebrate the upcoming September 15 release of his latest album ERA, guitarist (and frequent Guitar Worldcolumnist) Mike Dawes posted this solo-acoustic performance of Metallica's "One."
How to Create Independent Polyrhythms By Mike Dawes Back in my October 2016 column, I detailed some of the concepts I utilize in the song “The Impossible,” from my album What Just Happened.
Boogie Shred: Exploring Percussive Acoustic Guitar Techniques By Mike Dawes People often ask me how to play "Boogie Shred" from my album What Just Happened?
