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Fresh off his stint in the Goo Goo Dolls, Sammy Boller has a new EP – featuring two-handed tapping and an 8-string he borrowed from Tim Henson

By Gregory Adams Published

The Detroit instrumentalist phenom's new solo EP comes straight from the heart, with wide-range dynamics and Boller's typically audacious style

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Emily Wolfe performs onstage at the Haute Spot in Cedar Park, Texas on June 26, 2021
Gossamer tremolo picking and the stuff of Phrygian nightmares: This week's essential guitar tracks

By Matt Owen Published

Unmissable new songs from Fiddlehead, HotWax, Guns N’ Roses, Emily Wolfe, Born of Osiris, Babymetal ft. Tom Morello, CLT DRP, and more

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Tristan Thomas, Jackie Venson, Blake Allard and Laura Cox
15 young guns making the Gibson Les Paul cool again

By Andrew Daly Published

The iconic single-cut has faced its fair share of opposition over the past 70 years, but its fire is burning once more – and these guitarists are carrying the torch for a new generation

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Sammy Boller delivers a two-handed-tapping masterclass in this playthrough of Dark Night of the Soul

By Sam Roche Published

The Detroit guitarist wields a Gibson Les Paul Axcess to navigate through the impressive Kingdom of the Sun cut

Lessons
Man On Man
From visceral post-rock epics to riotous remixes: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche, Matt Owen Published

Chase the April showers away with guitar-heavy new songs from Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Sammy Boller, Man on Man, Sumo Cyco, Ten Tonnes and more

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Sammy Boller releases awe-inspiring new single Ritual Lights

By Sam Roche Published

The Detroit shredder showcases his two-handed-tapping chops and searing wah-driven leads in this new standalone cut

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Sammy Boller: ”If you go to take a solo and you’re thinking about theory, you’re immediately not playing from the heart”

By David Von Bader Published

The woodshedding virtuoso – whose GW lessons have melted a mind or two – reveals why 2020 is the year of guitar instrumentals

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Improve your shredding skills by connecting string-skipping patterns

By Sammy Boller Published

These patterns are easy to link up with your pentatonic scales, and can be very useful for adding some flash into your riffs and solos

Techniques
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A Guide to Pentatonic Slides

By Sammy Boller Published

Learn one of the best ways to transition up and down the neck on the fly.

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A Guide to Rolling Shred Patterns

By Sammy Boller Published

Using this technique creates a very fluid sound when played fast.

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