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 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
Sammy Boller releases awe-inspiring new single Ritual Lights By Sam Roche The Detroit shredder showcases his two-handed-tapping chops and searing wah-driven leads in this new standalone cut
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 The woodshedding virtuoso – whose GW lessons have melted a mind or two – reveals why 2020 is the year of guitar instrumentals
Improve your shredding skills by connecting string-skipping patterns By Sammy Boller 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
A Guide to Pentatonic Slides By Sammy Boller Learn one of the best ways to transition up and down the neck on the fly.
A Guide to Rolling Shred Patterns By Sammy Boller Using this technique creates a very fluid sound when played fast.
Combining Pentatonics with Tapping By Sammy Boller Take the most common pentatonic positions and string them together to create ripping-fast riffs and runs.
How to Simultaneously Tap Melodies and Play Chords By Sammy Boller This approach has a lot of possibilities and can open up new doors in writing riffs and solos.
Expanding Tapping Melodies and Chords By Sammy Boller Tapping melodies and chords at the same time can help you find new to space to live in on the guitar.
Extending Common Sweep Patterns By Sammy Boller Learn how to create several different arpeggios by slightly altering one of the most common sweep picking patterns.
A Guide to Sweep Arpeggios with Chromatic Runs By Sammy Boller Learn how to add chromatic runs to your sweep arpeggios.
Secrets of Shred with Sammy Boller: Speed Pentatonic Scales By Sammy Boller A great way to rearrange the pentatonic scale into a two string-speed pattern.
Secrets of Shred: Eddie Van Halen-Style Speed-Picking Technique By Sammy Boller Pick up a unique speed-picking technique that was used in countless Van Halen songs.
Modern Shred Arpeggios By Sammy Boller Combine string skipping and tapping for a modern way of playing arpeggios.
Secrets of Shred: How to Add Sweep Picking to Pentatonic Scales By Sammy Boller Learn this very effective and fun way to sweep pick without playing arpeggios.
How to Play "Whipping" Sweep Arpeggios By Sammy Boller Expand your sweep picking skills by adding slides to create a chaotic, whipping sound.
Citizen Zero Premiere New Album, 'State of Mind' By Damian Fanelli Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of State of Mind, the new album by Citizen Zero.
Citizen Zero Premiere New Song, "Go (Let Me Save You)" By Damian Fanelli Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of "Go (Let Me Save You)," a new track by Citizen Zero. You can check out the lyric video below.
