Shawn Lane

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Decades after his death, Shawn Lane remains perhaps the greatest little-known guitarist of all time

By Alan Paul Published

He was made a guitar legend by his jaw-dropping speed, but Shawn Lane is more worth remembering for his sheer fretboard versatility – he aced country sessions, while blowing minds onstage equally with Southern rock bands and Indian classical-influenced ensembles

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Alex Masi
Alex Masi on why he turned down Stevie Ray Vaughan, his Allan Holdsworth collab and time with Shawn Lane

By Andrew Daly Published

The Italian virtuoso explains why he hates the term ‘shred’, what’s wrong with social media guitar heroes and looks back on his missed opportunities with Shawn Lane

Guitarists
Shawn Lane takes a solo onstage with Black Oak Arkansas in 1979
Watch a 16-year-old Shawn Lane blow minds with warp-speed solos onstage with Black Oak Arkansas

By Jackson Maxwell Published

At an incredibly young age, Lane brought an eclectic, jazzy sensibility (not to mention eye-watering shred speed) to the Southern/boogie-rock icons' sound

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Shawn Lane guitar lesson
Learn 5 licks in the style of one of the fastest guitarists who ever lived, Shawn Lane

By Charlie Griffiths Published

Transposing piano for guitar, combining jazz, classical and rock, Lane was way more than just a speedster – this lesson will take you inside his imaginative phrasing and esoteric note choices

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Outside-the-Box Shred Lesson: A Tribute to the Late, Great Shawn Lane

By Mike Orlando Published

Learn some great Shawn Lane-style licks with this lesson.

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Five Great Guitar Jams You Need to Hear Now!

By Brad Tolinski Published

A handful of amazing players you might have missed—at their finest.

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Hear "Temporal Landrons," Suhy, Silvergold & Alvarado's Tribute to Shawn Lane and Eric Johnson — Video

By Damian Fanelli Published

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Filmmakers Launch Crowd-Funding Campaign for Official Shawn Lane Documentary

By Damian Fanelli Published

In their effort to create an official documentary about guitarist Shawn Lane (1963-2003), husband-and-wife filmmakers Scottie and Loren Mack have launched a crowd-funding campaign on indiegogo.com

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Monster Licks: A Trip Down Shawn Lane —Sweep Picking with Groupings of Four, Five and Six Notes

By Glenn Proudfoot Published

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Sick Licks: Grasping Shawn Lane's Evil "Outside Sound"

By Glenn Proudfoot Published

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