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“String skipping can mimic sweep picking and cover a lot of ground”: Learn how to make your shred solos sound a whole lot more evil with this exclusive Josh Middleton video lesson
The Sylosis virtuoso teaches you five approaches to improve your metal guitar solos – and make them that bit more sinister
DragonForce’s Herman Li is one of power metal’s most outrageous shredders – put your playing through the fire and flames with this lesson in his videogame-inspired soloing style
Melodically OTT, technically on point even when on the trampoline or underwater, Li is one of shred guitar’s greatest showmen
Best guitars for shredding 2025: unleash your inner guitar god with these supersonic six strings
Shred the competition with our pick of the finest face-melting axes from Ibanez, Charvel, ESP, Schecter, and more
Learn the licks of speed metal messiah Joe Stump
A Berklee prof with neoclassical chops to burn, Joe Stump of Alcatrazz is a bona-fide shred legend, and these five examples will whip your metal guitar chops into shape in no time
Learn 5 George Lynch licks that demonstrate why the Dokken shredder really is Mr Scary
This shred lesson is so hot we've been keeping it under lock and key, until now...
What is economy picking and how can it benefit your guitar playing?
A more efficient way to pick, economy picking will make you a more fluid player, whether you’re playing jazz and fusion or shred à la Yngwie Malmsteen
Get to grips with eight-finger tapping with this lesson on master guitarist TJ Helmerich
For those who have completed Woodshedding 101 and are ready to progress to the outer limits of shred, Charlie Griffiths offers five expert licks in the style of Todd Joseph Helmerich
Take your shredding skills to the extreme with this Michael Angelo Batio lesson
Good news and bad news. First, the good: we've adapted MAB's hyper-technical style for single-necked guitars. The bad? Welcome to the toughest shred lesson this side of Planet Gemini
