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Learn 5 George Lynch licks that demonstrate why the Dokken shredder really is Mr Scary
By Charlie Griffiths published
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?
By Simon Barnard published
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
By Charlie Griffiths published
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
By Charlie Griffiths published
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

Haken's Charlie Griffiths teaches you 5 shred licks to take your technical abilities to the next level
By Charlie Griffiths published
With a new solo album out, the Haken guitarist and Guitar Techniques tutor is on a mission to challenge your picking and fretting hands – and to test your theory skills

5 mindblowing Guthrie Govan licks you need to learn
By Charlie Griffiths published
In our great Erotic Cake-off, our star baker is the aristocratic Guthrie Govan. Here you’ll discover a handful of tasty licks from the UK guitar master

5 soloing ideas you can learn from Tony MacAlpine
By Charlie Griffiths published
One of Mike Varney’s original Shrapnel shredders, MacAlpine marries speed and technicality with a strong melodic sensibility

5 ways to play guitar like Greg Howe
By Charlie Griffiths published
These advanced exercises in shred guitar will take you through the Shrapnel alum’s sweeping and tapping style, and offer a grounding in his quicksilver jazz-fusion improv concepts

Sophie Lloyd: “Trolls got me down, so I made a ‘shredding to Justin Bieber‘ video as a retort. You can shred over anything you want!”
By Jonathan Horsley published
The six-string social media phenom talks online shredding, her love of high-gain guitar tones and her approach to breaking down the classics

35 high-octane shredders – including Michael Angelo Batio, Joel Hoekstra and Nikki Stringfield – join forces for massive charity speed-guitar fest
By Matt Owen published
The second Shredding for Hope charity collaboration also features Marty Schwartz, Richard Shaw, Kiko Wongo, Alicia Vigil and many, many more
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