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Steve Morse injects Coldplay with some Deep Purple flair as he adds a guitar solo to mega-hit Fix You
The British pop rock giants don’t really do shred, so what happened when Morse got his hands on the track?
Slash joins Michael Schenker on stage to cover a UFO classic
The pair joined forces last year for a re-recording of the track, and now they’ve taken it to the stage – and Slash kills his solo
Snowy White tells the story of his 1994 collaboration with Gary Moore and David Gilmour
The album is packed with notable players who offer solos, slide, and plenty more, but the former Thin Lizzy man would have happily pushed on without them
Kayla Kent nails Eddie Van Halen’s Ice Cream Man solo in the style of Dimebag Darrell
The Dime-loving shred star is at it again, blurring the lines between the tone and playing styles of two greats in one blinding performance
John Mayer busts out his Charvel and an ultra-rare ESP as he breaks new ground during A-list R&B guest solo
Mayer has shared behind-the-scenes snippets as he composed his latest collaborative lead effort, which takes his solo chops to new experimental heights
Tom Morello on the throwaway club show that changed his guitar playing forever
Morello pinpointed the moment that encouraged him to adopt a new approach to the guitar, which would influence his trailblazing work in Rage Against the Machine and beyond
Tony Iommi on that time Eddie Van Halen helped co-write a Black Sabbath song – but didn’t get a credit
Van Halen joined the band for a rehearsal in Birmingham, England, and ended up contributing a solo to a track
How to solo using the CAGED scale
Using partial chords and doublestops with regular pentatonics, this lesson offers a soloing strategy that's easy on the tendons and big on expression
