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Marcos Mena of Standards

“I asked Ibanez for a Telecaster-style guitar with a single neck pickup. I was expecting them to make fun of me and say no!” Standards’ Marcos Mena is bringing joy to virtuoso playing with his custom mint green tapping machine

By Ellie Rogers published

As the pop-shred maestro honed his fruit-inspired instrumental math-rock technique, Ibanez warned him his neck-pickup-only AZ might look bad – but it turned out to be his perfect guitar

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Marcos Mena

How Standards’ Marcos Mena is making shred guitar danceable: “The important thing is writing the hook first, then working in the other techniques”

By Adam Kovac published

Finally, some ultra-clean tapping riffs and complex chords you can dance (and marvel) to! Welcome to Fruit Town

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Marcos Mena of the band Standards

From two-hand-tapped math-pop to arena-primed blues-rock: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown published

On tap this week are exciting and vital new tunes from Standards, Larkin Poe, Thrice, Malevolence, Foals, Horsegirl, Coheed and Cambria, Everything Everything and more

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This jaw-dropping two-hand-tapped version of the Pokémon battle theme features Elite Four-level guitar playing

By Michael Astley-Brown published

Standards’ Marcos Mena offers a sneak Pikachu at his Pokédextrous technique

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Standards' Marcos Mena

Standards’ Marcos Mena blends cross-handed tapping and percussive styles into the fruitiest guitar playthrough you’ll see all year

By Michael Astley-Brown published

Cult math-rock faves offer the first taste of Special Berry

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