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September 2026

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September 30
- “Allan Holdsworth was without doubt one of the greatest legato-style players ever”: Alex Skolnick shares his legato secrets – and how Holdsworth made the technique his own
September 27
- “The riff itself will ‘decide’ whether it needs to be played with a single coil pickup, a humbucker or something else entirely”: Charlie Starr on why choosing the right guitar for the song makes all the difference
September 26
- 5 ways to make the C chord much more interesting
September 23
- If you learn one thing from Johnny Marr, it should be this
September 19
- “There’s an old adage that you can’t do a lot of string-bending if you’re using a capo. The truth is that you can, as long as you have a good capo”: Joe Bonamassa on how to saddle up a capo and get more out of your cowboy chords
September 18
- “I realized I could take that feeling, with just an acoustic guitar and my voice, and play and sing that to anybody for the rest of my life”: Charlie Starr on how the acoustic guitar can play a vital role in songwriting
September 17
- Meet the “super arpeggio” – the extended shape that can supercharge your solos
September 12
- “I choose to play the guitar “upside down”… It completely changes the riffs, phrases and chords that are available to you”: Eric Gales on how the blues turned his life upside down – and what you can learn from his approach
September 9
- The ultimate guide to sus chords: the secret sauce shapes for the Edge, Andy Summers and the Beatles
September 5
- Meet the ‘no 5’ chord – the jazz-friendly option for guitar solos
September 3
- Joe Bonamassa explains how “hiding” your guitar pick can make you a more expressive player: “You can start with rock and end with B.B. King”
September 2
- If you learn one thing from Angus Young it should be this
- “Neil Young and Stephen Stills have explored this tuning to great effect”: Drop D is not just for grunge and metal – Joe Bonamassa explains how he uses it for blues guitar