Using Double-Stops and Add-2 Arpeggios to Create “French Horn Fifths”
Using Double-Stops and Add-2 Arpeggios to Create “French Horn Fifths”
Continuing our previous two lessons’ exploration of the add-2 arpeggio, I’d now like to show...
Styx on a ‘Mission’: Tommy Shaw and James “JY” Young Talk New Album and...
Styx on a ‘Mission’: Tommy Shaw and James “JY” Young Talk New Album and United We Rock Tour
The Mission is classic rock giant Styx’s...
Every Guitar Technique in One Solo
Every Guitar Technique in One Solo
Becoming a versatile guitar player is something everyone should consider, regardless of whether your passion lies, genre-wise. Training yourself to...
Erlend Krauser Demos the Kemper Profiler
Erlend Krauser Demos the Kemper Profiler
Here’s a video featuring guitarist Erlend Krauser demoing the Kemper Profiler.
While working on his new solo album, Krauser—who spent...
Kyle T. Hurley Releases Second Album, ‘KTH II’
Kyle T. Hurley Releases Second Album, ‘KTH II’
London-based, U.S.-born country-blues artist Kyle T. Hurley has been hard at work across the pond recordind his...
Synthesizing Different Musical Styles in the Quest for Inspired Improvisation
Synthesizing Different Musical Styles in the Quest for Inspired Improvisation
From my earliest days as a guitar player, my musical tastes were very broad—I loved...
How to Learn and Retain Music Faster and Have a Deeper Understanding of What...
How to Learn and Retain Music Faster and Have a Deeper Understanding of What You Know
When learning new scales, chords, concepts, etc., the goal...
Jimi Hendrix, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck and More: 10 Surprising Guitarist Guest-Star Spots
Jimi Hendrix, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck and More: 10 Surprising Guitarist Guest-Star Spots
Everyone knows about Eric Clapton’s performance on the Beatles’ “While My Guitar...
Lollar Releases Lollartron Traditional Mount Pickups
Lollar Releases Lollartron Traditional Mount Pickups
When Lollar Pickups created a humbucker-sized version of its Lollartron pickup, the company relied on a particularly “magical” 1963...
Jeff Beck's Top 10 Studio Guest Appearances
Jeff Beck's Top 10 Studio Guest Appearances
When a legendary guitarist is invited to play on a recording session, he or she is expected to...
Music Man Cutlass now in HSS format
Music Man Cutlass now in HSS format
Music Man’s Cutlass guitar is now available in humbucker/simgle/single pickup format.
Erie Ball says that since its introduction last...
Ovation seeing double
Ovation seeing double
Hot on the heels of last week’s launch of the Ovation Glenn Campbell Signature models, European Ovation distribution GEWA has announced the...
Music Nomad offers Grip Guards
Music Nomad offers Grip Guards
Music Nomad has something different on offer – set of ‘grip guards’ used for polishing and other work on fretted...
Don Felder Demos Ernie Ball’s Ambient Delay and Expression Overdrive Pedals
Don Felder Demos Ernie Ball’s Ambient Delay and Expression Overdrive Pedals
In this clip from Ernie Ball, Don Felder tests out the company’s new Expression...
Five Things You Didn’t Know About the Fender Strat
Five Things You Didn’t Know About the Fender Strat
A lot of us own Fender Strats and know a lot about the model.
But as Phillip...
Improve Your Fender Telecaster—Or Any Guitar—for Just $3
Improve Your Fender Telecaster—Or Any Guitar—for Just $3
Did you know you can make a significant improvement in your Telecaster by swapping a $3 part.
In...
Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach Talks New Solo Album, ‘Waiting On a Song’
Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach Talks New Solo Album, ‘Waiting On a Song’
“It’s unlike anything I’ve ever done, but it still makes sense.”
That’s how nine-time...
George Harrison Jams with Ritchie Blackmore and Deep Purple in 1984
George Harrison Jams with Ritchie Blackmore and Deep Purple in 1984
Back in December 1984, George Harrison jammed with Deep Purple in Sydney, Australia.
And although this...
Mr. Big to Appear in Live Streamed Interview
Mr. Big to Appear in Live Streamed Interview
We’ve teamed up with BackStory Events to present an intimate conversation with Eric Martin, Paul Gilbert, Billy...
A Guide to The Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper' Guitars and Gear
A Guide to The Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper' Guitars and Gear
The studio experimentation that had begun with Revolver advanced to the next level on Sgt....
The Worst Thing About Playing Guitar (and the Best Thing)
The Worst Thing About Playing Guitar (and the Best Thing)
This bit of knowledge is something that took me longer to learn than any insane...
Metallica Premiere New Music Video for "Now That We're Dead"
Metallica Premiere New Music Video for "Now That We're Dead"
Back in November, Metallica released every Hardwired...to Self-Destruct music video—10 in all—in one shot.
Yesterday, however, they released...
Watch Mr. Big Discuss Their New Single, "1992"
Watch Mr. Big Discuss Their New Single, "1992"
These are exciting times in the world of Mr. Big. The band, which was formed almost 30 years...
Jerry Garcia's "Wolf" Guitar Sells for $1.9 Million
Jerry Garcia's "Wolf" Guitar Sells for $1.9 Million
Jerry Garcia’s infamous “Wolf” guitar hit the auction block at last night's Guernsey's auction in Brooklyn—and its...
Roland’s online launch bonanza debuts new amp and pedalboard
Roland’s online launch bonanza debuts new amp and pedalboard
Roland’s international online launch event (The Future Redefined – as trailed in MIN 22nd May) has...
