Under Investigation: The Soulful Guitarists of James Brown

Apr 17 2013 1:37PM
BACK WHEN FUNK WAS CALLED “SOUL MUSIC,” JAMES BROWN AND HIS various groups ruled the roost. These meticulous musical outfits, which included the Famous Flames, the James Brown Band, the James Brown Orchestra, the Depps, and, of More...

The Subtle Side of Slide

Mar 25 2013 12:09PM
THIS WON’T BE YOUR TYPICAL SLIDE lesson. I will show how you can add more chromatic harmony by fretting behind the slide with your left hand. We’ll also explore the tremendous amount of right-hand dexterity that is needed to pull More...

Rhythm Workshop: Simple and Compound Rhythmic Groupings Demystified

Mar 25 2013 11:58AM
In this month’s adventure in rhythm, we explore the differences and similarities between duple and triple beat divisions and meters. Not More...

Joel Hoekstra Takes A Minor Out

Mar 13 2013 12:21PM
Don’t let his amiable Sunset Strip swagger, arsenal of face-melting chops, and high-profile gigs with Night Ranger, Trans- Siberian Orchestra, and Broadway’s Rock of Ages fool ya—Joel Hoekstra is no mere poster boy for shred More...

Fretboard Recipes: Intervallic Designs, Part 2

Mar 13 2013 12:10PM
Now that we’ve equated musical intervals—the distance between any two notes measured in one-fret/half-step increments— with their physical shapes on the fingerboard (See GP 2/13), let’s connect them to some familiar melodies. More...

You're Playing it Wrong: Pink Floyd's "Money"

Mar 25 2013 11:50AM
SOMETIMES THERE’S MORE TO NAILING a classic riff than simply playing the right notes at the right time, because all guitarists inject their own unique X Factor, a “feel” thing that can be difficult to capture in print. More...

Fretboard Recipes: Intervallic Designs, Part 3

Mar 25 2013 11:25AM
What goes up must come down . More...

Under Investigation: Eddie Cochran

Mar 13 2013 12:31PM
Believe it or not, there once was a time when every new electric guitar came factory-equipped with a wound third string. More...

You're Playing It Wrong! "Pinball Wizard"

Mar 13 2013 12:03PM
ONE OF THE MOST COMMONLY MISPLAYED parts in the annals of rock guitar is Pete Townshend’s classic first-verse rhythm figure from the Who’s “Pinball Wizard.” More...

Hey Jazz Guy: Playing Multiple Lines and Counterpoint

Mar 5 2013 12:00AM
I’m always playing one line. How can I get started playing counterpoint? –One at a Time in Orem More...

Quick Licks

Mar 5 2013 12:00AM
Jimmy Page puts so many awesome layers of guitar into his songs that you might not even notice some of them, but you’d certainly notice if they were missing. More...

Rhythm Workshop: The Basics

Mar 5 2013 12:00AM
“Hey, man, do you play Lead or Rhythm?” It’s an annoying question that has plagued guitarists for more than a half century. More...

Under Investigation: Jeff Beck

Mar 5 2013 12:00AM
I can’t think of a better way to inaugurate this new investigative series than by spotlighting the world’s foremost master of the Stratocaster, Jeff Beck. More...

Tom Edwards on Locking In with the Adam Ant Band's Tribal Beats

Mar 5 2013 12:00AM
Back in the early ’80s, Adam Ant’s juxtaposition of American Indian rhythms, punk song arrangements, and Duane Eddystyle guitars revolutionized the U.K. music scene and owned the pop charts. More...

Kim Thayil"s Uneasy Pedal Alliance

Mar 5 2013 12:00AM
“I’M NOT A BIG FAN OF EFFECTS pedals,” says Kim Thayil—whose band, the recently resurrected and still potent Soundgarden, released its first full CD of original studio material in 16 years, the ferocious King Animal [Seven More...

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