10 Things You Gotta Do to Play Like Four Unsung Brit-Rock Heroes

Oct 22 2012 12:00AM
This month, we pay homage to four unique and highly influential guitarists who in current times rarely receive the accolades and respect they deserve. More...

Vernon Reid’s Abstract Fretboard Logic

Aug 17 2012 12:00AM
Considering he’s christened his greater New York homestead “The Abstract Ranch,” it’s a good bet a face-to-face lesson with Vernon Reid might go beyond gardenvariety blues, rock, or bebop licks. More...

Quick Licks, August 2012

Aug 17 2012 12:00AM
This is the intro lick from longtime GP contributor Jimmy Leslie’s new single on Guitar Player Records. More...

Hey Jazz Guy, August 2012

Aug 17 2012 12:00AM
Hey Jazz Guy, I feel like I’m a broken record. More...

10 Things You Gotta Do to Play Like Jimmy Herring

Feb 14 2012 12:00AM
A nati ve of Fayette ville , North Carolina, a player’s player, and a true gentleman, Jimmy Herring can be as chameleonic as necessary when that’s what the gig calls for—he’s filled the shoes of both Jerry Garcia and Dickey More...

Robot Invasion Further Experiments with Diminished Transformers

Jul 1 2010 1:00AM
IN LAST MONTH’S LESSON “Diminished Transformers,” June 2010 GP, we explored the concept of unfolding a diminished 7 chord into four dominant 7s, an idea we can attribute to Pat Martino. More...

GITs Dean Brown Maps the DNA of the Great American Groove

Jul 1 2010 1:00AM
“EVER BEEN TO THE EXPERIENCE MUSIC Project in Seattle?” asks Dean Brown. “You gotta go. They have that big Hendrix exhibit, and one cool thing you can do there is listen to famous Hendrix tunes with the different tracks isolated. More...

Superimposition Strategies Jamie Kime

Nov 1 2009 7:20AM
WHAT DO EDWARD VAN HALEN, STEVE Lukather, Scott Henderson, jazz bassist Christian McBride, Paul McCartney guitarslinger Rusty Anderson, and late, great trumpet legend Freddie Hubbard all have in common? Each one of these iconic More...

Frank Zappa - Guitar Heroes A-Z

Oct 29 2007 4:40PM
Albums by Frank Zappa 1940 1993 have always been found in the rock bins in record stores, but pigeonholing Zappa as a rock artist is a bit like labeling Johann Sebastian Bach a church organist—it only tells a small part More...