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Joni Mitchell's Blue Album Celebrates 50th Anniversary By Guitar Player Staff Rhino unveil Joni Mitchell digital EP of five previously unreleased tracks
Classic Tones: Adrian Belew on The Great Curve by Talking Heads By Guitar Player Staff How Adrian Belew got his classic tone on Talking Heads' The Great Curve
Guitar Fills: What to Play When Your Singer Shuts Up By Guitar Player Staff Learn how fills work in a variety of styles – from blues to pop to rock and metal.
A Quick, Straightforward Guide to Playing Harmonics By Guitar Player Staff Learn how to master natural, tap, and harp harmonics.
Ian Anderson on the Genesis of Jethro Tull's 'Aqualung' By Guitar Player Staff Jethro Tull's flute and guitar-toting frontman on what inspired the band's breakthrough LP, and why – contrary to popular belief – it isn't a concept album.
This Father’s Day, Make Dad an Air-Guitar Legend with an All-Access Pass to Qello Concerts By Guitar Player Staff Qello turns any screen into a live concert – and puts Dad in the front row every time
More Cowbell! 10 Rock Guitar Classics That Bring the 'Bell By Guitar Player Staff Laugh all you want, but that distinctive 'tonk' can mean the difference between a good rock song and a great one.
Progressive Rock's Most Pioneering Guitarists – In Their Own Words By Guitar Player Staff Robert Fripp, John McLaughlin, Steve Howe, and many more share insights into their craft.
Watch Steve Vai Re-Enact the 'Crossroads' Guitar Duel Live in 1997 By Guitar Player Staff It’s a treat to watch Vai have a good old-fashioned head-cutting session with a fellow Zappa alum.
Beyond the Box: Five Phrases to Get You Out of the Pentatonic Rut By Guitar Player Staff Five ways to push the pentatonic box’s boundaries and even break them altogether.
See the World's Last Playable Stradivarius Guitar, Made in 1679, in Action By Guitar Player Staff Named “the Sabionari," it's one of only five Stradivarius guitars left on Earth.
How Modes Work – and How to Use Them By Guitar Player Staff Learn the construction, function, and application of the modal system.
Pick Hand Exercises: How to Build Dexterity, Speed, and Accuracy By Guitar Player Staff Get your picking hand clicking with machine-like efficiency.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe's Five Acts of Legend By Guitar Player Staff A look back at the career of a perennially under-appreciated rock guitar pioneer.
Nuno Bettencourt, Tom Morello, and the Hard-Rock Heroes Who Kept the Guitar Flame Burning in the 1990s and 2000s By Guitar Player Staff As guitar players adjusted to a new post-shred normal, the next generation of players were finding new sounds and styles.
They Came From Planet Shred: How '80s Guitar Heroes Changed Hard Rock Forever By Guitar Player Staff Slash, John Sykes, Mick Mars, George Lynch, and more invaded hard rock in the '80s, moving it further from its blues-rock origins.
How Brian May, Joe Perry, Eddie Van Halen, and More Re-Shaped Hard-Rock Guitar in the 1970s By Guitar Player Staff As hard-rock diversified and graduated from halls to arenas, these guitarists defined the sounds and styles of the '70s.
How Beck, Hendrix, Townshend, Page, and More Set the Template for Hard Rock Guitar in the 1960s By Guitar Player Staff The progenitors of hard rock gave sound and shape to a divergent and ultimately diverse strain of rock and roll.
Eddie Van Halen's 10 Greatest Guest Performances By Guitar Player Staff Michael Jackson, Brian May, LL Cool J, and more, here are the times Ed shone on another artist’s song.
