Jesse GressSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Jesse Gress Ever Feel Lost on Certain Parts of the Fingerboard? These Ten Invaluable Pointers Are Your Key to Unlocking It All By Jesse Gress published 3 August 23 Don’t waste years struggling to remember every single note on the fingerboard – this awesome lesson will get you there fast Six Ways Tony Iommi Broke the Rulebook and Invented Heavy Metal Guitar By Jesse Gress published 23 June 23 From guitars, amps and effects to power chords and the "devil's interval," here's how the legendary Black Sabbath guitarist changed music forever Discover and Decode Todd Rundgren’s Unique Chordal Chemistry By Jesse Gress published 21 February 23 Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into TR’s harmonic architecture Learn the Faux Pedal Steel Technique By Jesse Gress published 3 January 23 Here's how to emulate the weeping sounds of this signature country-music instrument on a guitar Turn Mighty Drum Grooves Into Driving Rhythm Riffs By Jesse Gress published 14 June 22 Any rudiment or drum beat can inspire a hotbed of guitar ideas – here’s how to make it work for you. The Keith Richards Guide to Distortion By Jas Obrecht, Jesse Gress published 11 March 22 The Rolling Stone comes clean on distortion in this archive interview from the December 1992 issue of Guitar Player. Thinking Outside the Blues Box By Jesse Gress published 20 July 21 Learn how to break free from blues clichés. Supercharge Your Improv Chops in Just 20 Weeks By Jesse Gress published 17 June 21 Stick to these rules, do the work, and the results will blow your mind. 80 Ways to Play a C Chord – Jimi Hendrix Style By Jesse Gress published 1 June 21 Demystify some of Hendrix's magical embellishments. Master the Basics of Rhythm Guitar By Jesse Gress published 19 May 21 Take your first step toward crafting cagey and masterful rhythm figures in a wide range of musical styles. 40 Ways to Play an Am Chord – Jimi Hendrix Style By Jesse Gress published 12 May 21 If you want to be a fluent player, as Hendrix certainly was, you have to become conversant with major and minor chord moves. Unraveling Jimmy Page’s “Immigrant Song” Mystery Chord By Jesse Gress published 9 April 21 Jimmy Page once said that it's a chord that "nobody could work out.” Seven Ways to Groove in 11/8 By Jesse Gress published 3 June 20 Learn how to apply this spicy time-signature to some real-life musical situations. Joe Satriani: 10 Things You Gotta Do to Play Like the Shred Legend By Jesse Gress published 18 July 18 10 ways to play like Joe Satriani. MOST READ1“I was 17 years old and found it in this local paper. It said, ‘Gretsch guitar, 100 bucks.’ I called the guy up and asked, ‘Is it like Eddie Cochran’s?’ He was like, ‘Who?’”: How Brian Setzer forged his trademark twanging tone 2“We’re the birthplace of blues, country and rock and roll music, and the guitar is at the core of all of it”: The America at the Crossroads exhibit charts the guitar’s history with instruments owned by Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, and more 3“A lot of guitarists don’t consider themselves part of the rhythm section. I could always count on Randy to come up with great rhythm guitar parts”: Rudy Sarzo on the magic of Randy Rhoads' rhythm work, and the tonal quirks that set him apart4“The Opus might not displace your Helix, Fractal, Kemper or Quad Cortex, but it offers a lot of good-sounding emulation in a compact and usable package at a fraction of the price”: Two Notes Opus Amp Sim and IR Loader Unit review5Positive Grid just launched a huge guitar month sale with 10% off Spark and free shipping on everything throughout April
Ever Feel Lost on Certain Parts of the Fingerboard? These Ten Invaluable Pointers Are Your Key to Unlocking It All By Jesse Gress published 3 August 23 Don’t waste years struggling to remember every single note on the fingerboard – this awesome lesson will get you there fast
Six Ways Tony Iommi Broke the Rulebook and Invented Heavy Metal Guitar By Jesse Gress published 23 June 23 From guitars, amps and effects to power chords and the "devil's interval," here's how the legendary Black Sabbath guitarist changed music forever
Discover and Decode Todd Rundgren’s Unique Chordal Chemistry By Jesse Gress published 21 February 23 Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into TR’s harmonic architecture
Learn the Faux Pedal Steel Technique By Jesse Gress published 3 January 23 Here's how to emulate the weeping sounds of this signature country-music instrument on a guitar
Turn Mighty Drum Grooves Into Driving Rhythm Riffs By Jesse Gress published 14 June 22 Any rudiment or drum beat can inspire a hotbed of guitar ideas – here’s how to make it work for you.
The Keith Richards Guide to Distortion By Jas Obrecht, Jesse Gress published 11 March 22 The Rolling Stone comes clean on distortion in this archive interview from the December 1992 issue of Guitar Player.
Thinking Outside the Blues Box By Jesse Gress published 20 July 21 Learn how to break free from blues clichés.
Supercharge Your Improv Chops in Just 20 Weeks By Jesse Gress published 17 June 21 Stick to these rules, do the work, and the results will blow your mind.
80 Ways to Play a C Chord – Jimi Hendrix Style By Jesse Gress published 1 June 21 Demystify some of Hendrix's magical embellishments.
Master the Basics of Rhythm Guitar By Jesse Gress published 19 May 21 Take your first step toward crafting cagey and masterful rhythm figures in a wide range of musical styles.
40 Ways to Play an Am Chord – Jimi Hendrix Style By Jesse Gress published 12 May 21 If you want to be a fluent player, as Hendrix certainly was, you have to become conversant with major and minor chord moves.
Unraveling Jimmy Page’s “Immigrant Song” Mystery Chord By Jesse Gress published 9 April 21 Jimmy Page once said that it's a chord that "nobody could work out.”
Seven Ways to Groove in 11/8 By Jesse Gress published 3 June 20 Learn how to apply this spicy time-signature to some real-life musical situations.
Joe Satriani: 10 Things You Gotta Do to Play Like the Shred Legend By Jesse Gress published 18 July 18 10 ways to play like Joe Satriani.
