Jon Bishop
Jon Bishop is a UK-based guitarist and freelance musician, and a longtime contributor to Guitar Techniques and Total Guitar. He's a graduate of the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford and is touring and recording guitarist for British rock 'n' roll royalty Shakin’ Stevens.
Latest articles by Jon Bishop

By Allen Hinds Published
From sequential patterns to doubling notes for unique phrasing, this tutorial will provide you with many new lead ideas

By Allen Hinds Published
While Allen can play stunning solos, his colorful chords hold equal weight, a fact proven across these 28 illuminating examples

By Jimmy Westerlund Published
Learn the virtuosic, expressive and sophisticated style played by guitarists like Steve Lukather, Neal Schon and Dan Huff

By Eric Bibb Published
From rich chords to articulate fingerpicking, this tutorial will elevate your acoustic blues vocabulary and deepen your musicality

By Shane Theriot Published
Inspired by Joe Walsh and bebop, these examples are perfect for a range of genres, including rock, blues and jazz

By Randy Jacobs Published
Known for his work with Was Not Was, Bonnie Raitt, Ringo Starr and others, Jacobs delivers a funk masterclass that gives you six ideas from one groove

By João Gaspar Published
Bossa nova fingerpicking, samba strumming, and funk-pop grooves, this tutorial will elevate your guitar skills to the next level

By Jon Bishop Published
Mattheus Canteri’s 6 favourite licks are not only impressive but a lot of fun to learn too!

By Jon Bishop Published
Often the best way to develop modal vocabulary is by learning short phrases which resonate with "flavor" notes that are uniquely placed in the mode
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