
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

Master the rhythms, techniques and soul of Brazilian guitar with this lesson from João Gaspar
By João Gaspar published
Bossa nova fingerpicking, samba strumming, and funk-pop grooves, this tutorial will elevate your guitar skills to the next level

Flair, fluidity and fire: Allen Hinds' legato style will help you create your own stunning solos
By Allen Hinds published
From sequential patterns to doubling notes for unique phrasing, this tutorial will provide you with many new lead ideas

Hybrid picking, slides, pentatonics, bends, muting and double-stops are powerful techniques for country guitar playing
By Jon Bishop published
Mattheus Canteri’s 6 favourite licks are not only impressive but a lot of fun to learn too!

Molly Miller shows six licks that put the power of modes to work in blues and jazz
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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